Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 - Softcover

Vandezande, James; Read, Phil; Krygiel, Eddy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470937491 ISBN 13: 9780470937495

Publisher: Sybex, 2011

Synopsis

Complete and thorough update to this Autodesk Official Training Guide!

With pages of focused discussions, detailed exercises, in-depth coverage, and compelling examples, this comprehensive guide shows you how to implement and use Revit Architecture with spectacular results. You?ll learn how use the interface, how to create fantastic building designs with Revit, how to produce solid documentation?even how to go direct to fabrication with Revit. An Autodesk Official Training Guide, this thorough reference and tutorial also helps you prepare for Autodesk's Certified Associate and Certified Professional exams.?

• Gets you quickly productive with Revit Architecture?s features and functions
• Shows you how to document, detail, annotate, and present your designs
• Helps you improve workflows with worksharing and collaboration
• Prepares you for the Revit Architecture 2011 Certified Associate and Certified Professional Exams
• Gives contractors the essentials of modeling
• Explores using Revit for film and stage

Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture is the ultimate real-world reference on this exciting software.

About this title

About the Author

James Vandezande is a registered architect and Senior Associate at HOK, where he is one of the company's BIM leaders. James is also President of the New York City Revit Users Group and teaches Revit as an adjunct lecturing professor at NYU.

Phil Read is the founder of Arch Tech, as well as one of the driving forces behind the original Revit software. He's an avid blogger and a popular speaker at Autodesk University, and he is currently working at an AEC-related technology startup.

Eddy Krygiel is an Autodesk Authorized Author and registered architect at HNTB Architects, where he implements BIM and has used Revit to complete projects of all sizes. All three authors maintain the popular Revit blog www.architecture-tech.com.

From the Back Cover

The perennial top-selling guide to Revit Architecture!

This complete reference and tutorial is completely updated for Revit 2012 and thoroughly covers such core topics as modeling, massing, and sustainability. It also features advanced topics and techniques, including working with advanced modeling tools, effectively using the Family Editor, collaborating across industries, and using Revit in the cloud.

The acclaimed authoring team brings a wealth of Revit expertise to the table and has packed this book with time-saving tips and techniques, real-world workflows, clear tutorials, and compelling examples so you can develop professional skills. This detailed guide also helps you prepare for Autodesk's Certified Associate and Certified Professional exams.

Coverage includes:

• Advanced modeling with the Family Editor and Massing tools

• Designing complex walls, curtain walls, roofs, floors, stairs, and railings

• Detailing, documenting, and annotating your designs

• Using the Revit API, writing scripts, and creating journal files

• Analyzing designs and concepts for sustainability

• Using Revit for virtualization and in the construction industry

• Moving "outside the box" to use Revit in film and stage

Get Productive Quickly in Revit Architecture 2012

Document, Detail, Annotate, and Present Your Designs

Leverage Industry Best Practices and Professional Workflows from the Start

Prepare for the Revit Architecture 2012 Certified Associate and Certified Professional Exams

Edition details

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0470937491
• ISBN 13: 9780470937495
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1136