Learning Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016

Open the application menu to access recent files, create or open projects, and manage templates and families for efficient Revit workflows.

Explore the ribbon in Revit Architecture 2016, use architecture and structure tabs to draw walls, doors, windows, and beams in floor plan views.

Explore how the options bar adapts to each command in Revit Architecture, showing height, location, and properties for walls and floors, and how pressing escape exits a command.

Discover how Revit Architecture 2016 manages door properties, showing how type properties update all doors of a type while instance properties affect a single door, with real-time updates to schedules.

Navigate and organize all model views with the project browser. Open floor plans, sections, elevations, 3d views, and sheets, while managing multiple windows and synchronized updates.

Explore the viewing and drawing area in Revit by tiling and cascading windows, maximizing views, and switching between level 1 and level 2 floor plans via the project browser.

learn to manage the revit interface by turning on the properties palette and project browser from the view tab, then dock, stack, and move them across monitors for side-by-side viewing.

Customize the Quick Access Toolbar in Revit Architecture by adding, moving, and removing commands like text and model text, using separators, and placing the toolbar above or below the ribbon.

Explore how the status bar in the Revit interface guides selecting and moving objects, with prompts like click to select and click to enter move start point across views.

Learn to zoom and pan in Revit Architecture 2016, navigating a 3D model and sheet view using the mouse wheel, double-click, and region or fit zoom options.

Learn how Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 lets you adjust background color via the options graphics menu. Choose white, black, or color to tailor your drafting environment and reduce eye strain.

Learn how to start with a template in Revit, customize default content like floor plans, ceiling plans, schedules, sheets, line styles and fill patterns, and save your project.

Learn to share a project base point in three-dimensional space to coordinate architectural, mechanical, and civil models. Use visibility graphics to locate, move, and set elevation so all models align.

Set the project location to enable accurate heating and cooling load calculations and correct sun position for lighting, using default city list or internet mapping to pin to Google maps.

Learn how true north and project north differ in Revit, and how to set and compare them in duplicate views, including adjusting the project base point and grid orientation.

Pin and tin structural grids in Revit to prevent accidental movement, using window marquee selection and the select 10 elements toggle to control future selections.

Learn to create and manage phasing in Revit Architecture 2016 by building phases: existing, demolition, and new construction, through duplicating views, renaming, applying phase filters, and using demolition tools.

Rename level 1 to first floor, level 2 to second floor, and roof levels to roof 1, roof 2, roof 3, and set their elevations.

Place column grids in Revit from the structure or architecture tab, space them every 25 feet, and assign sequential numbers and letters as you extend the grid.

Compare architectural and structural columns in Revit by placing them beside walls to see how architectural columns inherit wall materials while structural columns carry structural properties and forces.

Learn to load architectural and structural column families in Revit Architecture 2016, choosing sizes from the architectural folder or the structural folder, and how to load multiple sizes using ctrl.

Place architectural columns at grid intersections with height to the second floor, then switch to structural columns using W 10 by 49 and mirror these locations using add columns.

Draw walls in Revit using architectural, structural, and wall by face options from the architecture tab. See how these walls display in different views and on mass object faces.

Learn to draw various wall shapes in Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 using the Architecture tab and Draw panel, including line walls with chain, rectangles, polygons, circles, arcs, and radius control.

Explore wall options in Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016, including height, depth, unconnected height, level constraints, and the location line for drawing walls with offsets and radius.

Explore wall types in Revit Architecture 2016, use the type selector to choose, edit, and preview layered materials, and switch wall types while updating views and schedules.

Adjust detail level from coarse to fine to reveal wall layers, column thickness, and hatch patterns. Use section views and scale settings to show or hide materials as needed.

Draw exterior walls around the building as structural walls with exterior brick on metal stud, set to 20 feet, using the core centerline and update columns to 18 by 18.

Draw interior partition walls in Revit, flip the wall to the exterior side, switch between finish face exterior and core centerline, use thin lines, and trim corners.

Construct a curtain wall storefront on the building, set height to 20 feet, align with columns, and adjust wraps and joints in plan and 3d views.

Use the offset command in modify to copy a wall at set distances: 8 foot 6 and 5 foot 6 center to center, creating precise parallel wall spacing.

Learn to trim walls in Revit Architecture 2016 by using trim extend single element and trim extend the corner, setting wall placements to create a restroom area with door openings.

Master the split tool in Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 to divide walls, pull end points to clean intersections, and delete segments for a hallway and future elevations.

Learn to load doors and windows in Revit Architecture 2016 by loading a door family from the architecture or insert tab, then place the door in your project.

Learn to place doors in a Revit Architecture 2016 project, selecting door types and sizes, setting swing direction, and placing doors in hallways, bathrooms, and rooms.

