Mastering Revit Architecture 2009 ® Eddy Krygiel Greg Demchak Tatjana Dzambazova Wiley Publishing, Inc 95281ffirs.indd 7/22/08 11:23:48 AM Mastering Revit Architecture 2009 ® 95281ffirs.indd 7/22/08 11:23:44 AM 95281ffirs.indd 7/22/08 11:23:46 AM Mastering Revit Architecture 2009 ® Eddy Krygiel Greg Demchak Tatjana Dzambazova Wiley Publishing, Inc 95281ffirs.indd 7/22/08 11:23:48 AM Acquisitions Editor: Willem Knibbe Development Editor: Dick Margulis Technical Editor: Phil Read Production Editor: Dassi Zeidel Copy Editor: Liz Welch Production Manager: Tim Tate Vice President and Executive Group Publisher: Richard Swadley Vice President and Executive Publisher: Joseph B Wikert Vice President and Publisher: Neil Edde Book Designer: Maureen Forys, Happenstance Type-O-Rama; Judy Fung Compositor: Craig Johnson, Happenstance Type-O-Rama Proofreader: Nancy Bell Indexer: Ted Laux Cover Designer: Ryan Sneed Cover Image: © Pete Gardner/Digital Vision/Getty Images Project Coordinator/Cover: Lynsey Stanford Copyright © 2008 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-0-470-29528-1 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600 Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Legal Department, Wiley Publishing, Inc., 10475 Crosspoint Blvd., Indianapolis, IN 46256, (317) 572-3447, fax (317) 572-4355, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: The publisher and the author make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and specifically disclaim all warranties, including without limitation warranties of fitness for a particular purpose No warranty may be created or extended by sales or promotional materials The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for every situation This work is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional services If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for damages arising herefrom The fact that an organization or Website is referred to in this work as a citation and/or a potential source of further information does not mean that the author or the publisher endorses the information the organization or Website may provide or recommendations it may make Further, readers should be aware that Internet Websites listed in this work may have changed or disappeared between when this work was written and when it is read For general information on our other products and services or to obtain technical support, please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S at (800) 762-2974, outside the U.S at (317) 572-3993 or fax (317) 572-4002 Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Krygiel, Eddy Mastering Revit architecture 2009 / Eddy Krygiel, Greg Demchak, Tatjana Dzambazova p cm Includes index ISBN 978-0-470-29528-1 (paper/website) Architectural drawing—Computer-aided design. Architectural design—Data processing. I Krygiel, Eddy, 1972– II Demchak, Greg. III Title NA2728.D98 2008 720.28’40285536—dc22 2008022836 TRADEMARKS: Wiley, the Wiley logo, and the Sybex logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc and/or its affiliates, in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission Autodesk and Revit are registered trademarks of Autodesk, Inc All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Wiley Publishing, Inc., is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book 10 95281ffirs.indd 7/22/08 11:23:48 AM Dear Reader, Thank you for choosing Mastering Revit Architecture 2009 This book is part of a family of premiumquality Sybex books, all written by outstanding authors who combine practical experience with a gift for teaching Sybex was founded in 1976 More than 30 years later, we’re still committed to producing consistently exceptional books With each of our titles we’re working hard to set a new standard for the industry From the authors we work with to the paper we print on, our goal is to bring you the best books available I hope you see all that reflected in these pages I’d be very interested to hear your comments and get your feedback on how we’re doing Feel free to let me know what you think about this or any other Sybex book by sending me an e‑mail at nedde@wiley.com, or if you think you’ve found a technical error in this book, please visit http://sybex.custhelp.com Customer feedback is critical to our efforts at Sybex Best regards, Neil Edde Vice President and Publisher Sybex, an Imprint of Wiley 95281ffirs.indd 7/22/08 11:23:48 AM For my mom and dad, who are still somehow amazed that an architect does know some proper grammar —Eddy For Gentry —Greg For Binky, the source of my inspiration —Tanja 95281ffirs.indd 7/22/08 11:23:48 AM Acknowledgments Hats off to the innovators who conceptualized, designed, and made Revit happen You have changed the world! Huge thanks to all the faithful followers! Without you, Revit wouldn’t be what it is today Personal thanks