Conceptual design for architects
Get the broad outlines of function and form of the design faster by using more tools found in the AEC Collection. Learn how various tools can help you articulate your design ideas faster while saving you time later by reducing rework.
Course overview
Get the broad outlines of function and form of the design faster by using more tools found in the AEC Collection. Learn how various tools can help you articulate your design ideas faster while saving you time later by reducing rework.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the FormIT software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Course outline
Work more efficiently by making forms with FormIt
Modeling the conceptual design in FormIt helps you work more efficiently within the Autodesk ecosystem. Learn how to use the browser based modeling in FormIt to be able to access work at anytime.
Module outline
Modeling the conceptual design in FormIt helps you work more efficiently within the Autodesk ecosystem. Learn how to use the browser based modeling in FormIt to be able to access work at anytime.
This content series takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. By the end, you should be able to:
- Identify the project location.
- Establish level in the model.
- Reference design sketches.
- Create geometry.
Generating Intelligent Forms Using Massing Tools in Revit
Articulating the conceptual design using forms in Revit helps you quickly visualize the design without having to start from scratch when you are ready to start creating walls, floors, and roofs. Learn tips and tricks for using massing tools in Revit to articulate the building design faster.
Module outline
Articulating the conceptual design using forms in Revit helps you quickly visualize the design without having to start from scratch when you are ready to start creating walls, floors, and roofs. Learn tips and tricks for using massing tools in Revit to articulate the building design faster.
This content has approximately 25 minutes of videos. After completion, you should be able to:
- Use massing tools such as walls and roofs to explore a concept of your future design quickly.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the Revit software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Win Better Work by Showing Customers More Design Options Early
With design options, a team can develop, evaluate, and redesign building components and rooms within a single project file. Learn how to develop sets of design options for your building model to help your customers better visualize the project so you can start winning better work.
Module outline
With design options, a team can develop, evaluate, and redesign building components and rooms within a single project file. Learn how to develop sets of design options for your building model to help your customers better visualize the project so you can start winning better work.
This content includes approximately 25 minutes of video. By the end, you should be able to:
- Create design options for your model.
- Add elements to option sets.
- Revise elements in option sets
- Create views to display design options.
- Clean the model up by accepting the primary option.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the Revit software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Prepare Model for Creating Room Data Sheets to Clearly Communicate Requirements
You will learn how to be more efficient by creating room data sheets that automatically populate information from rooms, masses and other native Revit components.
Module outline
You will learn how to be more efficient by creating room data sheets that automatically populate information from rooms, masses and other native Revit components.
This module has approximately 15 minutes of video. By the end of the module, you should be able to:
- Understand what is data sheets
- How to create shared parameters
- Export and import data to and from Revit
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the Revit software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Create room data sheets to clearly communicate room requirements
You will learn how to be more efficient by creating room data sheets that automatically populate information from rooms, masses and other native Revit components.
Module outline
You will learn how to be more efficient by creating room data sheets that automatically populate information from rooms, masses and other native Revit components.
This module has 15 minutes of video. By the end of the module, you should be able to:
- Create room tags and embed them into title blocks
- Create data sheets
- Navigate available process automation tools
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the Revit software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Strategies for better communicating design review directly in Revit
Reviewing your project's design and documentation is a critical task for ensuring project success. You must get feedback from other design team members, approving parties, and the client. Communicating that feedback so it is clear and understood is essential. Learn how to add comments in the Revit model where it can be directly addressed.
Module outline
Reviewing your project's design and documentation is a critical task for ensuring project success. You must get feedback from other design team members, approving parties, and the client. Communicating that feedback so it is clear and understood is essential. Learn how to add comments in the Revit model where it can be directly addressed.
This content takes approximately 25 minutes to complete. By the end, you should be able to:
- Set up styles for design review annotations.
- Create a 2D design review family.
- Create a 3D design review family.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the Revit software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Leveraging the I in BIM Through Revit Parameters
Welcome to Leveraging the I in BIM Through Revit Parameters. Information, the “I” in BIM (Building Information Modeling) is one of the most powerful aspects of Revit. Basically, if you need information from the model, you access it using parameters.
Module outline
Welcome to Leveraging the I in BIM Through Revit Parameters. Information, the “I” in BIM (Building Information Modeling) is one of the most powerful aspects of Revit. Basically, if you need information from the model, you access it using parameters.
This content takes approximately 25 minutes to complete. By the end, you should be able to:
- Identify parameters and why you might use them.
- Review global, project, family, and shared parameters.
- Create custom project parameters.
- Create custom shared parameters.
Pre-requisites
This content requires user-level knowledge of Revit and is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experience with this product, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below:
- Built-in tutorials, available via in-product Help
- eLearning Partners
- Authorized Training Centers
About the author
This content was created by Martha Orcutt, International Design LLC.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the Revit software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Leveraging the I in BIM using schedules
The focus of this module is to leverage the I in BIM using schedules in Revit. Schedules in Revit can be used for working drawings, as well as analyzing and organizing your project. Creating schedules grabs the Information, the “I” in BIM (Building Information Modeling), from parameters and presents it in a logical format.
Module outline
The focus of this module is to leverage the I in BIM using schedules in Revit. Schedules in Revit can be used for working drawings, as well as analyzing and organizing your project. Creating schedules grabs the Information, the “I” in BIM (Building Information Modeling), from parameters and presents it in a logical format.
This module takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. By the end of the module, you should be able to:
- Create a basic Building Component Schedule for use on a sheet
- Organize scheduled fields for clarification and analysis
- Insert an embedded schedule
Module pre-requisites
This module requires user-level knowledge of Revit and is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experiences with this product, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below:
- Built-in tutorials, available via in-product Help
- eLearning Partners
- Authorized Training Centers
About the author
This module was created by Martha Orcutt, International Design LLC.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the Revit software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
Leveraging the I in BIM using custom parameters in schedules
The focus of this module is to leverage the I in BIM using custom parameters in schedules in Revit. Schedules can include custom project, shared, calculated, and combined parameters that can stretch the information provided by your Revit model.
Module outline
The focus of this module is to leverage the I in BIM using custom parameters in schedules in Revit. Schedules can include custom project, shared, calculated, and combined parameters that can stretch the information provided by your Revit model.
This module takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. By the end of the module, you should be able to:
- Create custom project and shared parameters in schedules
- Create calculated value parameters in schedules
- Combine parameters in schedules
Module pre-requisites
This module requires user-level knowledge of Revit and is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experiences with this product, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below:
- Built-in tutorials, available via in-product Help
- eLearning Partners
- Authorized Training Centers
About the author
This module was created by Martha Orcutt, International Design LLC.
Before you start
- Please make sure you have the Revit software loaded.
- If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support.
