Complete Revit Guide Tips & Tricks

Designing in Revit has many benefits. It is an efficient way of designing and it also saves time with the BIM system. The Complete Revit Guide was designed with Architects and designers in mind to help them in their use of Revit, with quality workflows and industry techniques to get projects done better..

This article will give you a few tips on how to design in Revit efficiently so that you can spend more time designing instead of wasting time on repetitive tasks.

1. Revit is a complicated software and it is best to start with the basics. This means designing case study projects, and experimenting with elements, for instance making a small wall segment of curtain walls, so you can understand how they work. Each Complete Revit Guide course starts with a little exercise. When you work, it’s very important for you to narrow down and make your work simpler.

2. It is important to know that Revit is not just a 2D drafting program, but a 3D modeling program as well. Practicing your modeling skills is a requirement for skill development here. You will need to spend time, downloading sample models and designs as well as your own to improve here.

3. One of the most important skills in Revit is understanding how to use Views and Projections. You will need to pay attention before a project, for what deliverables will be needed. You will also need to understand which views will be essential to working on the design. With these in mind, you can confidently create views that will help you finish the project.

4. It’s also important to understand how to use Revit’s many different drawing tools for creating your models (e.g., lines, arcs, circles, etc). In the Complete Revit Guide, there are several elements for students to learn these commands. Learn each one at a time, and experiment so you can do variations and get faster on the fly.

5. One of the most common mistakes beginners make when using revit is that they don’t know how to save their work or export their files in an appropriate format. Always try to keep to one version for the duration of a project. Also, try to export in PDF. If you need to process the files in InDesign or another software, be sure to use a layout so you can configure scale and page orientation.

If you are looking to develop your skills in Revit, try the complete Revit Guide in the below link.

Brandon A. Gibbs is the Founder of I Am The Studio,
Creative Director of MotionFORM, Content Creator @ ThinkParametric. Brandon is a licensed Architect, previously at Bauer Askew Architecture. Follow him on Twitter @iamthestudio