Exploring Autodesk Revit MEP 2014: Available on Amazon

Exploring Autodesk Revit MEP 2014 Exploring Exploring Autodesk Revit MEP 2014 textbook covers the detailed description of all basic and advanced concepts as well as the usage of the tools and commands of Autodesk Revit MEP 2014. It explores the processes involved in Building Information Modeling.. The topics covered in this textbook range from creating building components, HVAC system, electrical system, plumbing system. fire protection system...

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New Feature: Autodesk 360 Structural Analysis

New Feature in Autodesk 360: Structural Analysis here is a new  feature  available for users of Structural Analysis 360, the cloud based analysis service for Autodesk Revit Structure.   Users of the service are now able to view and investigate the analytical model used by the analysis service directly from within their WebGL enabled web browser. Once a model has been pushed to the cloud for analysis, users will be able to access a convenient 3D model viewer at anytime to view the analytical model that has been submitted to...

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Autodesk Flow Design

About Project Falcon will be moving forward into the world as Autodesk Flow Design. The product itself is an updated version of Falcon with an improved user interface for the stand-alone version (PC and Mac) and some upgrades inside Inventor and Revit. The AutoCAD plug-in may come back later. A lot of the work that went into it was motivated by feedback from the Autodesk Labs users. The team has tried to make it easy to access Flow Design as well....

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Creating Roof in Revit

A roof is a structure that covers the uppermost part of a building. The function of a roof is to protect the building and its contents from the effects of weather. The primary function of a roof is to protect the building and its contents from rain. In Revit Architecture, you can create roof structure using tools provided in the Roof drop-down in the Build panel of Architecture tab.  Roof by Footprint  The...

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SCHEDULE

Schedule is a format for providing project information. Schedule primarily provide information in a tabulated form. Schedules are created by extracting information from a building model. In Autodesk Revit Architecture, all elements are parametric. This means that they have several properties associated with them. When you use these elements, the associated information is automatically added to the building model. This information can be then extracted...

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Design Options: An Introduction

  In this article, we are going to take you through what Design Options are, when would you use them. The Design Options provides you with the flexibility of choosing several alternatives for your design. As a designer, you need to come up with multiple design ideas, so that you can select the best option that suits the functional, aesthetical, and economical requirement of your project. Therefore, you need to develop and evaluate several design options and then execute the best possible design option for your project. The majority...

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Callout View

A callout view is used to display an enlarged view of a part of a building model. This view is important for detailing. Creating callout view is a common practice amongst engineers as it helps them to view the project more precisely and with a higher detail. In an architectural project, callout is used to show details of the basic building elements in a model. You can create callout in plan view or in elevation view. Note that, the callout...

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