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Introducing The Only Continuous, Step-by-step Tutorial For Revit Architecture Revit Is The Industry-leading Building Information Modeling (bim) Software Package, Noted For Its Power And Sophistication. This Is The Only Book To Teach Revit Basics Using A Continuous, Real-world Tutorial That Covers Each Phase Of Designing, Documenting, And Presenting A Four-story Office Building. Revit Newcomers Will Quickly Learn The Essentials Through Concise Explanations, Focused Examples, And Step-by-step Instructions For An Actual Project, Modeling Each Step Of A Real Structure From Placing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Autodesk Revit World; The Revit Architecture Interface; The Project Browser; File Types And Families; Are You Experienced?; Chapter 2: Creating A Model; Placing Walls; Using Reference Planes; Adding Interior Walls; Editing Wall Joins; Placing Doors And Windows; Are You Experienced?; Chapter 3: Creating Views; Creating Levels; Creating And Modifying Building Sections; Adding Wall Sections; Creating Detail Sections; Creating Callouts; Creating And Modifying A Camera View; Creating An Elevation; Are You Experienced? Chapter 4: Working With The Autodesk Revit Toolsthe Basic Edit Commands; The Array Command; The Mirror Command; The Align Tool; The Split Element Command; The Trim Command; The Offset Command; Copy/paste; Creating The Plans; Are You Experienced?; Chapter 5: Dimensioning And Annotating; Dimensioning; Using Dimensions As A Layout Tool; Placing Text And Annotations; Are You Experienced?; Chapter 6: Floors; Placing A Floor Slab; Building A Floor By Layers; Splitting The Floor Materials; Pitching A Floor To A Floor Drain; Creating Shaft Openings; Are You Experienced?; Chapter 7: Roofs Placing Roofs By Footprintcreating A Sloping Roof; Creating Roofs By Extrusion; Adding A Roof Dormer; Are You Experienced?; Chapter 8: Structural Items; Adding Structural Grids; Adding Structural Columns; Using Structural Framing; Unders