Custom windows and groups of windows are an integral part of nearly every project. Have you got a Jack Arch? Queens corners? How about a sloped rowlock sill or some fancy precast surround? As designers, we need to be free to design any configuration and have Revit keep up! Learn the inner workings of inserts and how to approach even the most complex window systems.

Once you get past the reasons when to use a Drafting Pattern and when to use a Model Pattern, you may find that there aren’t that many CUSTOM patterns. There are some that shipped with Revit (concrete, wood, brick, stone, etc.). Your project may have need of a Custom Pattern to represent a Custom Material you are using – so how do you do it??

Schematic Design and Pre-design are times when the Team focuses on Mass, Scale and Proportion. Square footage take-offs must be accurate and up to date with what is nothing more than boxes and shapes on a Schematic Site Plan. Learn the effective use of Masses and Scheduling them in the early stages of design. The 2010 release of Revit Architecture has additional built in functionality for use in the early, schematic design stage of your building project. Do you find yourself generating 3D model in two different programs? Do you want to show a client a quick 3D representation of your ideas? Take advantage of Revit’s massing tools and see your schematic ideas evolve into designs ready for development all in the same program.

Projects often have 2-3 directions they can proceed and need to be explored for their merit. The best practices for developing multiple design options are covered in this class. We also explore different ways to show the multiple design options to your Team or the Client for quick and easy presentations, that will help them make a decision so the design can move forward.

Though you can use a flat site for early Schematic Designs – it’s critical to have accurate site information displace in 3D when you move the Design forward. Some sites have dramatic elevation change across them that demand consideration early in the process. The sooner you get real with the ground below your building project the better. Learn how to bring valuable site information into Revit from Civil 3D or CAD. Use this information to create a sculpted 3D topographic surface for your building. Learn to manipulate the contours to best suit your design needs.

Most building design projects have a program set that needs to be addressed. Room adjacency and square footage requirements need to be accounted for to best serve the client. Learn how to pre-load your Revit project with the program data, and how to assign those to the rooms in your project. Learn now to create custom tags that report the target and actual square footages. Also learn to create schedules that show spaces placed (or not yet placed), their design parameters and whether they meet program needs or not.

Detailing is an essential part of construction documentation. Learn how to create your own detail components, groups and views to successfully utilize the detailing capabilities of Revit Architecture. Have a typical detail you used all the time in CAD? Does your manufacture only provide CAD details? Learn how to effectively utilize and manipulate CAD details in Revit.

The possibilities to share and add information to your building projects in Revit are endless. Learn how to create project specific parameters and shared parameters for customized scheduling, interdisciplinary coordination and to assist in the LEED certification process.

The database of project information native to a Revit model can be an amazing resource for you when submitting a project for LEED certification. This session is designed to show you how to queue the information you need for LEED templates in your project.

How to extract the information stored in Spaces and use it in a schedule to help make design decisions regarding air flow or lighting levels.

Learn how to create and use View Filters for easier visualization of engineering systems.

How to utilize the power of Note Blocks for easier coordination and management of construction notes.

How to use the drafting tools available in Revit to minimize the need for imported CAD documents.

A well developed Revit Structure Project Template file will save you valuable time and help maintain consistency on your projects. Learn what information to include so that you can get the most out of your project template files.

Your Revit Structure project files contain a wealth of computable data that you can leverage for structural analysis and design. By effectively harnessing and using this information, you can streamline your analysis and design process, minimize design errors, be more responsive to design changes, and be better prepared to evaluate design alternatives. In this session, you will gain insight on different approaches for using your Revit Structure project file for analysis and design and updating your construction documentation with the design results.

Corridor Earthwork Volume tools compare an existing and proposed surface at specified alignment stations. An earthwork volume report lists the cumulative cut and fill volumes, as well as the incremental volume at each specified station.

Pay Item Quantities extract and report the cost of a project based on the quantity of pay items that are assigned to AutoCAD or AutoCAD Civil 3D objects in the project. Creating material lists is the essential step in the creation of volume tables and reports.

Creation of tables and reports can be performed once the material lists are generated. As part of the production of the material lists, you will need to set quantity takeoff criteria. Import pay item files from contracting agencies, tag objects, closed areas, and collections, and compute quantities to create quantity reports and tables.

The Hydraflow Storm Sewers Extension allows you to perform hydraulic analysis tasks on pipe networks created with AutoCAD Civil 3D or with the Hydraflow Storm Sewers Extension.

You can migrate pipe network data between AutoCAD Civil 3D and the Hydraflow Storm Sewers Extension.

You can use AutoCAD Civil 3D intersection design features to automatically create flexible 3D models of corridor intersections.

An intersection object builds on and manages various object data, including alignments, profiles, corridors, assemblies, subassemblies, and surfaces.

In its simplest form, an intersection object can be created by selecting the location where two alignments intersect. This automatically creates an intersection object in the drawing.