Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013 Essentials

Vandezande, James; Krygiel, Eddy; Read, Phil

ISBN 10: 1118244788 / ISBN 13: 9781118244784

Published by Sybex, 2012

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Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013 Essentials.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013 Essentials
• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118244788
• ISBN 13: 9781118244784
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

Get quickly up to speed on Revit Architecture's core features and functions

This unique new Autodesk Official Training Guide thoroughly covers the fundamentals of Revit Architecture. The fast, focused guide teaches you everything you need to become quickly productive with the software, including how to best use the interface, create floor plans, add content, prepare documentation, annotate, and more. Each chapter features compelling, full-color screenshots to illustrate tutorial steps and concludes with a related and more open-ended project to further reinforce the lessons.

Beginners can start anywhere in the book and compare their results with the pros, using downloadable datasets.

• Contains an introduction to Revit's architectural interface and powerful tools
• Includes a wealth of hands-on exercises that help to hone your Revit skills
• Features detailed information on how to visualize, present, and document your design
• Provides hands-on instruction for working with families, groups, and phasing
• Includes information to help users prepare for the Revit Associate and Professional Exams

The book uses a workflow-based approach that mirrors how projects progress in the real world and features tips and tricks drawn from the authors' extensive professional experience.

About the Author

James Vandezande is a registered architect and principal at HOK, where he is one of the company's BIM leaders. James is also President of the New York City Revit User Group and has taught Revit as an adjunct lecturing professor at NYU.

Phil Read was one of the driving forces behind the original Revit software. He's now Director of Strategy at M-SIX and guiding the implementation of VEO, the world's first fully integrated and cloud-based BIM platform for the design, construction, and operation of buildings.

Eddy Krygiel is an Autodesk Authorized Author and registered architect at HNTB Architects, where he implements BIM and has used Revit to complete projects of all sizes. All three authors maintain the popular Revit blog www.architecture-tech.com.