Revit® Architecture 2010 Advanced


This class is designed to be a minimum of two days and builds upon the concepts covered in the Fundamentals and Intermediate classes. The student should have completed the Fundamentals and Intermediate classes, or have the equivalent practical experience with Revit®.

Learning Objective
Using the Revit® Architecture 2010 software, the participant will learn concepts directed toward Building Information Management, Preliminary Design, visualization, and creating custom walls and roofs.

    Course Outline

  • Massing Studies
  • Overview of Massing Studies
  • Placing Basic Mass Elements
  • Creating Conceptual Massing
  • Setting Work Planes
  • Creating Mass Forms
  • Dynamic Editing for Conceptual Massing
  • From Massing to Building



    • Space Planning & Area Analysis

  • Space Planning
  • Area Analysis
  • Creating Color Schemes



    • Visualization

  • Perspectives
  • Creating Walkthroughs
  • Solar Studies



    • Rendering

  • Basic Rendering
  • Working with Lighting
  • Enhancing Renderings



    • Creating Custom Templates

  • Preparing Templates
  • Presetting Annotation Styles
  • Creating Titleblocks
  • Creating Object Styles
  • Materials and Fill Patterns



    • Custom Walls, Roofs, & Sections

  • Creating Wall, Roof, and Floor Types
  • Adding Sweeps to Walls, Roofs, and Floors
  • Vertically Stacked Walls
  • Vertically Compound Walls



    • Family Concepts & Techniques

  • Introduction to Families
  • Creating the Parametric Framework
  • Creating Family Elements
  • Creating Family Types
  • Adding Family Parameters
  • Visibility Display Settings
  • Overview of Family Creation



    • Creating Specific Families

  • Creating Custom Doors & Windows
  • Creating In-Place Families
  • Creating Profiles
  • Creating Angled Cornices and Copings
  • Creating Custom Railings
  • Families for Railings, Balusters, and Panels
  • Adding Custom Posts
  • Creating Annotation Families
  • Working with Shared Parameters
  • Conceptual Mass Families

About the Instructor:
Doug Bowers, AIA, LEED® AP
Doug Bowers combines 30 years of architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) experience with 20 years experience in managing and consulting in the use of various design software packages.

Doug recently worked on projects for a multi-office multi-disciplinary firm using Revit and AutoCAD Architecture. He served in roles of Project Manager, Project Architect, and Project BIM Manager. Doug was also a member of the BIM Implementation Team, the CADD Committee, and Project BIM Manager for a multi-company $130 million Revit-based project. Doug’s prior experience with Revit was instrumental in helping the organization adapt to utilizing Revit and Building Information Modeling. Doug performed Revit new user training for employees, as well as weekly Revit lunch ‘n learns for employee ongoing training.

Doug’s experience also includes working as a Senior Consultant for a nationwide Autodesk Value-Added-Reseller. In this role, Doug assisted client companies with implementation of Revit and AutoCAD Architecture. He provided custom training for both users and CAD Managers, in addition to standardized training sessions for various levels of difficulty. Client software version upgrade customizations and training were also an important part of his position. Doug routinely spoke to companies about utilizing BIM software and the impact it would have on their organization.

Doug spent over 7 years managing design software for a 16-office nationwide architectural firm. As the Director of CADD Technologies, Doug was responsible for management of regional office CADD Managers, in addition to all customization and implementation of the design software. He developed standard training for all new CADD users and conducted customized training sessions throughout the offices.

Doug’s 30 years of experience in the AEC industry includes the project types of retail, education, offices, justice/detention, churches, medical, warehouses, and manufacturing. His project roles during that time include Project Manager, Project Architect, and Design-Build Manager. Throughout his career, he has been instrumental in combining architecture and design software technology to increase the organization’s productivity.

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