Commercial Design Using Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013

Commercial Design Using Revit Architecture 2013 is designed for the architectural student using Revit Architecture 2013. The intent is to provide the student with a well-rounded knowledge of tools and techniques for use in both school and industry. This text takes a project based approach to learning Revit Architecture in which the student develops a three story office building. Each book comes with a DVD containing numerous video presentations of the written material. General building codes and industry standard conventions are covered in a way that is applicable to the current exercise.

The first two chapters are intended to get the reader familiar with the user interface and many of the common menus and tools of Revit Architecture 2013. A small office is created in chapter two to show just how easy it is to get started using Revit Architecture. By the end of chapter two the student will be excited and prepared to take on a much larger project.

Throughout the rest of the book the student develops a three story office building. The drawings start with the floor plans and develop all the way to photo-realistic renderings like the one on the cover of this book. In these chapters the many tools and features of Revit Architecture 2013 are covered in greater detail.

About the Videos
The videos contained on the included DVD make it easy to see the menu selections and will make learning Revit Architecture straightforward and simple. At the start of each chapter the reader is prompted to watch a video that previews the topics that will be covered in the proceeding chapter. This allows the reader to be familiar with the menu selections and techniques before they begin the tutorial. Readers will feel more confident in what they are doing and have a better understanding of the desired outcome of each lesson by watching these videos.

Table of Contents
1. Getting Started with Revit Architecture 2013
2. Quick Start: Small Office
3. Floor Plan (First Floor)
4. Floor Plans (Second & Third Floors)
5. Roof
6. Floor Systems & Reflected Ceiling Plans
7. Interior & Exterior Elevations
8. Sections
9. Interior Design
10. Schedules
11. Site and Rendering
12. Construction Documents Set
13. Introduction to Revit Content Creation
Appendix A: Autodesk Revit Architecture Certification Exam
Index

Bonus Chapters on DVD
Introduction to Computers
Introduction to SketchUp
Appendix B - Roof Study Workbook
Appendix C - Finding Missing Elements in Revit