Essentials Autodesk Official Training Courseware (AOTC)

Revit

Structure 2009

255A1-050008-1705A May 2008

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Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix Chapter 1: Building Information Modeling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Lesson: Building Information Modeling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Building Information Modeling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Bidirectional Associativity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 2 6 8

Chapter 2: Revit Structure Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Lesson: Exploring the User Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Revit Structure User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Displaying and Hiding the Design Bar Tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Guidelines for Exploring the User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Exercise: Explore the Revit Structure User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Lesson: Working with Structural Elements and Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 About Structural Elements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 About Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Guidelines for Working with Structural Elements and Families. . . . . . . . 25 Exercise: Work with Structural Elements and Families . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Chapter Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Chapter 3: Viewing the Structural Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Lesson: Working with Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 About Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 View Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Creating a Dependent View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Guidelines for Working with Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Exercise: Explore and Create Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Lesson: Controlling Object Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 About Controlling Object Visibility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Modifying Line Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Using Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Guidelines for Controlling Object Visibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Exercise: Control Object Visibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Lesson: Working with Elevation and Section Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 About Elevation and Section Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Controlling Visibility of Elevation and Section Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Guidelines for Working with Elevation and Section Views . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Exercise: Work with Elevation and Section Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Lesson: Working with 3D Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 About 3D Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 About Cameras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Navigating Through a 3D View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Creating and Modifying 3D Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Changing Material Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Guidelines for Working with 3D Views. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Exercise: Work with 3D Views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Chapter Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Chapter 4: Starting a New Project. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Lesson: Starting a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 About Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 Creating Project Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 Guidelines for Creating Project Template Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Exercise: Set Up a Project and Transfer Project Standards . . . . . . . . . . . 101 Lesson: Adding and Modifying Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 About Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Adding and Modifying Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 Guidelines for Adding and Modifying Levels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Exercise: Add Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110 Lesson: Creating and Modifying Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 About Grids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 Process of Creating and Modifying Grid Lines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 Guidelines for Creating and Modifying Grids. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 Exercise: Create and Modify a Grid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117 Chapter Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Chapter 5: Creating Structural Columns and Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Lesson: Working with Structural Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 About Structural Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 Loading Structural Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126 Creating Structural Column Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Creating Openings in Structural Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Guidelines for Working with Structural Columns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129 Exercise: Add and Modify Structural Columns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

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Lesson: Working with Structural Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Structural Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Structural Wall Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Wall Foundations and Pilasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process of Modeling Structural Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Creating Stepped Walls and Foundations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidelines for Working with Structural Walls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Create Structural Wall Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Create Structural Walls with Wall Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Add Pilasters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Create an Elevator Pit (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Chapter 6: Creating Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Lesson: Adding Floor Framing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Floor Framing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beam Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Openings in Beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidelines for Adding and Framing Beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Add Floor Framing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson: Working with Beams and Beam Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Beams and Beam Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beam System Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process of Creating Sloped Beams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process of Creating a 3D Beam System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidelines for Working with Beams and Beam Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Work with Beams and Beam Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson: Working with Structural Steel Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Structural Steel Frames. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Braced Frames in Plan View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process of Adding Bracing Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Editing Braces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidelines for Working with Structural Steel Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Work with Structural Frames . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson: Working with Concrete Beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Concrete Beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Options to Edit Concrete Beam Joins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidelines for Working with Concrete Beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Work with Concrete Beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 162 163 164 166 167 168 169 174 174 175 177 179 180 181 182 192 192 193 195 196 197 198 199 205 205 206 207 210 211 215

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Chapter 7: Creating Slabs and Roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

Lesson: Adding Slabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 About Slabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Process of Adding a Floor Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Creating Sloped Slabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 Creating Shaft Openings in Slabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222 Guidelines for Adding Slabs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 Exercise: Add a Slab with an Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224 Lesson: Creating Roofs and Adding Structural Framing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228 About Roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 Process of Sketching Roofs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231 Guidelines for Creating Roofs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 Exercise: Create a Sloped Roof with Steel Framing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233 Chapter Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240

