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New in Revit Architecture 2011 Introduction to Revit Chapter Building Information Modeling What Is Revit Architecture? What Is Meant by Parametric? 10 How Does Revit Architecture Keep Things Updated? 10 Understanding Revit Terms 10 Element Behavior in a Parametric Modeler 12 Element Properties 13 Chapter Licensing 15 Licensing Overview Standalone Licensing Licensing Extension License Transferring License Borrowing Chapter 15 15 16 16 16 User Interface 19 Ribbon Customizing the Ribbon Application Menu Quick Access Toolbar Tooltips Keytips Project Browser Using the Project Browser Drawing Area 19 20 22 23 24 25 26 26 30 v Status Bar Options Bar Properties Palette Modifying Instance Properties Modifying Type Properties Creating a New Family Type in a Project Previewing Family Types View Control Bar Recent Files InfoCenter Overview of InfoCenter Search For Information Receive Product Updates and Announcements Save and Access Favorite Topics Specify InfoCenter Settings Search Topics in Help Autodesk® Seek Searching for Content with Autodesk Seek Online Help 31 32 32 34 36 36 37 37 38 38 38 39 40 41 42 45 45 47 50 Start a Project 51 Chapter Creating a Project 53 Creating a Project Using Default Settings 53 Creating a Project Using a Template 53 Before You Begin a Project 54 Chapter Using Information from Other Sources 55 Import/Link Overview Suitability of Imported Geometry Implications of Importing vs Linking for Xrefs Importing or Linking CAD Formats Importing or Linking CAD Files Using the Import CAD and Link CAD Tools Importing CAD Files Using i-drop Importing Files from SketchUp Importing ACIS Objects Import and Link Options for CAD Formats and Revit Models Setting Scaling for Imported DWG or DXF Files Setting Line Weights for Imported DWG or DXF Files Mapping AutoCAD SHX Fonts to TrueType Fonts Setting Constraint Parameters for Imported Geometry Moving a View-Specific Import to the Foreground or Background Importing Images Modifying Imported Images Deleting Raster Images Importing Building Components Building Component ADSK Files Working with Building Components Tips for Working with Building Components Building Component Workflow Opening Industry Foundation Class (IFC) Files Selecting a Template for IFC Files Loading an IFC Class Mapping File Overriding Categories and Subcategories for IFC Objects Linking AutoCAD Files to a Revit Project How Linking to AutoCAD Files Works Linking to an AutoCAD File vi | Contents 55 55 56 56 57 57 58 60 61 63 63 64 64 64 65 65 66 66 66 67 67 68 68 69 69 69 69 70 70 Location of the Linked File Linking DWF Markup Files Modifying DWF Markups Created in Design Review Exploding Imported Geometry Managing Layers in Linked and Imported Files Querying Objects in Layers Hiding and Deleting Layers Changing the Graphic Display of Layers Troubleshooting Problems with Linked Files Changes in the DWG File Are Not Reflected in the Revit Project Changes to the Layer Color and Line Style Do Not Display in the Revit Project Layers in the DWG File Do Not Display in the Revit Project File Operations (Open, Save, Synchronize) Are Blocked or Slow Chapter 71 72 72 73 73 73 74 76 77 77 78 78 78 Opening Revit Files 81 Opening a Revit Project File Opening Families and Training Files Opening Files from the Conceptual Design Environment Opening Files from the Web Library Opening Revit Files from Windows Explorer Chapter 81 82 82 82 83 Saving Revit Files 85 Saving a File with a Different Name or Location Save Options Setting Save Reminders Backup and Journal Files Specifying the Number of Backup Files Backup Files for Network Saves Journal Files 85 86 86 87 87 87 88 Preliminary Design 89 Chapter Levels and Grids 91 Levels 91 Adding Levels 92 Modifying Levels 93 Level Properties 95 Grids 96 Adding Grids 97 Modifying Grids 97 Grid Properties 103 Chapter 10 Project Location and Orientation 105 Specifying the Project Location Troubleshooting Location Dialog Issues Rotating a View to True North Rotating Project North Chapter 11 Site 105 107 108 109 Design 111 Site Settings Defining Site Settings Site Settings Properties Toposurfaces Simplifying a Toposurface Toposurface Subregions Splitting a Toposurface 111 111 113 113 116 116 117 Contents | vii Merging Toposurfaces Graded Regions Toposurface and Subregion Properties Property Lines Converting Sketched Property Lines to Table-Based Property Lines Reporting Cut and Fill Volumes on a Site Viewing the Cut/Fill Volumes Cut and Fill in a Schedule Cut and Fill Reporting with Building Pads Building Pads Adding a Building Pad Modifying Building Pads Modifying the Structure of a Building Pad Building Pad Properties Parking Components Site Components Contour Line Labels Labeling Contour Lines Modifying the Label Line Changing the Appearance of Contour Line Labels Contour Label Type Properties Chapter 12 118 119 120 120 122 122 122 123 123 123 123 125 125 126 127 128 128 129 130 130 130 Conceptual Design Environment 133 Conceptual Design Environment Overview Exploring Conceptual Designs Early Conceptual Study Models Integrated Study Models Intelligent Sub-Components Conceptual Design Environment Interface Conceptual Massing Family Creation Switching between Conceptual Design and Project Environments Template Files for the Conceptual Design Environment