Autodesk Revit Structure 2021 - Beginner to Intermediate

Explore how Revit acts as a relational database that links objects, so changes to a building level, wall, or opening update every view instantly across the model.

Learn to navigate the Revit user interface, including the ribbon, tabs and panels, properties palette, project browser, and status bar, and how view controls and detail level affect display.

Explore the visual feedback in the drawing area, including temporary dimensions, grips, and aligning lines that appear when you select walls or levels.

Learn general drawing techniques in Revit to place and create objects using the annotate tab, detail lines, snapping, and temporary dimensions.

Select and modify in Revit using click, control to add, shift to remove, window and crossing selections, then move, copy, offset, rotate, mirror, trim, and extend.

Learn to dimension and constrain in Revit using aligned, linear, and angular dimensions, set arc, radius, and diameter measurements, apply equal spacing and locks, and implement alignment constraints.

Master creating and formatting text in Revit, including copying from notes, pasting into text boxes, wrapping, bolding, italicizing, spell checking, finding and replacing, and adjusting alignment, leaders, and arrows.

Explore how templates in revit store project information and streamline new projects, with customizable template lists, loaded families, view and print settings, and best-practice guidance for starting from a template.

Create and adjust levels in Revit to establish horizontal planes that control object references and wall heights. Copy levels downward, rename, and align extents for consistent views.

Place grids in Autodesk Revit using the grid tool to draw straight or multi-segment lines, copy for spacing, and rely on automatic renumbering with height in elevation.

Place and orient columns in Revit structure by selecting column types, snapping to grid intersections, and rotating with the space bar to align with levels from level one to roof.

Load columns by importing component families from the insert tab, selecting a specific PFC type from the type catalogue in the metric library.

Select a concrete column and edit instance properties to affect only that column. Duplicate the 390 square masonry column type and apply it to other columns.

Learn to create and modify wall types in Revit by duplicating a 200 generic wall to a 190 concrete masonry wall with blocks and a 35 mil corrugated iron finish.

Place walls from the structure tab, set the base level and height, choose a location line (centerline or finished face interior/exterior), and manage wall joints for clean intersections.

Finish the building by adding and aligning concrete masonry columns and corrugated walls in Revit, using align, copy, and create similar tools to set level constraints and grid-based placements.

Create sections from a floor plan, select a section type, and place points to cut through a building, while using view range, section markers, and cropping for precise sectional views.

Create and edit callouts in Revit from the view tab; a building section view appears as a blue bubble in the project browser. Double-click to adjust scale and annotation.

Create framing elevations by attaching the view to a grid line, using the grid as a work plane, and drawing beams and columns with detail set from coarse to fine.

Explore normal building elevations in Revit, including elevation markers, plane elevations, view types, and how to move, clip, and delete elevation markers while understanding view range and clipping options.

Create plan views by duplicating plain views for each level, including floor and structural plans, and learn when to use duplicate with detailing versus plain duplication.

Create structural floors in revit by sketching the floor to the wall core boundary, ensuring closed loops, trimming, then placing floors on level 1 and level 2, and attaching walls underneath.

Duplicate generic floor type to create 150 and 200 slab types, assign conc cast in situ with a cut pattern, and review MPI and physical properties for robot structural analysis.

Learn to create warped slabs in Revit by adjusting subelements to set edge slopes, add control points for crestline, and use modify and morph to apply or reset warping.

Learn to place slab edges in Revit by selecting the floor, isolating the element, tracing edges, and adding or removing segments for a seamless slab outline.

Create a slab edge type by duplicating and editing a profile, set 600 by 300 and 150 depth, assign the slab material, join geometry, and adjust offsets for a step.

Create an in-place family in Revit Structure 2021 by sweeping a profile along edges using the pick path option, then set material and subcategory to edges for consistency.

Place isolated pad footings in Revit using the structure tab, aligned to columns at the top of footing level. Footings move with columns and can be rotated or duplicated.

Explore wall foundation modeling in revit by replacing footings with a concrete beam around the wall, editing its type to 450 by 600, and ensuring a monolithic look.

Place and align ground beams in Revit from the highlighted file, adjust height from top of footings, set the Z value, and refine alignment for a monolithic pour.

Create level one stairs with a monolithic stair, set rises and 1200 mm width, add a landing, then add railings on level two and verify alignment in 3D.

Learn to set concrete rebar cover in Revit Structure 2021 by adjusting top, bottom, and other face covers on slabs and walls, using the structure tab and pick faces.

Place pad footing reinforcement in Revit structure 2021 using an L-shaped bar and 50 mm cover; set spacing with fixed counts or maximum spacing, confirming with section views.

Explore reinforcement constraints in Revit by linking rebars with edit constraints, setting edge offsets of 20 from edge, and using the toggle to move bars together and align with covers.

Place a structural reinforcing mesh on the slab on the ground, adjust sheet settings and top/bottom placement for crack control, and define the major span direction to reveal fabric system.

Learn to reinforce a wall with the area reinforcement tool, draw the outline, set 12 by 400 bars with maximum spacing 400, and adjust lap length in 3D views.