Chapter 8: Creating Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

Lesson: Adding Foundations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 About Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 Guidelines for Adding Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244 Exercise: Add Foundations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245 Chapter Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

Chapter 9: Creating Stairs and Ramps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249

Lesson: Creating Stairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 About Stairs and Railings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 Creating Stairs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254 Guidelines for Creating Stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 Exercise: Create U-Shaped Stairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 Lesson: Creating Ramps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260 About Ramps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 Process of Creating Ramps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262 Guidelines for Creating Ramps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 Exercise: Create a Multisegment Ramp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264 Chapter Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266

Chapter 10: Creating Plan Annotations and Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . 267

Lesson: Adding Tags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268 About Tags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 Revision Tag Visibility Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271 Process of Adding Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272 Guidelines for Adding Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273 Exercise: Add Column and Beam Tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274

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Lesson: Adding Dimensions, Symbols, and Text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Temporary Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Permanent Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Spot Dimension Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting Text Placement Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidelines for Adding Dimensions, Symbols, and Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Add Dimensions, Symbols, and Text to a Plan. . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson: Creating Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidelines for Creating Legends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Create a Legend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson: Working with Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working with Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidelines for Working with Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Create Schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

279 279 280 283 288 290 290 291 296 296 297 300 301 306 306 307 309 311 312 315

Chapter 11: Creating Sections and Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317

Lesson: Adding Reinforcements and Detail Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Reinforcements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding Detail Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidelines for Adding Reinforcements and Detail Components . . . . Exercise: Add Reinforcements and Detail Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson: Adding Detail Lines and Detail Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Process of Creating Detail Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Modifying Detail Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidelines for Adding Detail Lines and Detail Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Add Detail Lines and Detail Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson: Importing and Editing DWG Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Options for Importing and Editing DWG Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidelines for Importing and Editing DWG Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Import and Edit DWG Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson: Adding Concrete Detail Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Concrete Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidelines for Adding Concrete Detail Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Add Reinforced Concrete Detail Components . . . . . . . . . . . . Lesson: Creating and Modifying Steel Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . About Steel Details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Guidelines for Creating and Modifying Steel Details. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise: Create a Detail View of a Steel Connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chapter Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318 318 319 320 321 322 328 328 329 330 330 331 336 336 337 339 341 345 345 346 347 348 356 356 357 360 362 368

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Chapter 12: Creating Construction Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369

Lesson: Working with Sheets and Titleblocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370 About Sheets and Titleblocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 About Revision Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 Process of Creating Sheets by Using Customized Titleblocks . . . . . . . . 377 Creating Revision Clouds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378 Guidelines for Working with Sheets and Titleblocks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379 Exercise: Create a Sheet by Using a Titleblock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Lesson: Printing Sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386 Print Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Print Setup Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 Guidelines for Printing Sheets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 Exercise: Print a Sheet Set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391 Lesson: Exporting Content to CAD Formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393 Settings for Exporting Content . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394 Process of Exporting Views to Other CAD Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 Guidelines for Exporting Content to CAD Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397 Exercise: Export a View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 Chapter Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400

Appendix A: Additional Support and Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401

Courseware from Autodesk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 402 Autodesk Services & Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 403 Autodesk Subscription. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Autodesk Consulting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Autodesk Partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Autodesk Authorized Training Centers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Autodesk Student Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 Autodesk Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Autodesk Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406 Useful Links . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406

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Introduction
Welcome to the Revit Structure 2009: Essentials Autodesk Official Training Courseware (AOTC), a training course for use in Authorized Training Center (ATC) locations, corporate training settings, and other classroom settings. Although this courseware is designed for instructor-led courses, you can also use it for self-paced learning. The courseware encourages self-learning through the use of the Revit Structure 2009 Help system. This introduction covers the following topics:

Course objectives Prerequisites Using this courseware CD contents Completing the exercises Installing the exercise data files from the CD Imperial and metric datasets Notes, tips, and warnings Feedback

This courseware is complementary to the software documentation. For detailed explanations of features and functionality, refer to the Help in the software.