Drawing in the Conceptual Design Environment Drawing Overview 3D Snapping 3D Aligning Conceptual Design Model Line Instance Properties 3D Work Planes 3D Levels 3D Reference Planes Reference Points X-Ray Mode Accessing X-Ray Mode Display of Elements in X-Ray Mode Manipulating Forms in X-Ray Mode Profiles Locked Profiles Locking and Unlocking Profiles Forms Solid and Void Forms Creating Solid Forms Creating Void Forms Accessing Create Form Tool Unconstrained and Referenced-Based Forms Selecting Forms Form Types Modifying Forms Rehosting Forms Dimensioning Forms viii | Contents 134 134 134 135 135 135 136 136 138 139 139 139 140 142 143 146 149 150 161 161 161 162 163 163 164 165 165 166 168 168 169 170 171 178 182 182 Referencing Imported Geometry Conceptual Design Environment Model Instance Properties Manipulating Forms Manipulating Joined Forms Rationalizing Surfaces Dividing a Surface with UV Grids Understanding UV Grids Enabling and Disabling UV Grids Modifying the Spacing of UV Grids on Divided Surfaces Adjusting UV Grids with the Face Manager Dividing a Surface by Intersection Patterning Surfaces Editing the Patterned Surface Pattern Component Families Surface Representation Pattern Element Properties Conceptual Design Environment Glossary Architectural 184 185 185 186 188 188 188 189 190 190 194 195 198 199 208 209 212 Modeling 215 Building The Model 217 Chapter 13 Walls 219 Walls Overview Placing Walls Modifying Walls Wall Best Practices Wall Type Properties Wall Instance Properties Troubleshooting Walls Chapter 14 220 222 224 255 257 258 260 262 263 263 264 264 264 265 266 Windows 269 Placing Windows Window Tags Changing the Window Type Changing the Window Orientation Moving a Window to a Different Wall Window Instance Properties Window Type Properties Chapter 16 Doors 261 Placing Doors Adding Doors to Curtain Walls Door Tags Changing the Door Type Changing the Door Orientation Moving a Door to a Different Wall Door Instance Properties Door Type Properties Chapter 15 269 270 270 271 271 271 272 Components 275 Placing Components 276 Moving Components to Different Hosts 277 Chapter 17 Architectural Columns 279 Contents | ix Adding a Column Attaching Columns Detaching Columns Coarse-Scale Cut Patterns Modifying Architectural Columns Architectural Column Type Properties Architectural Column Instance Properties Chapter 18 279 280 286 286 286 286 288 289 291 294 298 303 317 324 325 326 327 328 329 Floors 331 Adding Floors Changing the Floor Type Editing a Floor Sketch Sloped Floors Floor Slab Edges Multi-layer Floors Floor Properties Chapter 21 Ceilings 325 Creating a Ceiling Sloped Ceilings Modifying Ceilings Ceiling Type Properties Ceiling Instance Properties Chapter 20 Roofs 289 Roofs Overview Creating a Roof Modifying Roofs Roof Slope Adding Elements to Roofs Roof Properties Troubleshooting Roofs Chapter 19 331 332 332 332 333 335 335 Openings 339 Cutting Rectangular Openings in Walls 340 Cutting Openings in Floors, Roofs, and Ceilings 341 Cutting Shaft Openings 342 Chapter 22 Model Text 343 Adding Model Text Editing Model Text Moving Model Text Model Text Instance Properties Model Text Type Properties Chapter 23 344 344 344 345 346 Model Lines 347 Placing Model Lines 347 Converting Line Types 348 Model Line Instance Properties 349 Chapter 24 Compound Structure 351 Materials in Compound Geometry Layer Join Cleanup Applying a Function to a Layer of a Compound Structure Inserting Layers into a Compound Structure x | Contents 351 351 352 353 view filters and 1206–1207 New tool 53 new window 30 noise maps 1553 non cuttable families 1589 non-planar beam system 629 north 105, 108 note blocks 775 sheets and 980, 989 numeric fields, formatting 783 numeric sketching 347 nurb surfaces curtain systems from 1328 roofs from 1330 O object data DWF files and 1133 exporting 1133 viewing in DWF files 1133 object snaps 1584 object styles 1570 creating subcategories 1570 deleting 1570 exporting 1125 materials and 1545 modifying 1570 renaming 1571 ODBC database exporting to 1138 primary keys 1141 supported drivers 1139 table relationships 1141 office clutter 1073, 1077 placing in projects 1081 Offset tool 1444 OmniClass codes assigning 1160 online help 50 tooltips 24 Open Documents 23 open loops closing 1384 Open tool 81 openings 256, 339 beams 670 braces 670 ceilings 341 columns 670 Copy/Monitor 1264, 1267–1268, 1272 defining 225, 674 floors 341 floors, multiple 342 roofs 341 room boundaries for 440 shafts 342 walls 340 option conflicts 546–547 1788 | Index Options Bar 32 Options dialog 1591 File Locations tab 1593 General tab 1591 Graphics tab 1593 Macros tab 1599 Rendering tab 1594 Spelling tab 1596 SteeringWheels tab 1596 User Interface tab 1592 ViewCube tab 1598 ordinate dimensions 887 orient to view 1534 Orient tool 758 orientation tags 444 orientation in host layers 1534 origin for groups 1428 orphaned elements rehosting 1223 reviewing 1221 orthographic 3D views 755–756, 758 orthographic views background 761 overhang 295 overlap 545 override snaps 1582 P paint flecks 1560 material properties 1560 metallic paint properties 1560 Paint tool 1481 panels 19 paperspace 1127 parallel dimensions 887 parallel walls joining 231 parameter groups deleting 1510 renaming 1510 parameter properties drawing sheets 1001 project information 1001 parameter values 1520 parameters 