AutoCAD Revit Structures 2009 Training Course
Do you need to learn how to model and analyse structures for your design project or
thesis? This course will be exactly what you are looking for! AutoCAD Revit Structures 2009
is an object based editable analytical model for efficient structural analysis, design, and
documentation.
Objective:
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To provide a hands on learning experience covering both essential and advanced
topics for Revit Structures 2009
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Allow students an opportunity to learn advanced software from graduate students at
a “student price”
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Learn a program that will give you an advantage when looking for employment in the
near future
Course Outline:
The course will be split into two parts where students can attend one or both parts. The
first weekend will cover essential topics required to operate Revit Structures 2009 and the
second weekend will cover advanced topics.
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Weekend #1
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January 16 & 17
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Essential topics for Revit Structures 2009
$20 per person
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January 23 & 24
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Advanced Topics for Revit Structures 2009
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$20 per Person
Weekend #2
Location: Undergraduate Design lab (Room Number)
Additional Resources:
The book that best matches the course material is Mastering Revit Structures 2009 which
will only be available to students who order by DATE for a cost of $Amount. Students who do
not make the deadline will not be provided with this course material, however, they are
encouraged to purchase their own copy ahead of the course (online on at a bookstore).
Schedule of Lessons for Essentials Course
Saturday January 16, 2009
0900 – 1030
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Building Information Modelling
Exploring the User Interface
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Working with Structural Elements and Families
Break
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Working with the Views
Controlling Object Visibility
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Working with Elevation and Section Views
Lunch
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Working with 3d Views
Starting a Project
Adding and Modifying Levels
Break
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Creating and Modifying Grids
Working with Structural Columns
Working with Structural Walls
Break
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Adding Floor Framing
Working with Beams and Beam Systems
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Working with Structural Steel Frames
1030 - 1045
1045 – 1215
1215-1300
1300-1430
1430 - 1445
1445 – 1615
1615 - 1630
1630 - 1800
Sunday January 17, 2009
0900 – 1030
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Working with Concrete Beams
Adding Slabs
Creating Roofs and Adding Structural Framing
Break
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Adding Foundations
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Creating Stairs
Creating Ramps
1030 - 1045
1045 – 1215
1215-1300
1300-1430
Lunch
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Adding Tags
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Adding Dimensions
Creating Legends
Working with Schedules
1430 - 1445
1445 – 1615
Break
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Adding Reinforcement and Detail Components
Adding Detail Lines and Detail Groups
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Importing and Editing DWG (drawing) Details
Adding Concrete Detail Components
Break
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Creating and Modifying Steel Details
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Working with Sheets and Titleblocks
Printing Sheets
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Exporting Content to CAD Formats
1615 - 1630
1630 - 1800
Schedule of Lessons for Advanced Course
Saturday January 23, 2009
0900 – 1030
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Creating 2D Detail Components
Working with Detail Groups
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Managing a Library of Typical Details
Break
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Adding 3d Rebar to Beams and Columns
Working with Reinforcements
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Creating a slab on Metal Deck
Lunch
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Creating Precast Hollow Core Slabs
Creating a Tapered Moment Frame
Creating a 3D Steel Gusset Plate
Break
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Adding Steel Stiffeners
Creating a Stepped Footing
Modifying Bar Joist Families
Break
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Working with Trusses
Working with Analytical Models
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Adjusting Analytical Models
1030 - 1045
1045 – 1215
1215-1300
1300-1430
1430 - 1445
1445 – 1615
1615 - 1630
1630 - 1800
Sunday January 24, 2009
0900 – 1030
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Checking for Analytical Consistencies
Adding and Modifying Boundary Conditions
Analyzing and Updating the Model with ETABS Millennium
Break
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Importing and Exporting to AutoCAD
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Importing and Exporting Data to AutoCAD Architecture
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Linking Revit Models
1030 - 1045
1045 – 1215
1215-1300
1300-1430
Lunch
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Coordinating and Monitoring Changes
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Checking and Fixing Interference Conditions
Break
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Creating and Using Worksets
Managing Worksets
Break
1430 - 1445
1445 – 1615
1615 - 1630
1630 - 1800
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Publish Revit Structure Files to DWF (similar to PDF file)
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Working with a DEF Markup Files
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Importing and Exporting Data Using the IFC Format