Autodesk Revit 2017 (R1) for Landscape Architecture

The Autodesk® Revit® software is a powerful Building Information Modeling (BIM) program that has allowed countless firms to incorporate the BIM workflow into their designs. As a key component of this workflow, Autodesk Revit allows landscape architecture firms to produce powerfully intelligent designs.

The Autodesk® Revit®) for Landscape Architecture student guide is designed to teach you the Autodesk Revit functionality focusing on creating and documenting full 3D project models for an urban environment. You begin by learning about the user interface and basic drawing, editing, and viewing tools. Then you learn how to create a basic building with walls, doors, windows, and roofs. From there you move into modelling hardscapes using walls, floors, and stairs, and adding components such as trees, site furniture and planting areas. An introduction to topography trains you in using the toposurface tools that come with Autodesk Revit. Finally, you learn the processes that take the model to the construction documentation phase.

Topics Covered

Understanding the purpose of Building Information Management (BIM) and how it is applied in the Autodesk Revit software.
Navigating the Autodesk Revit workspace and interface.
Working with the basic drawing and editing tools.
Starting a project based on existing CAD drawings or Autodesk Revit models.
Adding retaining walls, hardscape, stairs and other building elements.
Placing components for plantings, furniture, and lighting.
Creating and modifying basic topography.
Setting up sheets for plotting with text, dimensions, details, tags, and schedules.
Creating details.

Author Biography

ASCENT develops and produces a wide range of courseware offerings, knowledge products, and courseware for the industry’s leading engineering software tools from Autodesk, Dassault Systèmes, and PTC. ASCENT’s team is comprised of courseware developers, engineers, instructional designers, architects, and technical writers who work together to create training solutions that work for our clients. Our curriculum group specializes in the creation of blended education programs that incorporate the best of expert-led and technology-based training offerings to create the most effective course content and ensure that users achieve maximum productivity from their chosen engineering tools. We also work to meet our client’s needs by offering different levels of customization for classroom-training curriculum.