508 creating 505 custom 1507 linking 507 shared 1507 parameters, reporting 1516 parametric engine 10 parking components 127 partial ellipse 1381 Paste Aligned tool 1461 design options and 532 Paste tool 1461 path of linked files 71, 1199 patina 1559 pattern files 1539 patterns 195 component families 200 creating 1539 render performance and 1104 PDF 1169–1170 people 1071 overview 1072 placing in projects 1081 properties 1078 perforations 1556, 1559 performance 1639 Copy/Monitor 1275 perimeter 1301, 1314–1315, 1319 permanent dimensions 882 perspective lines 1572 perspective views 757 3D 755 background 761 properties 763 saving 837 phase mapping 458 phases 871 combining 873 Copy/Monitor and 1258 demolishing elements 878 elements and 872 graphic display of elements 874–875 in-fill elements 875 linked models and 458, 1198, 1203 masses and 1300 overrides 874 phase filters 873 applying 874 default 873 properties 871 rooms and 456–458 schedules 871 photometrics 1033–1034 photometric web file 1050 photometric web light distribution 1048 specifying IES files for light sources 1045 physical data for materials 1566 physical quantities 1579 Pick to Edit tool 529 picking paths 1393 picture frames 1073, 1077 pin sheets and 983 Pin tool 1452 pipe connectors 510 pitch of sloped surfaces 360, 362 Place a Component tool 276 places 1594 plan regions 725–726 plan views 721 cut by the back clip plane 723 rooms and 438 plants 128, 1070, 1072 height of 1082 overview 1071 properties 1076 troubleshooting problems with 1108 plastic materials 1560 plumb cut eaves 305 poche depth 112 point shape for light sources 1048 points file, toposurface from 114 polygons circumscribed 1375 inscribed 1375 sketching 1375 polylines exporting rooms and areas 461 exporting rooms and areas as 1129 line styles 1466 polymeshes creating faced-based elements 1322 description of 1129 exporting solids as 1129 masses and 1322 porcelain materials 1555 posts defining a pattern 397 deleting 399 placement properties 398 placing 397 Press & Drag 1442 preview image of a project 86 of family types 37 primary keys 1141 primary options 526 promoting secondary options 531 viewing 537 primary views 811, 837 Print Preview tool 1167 print resolution 1090 Print tool 1164, 1167, 1169 Setup 1165 printing 1164, 1167 batch print 1171 construction documents 1167 DWF 1165 mass elements 1337 PDF 1169–1170 preview 1167 settings 1166 setup 1165 sheets 1167 tips 1165 to a file 1167 views 1168 privacy 41 procedural maps 1552 product updates 41 progress bar 31 Index | 1789 project base points 1289 clipped 1289 making visible 1289 moving 1289 pinning 1290 Project Browser 26 filtering views 849 organizing 849 using 26 project files loading as a group 1427 project information 1531–1532 parameter properties 1001 sheets and 984 title blocks and 1001 project location 105 troubleshooting 107 Project North 109 project parameters 1515 creating 1515 linked models and 1215 project place 1283 project settings 1574 project standards linked models and 1199 transferring to another project 1603 project templates creating 1601 custom 1601 saving 1601 settings 1602 sheets and 977 project units by discipline 1579 Project Units tool 1579 project views 3D views 755 closing hidden views 30 crop regions 843 dedicating to design options 537 dependent views 837 design option settings 539 elevation views 727 exporting to HTML 1142 legend views 767 light sources and 1060 organization of 849 phases and 871, 874 plan views 721 primary views 837 reflected ceiling plans 721 renaming 811 rendering 1089, 1100 rotating 842 schedule views 771 section views 734 view settings 853 visibility and graphic display in 795 walkthrough views 1111 projection edges line styles 1469 1790 | Index segmenting 1469 projection lines 797 projection patterns 797 projects creating 53 definition 10 global settings 1591 internal coordinates 1128 new 53 phasing 871 physical quantities 1579 relocating 1287 starting 54 units, setting 53 properties 3D views 763 area tags 472 areas 472 building pad 126 callout views 753 ceilings 328–329 color scheme legends 487 contour line labels 130 curtain walls 422 dimension 910 element properties 34 fascias 317 floors 335 grids 103 gutters 317 instance properties 13 leader arrowheads 932 levels 95 mass floors 1319 mullions 422 perspective views 763 railings 399 ramps 386 reference planes 1490 revision clouds 1026 roofs 317 room tags 446–447 rooms 462 section views 955 sheets 991–992 site settings 113 slab edges 335 slope arrows 317 stairs 379 structural columns 573 text notes 930 toposurfaces 120 type properties 13 view 868 view range 861 view templates 1608 viewports 1006 property lines 120 angle display 112 converting to table-based 122 creating with survey data 120 exporting 121 scheduling 121 sketching 120 tagging 121 units 112 proxy graphics 56 PSLTSCALE 1127 publish assigning OmniClass codes 1160 guidelines for manufacturers 1160 to Autodesk Seek website 1160 to Buzzsaw 1162 adding a Buzzsaw location 1163 DWF 1163 DWG 1162 publish coordinates 1285 purlins 581–582 Q quad-corner mullions 418 quality of rendered images 1092–1093 Query tool 73 Quick Access toolbar 23 R radial array 1435 radial dimensions 886 railings 391 adding 391 editing joins 393 height and slope 393 properties 399 rail structure 392 type of 375, 386, 392 ramps adding 385 