Autodesk Revit Tutorials, Revit Families, BIM Revit

• Home
• CHAPTER 1
  • Intrduction
  • What to expect from BIM
  • Where can you go from here
  • The bottom ine
• CHAPTER 2
  • Introduction
  • Working with Revit Parametric Elements
  • The Revit User Interface
  • Using the Project Browser
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 3
  • Introduction
  • Selecting, Changing, and Replacing Elements
  • Editing Elements Interactively
  • Other Useful Tools
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 4
  • Introduction
  • Starting a Project with a Custom Template
  • Settings for Graphic Consistency
  • Creating Custom Annotation Tags
  • Creating Custom Title Blocks
  • Creating a Custom Title Block with the Family Editor
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 5
  • Introduction
  • Wall Types
  • Floor and Roof Types
  • Ceiling Types
  • Door and Window Types
  • Stair Types
  • Types and Type Catalogs
  • Graphic Overrides of Host Objects with Complex Structure
  • Additional Global Project Settings
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 6
  • Introduction
  • Modeling with Revit
  • Principles of Modeling in Revit
  • Where Can You Go From Here?
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 7
  • Introduction
  • Massing Studies
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 8
  • Introduction
  • Conceptual Design and Early Studies
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 9
  • Introduction
  • Revit Design Options
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 10
  • Introduction
  • Modeling Parametric 3D Families
  • Choosing the Right Family Template
  • Types of Families
  • Smart Workflow: Nesting One Family into Another
  • Parametric Arrays in the Family Editor
  • Encoding Design Rules
  • Building a Parametric 3D Family
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 11
  • Introduction
  • Basic Walls: Advanced Modeling Techniques
  • Curtain Walls: Advanced Design Techniques
  • Roofs
  • Roofs and Slabs: Advanced Shape Editing
  • Railings and Fences
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 12
  • Introduction
  • Drawings with Shadows
  • Color-Coded Plans and Sections
  • Elevations That Convey Depth
  • Working with Perspective Views
  • Rendering
  • Creating Animated Walkthroughs
  • Exporting to Other Formats
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 13
  • Introduction
  • Preliminary Design Tools
  • Calculating Areas
  • Schedules
  • Using Schedules for Preliminary Cost Estimates
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 14
  • Introduction
  • Sustainability in Architecture
  • Preliminary Design Tools
  • Tracking Recycled Materials
  • Window Surface Percentage vs. Room Area
  • Energy Analysis
  • The Bottom Line
• CHAPTER 15
  • Introduction
  • Annotating Your Views
  • Displaying Information about Rooms
  • Schedule Keys
  • Tags
  • Shared Parameters
  • Text and Keynotes
  • The Bottom Line

Rendering

• The Rendering Design Bar
• Materials
• Raytracing the View
• Rendering Best Practices

Rendering Best Practices

• Don’t set raytrace quality settings to Best when iterating through materials; doing so only slows down the time it takes to raytrace. Keep Quality set to Good until you’re ready for a final pass.
• Set image size to approximately 8.5. ×11. for initial rendering passes to keep rendering time down. You should be able to see enough detail in the rendering at this size to make judg-ments about lighting and material quality. Bump the size to final output size only when you’re ready to run a final pass
• Turn off lights that aren’t visible in your view using the Light dialog and light groups. This will speed up your renderings.
• Don’t use the Soft Shadows, Blurry Reflections, Blurry Transparency, or Recalc Radiosity Lights options (Figure 12.35). They only slow down the raytrace, and the effects aren’t con-vincing or worth the extra wait time.

• Keep Reflection Bounces and Transparency Bounces set at 3. Increasing this number will slow down rendering and not add any significant quality to the final output.