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4.0 out of 5 stars"Mastering" Revit's Domain
Reviewed in the United States on June 26, 2010
Overall, this book hosts a wealth of information. I'm not sure if "Mastering" is the correct title, as I bought this book as part of a class requirement for a beginning class. Having said that, I believe that it is much more than a beginner's book and will give the reader a useful set of tools that will enable the user to feel comfortable with the program.
The missing, coveted fifth star is missing mainly because of the editing of this book. I have found a several typos and there is a great deal of redundancy. This is not done by way of review, but rather in phrases such as, "As stated earlier in the chapter/book/etc...." The chapters are laboriously long as it is (some flirting with 80 pages), without having to read that I read something a few paragraphs earlier. Redundancy can be helpful if it is reviewing or referencing a concept that was done earlier in the book, but this isn't what I'm referring to.
I have used this book in conjunction with Autodesk's online tutorials and this seems to fill some holes that the tutorials leave out, giving the user a greater overall advantage by learning more about the program. The tutorial is focused on getting the user comfortable with the program and showing what the program is capable of. Truly moving the user from beginner to novice level. This book gives more "whys" and goes more in depth than the online tutorial. For me personally, I have combined the two, using the online tutorial as a primary source and this as a supplement to give me a greater knowledge of the program.