curved 385 editing 386 properties 386 railings 386 type of 386 raster images deleting from a project 66 importing 65 raster quality 1165 real-time rendering 866, 1029–1030 real-time rendering workflow 1030 Realistic style 865 realpeople 1072 recent commands 1423 Recent Documents 23 Recent Files window 38, 81 recovery files 87 rectangle shape for light sources 1048 rectangles sketching 1374 redo 23, 1421 reference callouts adding 752 labels for 753 overview 745, 751 reference elevations 729 reference labels 744, 753 Reference Other View option 752 Reference Plane tool 1489 reference planes 3D 149 adding 1489 annotation, hiding 1490 properties 1490 visibility in views 1494 reference point 150 adaptive 153 driving 153 free 150 hosted 151 reference sections 740 reference type 1197 reference-based form, converting 170 reflectance 1558 diffuse 1556 reflected ceiling plan views 721 reflections Cast Reflections property 1078 render performance and 1104–1105 render quality setting 1093 reflectivity 1556 refraction 1556 refractions blurred refractions precision 1093 render performance and 1105 render quality setting 1093 refresh 30 relative path 71, 1199 relief pattern 1559 relinquish all mine 1247 relinquish borrowed elements 1239, 1247 relocate projects 1287 Rename tool 811 render appearances best practices 1563 colors, specifying 1562 file paths 1595 image files for 1562 library 1568 materials and 1551 preview of 1551 properties 1555–1556, 1558–1561 render performance and 1104–1105 RPC families 1075 searching for 1569 shaders 1555 texture alignment 1549–1551 render performance building model and 1103 image size/quality and 1105 Index | 1791 lighting and 1103 materials and 1104–1105 render appearances and 1104 render quality advanced settings 1093 best practices 1102 custom 1093 render performance and 1105 specifying 1092 troubleshooting 1108 render regions 1091 render settings 1100–1101 rendered images adjusting exposure 1099 background 1097 black areas in 1107 camera clipping planes and 1091 color problems 1109 creating 1098 crop regions and 1091 exporting 1100 faded 1107 file size 1090, 1096 gray elements 1108 height 1090 light source problems 1109 lighting 1096 quality 1092–1093 render regions and 1091 reusing 853 saving as project views 1100 section boxes and 1091 troubleshooting quality issues 1108 view area to render 1091 width 1090 rendering 1029, 1089 best practices 1102 daylight portals 1093, 1095 decals 1083 dialog 1090 lights 1031 options 1594 process 1102, 1106–1107 progress 1098 resolution 1090 settings 1090 speed 1092 starting 1098 troubleshooting 1105 view properties 1102 warnings 1105 workflow 1029 repeat 1423 repeating detail 963 repeating groups 1423 repeating units 1196 report shared coordinates 1288 reporting parameter 1516 reports Coordination Review 1274 1792 | Index reserved keys 1529 Resize tool 1453 resolution render performance and 1105 rendered images 1090 Reveal tool 241 reveals type of 254 reverse reference labels 753 review warnings 1648 exporting to file 1649 selected elements 1648 revision clouds 1023 adding 1023 assigning revisions to 1024 hiding 1026 modifying 1024 numbering 1020–1021 properties 1026 tagging 1025 revision schedules adding 997 bottom-up 1000 height of 999 orientation 1000 rotating 999 sheets and 1027 title blocks and 997 top-down 1000 revisions 1017 alphabetic sequence 1022 cloud numbering 1020–1021 clouds See revision clouds combining 1019 deleting 1019 entering information 1018 issuing 1028 locking 1028 merging 1019 numbering 1021–1023 process overview 1017 reorganizing 1019 schedules See revision schedules tags 1018, 1025 user-defined sequence 1022 workflow 1017 Revisions on Sheet dialog 1027 Revit files auditing 81 backup copies of 86 opening 81 reducing size of 86 saving 85 revolved geometry creating 1391 RFA files loading as a group 1427 ribbon 19 buttons 19 rise/run 360, 362 risers 373 rolling back workshared projects 1251 roofs 289 adding by footprint 289 adding massing faces 1331 aligning 294 dormer openings 307 eaves 303 extruded 290 fascias 309 four-sided gable 301 gutters 315 intersecting slope lines 300 joining 297 modifying 294 nurb surfaces and 1330 overhang 295 properties 317 resizing 294 slope 298 slope arrow 359 sloped glazing 290 sloping 357 soffits 312 type of 294 unjoining 298 room area report 1143 Room Bounding parameter elements 440, 450 linked models 443 spaces and 455 Room Separation tool 440–441 rooms 433 applying color scheme in linked models 484 area of 447 base offset 452 boundaries 437–440, 442, 447–449, 452–454, 456 color schemes 478 columns and 450 computation height 447–448, 453 creating 435 deleting 458, 460 design options and 541, 543 displaying 437 exporting 1129 exporting as polylines 461 graphics 438 height of 451–454 interior fill 437 limit offset 452 linked models and 442–443 listing 460 moving 436, 459 naming 435 openings and 440 option conflicts 546–547 perimeter of 447–448 phases and 456–458 placing 435, 459–460 plan views and 438 properties 462 reference lines 437 removing 458 room errors 463 room-bounding elements 439 schedule 460 schedules 435, 446, 457 schedules and 776 section views and 438 selecting 436 separation lines 440–441 sloped walls and 448 spaces and 455 spanning floors or levels 443 tags 443–444, 446–447, 543 tags and 446 troubleshooting 463 unplacing 