Mastering Revit Structure 2009 (Paperback)

by Thomas Weir (Author), Eric Wing (Author), Jamie D. Richardson (Author), David J. Harrington (Author)
Key Phrases: project browser, type selector, type parameters, Revit Structure, Element Properties, Family Types (more...)

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Product Description
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.

From the Back Cover

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

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Product Details

• Paperback: 816 pages
• Publisher: Sybex (December 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470384409
• ISBN-13: 978-0470384404
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #108,408 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource for Beginning Users, February 2, 2009

By	Andrew Lawrence (Cocoa Beach, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I got this book to supplement the Revit user's guide. It is a great book. It tells you what you need to know. It also tells you what Revit has problems with, which is also good to know and you won't ever see this info in Autodesk publications.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks Dave, February 12, 2009

By	Daniel Hurtubise - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I met David H. a couple years ago and i was so thrilled to hear that he was writing a book. And i wasnt disapointed. That book IS the reference for Revit Structure. It's way past the F1 and comes with tons of How-To based on experience.
A must have if you do any structure using Revit.