Upcoming Revit Technology Conference in Sydney

David — Mon, 26 May 2008 02:48:14 +0000

There is an upcoming Revit Technology Conference in Sydney in June. The venue looks very nice although I doubt June is the best time of the year to be hitting the beach, even in Sydney. The schedule covers just about every conceivable functional aspect of Revit. If you can't spare the time or money to attend Autodesk University then this is probably the closest thing you'll get in the southern hemisphere.

Revit tutorial updated for Revit 9.1

David — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 11:36:23 +0000

Charlotte Young of Victoria University has kindly updated the rather old but still useful Revit 5.1 tutorial so that it encompasses some of the new functionality that has been introduced in the prevailing years. The revised tutorial is targetted at Revit 9.1but I am sure most of the concepts and commands will continue to remain vaild well into the future. The updated tutorial is available here:

Revised Revit 9.1 Tutorial

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Revit 9.1 Tutorial

David — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:37:25 +0000

Revit'ing It Up

This tutorial is intended to introduce the uninitiated into the world of Revit and Object Modeling. No experience is required in CAD, in fact if you are a new user you could find it easier to understand than a 20-year veteran of traditional CAD systems!

Before we jump into Revit I'll first cover a few fundamental CAD concepts and for the experienced point out how Revit differs from other CAD packages such as the mighty AutoCAD.
Once we've covered that ground the plan is to move into modeling Le Corbusier's Villa Savoye with Revit. In creating Le Corbusier's immortal piece of modern architecture you will be introduced to a wide spectrum (but by no means all) of Revit's modeling tools.

Once we have a reasonable model we will quickly go through some of the page layout possibilities within Revit. I say quickly because following this short interlude I'll try to illustrate the flexibility Revit's Object Modeling system by quickly and painlessly modifying our model in a variety of different ways to create a Villa Savoye even Tim the Toolman Taylor would be proud of.

How long this tutorial may take you is anyone's guess. Remember it's not a race. What is more important is that you gain a firm understanding of the principles behind what you are doing and have fun.

This tutorial is only an introduction and does not cover the extensive stair-building, ramp-building, team-work and documentation features possible within Revit. If you are interested in these features checkout the online help or visit the AutoDesk Revit website for tutorials and whitepapers.

A Word Before We Begin

When writing a tutorial it's hard to know how much handholding should take place. If you are following through this tutorial and your model is not looking the same as the screenshots don't panic! What is important is that you understand how you got to where you are, not how good you are at following instructions.
If you do find areas of the tutorial confusing email me with any suggestions or questions at david.harrison@stress-free.co.nz.