458–460 upper limit 452 visibility of 437 volume 438, 450–451, 454 rotate controls 1419 rotate project views 842 Rotate tool 1449 rotating Project North 109 revision schedules 999 tags 445 views on sheets 987 views to True North 108 round-tripping 1135 rounded chain of lines 1373 RPC content ArchVision Content Manager 1080 Cast Reflections property 1078 creating families for 1074 file paths 1595 render appearance 1075 using 1081 RPC files 1072 RSS feeds 42 ruled curtain systems curtain grids, adding 422 mullions, adding 422 RVT files loading as a group 1427 S SAT files ACIS solids 1129 exporting to 1122 importing 57 saturation 1099 Save As template 1601 Save As tool 85 options 86 Index | 1793 save options 86 reminders 86 Save tool 85 scale 854 scale factors 1453 Scale mode 848 Scale tool 1453 scales adding 1572 deleting 1572 Schedule tool 771 schedules 772 adding room parameters 776 adding to sheets 1010 adjusting column width 1012 area analysis 1309 areas 474 calculated fields 776 column headings, grouping 790 column totals 781 creating 771 design options and 537 exporting 792 exterior surface area analysis 1312 footings 791 formatting on sheets 1010 formulas 776 grand totals 781 grouping 779 instance display 779 joining split sections on sheets 1012 keys 773 linked models and 1213–1215 mass floors 1305, 1309, 1312, 1315, 1317 material takeoffs 774 modifying 789 moving sections on sheets 1012 multi-category 1514 multiple sections 1011 note blocks 775 percentages 776 perimeter analysis 1315 phases and 871 properties tabs 775 reusing 853 rooms 435, 446, 460 sections, moving 1012 shared parameters 1514 sheets and 1010 single-category 1514 splitting on sheets 1011 subtotals 781 text in cells, editing 789 updating 789 usage analysis 1309 vertical column headings 1013 view lists 852 views 790–791 volume analysis 1317 1794 | Index scope boxes 1497 creating 1498 datums, applying 1499 rotating 842 visibility of 1501 screen refresh 30 screen resolution 1090 screen savers 1102 SDK macro API samples 1625 migrating samples 1632 reference documentation 1625 using samples 1626 sealant 1556 searching InfoCenter 39, 42 searching with Autodesk Seek 45 secondary options 526 promoting to primary 531 viewing 537 section boxes 762 exporting and 1118 limiting model geometry and 1131 render performance and 1103 rendered images and 1091 when exporting a model 1131 section cut material 112 section head family 742–743 creating 741 parameters 742 starting 742 section lines, breaking 736 section tags 856–857 design options and 539 Section tool 734 section views 955 creating 735 cut by the far clip plane 848 displaying 741 in the Family Editor 735 overview 734 reference 740 resizing 737 rooms and 438 rotating 842 symbols 736 sections jogged 738 segmented 738 Seek utility 45–46, 1160 segmented sweeps 1395 selecting elements in design options 533 mass floors 1304 rooms 436 selection all instances 1409 chain 1410 count of selected elements 1409 curtain elements 1416 elements 1407–1408 mullions 1416 multiple elements 1408 removing elements from 1408, 1417 selection count 1409 shortcuts 1408 walls or lines joined at a point 1414 sequential tag numbering 945 settings 1574 printing 1165 Shaded style 864 shaded views materials 1547 shaders 1555 shading surfaces 1150 Shading with Edges style 864 shadows 1340–1342 defining place on Earth 105, 1357 exposure setting 1099 sunlight source 1356 shafts 342 Copy/Monitor 1272 shape handles 591, 1420 shared coordinates 1128 reporting 899, 1288 shared families lighting fixtures 1038 loading 502 working with 508 shared parameters 1507 categories 1508 creating 1509 defining 1509 deleting 1510 exporting 1512 families 1511 IFC export 1147 projects 1515 schedules 1514 setting up 1509 tagging 1512 title blocks and 1001 viewing 1510 shared positioning 1283 acquiring coordinates 1285 named locations 1283 origin-to-origin 1202 publishing coordinates 1285 reporting shared coordinates 1288 sheet indexes See sheet lists Sheet Issues/Revisions dialog 1018 sheet lists 1014 adding placeholder sheets to 1014 sheet sets 975 sheet views See sheets sheet-specific information sheets and 984 title blocks and 1001 sheets 975 activating views 985 adding 978 adding placeholder sheets to list 1014 adding views to 978 aligning views on 982 annotation schedules and 989 callouts and 746 changing title blocks on 996 cover sheets 987 crop regions and 980 date/time stamp 976 deactivating views 985 dependent views and 986 digital cartoon sets 977 dividing views across 986 drawing lists and 1016 external information on 990–991 guide grid 980 guide grids 980 hiding parts of views 980 images and 991 legends and 988 locking views on 983 masking regions and 980 modifying views from 985 note blocks and 989 numbers, changing 983 omitting from drawing lists 1015 order in a drawing list 1016 overview 976 printing 1167–1168 project templates and 977 properties 991–992 renaming 983 reusing 853 rotating viewports 842 rotating views on 987 saving to an external project 960 schedules on 1010 spreadsheets and 991 table of contents 987 time stamp 976 title blocks for 978 title sheets 987 view lists and 852 view references 986 view titles 1006 viewports 1004 shortcuts selecting elements 1408 Show Hidden Lines tool 1470 Show Mass mode 1298, 1331 shrubs height 1082 placing in projects 1081 