Join Paul F. Aubin for an in-depth discussion in this video Understanding Revit element hierarchy, part of Revit 2018: Essential Training for Architecture (Metric).
- [Instructor] In this video I'll expose you…to the high level organization and hierarchy…that's built into the Revit software.…Now it's important that you understand…how the different objects and elements…within the Revit platform fit into a broader structure.…So we'll start at the top level,…and we'll kind of work our way down;…and then I'll demonstrate a few…of these concepts directly in Revit.…So at the top of our hierarchy it starts with a category.…Categories are just broad groupings…of elements that are built into the software.…So we have walls, we have doors,…we have windows, we have dimensions, text;…all of these things are just broad…level groupings of categories.…If you want to get more specific than those broad levels;…so instead of just talking about doors, for example,…you wanted to talk about a double door…versus a single door or a sliding door,…then really you'd be discussing the family.…
So families are specific elements that have behaviors…and characteristics that make them unique,…and they fit into a broader category.…
Author
Paul F. Aubin
Released
4/13/2017Paul also shows advanced techniques for modeling stairs, complex walls, and partially obscured building elements, as well as adding rooms and solid geometry. Finally, discover how to annotate your drawing so all the components are perfectly understood, and learn how to output sheets to DWF, PDF, or AutoCAD.
- Understanding BIM and the Revit element hierarchy
- Navigating views
- Creating a new project from a template
- Adding walls, doors, and windows
- Adding plumbing fixtures and other components
- Linking AutoCAD DWG files
- Rotating and aligning Revit links
- Working with footprint and extrusion roofs
- Adding openings
- Adding railings and extensions to stairs
- Creating stacked and curtain walls
- Hiding and isolating objects
- Adding rooms
- Creating schedule views and tags
- Adding text and dimensions
- Creating new families
- Using reference planes, parameters, and constraints
- Plotting and creating a PDF
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 9s
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1. Core Concepts
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2. Getting Comfortable with the Revit Environment
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Using the ribbon and the QAT6m 46s
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Using the Properties palette7m 47s
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Using the Project Browser5m 59s
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Moving and stacking palettes4m 48s
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Selecting objects10m 55s
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Accessing Revit options6m 50s
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3. Starting a Project
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Adding levels8m 12s
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Adding grids5m 16s
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Adding columns7m 29s
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4. Modeling Basics
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Adding walls8m 22s
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Wall properties and types8m 43s
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Using snaps6m 5s
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Locating walls6m 57s
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Using the Modify tools9m 20s
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Adding doors and windows8m 7s
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Wall joins4m 9s
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Using constraints12m 22s
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5. Links, Imports, and Groups
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Linking AutoCAD DWG files9m 16s
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Understanding CAD inserts6m 41s
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Import tips8m 6s
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Creating groups10m 3s
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Creating Revit links5m 50s
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Managing links4m 41s
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Understanding file formats2m 29s
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6. Sketch-Based Modeling Components
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Creating floors10m 57s
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Creating footprint roofs8m 19s
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Working with ceilings10m 28s
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Creating extrusion roofs6m 1s
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Attaching walls to roofs7m 17s
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Working with slope arrows7m 38s
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Adding openings7m 17s
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7. Stairs
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Adding stairs12m 58s
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Adding railings6m 8s
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8. Complex Walls
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Understanding stacked walls7m 11s
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Adding curtain walls10m 39s
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Model lines5m 59s
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9. Visibility and Graphic Controls
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Using object styles7m 31s
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Using view templates9m 35s
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Understanding view range8m 52s
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Using cutaway views7m 20s
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10. Rooms
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Adding rooms11m 19s
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Controlling room numbering6m 35s
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11. Schedules and Tags
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Understanding tags13m 31s
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Adding schedule views11m 34s
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Modifying schedule views7m 2s
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Creating a key schedule10m 59s
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Using images in schedules3m 26s
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12. Annotation and Details
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Adding text10m 14s
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Adding dimensions10m 41s
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Adding symbols3m 41s
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Creating a detail callout7m 11s
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Adding detail components8m 11s
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13. The Basics of Families
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Understanding families2m 15s
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Adding solid geometry8m 22s
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Adding blends6m 9s
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Completing the family7m 21s
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14. Sheets, Plotting, and Publishing
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Working with sheets9m 26s
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Exporting to AutoCAD7m 47s
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Plotting and creating a PDF7m 51s
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Conclusion
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Next steps24s
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