Place and align a 400 by 800 concrete beam in Autodesk Revit Structure 2021, adjust wall base offsets, set slab-matching material and structural usage, and align beams with columns.

Learn how to place top and bottom rebars in a concrete beam using Revit Structure 2021, configuring rebar sets, spacing, and section views.

Place concrete beam ligatures using the rebar placement option and set spacing from 50 to 300 through the center and 150 at ends, adjusting constraints to maximum spacing.

learn to place wall ties to a beam in Revit by sketching rebars, setting spacing or fixed numbers, and mirroring across the beam for accurate multi-object spans.

Place area reinforcement on the suspended slab and add path reinforcement to tie it to the wall, using 90-degree hooks and 300 mm staggered spacing.

Place stair reinforcement in Revit using sketch tools and cover lines, set 200 mm longitudinal spacing, and place cross-sectional rebars with specified values, adjusting cover as needed.

Load steel beams by using insert > load family from the top catalogue, selecting multiple U.B., PFC, and joists, and use the type catalog to load only chosen items.

Place eaves beams on the roof level using the structure tab, align to selected grids, and adjust a 150 millimeter z offset for correct 3d positioning.

Place rafters along the grid at a 10-degree slope, trim and join them, and copy or mirror to the roof plan level, then set structural usage.

Master placing purlins on rafters in Revit structure by using pick lines and workplane tools, adjusting elevation, spacing up to twelve hundred, rotation, and laps for accurate roof framing.

Place girts on walls in Revit structure 2021, adjust orientation and spacing, set layout rules to 900 centers, switch to light gauge joists, and align with end snap.

Discover how modifying steel beams with the multitool converts them into Advanced Steel objects, altering properties like coating and cut length, with undo as the only revert.

Place a beam across level one to two using snaps, adjust the elevation and a 150 mil offset, then set roof bracing with the price tool to ensure proper alignment.

Explore creating and editing trusses in Revit Structure 2021, adjusting top and bottom chords, bearing, rotation, end releases, and choosing ac 215 or sc 215 truss families.

Learn how to create and customize a haunch steel connection in Autodesk Revit Structure 2021, including selecting connections, editing end type, and adjusting plates, bolts, and stiffeners.

Create and divide parts on a slab using a division profile joint in Revit structure. Learn to adjust boundaries, handle warped slabs, and apply joints and profile options.

Create and explore assemblies by modeling a structural foundation assembly for a pad footing, then pull out views, schedules, and sections to inspect footing details.

Explore plan view properties in Autodesk Revit Structure 2021, adjust view scale and data level, and examine how discipline, crop view, and view template influence visibility.

Explore visibility graphics in Revit Structure 2021 to toggle model categories, adjust transparency, and manage projection and cut lines for walls, floors, and reinforcement across views with a view template.

Learn to create and apply rule-based and selection filters in visibility graphics to selectively control walls and columns by type name, turning off masonry patterns and refining element visibility.

Master how to adjust Autodesk Revit's view range by setting top, bottom, and depth values, slicing through models to reveal stairs, rails, and walls.

Explore how to manage view templates in Autodesk Revit Structure 2021, selecting structural and other templates, applying them to multiple views, and locking or adjusting properties from a starting point.

Learn to place and edit tags in Revit Structure 2021, extracting type and mark properties, and adjust tag placement, orientation, and tag types via tag categories for beams and columns.

Create custom footing tags in Revit by building a new annotation symbol, configuring label and elevation fields, and loading it to tag footings with type marks and renumbering.

Create and customize schedules in Revit by selecting fields for footings and steel columns, then filter, group, and format data—adjusting elevations, cut lengths, and units.

Generate a graphical column schedule in Revit, adjust scale and level of detail. Create a concrete-column filter using manufacturer equals BHP, hide steel columns, and add reinforcement details.

Drafting views give you blank sheets to create standard details with adjustable scale and visibility, and while you can import details, avoid it and recreate details to prevent cleanup work.

Detail components provide ready-made pieces for drafting views, loadable from data sets, snapped and oriented to beams for precise placement, enabling callouts and repeating data for detailed CMU blocks.

Explore annotated symbols in Autodesk Revit Structure 2021, including north arrows, set-out markers, and direction symbols, and learn how annotation scales adapt with view changes while model elements stay constant.

Learn how to create and manage sheets in Revit, place views and sections as viewports, adjust viewport scale, rename sheets, and organize schedules with properties and project information.

Create and manage revisions in Revit structure using revision clouds, tags, schedules, and a numbering system (numeric or alphanumeric) with prefix and suffix, per project or per sheet.

Learn to print Autodesk Revit sheet sets using a printer or PDF printer, adjust setup options like orientation, paper placement, zoom, fit to page, and save reusable print presets.

Learn to print pdfs from Revit Structure by using the print to pdf option, adjust paper sizes, and combine sheets into a single file with a sheet set.

Explore the Revit 2021 export workflow by configuring export setups, mapping categories and line types, and choosing units and shared coordinates for DWG exports with sheets and references.