properties 1076 SHX fonts 64 silhouette edges 867 Sim labels 753 single day solar studies settings 1345 Index | 1795 single-category schedules 1514 single-category tags 1512 site components 111, 128 site plans creating 1277 deleted 1277 site settings 111 properties 113 site utilities 1156 creating utility connections 1156 sketch lines constraining 1373 explicitly specifying length 903 sketch mode 1371 sketch-based elements 1371 sketching 1371 applying constraints 1373 arcs 1376 chains 1372 circles 1375 ellipses 1380 jump snaps 1581 lines 1373 modifying 1385 numeric 347 offsetting sketch lines 1372 options 1372 polygons 1375 radius 1372 rectangles 1374 snap points 1580 splines 1383 terminology 1371 sketching paths 1393 SketchUp creating content for use in Revit 59 exploding 3D data 59 files, importing 58 geometric flexing 59 integrating with 58 massing studies in 1332–1333, 1335–1336 SKP files 58 sky background 1097 clouds 1097 color 761 haze 1097 illumination 1093 slab surfaces 1150 slabs adding 692 Copy/Monitor 1275 curved edges 711 drop panels 697 exporting to AutoCAD Architecture 1188 flipping 334 foundation 703 importing from AutoCAD Architecture 1181 modifying 699 offsets 334 1796 | Index properties 700 resizing 334 segments 334 shape edit 707 slab edges 335 structural 691 slope 360, 362 slope arrow 357, 359–360 examples 359 properties 363 tail 359–360 sloped surfaces 357, 359 boundary line properties 359, 361–362, 364 multiple slopes 358 properties, how measured 358 roofs 298 slopes ceilings 326 slope arrows properties 317 slope-defining arcs 293 sloped floors 332, 695 sloped glazing 290, 429 snapping 3D 139–140 snaps 1580 disabling 1581 enabling 1581 keyboard shortcuts 1584 setting 1580 temporary overrides 1582 turning on/off 1580 soffits 312 slope arrow 359 slope properties 364 sloping 357 soft shadows 1093, 1103 Software Development Kit See SDK solar studies 1339–1340 animations 1353 based on azimuth and altitude 1349 creating 1342 exporting 1354 lighting 1349 multi-day 1347 previewing 1353 single day 1345 still 1343 tips 1343 True North 108 views 1340 workflow 1340 solid glass materials 1558 solid swept blend 1397 solids swept blend 1397 sort order detail group 1432 Sorting/Grouping tab for schedules 779 spacebar 1420 spaces Copy/Monitor 1275 rooms and 455 span direction 695 adding 694 speckled patterns 1554 spell checker options 1596 Spelling tool 928 spherical light distribution 1048 spiral staircases 374 splines 1383 modifying 1384 split face 1479 split level plans 725 Split Region tool 239 split surfaces 118 Split Walls and Lines tool 1477 spot beam angle 1050, 1061, 1063 spot coordinates 899 instance properties 918 placing 900 type properties 916 spot dimensions 896 spot elevation 897 arrowhead style 899 instance properties 915 placing 897 reporting, changing 899 type properties 913 spot elevations 596 spot field angle 1050, 1061, 1063 spot light distribution 1048 spot slope 902 instance properties 919 type properties 918 spot tilt angle 1050, 1061, 1063 spotlights aiming 1061 angles for 1063 rotating 1061 spreadsheets sheets and 991 square off joins 610 stain on wood 1561 stainless steel 1559 stairs arced landings 375 balusters 369, 396 boundaries 373 changing direction 379 creating 369–371, 373 labels for 379 landings 373 modifying 377 monolithic 379 properties 379 railings 375, 377 risers 373 spiral 374 stair calculator 376–377 standalone licensing 15 standards 45 start-end-radius arc 1378 status bar 31 design options 530 worksets 1236 SteeringWheels 821 options 1596 StepInto debugging macros 1623 still solar studies settings 1343 stone materials 1561 stone textures 1553 structural beam end pocket seats 582 beams 579, 581–582 braces 637–638 columns 550, 573 inside architectural columns 562 families 549 joist systems 616, 622 settings 1574 slabs 691 symbolic representation 1574 symbols 1574 walls 672 structural elements 855 structural floors slope arrow 359 slope properties 364 sloping 357 structural members exporting to AutoCAD Architecture 1183, 1185 importing from AutoCAD Architecture 1172 interoperability with AutoCAD Architecture 1172 structural openings 894 subcategories materials and 1545 subtotals 781 sun intensity 1341 sun path 1339, 1341 sun settings 1339, 1356 sun studies 1342 sunlight 1096 sunscreens 1563 surface area 1319 surface depreciation factor 1054 surface lines 797 surface patterns 797 materials and 1547 surfaces 1150 dividing 188 patterning 195 rationalizing 188 survey points 1289 clipped 1289 making visible 1289 moving 1289 Index | 1797 pinning 1290 swatches, resizing 486 sweeps conceptual design environment 174–175 creating 1393 cuts wall 241 cuttable 241 mechanical duct work 1395 profile 241 segmented 1395 setback 241 swept blend 1397 tips 1396 swept blend 1397 symbol legends sheets and 988 Symbol tool 945 symbolic lines 1402 symbols adding 945 modifying 946 Synchronize to Central 1591 synchronizing with the central file default options 1244 system families 496, 498 definition 11 loading 498 overview 496 system family types loading into a project or template 498 T table of contents sheet list 1014 title sheet 987 tabs 19 tag all not tagged 942 tag numbering 945 Tag tool 938 tags aligning 941 applying by category 939 applying on placement 940 area tags 444 compared to keynotes 932 design options and 539 door