to the Grand Master Philippe Drouant, without whose expertise, generous help, and amazing illustrations we wouldn’t have been able to make this book Many thanks to Guillermo Melantoni and Erik Egbertson, whose participation was crucial in getting the 2008 version of this book out of the door; to the inspirational leaders Mario Guttman and Ken Sanders for their contributions; to BNIM Architects, who continue to let us use their Revit models in our books and thus help raise the knowledge base in the community; to Tsvetan Tsvetanov, who put his life aside to make this release of Revit so much more powerful with the great new rendering features Sincere thanks to all the hardworking developers, product designers, and quality assurance testers from the development team of Revit, for their dedication, passion and love of Revit And finally, thanks are due to our friend and technical editor Phil Read and our excellent support team at Sybex, who helped us develop and focus the content Thanks to Dick Margulis, for helping us form complete sentences; to Liz Welch for dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s; to Dassi Zeidel for keeping us honest; and a special thanks to Willem Knibbe, whose constant support and willingness to put up with our “issues” made us the high-maintenance authors we are today We would like to express our sincerest gratitude to our friends, the architects who generously shared their work, allowing us to inspire you with it: Suhail Arfath; Waseem Quadri; The C reations; ADD Inc, Richard Taylor, Kucarovik, Nemeth, Vlkovic, Polakova, and Senteska; Gensler; HOK; Jim Balding and WATG; Martin Taurer; Krisztian Hegedues; Max Bögl Bauservice GmbH & Co KG; and Boston Architectural College 95281ffirs.indd 7/22/08 11:23:48 AM About the Authors Eddy Krygiel is a registered architect, a LEED Accredited Professional, and an Autodesk Authorized Author at BNIM Architects headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri He has been using Revit since version 5.1 to complete projects ranging from single-family residences and historic remodels to 1.12million-square-foot office buildings Eddy is responsible for implementing BIM at his firm and also consults for other architecture and contracting firms around the country looking to implement BIM For the last four years, he has been teaching Revit to practicing architects and architectural students in the Kansas City area and has lectured around the nation on the use of BIM in the construction industry Eddy also coauthored Green BIM, a book on sustainability and BIM, with Bradley Nies Greg Demchak is a designer, a technology advocate, urban explorer, and post-apocalyptic film producer He holds architectural degrees from the University of Oregon and Massachusetts Institute of Technology He is a product designer for Autodesk, and has been working with Revit since 2000 He has been teaching at the Boston Architectural College since 2003, and is currently the principal investigator for the 2009 Solar Decathlon competition He resides in Massachusetts Tatjana Dzambazova was the product manager for Revit Architecture between 2005 and 2007, after which she moved into global industry development for the AEC industry in Autodesk, Inc Before joining Autodesk in 2000, she practiced architecture for twelve years in Vienna and London At Autodesk, she focused on evangelizing technology and established herself as internationally renowned inspiring speaker who fosters relationships with architects and industry leaders from all around the globe Powered with seemingly unlimited sources of energy and passion, Tanja manages to make three days out of one, always on the hunt for what’s new and exciting in the world of architecture and technology When she is not working or coauthoring technology books, she is advocating wildlife conservation, reading books like a maniac, cooking, riding her Ducati Monster, or playing Scrabble and Texas Hold ’Em 95281ffirs.indd 7/22/08 11:23:49 AM ADD Inc USA Retail Projects Nemeth, Polakova, Senteska Slovakia Hviezdoslav Apartments Hotel Helios Hotel Helios Gensler USA Corporate headquarters building Corporate headquarters building American University of Beruit, School of Engineering HOK UK Florence Airport Office Building, Canary Wharf Pavilion in London Square WATG USA Four Seasons Cove Restaurant and Sofitel Qiandaohu Lakeside Resort The Creations India Public Service Commission Office, Kashmir Martin Taurer Netherlands, Japan Condominium and office building, Japan Max Bögl Bauservice GmbH & Co., KG, Germany, and Zoom Visual Project GmbH, Austria Max Bögl Germany Stadium Bucharest, Romania Boston Architectural College Student architect: Angela Petitto Student architect: Kristine Gorman Student architect: Michael Basi USA Barcelona Pavilion (Mies van der Rohe); 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