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Overview

Discover the tools, techniques, and workflows for creating 3D building models and architectural documents using Revit in a BIM environment.

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Estimated Dates
Digital Textbook: June 2027
Print Textbook: TBD
Next Edition: 2032
There will be no audiobook version of this textbook.
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60 students | 1 high school student | $7,076 student savings

Introductory Revit is a practical guide designed to help students learn the foundational skills needed to create building models and architectural documents using Revit software. This book introduces students to the BIM environment and guides them through essential Revit tools used to create 3D building models, including datums, grids, levels, walls, doors, windows, floors, ceilings, roofs, stairs, and other building elements. Students also learn how to develop 2D architectural documents, add notes and annotations, generate schedules, and create drawing sheets for printing. With clear explanations, beginner-friendly examples, and hands-on learning activities, this resource helps students build the confidence and technical skills needed for architectural design, construction documentation, and related building industry careers.

Course Competency 1: Create constraints based on datums.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify grids
  • Locate levels
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the relation between datums and levels
  • Demonstrate knowledge of relation between elements and levels

Course Competency 2: Construct walls.

Learning Objectives:

  • Determine the correct 3D wall modeling tools
  • Determine the correct 3D wall editing tools
  • Identify basic horizontal wall elements
  • Determine the correct doors modeling tools
  • Determine the correct doors editing tools
  • Determine the correct windows modeling tools
  • Determine the correct windows editing tools
  • Identify various types of windows
  • Identify various types of doors

Course Competency 3: Create horizontal building elements.

Learning Objectives:

  • Determine the appropriate floor modeling tools
  • Determine the appropriate ceiling modeling tools
  • Determine the appropriate roof modeling tools
  • Identify various types of floor systems
  • Identify various types of ceiling systems
  •  Identify various types of roofs

Course Competency 4: Generate vertical circulation.

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify the ceiling command
  • Distinguish the different types of stairs
  • Determine the correct stairs modeling tools
  • Determine the correct stairs editing tools
  • Demonstrate knowledge of stair components
  • Demonstrate knowledge of stair parameters

Course Competency 5: Produce drawing sheets.

Learning Objectives:

  • Describe how to combine multiple views on a drawing sheet
  • Describe how to arrange multiple views to sheets
  • Describe how to assign scale factors to individual views
  • Describe how to organize a set of sheets
  • Describe how to generate a set of plotted sheets

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