tags 263 doors 945 labels 939 linked models and 1218–1220 loading 1579 mass floors 1306 material 943 modifying 944 moving 445 multiple 939 on placement 444 orientation 444 1798 | Index revision clouds 1025 room tags 443–444, 446 rooms 945 rotating 445 specifying default style 1579 tag all not tagged 942 window tags 270 windows 945 tangent arcs 1379 Tape Measure tool 1473 temperature color temperature 1057 dimming lamp color temperature shift loss/gain factor 1054 templates creating 1601 custom 1601 default project templates 53 settings 1602 worksets and 1233 Temporary Dimension tool 1585 temporary dimensions 881 appearance 882 setting 1585 temporary files 87 Temporary Hide/Isolate tool 807 text overriding in dimensions 891 text files sheets and 990 text notes adding 920 editing 923 leaders 920 modifying 923 non-wrapping 920 properties 930 special characters 929 wrapping 920 text treatment 1128 texture alignment 1549–1551 image files for 1562 tileable 1563 Thin Lines tool 854 tick marks for dimension lines 907 interior 907 tile 30 tileable textures 1563 tiling simulating 1554 tilt angle 1050, 1061, 1063 title blocks 993 adding fields to 1001 changing on a sheet 996 creating 994 images in 995 importing 1002 loading into projects 996 1050 logos in 995 modifying 994 overview 993 project-specific information 1001 revision schedules on 997 shared parameters and 1001 sheet-specific information 1001 title sheets and 987 title marks 1004 title sheets 987 To Room 777 ToolClips 24 tooltips 24 top-down revision schedules 1000 toposurfaces 113 creating by picking points 113 from points file 114 grading 119 importing 114 merging 118 properties 120 simplifying 116 splitting 118 subregion 116 Tour Building wheels 825 track lights 1037–1038 transferring project standards linked models 1199 translucency 1556, 1562 transmittance 1558 transparency 800, 1562 alpha channel 1100 generic materials 1556 materials and 1547 trapezoid corner mullions 418 trees 128, 1070, 1072 height 1082 overview 1071 placing in projects 1081 properties 1076 troubleshooting problems with 1108 Trim tool 1456 troubleshooting 3ds Max export/import 1153 Copy/Monitor 1276 design options 545 layers 77–78 linked files 77 linked models 1217 mass floors 1320 rendering 1105 rooms 463 visibility linked models 1217 True North 105, 108 trusses 647 adding 650 attaching to a roof or slab 651 creating a truss family 648 editing a truss profile 653 properties 658 reset 658 tagging 656 two-cut plumb eaves 305 two-cut square eaves 305 type catalogs loading families with 502–503 type parameters 13 type properties 13, 36 architectural columns 286 doors 266 model text 346 spot coordinates 916 spot elevation 913 spot slope 918 walls 251, 255, 257 windows 272 types adding 36 definition 12 previewing 37 U U grid lines 188 UI 19 Unbounded Height parameter 452 uncut geometry 410 underlay settings 1574 underlays line styles 1469 undo 23, 1421 Uniformat assembly codes 365 units for DWG export 1128 units for a project 1579 setting 53 unjoin geometry 1476 unjoin roofs 298 Unpin tool 1453 Update to Face tool 1331 updating Communication Center updates 41 upgrading workshared projects 1250 upper limit rooms 452 usage 1319 analysis 1308–1309 assigning to mass floors 1308 user defined height for revision schedules user interface 19 user keynote 934 username 1591 999 V V grid lines 188 Index | 1799 V-corner mullions 418 variable height for revision schedules 999 VB.NET macro examples 1621–1622 vector data 57 vegetation 128, 1070 vehicles 1073, 1075 vertical dimensions 884 vertically compound walls sample height 237 tools accessing 236 Assign Layers 240 Merge Region 239 Modify 237 Split Region 239 vertically stacked walls 242–243, 245 defining structure 243 inserts 246 videos 50 view callouts 745 View Control Bar 37 view controls 1420 view filters linked models and 1206–1207 view lists 851–852 View Object wheels 825 view properties renderings 1102 View Properties tool 868 view range 858, 861 view references 811–812, 986 view scale 854 custom 854 view symbols 849 view tags 856–857 design options and 539 view templates 1605 applying 1607 creating 1605 default 1607 deleting 1608 properties 1608 render settings 1101 view titles modifying 1007 removing 1007 sheets and 1006 types 1008–1009 view-specific elements 12 annotation elements 12 details 12 ViewCube 813 options 1598 viewports 1004 properties 1005–1006 rotating 842 types 1004–1005 view title types and 1009 1800 | Index views 3D 757 activating on sheets 985 changing the names of 811 creating 722 deactivating on sheets 985 dedicated views 526 detail 952 displaying 725 drafting 957 exporting as images 1141 framing elevation 730 legends 767 managing the properties of 852 orthographic 3D 755–756, 758 perspective 757 phases and 871, 874 printing 1168 reflected ceiling plans 721 renaming 811 renderings 1100 reusing 853 rotating 842 saving 837 saving 2D 952 saving to an external project 956 schedule 771 selecting 1168 sheet views See sheets sheets and 978, 980, 982–983, 986–987 view tags 856 vinyl materials 1560 virtual memory 1639, 1641 visibility constraints 1504 controlling with filters 801 limiting model geometry and 1118 linked models 1205, 1217–1218 mass instances and 1331 specifying 795 for element categories 799 for individual elements 796 temporary hide/isolate 807 when exporting