Welcome to your Revit learning journey.
Before we begin it’s important to understand the fundamentals of Revit and how the people who developed and designed the software expected people to interface with its various parts and pieces. These four links will help you understand why the software is structured the way it is – please watch/read all this content before engaging in Revit training.
Revit skills
Revit, like anything, has a range of competencies. When on a project you will be assigned tasks that will touch on the skills listed below. Sometimes you will be asked to do something in tier higher than your competency.
Communication is key – if you are asked to do something you’re unfamiliar with, explain to whoever assigned you the task your hesitation and lack of experience and request information
Tier 1
"the basics" can/should be mastered in six months from starting.
Tier 2
"advanced tasks" can/should be mastered one year from starting.
Tier 3
"expert tasks" expected from Designer III, model managers, and above.
Do no harm
Sometimes learning causes mistakes and those mistakes can create problems for our colleagues. Our goal should always be to maximize our ability to learn while minimizing any destructive impacts our actions have. Below are behaviors that everyone should avoid while working in Revit.
Two helpful Do No Harm Links:
Exploding a CAD document
Downloading/adding families online without vetting their content or structure
Using worksets like layers
Touching coordinates (do NOT touch)
Drastically changing established view templates
Upinning objects without consulting the team
Deleting objects without consulting the team
Using 2D elements instead of 3D elements
Hiding in view
Using 'dummy tags'
Using model groups over families
Overriding graphics in view
Rounding dimensions or adjusting dimension settings
Standards
The goal of a ‘good standard’ is to provide the correct amount of structure to prompt collaboration and remove the frustrations associated with transitioning from project to project, but not be so rigid as to add barriers or red tape to a seemingly nascent process. This balance is best established with healthy and abundant communication between various levels of project contributors; from Intern to Project Manager everyone plays a role in making the work a success.
‘Standards’ Presentation
Model Management
Model management means optimizing our digital models so our team encounters fewer errors, latency, and problems. Model management requires an in-depth level of knowledge about Revit and the architectural process, but the links below are excellent first exposures to the concept of model management and what is expected of someone with a mastery of Revit.
‘Model Management’ Presentation
The final link is a compiled resource for everything Digital Practice and software learning
