REVIEW MASTERING AUTODESK REVIT ARCHITECTURE 2014 - EDDY KRYGIEL & PHIL READ.EPUB

REVIEW MASTERING AUTODESK REVIT ARCHITECTURE 2014 - EDDY KRYGIEL & PHIL READ.EPUB

REVIEW MASTERING AUTODESK REVIT ARCHITECTURE 2014 - EDDY KRYGIEL & PHIL READ.EPUB

Learn Revit Architecture with an engaging, real-world continuous step-by-step tutorial

This Autodesk Official Press book helps you become proficient with Autodesk"s popular building information modeling software using an innovative continuous tutorial. It covers each phase of designing, documenting, and presenting a four-story office building, a real-world project you might expect to encounter on the job. Concise explanations, focused examples, step-by-step instructions, and an engaging hands-on tutorial make this Autodesk Official Press guide the perfect way to learn Revit Architecture.

Expert author Eric Wing, first introduces the interface and Revit conventions and then moves directly into building modeling. You"ll learn to place walls, doors, and windows, work with structural grids, beams, and foundations; add text and dimensions, and use dimensions as a design tool. As the building takes shape, you"ll discover how to generate construction documentation, create schedules, consider site issues, and use Revit"s rendering capabilities.

• Shows you how to work on a real-world design from start to finish
• Helps you to understand industry best practices and quickly become proficient with the user interface
• Explains how to effectively plan and create walls, doors, window, floors, and ceilings
• Details ways to create professional stairs and railings
• Walks you through using Revit"s powerful dimensions, families, worksets, worksharing, and phase management features vEncourages you to show off your design with beautifully lit, fully rendered 3D scenes

Autodesk Revit Architecture: No Experience Required features downloadable tutorial files so you can jump in at any exercise. It"s the perfect resource for learning this essential BIM software.

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From the Back Cover

Start using Revit Architecture right away with this hands-on, real-world introduction to Autodesk"s indispensable BIM software. Through a continuous and highly engaging tutorial, you"ll learn Revit by planning and developing a four-story office building, from design to documentation to presentation. Follow each step in order, or skip straight to the skills you"d like to learn by downloading those specific project files from the companion website. Either way, you"ll get a thorough grounding in Revit basics and quickly master tools and techniques that professionals use all the time.

• Learn Revit by designing a four-story office building from start to finish
• Master standard as well as the very latest Revit tools and functions
• Understand best practices for models, views, dimensions, families, editing, and more
• Plan and create structural beams, footings, walls, doors, windows, floors, and ceilings
• Create custom stairs and railings that look great in commercial or residential settings
• Design inviting walkways, landscaping, parking, and other site elements
• Control line weights in 3D elements with old-fashioned 2D drafting
• Show off your designs with beautifully lit, fully rendered 3D perspectives
• Learn phase management, the importance of worksets, and effective worksharing

See how to quickly produce any 3D perspective on the fly

Learn to create custom millwork items such as this stair landing

Make realistic renderings with an imported image for the background

About the Author

Eric Wing is the BIM Services Manager at C&S Companies, a Syracuse, New York, engineering firm. He is also author of several books and video tutorials. Eric is a popular speaker at Autodesk University and the American Council of Engineering Companies, as well as at industry events and conferences sponsored by the American Institute of Architects, the Construction Specifications Institute, and AUGI user groups. He also teaches BIM and IPD at Clarkson University and is an Autodesk Certified Instructor.

Biography

Eric Wing lives in Syracuse NY where he is the BIM Services Manager for C&S Companies, which is an Authorized Autodesk Training Center. Eric is a popular speaker at national events around the country speaking on many BIM-related topics. Eric has authored several books including Autodesk's official training guide for their BIM solution "Revit". The titles of his books and videos to date are: Revit Structure Essentials, Mastering Revit Structure, Revit MEP Essential, Navisworks Essential, and Revit Architecture "No Experience Required", which is currently one of the user's top-rated Revit Architecture book in publication. Eric is also an author for Lynda.com where he authored several video courses on Revit, AutoCAD MEP and Navisworks. Eric has truly been a leader in the architecture and engineering modeling industry since its conception, and has specialty skills in BIM coordination, training and development of technical staff along with daily application of these tools on multi-disciplinary projects. Eric has also taught courses at the Rochester Institute of Technology and Clarkson University on the subjects of Analytical tools for Facility Management, BIM, and Integrated Project Delivery. Eric is currently an Adjunct Professor at Syracuse University.