Course Objectives
After completing this course, you will be able to:

Describe building information modeling methodology. Use the Revit Structure user interface and work with different types of structural elements and families. Understand how to work with the Project Browser, how to control object visibility and graphical representation, and work with elevation, section, and 3D views. Set up a project, transfer project standards, and work with levels and grids in a structural model. Work with structural columns and structural walls, create new wall types, and work with foundations, pilasters, and elevator pits. Work with beams and beam systems, add and edit structural steel moment and braced frames, and work with concrete beams. Create slabs and roofs, and add structural framing to roofs for support. Add foundations to a structural model. Create stairs and various types of ramps.

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Create and work with plan annotations using tags, dimensions, spot dimension, and text as well as creating legends, annotation symbols, and schedules. Create and use details and detailing components and also import and use DWG details in your models. Create construction documentation working with sheets and titleblocks, print a sheet set, and export Revit Structure content to CAD formats.

Prerequisites
This course is designed for new users and covers the basics of Revit Structure, from structural design through construction documentation. No previous CAD experience is necessary. However, it is recommended that you have a working knowledge of:

Structural engineering, drafting, or design skills. Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP.

Using This Courseware

The lessons are independent of each other. However, it is recommended that you complete these lessons in the order that they are presented unless you are familiar with the concepts and functionality described in those lessons. Each chapter contains:

Lessons Usually two or more lessons in each chapter. Exercises Practical, real-world examples for you to practice using the functionality you have just learned. Each exercise contains step-by-step procedures and graphics to help you complete the exercise successfully.

CD Contents
The CD attached to the back cover of this book contains all the data and drawings you need to complete the exercises in this course.

Completing the Exercises

You can complete the exercise in two ways: using the book or on screen.

Using the book Follow the step-by-step exercises in the book. On screen Click the AOTC - Revit Structure 2009 Essentials icon on your desktop, installed from the CD, and follow the step-by-step exercises on screen. The onscreen exercises are the same as those in the book. The onscreen version has the advantage that you can concentrate on the screen without having to glance down at your book.

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After launching the onscreen exercises, you might need to alter the size of your application window to align both windows.

Installing the Exercise Data Files from the CD

To install the data files for the exercises: 1. 2. 3. Insert the courseware CD. When the setup wizard begins, follow the instructions on screen to install the data. If the wizard does not start automatically, browse to the root directory of the CD and double-click Setup.exe.

Unless you specify a different folder, the exercise files are installed in the following folder: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Autodesk Learning\ Revit Structure 2009\Essentials After you install the data from the CD, this folder contains all the files necessary to complete each exercise in this course.

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Imperial and Metric Datasets

In exercises that specify units of measurement, alternative files are provided as shown in the following example:

Open i_stair_settings.rvt (imperial) or m_stair_settings.rvt (metric).

In the exercise steps, the imperial value is followed by the metric value in parentheses as shown in the following example:

For Length, enter 13'2" (4038 mm).

For exercises with no specific units of measurement, files are provided as shown in the following example:

Open c_stair_settings.rvt (common).

In the exercise steps, the unitless value is specified as shown in the following example:

For Length, enter 400.

Notes, Tips, and Warnings

Throughout this courseware, notes, tips, and warnings are called out for special attention.

Notes contain guidelines, constraints, and other explanatory information.

Tips provide information to enhance your productivity.

Warnings provide information about actions that might result in the loss of data, system failures, or other serious consequences.

Feedback
We always welcome feedback on Autodesk Official Training Courseware. After completing this course, if you have suggestions for improvements or if you want to report an error in the book or on the CD, please send your comments to AOTC.feedback@autodesk.com.

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