Revit Structure 2009

If you already understand the basics of Revit Structure and want to develop a mastery of building information modeling (BIM), Mastering Revit Structure 2009 contains the information you need. The expert authors drew on years of experience to compile a comprehensive guide to the core concepts of Revit Structure with tips, tricks, and examples specific to the professional structural engineering setting. The five parts will guide you through interface, project setup and templates, view use and management, structural elements, structural analysis, drafting, detailing and annotations, phasing, collaborating, printing and publishing, and creating custom content.

Structure Your Designs the BIM Way

Whether you're a structural engineer, designer, or draftsperson making the move to BIM, you'll dramatically increase productivity and become a Revit Structure expert with the techniques, workflows, and previously undocumented tips and tricks in this thorough reference and tutorial.

The expert authors combine their years of Revit and engineering experience to offer you a solid foundation in Revit Structure concepts, before moving to the structural modeling of such elements as walls, frames, and slabs. You'll learn advanced family creation, standards development, and model documentation and presentation—as well as such crucial topics as annotation, dimensioning, exporting data, 3D visualization, templates, publishing, collaboration, and more. With detailed tutorials and real-world solutions you can implement right away, this is the perfect resource for anyone who wants to master Revit Structure 2009.

Coverage includes:

• Understanding how parametric modeling frees you to focus on your designs
• Exploring the broad array of tools in Revit Structure's user interface
• Viewing and referencing plan, section, elevation, and model views—simultaneously—while you design
• Applying scheduling, annotation, and dimensioning info as you go, for speedier workflows
• Creating and presenting 3D visualizations that bring your designs to life
• Using analytical models to test and simulate, then refine your designs
• Adding custom content and building your own component libraries
• Increase Your Productivity, Speed, and Accuracy with Revit Structure
• Create Dynamic Structural Models Using Best Practices
• Design, Draw, Detail, and Draft in a Virtual World
• Compare Your Designs to Those of Revit Professionals on the Companion Website
• View Striking Revit Structure Examples in the Full-Color Insert

Thomas S. Weir is the Director of BIM and CAD Operations at Brandow & Johnston in Los Angeles. He is President and founder of the L.A. Revit Users Group, moderates the Autodesk User Group International (AUGI) Revit Structural forum, teaches Revit Structure at Autodesk University, and wrote the first Autodesk Official Training Courseware for Revit Structure. Eric Wing has been in the AEC field for fifteen years and has been managing, teaching, and presenting Autodesk applications for ten of them. Eric is AUGI's Autodesk Training Program Director and is also a columnist for AUGI's HotNews monthly newsletter as well as for AUGIWorld magazine. Jamie D. Richardson is an Associate and a CAD/BIM manager for Ericksen Roed & Associates located in the Twin Cities area. He speaks at Autodesk University, is active in his local Revit User Group, and mentors students at local technical colleges. David J. Harrington, former president and former board member of AUGI, is currently a structural designer for Walter P. Moore. He also writes for industry publications, is the technical editor for AUGIWorld magazine, teaches at Autodesk University, and maintains a popular blog (caddhelp.blogspot.com).