Revit Architecture – Fundamentals for beginners

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Lecture 1: Introduction

Lecture 2: Building Information Management defined

Lecture 3: What is Parametric Modelling

Lecture 4: Essential Terminology

Lecture 5: Installing Revit

Chapter 2: Exploring the Revit User Interface

Lecture 1: The File Menu

Lecture 2: The Titlebar

Lecture 3: The Ribbon, Ribbon View state and Ribbon Tabs

Lecture 4: Contextual Tabs

Lecture 5: The Options Bar

Lecture 6: The Type Selector

Lecture 7: The Info Centre

Lecture 8: The Project Browser

Lecture 9: The Status Bar

Lecture 10: 3D View Cube and Steering Wheel

Lecture 11: Keyboard Shortcuts

Chapter 3: Starting a New Project and setting up Datum Elements

Lecture 1: Start a new Revit project using a project template

Lecture 2: Datum Elements – Set the Project Grids and Levels

Chapter 4: Developing the Building Shell

Lecture 1: Link a CAD drawing into Revit to use as an underlay

Lecture 2: Model the Exterior walls

Lecture 3: Define and use new wall types

Lecture 4: Model the Interior walls

Lecture 5: Load and place doors in the building model

Lecture 6: Load and place windows in the building model

Lecture 7: Add a floor to the building model

Lecture 8: Add a Roof to the building model

Lecture 9: Add a Fascia and Gutters to the building model

Lecture 10: Add a Soffit to the building model

Lecture 11: Add Ceilings to the building model

Chapter 5: Modelling the Interiors Furniture and Fittings

Lecture 1: Loading and placing interior furniture

Chapter 6: Model the site and surrounding context

Lecture 1: Link a CAD drawing into Revit to use as an underlay

Lecture 2: Creating a Topographical Surface

Lecture 3: Align the Model to True North

Lecture 4: Changing the Toposurface Surface Material

Lecture 5: Creating a Slab Edge

Lecture 6: Define Surface Materials and Add a Parking Component

Lecture 7: Define a Building Pad Path

Lecture 8: Load and Add Site Components to the Model

Lecture 9: Create a 3D camera view and materialise the model

Chapter 7: Creating sections, Elevation and details

Lecture 1: Cutting a Section View of the Building Model

Lecture 2: Create a Callout Detail of a Window

Lecture 3: Import 2D Detail Components

Lecture 4: Annotate the Detail with Text and Tags

Chapter 8: Prepare the drawings for issuing

Lecture 1: Placing Dimensions

Lecture 2: Create an Colour Fill Legend and Room Plan

Lecture 3: Generate a Tabular Door Schedule

Lecture 4: Creating a Door Schedule Using Legends

Lecture 5: Creating and setting up Drawing Sheets

Lecture 6: Modify the Title Sheet Information

Lecture 7: Layout Views on a New Title Sheet

Chapter 9: Conclusion

Lecture 1: Conclusion and next steps