Customer Reviews

Introducing Revit Architecture 2010: BIM for Beginners

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The "Introducing Revit Architecture 2010-BIM for beginners" is a well-put together book. I am rating this book 4 star because it's a book I have be able to really understand and be able to refer back to often and get quick and easy feed back.

PROS:
What I found to be good about this book is, that it's in fact a beginners book, so the layout is very simple, organized and easy to follow. The placement of sub categories in each chapter makes finding the right material very easy. I liked that most sub categories have a step-by-step run through of the process with images (such as modeling images, as well as window box screen shots) that correspond with the process your going through.

CONS:
The bad part of this book is also the good part...the fact that it's a beginner's book. I have found on multiple occasions that I had trouble with a certain situation during the designing process that I referred back to the book and it only provided an overview of the process and suggested I get a more advanced book (go figure).

OVERALL:
Overall I'm am glad I got this book, it is helpful and very easy to follow, I am one of those people that have a hard time following text books so I was surprised at my ability to navigate and actually continue to refer back to this book on multiple occasion. The program its self is relatively simple to grasp especially if you have dealt with other BIM software's that do have as much and are twice as hard to figure out.

The book provides a step-by-step guide for complete BIM beginners. It guides you through the very basics of Revit that will not overwhelm you with the difficulties of learning a completely new software. Even if you're a seasoned CAD user, this book is essential before you jump into the next level, Mastering Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 or 2011. Just a reminder, make sure you're buying books from a reputable reseller who will refund your money back if the book is defective. I was unlucky to receive a defective book, but was lucky enough to buy it from a reseller who acknowledged the problem and refunded my money back right away. The publisher is equally excellent and they are there to rectify any problems you might have on the book. Great book, Sybex!

I found this book really frustrating. Each time I would try to work through one of the step by step instructions, it would then reference a command that I could not find. It did not have enough images to graphically represent where the commands are.

This is a really good book. It leads you step by step on some of the functions in the revit program. The book was shipped very fast and was received in great shape as noted. This is a great seller.