Lynda.com Revit Architecture 2013 Essential Training-PLATO ↓

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Introduction 1m 57s
Welcome 1m 2s
Using the exercise files 55s

1. Core Concepts 14m 43s
Introducing building information modeling (BIM) 3m 0s
Working in one model with many views 4m 48s
Understanding Revit element hierarchy 6m 55s

2. Getting Comfortable with the Revit Environment 54m 44s
Understanding the different versions of Revit 1m 19s
Exploring the Recent Files window and the application menu 5m 20s
Using the ribbon and the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT) 7m 12s
Understanding context ribbons 4m 43s
Using the Properties palette 8m 31s
Using the Project Browser 5m 34s
Navigating views: Zooming, panning, and rotating 5m 57s
The basics of selecting and modifying 9m 49s
Accessing Revit options 6m 19s

3. Starting a Project 47m 6s
Creating a new project from a template 7m 42s
Accessing a multi-user project with worksharing 4m 16s
Configuring project settings 6m 33s
Adding levels 7m 40s
Adding grids 6m 23s
Refining a layout with temporary dimensions 6m 58s
Adding columns 7m 34s

4. Modeling Basics 1h 11m
Adding walls 8m 48s
Using snaps 6m 24s
Exploring wall properties and types 7m 37s
Locating walls 7m 27s
Using the modify tools 9m 32s
Adding doors and windows 7m 39s
Using constraints 8m 27s
Adding plumbing fixtures and other components 8m 39s
Using Autodesk Seek 4m 19s
Using wall joins 3m 0s

5. Links, Imports, and Groups 1h 11m
Linking AutoCAD DWG files 10m 59s
Creating topography from a DWG link 7m 43s
Understanding CAD inserts 7m 56s
Import tips 6m 49s
Creating a group 7m 10s
Mirroring groups to create a layout 5m 3s
Creating Revit links 5m 16s
Rotating and aligning a Revit link 7m 6s
Establishing shared coordinates 6m 5s
Managing links 6m 0s
Understanding file formats 59s

6. Sketch-Based Modeling Components 1h 13m
Working with floors 8m 57s
Working with footprint roofs 6m 22s
Working with extrusion roofs 4m 59s
Attaching walls to roofs 3m 17s
Using the shape editing tools to create a flat roof 6m 33s
Working with slope arrows 6m 0s
Adding openings 8m 33s
Working with stairs 8m 4s
Adding railings to stairs 3m 40s
Working with ceilings 9m 36s
Adding extensions to railings 7m 20s

7. Complex Walls 48m 34s
Creating a custom basic wall type 10m 18s
Understanding stacked walls 8m 12s
Adding curtain walls 8m 17s
Adding curtain grids, mullions, and panels 10m 59s
Creating wall sweeps and reveals 6m 26s
Exploring model lines 4m 22s

8. Visibility and Graphic Controls 47m 40s
Using object styles 4m 19s
Working with visibility and graphic overrides 7m 3s
Using view templates 6m 13s
Hiding and isolating objects in a model 6m 37s
Understanding view range 7m 7s
Displaying objects above and below in plan views 6m 35s
Using the Linework tool 5m 21s
Using cutaway views 4m 25s

9. Rooms 21m 28s
Adding rooms 8m 15s
Controlling room numbering 6m 13s
Understanding room bounding elements 7m 0s

10. Schedules and Tags 33m 13s
Understanding tags 9m 58s
Adding schedule views 7m 55s
Modifying schedule views 7m 12s
Creating a key schedule 8m 8s

11. Annotation and Details 58m 40s
Adding text 7m 29s
Adding dimensions 9m 6s
Adding symbols 4m 42s
Adding legend views 4m 51s
Creating a detail callout 8m 31s
Adding detail components 8m 52s
Using arrays to duplicate objects parametrically 7m 43s
Adding filled and masking regions 7m 26s

12. The Basics of Families 41m 29s
Understanding families 2m 37s
Creating a new family from a template 6m 29s
Using reference planes, parameters, and constraints 7m 52s
Adding solid geometry 8m 40s
Cutting holes using void geometry 5m 9s
Adding blends 6m 2s
Completing the family 4m 40s

13. Sheets, Plotting, and Publishing 38m 48s
Adding sheets 7m 44s
Working with placeholder sheets 5m 24s
Aligning views with a guide grid 5m 57s
Outputting sheets to a DWF file 6m 39s
Exporting to AutoCAD 5m 42s
Plotting and creating a PDF 7m 22s
Conclusion 2m 38s
Next steps 2m 38s