The main purpose of the Autodesk® Revit® Architecture software is to design buildings: walls, doors, floors, roofs, and stairs. However, architects also frequently need to add site and structural information. The Autodesk® Revit® 2018.1 Architecture: Site and Structural Design learning guide covers the elements and tools that are used to create topographic surfaces for site work and add structural elements.

Topics Covered

Create topographic surfaces
Add property lines and building pads
Modify toposurfaces with subregions, splitting surfaces and grading the regions
Annotate site plans and add site components
Work with Shared Coordinates
Create structural grids and add columns
Add foundation walls and footings
Add beams and beam systems
Create framing elevations and add braces

Prerequisites Students who purchase this learning guide should be comfortable with the fundamentals of the Autodesk Revit Architecture software as taught in the Autodesk® Revit® Architecture Fundamentals learning guide and have knowledge of basic techniques taught in this guide.

Information on the Autodesk® Revit® Structure software, which is optimized for structural engineering, is covered in a separate learning guide.

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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.

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