Learn to place a door in a curtain wall by loading curtain wall doors, merging panels, resizing for a 3-foot opening, and inserting a curtain wall single glass door.

Learn to adjust wall and column heights in Revit Architecture 2016 by selecting multiple elements, using filters, and updating top level offsets and roof constraints across views.

Learn how to place and center 60x60 fixed windows in revit architecture 2016, set head and sill heights, space them evenly, and copy them to other floors.

Tag doors and windows quickly using the annotate tab, select tag all, include elements from linked files as needed, and renumber tags and door schedules in Revit.

Learn to access the default 3D view in Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 via the 3-D view button on the ribbon or top bar, and adjust its orientation and color.

Master two selection box techniques in Revit architecture 2016: crossing window and standard box, selecting touched items versus those completely inside, then refine with a filter to pick columns.

Learn to create and customize elevations in Revit, using elevation symbols, blue cut lines, and depth ranges to control what walls and doors appear in interior elevations.

Place and view sections in Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 by inserting a section symbol, defining the section box, renaming the section, and referencing other views.

Place a camera in a 3D view to capture exterior and interior shots with a cone of vision, adjust the offset, and manage camera views for interior renderings.

Place cameras to create perspective and non-perspective views in Revit Architecture 2016, toggle the perspective checkbox, and compare 3D views and elevation-like results via the project browser.

Duplicate views in Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 using three options—duplicate with detailing, duplicate, and duplicate as a dependent—to manage text, dimensions, and tags across floor plans.

Discover how to quickly close hidden views in Revit Architecture 2016 by using the restore down and close hidden options from the view tab, and save the project when exiting.

Create and name sheets in Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 by using the view tab and sheet dialog, load a title block, and place floor plan views on sheets.

Learn to place a dependent floor plan view onto sheets in Revit, activate and modify the view on the sheet, then deactivate and adjust view order as needed.

Adjust view scales in Revit Architecture 2016, applying an eighth inch equals a foot or three thirty seconds of an inch equals a foot; annotations stay constant.

Use crop region to focus floor plans and hide elevation symbols. Learn to adjust boundaries and use annotation crop to keep text visible within the view.

Modify viewport titles on sheets by dragging the title and adjusting the crop region. Use the title on sheet to set 'true north plan' without renaming the underlying view.

Explore creating and customizing floor types in Revit by duplicating existing types, changing thickness, and assigning layers from the material browser to build concrete or composite floors.

Model the structural floor first in Revit Architecture 2016, then add finishes, using wall core boundaries and curtain walls, and place a second floor with lightweight concrete on metal deck.

Apply a half-inch tile floor in Revit Architecture 2016, set height offset, trace the interior perimeter with the PIC walls tool around columns; verify in 3D view and adjust elevations.

Learn to edit a floor boundary in Revit Architecture 2016 after drawing, using rectangle and line tools, adding holes with a circle, trimming edges, and reviewing in 3D.

Learn to copy floors in Revit using the copy command, copy to clipboard, and elevation-level methods, with grouping to propagate edits across levels.

Create floor openings in Revit by drawing holes that cut through floors. Learn to control which levels are affected by adjusting the opening height and setting the base constraint.

Create three floors in Revit, copy them, and apply varying slopes with slope arrows; edit boundary and add split lines to define elevations, then view in shaded 3-D.

Draw three roofs for the building—the lowest, the middle c-shape, and the tallest—using walls, lines, trim extend, and a three-foot overhang.

Learn to create and align a parapet around building walls in Revit, adjusting top constraints and offsets to raise walls above roof lines, including multi-wall selection for efficiency.

Divide roofs with split lines to establish drains, set elevations, and add roof drains on both sides. Apply a slight slope and review in front elevation and 3D view.

Create a gable roof in Revit by selecting the wood rafter 8-inch roof, setting level 2, adding a 2-foot overhang, and attaching walls to the roof, then adjust to 6:12.

Explore how roof type in revit defines construction materials, layers, and thicknesses; switch between steel truss and wood rafter 8 inch roofs, and edit layer properties in the assembly dialog.

Locate ceiling command in architecture tab, pick a type from the type selector, and place ceilings in the reflected ceiling plan by double-clicking a ceiling plan and drawing first-floor boundaries.

Place ceilings in automatic and sketch modes in Revit, selecting acoustical tiles, adjust heights, rotate ceiling grids to 90 degrees, and sketch perimeters to cap spaces on the first floor.

Activate the ceiling command, duplicate a two by two ACTC system ceiling, and create a gypsum wallboard ceiling on metal studs with adjusted metal stud thickness and a surface pattern.

Learn to place and position light fixtures in Revit Architecture 2016, using architecture or electrical tabs, set elevations, and use face-based or ceiling-based placements, then copy, move, and mirror lights.