a model 1118 worksets and 1248–1249 Visibility/Graphics dialog 795 Visible in Option parameter 536, 539 deleting design option sets and 536 deleting design options and 535 visible range 858 Visual Studio Tools for Applications See VSTA visual styles options 862 void swept blend 1397 voids conceptual design environment 168 swept blend 1397 voltage loss/gain factor 1054 volume 1299, 1301, 1316–1317, 1319 design options and 543 rooms 450–451, 454 VSTA building macros 1622 C# application-level examples 1620 C# document-level examples 1621 components 1613 frequently asked questions 1634 integrating macros 1628 introduction 1611 macro development 1611 Macro Manager 1613 macros 1617 modules 1616 reference documentation 1625 related information 1637 running macros 1623 samples on SDK 1625 StepInto option 1623 using IDE 1613 using SDK samples 1626 VB.NET application-level examples 1621 VB.NET document-level examples 1622 workflow 1613 W walkthroughs 1111 AVI files 1114 creating 1112 displaying 1113 editing 1112 exporting 1114 frames 1113 playing 1114 Wall by Face tool 1322 wall elevations modifying 674 wall foundations 680 breaks 683 creating 681 end extensions 683 modifying 682 wall joins cleaning 229 design options and 543 disallowing 233 editing 227–228 incorrect 545 non-editable walls and 233 selecting 228 Wall joins parallel walls 231 wall openings 676 wall reveals adding 253 moving away from wall 254 profile 254 segments 254 type of 254 wall shapes 674, 676 wall sweeps 246 adding 247 dimensioning to 250 instance properties 252 profile 248 resizing 250 returning to wall 248 segments 249 type of 249 Wall Sweeps tool 241 walls 219 arced 223 attaching to components 223 automatic dimension with 883 best practices 255 compound 235 compound walls 351 Copy/Monitor 1264, 1267–1268, 1272, 1277 creating from mass instances 1322 curtain wall panels 410 curved 223 cutouts 225, 674 detaching from other elements 223 elevations 225 exporting to AutoCAD Architecture 1188 extending 1456 exterior properties 674 exterior walls 222 fillets, creating automatically 256 function 1150 importing from AutoCAD Architecture 1179 instance properties 255, 258 interior properties 674 interior walls 222 layers 449 modifying 224, 673 non-editable joins 233 offsetting chains of 1444 openings 340 order of in a join 228 properties 677 removing edited elevation 676 reveals 253 room boundaries and 439, 449 rounded chain of walls 256 shape of 225, 256 splitting 1477 structural 672 sweeps 246 trimming 1456 troubleshooting 260 type of 224 type properties 251, 255, 257 vertically stacked walls 242–243, 245–246 warning messages 1648 water 1554 water materials 1561 wattage 1056, 1107 waves 1554 weathering 1556 Index | 1801 web library 82 white point 1099 Window panel arrange icons 30 cascade 30 close hidden windows 30 new window 30 tile 30 windows 269 Copy/Monitor 1272 daylight portals 1093, 1095 instance properties 271 placing 269 tags 270 type of 270 type properties 272 Windows memory 1639 Wireframe style 863 witness lines 904 adding to existing dimensions 905 deleting 906 gaps 905 moving 904 properties 910 wood materials 1561 wood patterns 1555 work plane-based family 1488 work planes 1485 3D 143 association with elements 1487 changing 1487 disassociating elements from 1487 modifying grid spacing 1486 orientation 1486 rotating the grid 1486 setting 1485 visibility 1486 workflows macros 1613 workplane view 144 worksets 1230 adding elements to 1234 central location of 86 changing editable status 1234 considerations for 1233 constraints and 1505 creating 1233 default 1232 deleting 1235 design options and 543 detach from central 81 discarding changes 1247 distinguishing active 1243 1802 | Index editable only option 1234 editing 1242 gray inactive elements 1243 making editable 1241 masses and 1300 opening 1240 reassigning elements 1234 relinquishing ownership 1247 renaming 1235 status bar 1236 templates and 1233 username 1591 using 1240 visibility of 1248–1249 workshared projects Copy/Monitor and 1260 linked models and 1199, 1216–1218 worksharing 1227 backup files 1251 borrowing elements 1237 central file 1228 close project without saving changes 1246 closing files without synchronizing to central 1245 default worksets 1232 design options and 543 detach from central file 1247 editable elements 1247 editing workshared projects 1237 enabling 1228 loading updates 1248 process overview 1227 project rollback 1251 relinquish borrowed elements 1239 saving changes to the local file 1245 saving changes without synchronizing with central 1245 saving local files 1243 synchronizing with the central file 1244 terminology 1228 upgrading projects 1250 username 1591 using workshared files 1235 view history 1252 worksets 1230 Worksharing Monitor 1255 Z zero tread thickness 379 zinc 1559 zoning envelopes 1296 Zoom tool 853 line thickness and 854 ... Orientation as a Project View Duplicate Dependent Views Adding Matchlines for Dependent Views Propagating Dependent View Configuration Making a Dependent View Independent... 881 Dimensions Temporary Dimensions Permanent Dimensions Spot Dimensions Listening Dimensions Dimension Witness Lines Modifying Dimensions Dimension Properties... Legend Views 767 Creating a Legend Dimensioning Legend Components Placing Components from a Legend into a Modifying Legend Component