Revit Architecture 2018 for Novices (Learn By Doing)

Revit Architecture 2018 for Novices: Learn By Doing textbook has been written to cater to the needs of the students and the professionals who are new to BIM profession. Novices book is a gateway to power, skill, and competence in the field of architecture and interior presentations, drawings, and documentations. In this textbook, the author has emphasized on the concept of designing, creating families, material takeoff, rendering orthographic and perspective views of building, usage of other advanced tools. In this book, the chapters have been punctuated with tips and notes that provide additional information on the concept. The simple and lucid language used in this book makes it a ready reference for its users.

Some of the Salient Features of this textbook are as follows:

• Consist of 15 chapters that are organized in a pedagogical sequence.
• Summarized content on the first page of the topics that are covered in the chapter.
• Hundreds of illustrations for easy understanding of concept.
• Step-by-step instructions to guide the users through the learning process.
• Real-world architectural and interior designing projects as tutorials.
• Additional information throughout the book in the form of notes and tips.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to Autodesk Revit 2018 for Architecture
Chapter 2: Starting an Architectural Project
Chapter 3: Creating Walls
Chapter 4: Using Basic Building Components-I
Chapter 5: Using the Editing Tools
Chapter 6: Working with Datum and Creating Standard Views
Chapter 7: Using Basic Building Components-II
Chapter 8: Using Basic Building Components-III
Chapter 9: Adding Site Features
Chapter 10: Using Massing Tools
Chapter 11: Adding Annotations and Dimensions
Chapter 12: Creating Project Details and Schedules
Chapter 13: Creating and Plotting Drawing Sheets
Chapter 14: Creating 3D Views
Chapter 15: Rendering Views and Creating Walkthroughs
Index

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