

Sketch and create freeform models and create massing studies. Global parametersĮmbed design intent with project-wide parameters that work with radial and diameter dimensions and equality constraints.Īrchitectural Design Features Conceptual design tools Dynamo for RevitĮxpand and optimize BIM workflows with an open-source graphical programming interface that installs with Revit. Add-insĮxtend Revit functionality with API access, third-party solutions, add-ins, and a content library on the Autodesk App Store AnnotationĬommunicate designs more effectively with WYSIWYG editing and features that let you control text appearance. Revit imports, exports, and links your data with commonly used formats, including IFC4. SchedulesĬreate a tabular display of model information extracted from the properties of the elements in a project. Even after completing all of the examples it provides, I still use this manual, because it is a great tool for reference.Contributors from multiple disciplines can share and save their work to the same centrally shared file. I would definitely recommend this manual to beginners who are looking to understand the basics of Revit, as well as intermediate Revit users who want to learn a certain aspect of the software fast.


After reading the entire manual, I feel confident enough to move on to more challenging projects and dive deeper into the software. Clayton provides screenshots of what his screen looks like while working through each example in Revit, allowing the reader to follow along with the instructions perfectly. The layout of each page is great for visual learners like myself and provides helpful tips and examples. This training manual provides the basics for understanding the Revit software. This training manual truly is a game changer when it comes to giving the reader a clear and very well written guide to the basics of the software. However, when I received Brian Clayton’s Autodesk’s Revit Basics Training Manual, I was overwhelmed with the amount of helpful tips for beginners like me, along with desktop screenshots to help guide me though the drafting process. “As a newbie to Autodesk’s Revit, I had some difficulty trying to learn the basics of the software on my own. Review of Autodesk® Revit Basics Training Manual
