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Revit Structure 2009 Metric Tutoria
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copyright owner or contributors of
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Modifying Snap Settings . . . . . .
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Annotating . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Adding Slope Arrows to a Shed Roof
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The Contents tab of the Revit Struc
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10 In the left pane of the Choose T
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Understanding Autodesk Revit Struct
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The Menu Bar The Toolbar By default
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The Design Bar is located on the le
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You can use the Project Browser to
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18 On the Design Bar, click Modify.
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5 Click Zoom Out (2x). In the drawi
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End a command 18 On the Undo menu,
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Creating a New Project In this firs
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2 Click File menu ➤ Import/Link
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Adding Column Grids In this exercis
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13 Select the next grid line below
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Training File Continue to use the p
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11 Using the same method, place a c
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7 Drag the wall towards the left ed
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34 | Chapter 2 Express Workshops
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Notice the completed structural wal
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9 Sketch lines along the drawing pe
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9 On the Design Bar, click Symbolic
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17 Click File menu ➤ Save. 18 Pro
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Adding Foundations 13 Click File me
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NOTE The individual isolated founda
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View rebar in 3D 4 Enter ZF (Zoom t
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Footing reinforcement detail Column
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Notice that the area reinforcement
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Add a break line 54 | Chapter 2 Exp
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18 On the Design Bar, click Modify.
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25 On the Design Bar, click Modify.
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Copy the rebar 13 On the Design Bar
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22 Click to place the rebar. 23 Wit
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3 On the Options Bar, click (Edit C
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10 On the Design Bar, click Modify.
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■ On the View Control Bar, for Mo
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Importing/Linking a DWG File In thi
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Modifying Project and System Settin
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27 Click Settings menu ➤ Options.
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13 Navigate to C:\My Documents or a
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Modifying Snap Settings 25 Proceed
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16 Place the cursor over the horizo
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All of the exterior walls of this p
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TIP Typically, your training files
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3 On the View Control Bar, click Mo
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11 Click View menu ➤ Visibility/G
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27 On the View Toolbar, click . Not
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23 Click File menu ➤ Save. 24 Pro
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■ Completed Structure w/ Roof&Flo
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7 Click View menu ➤ Zoom ➤ Zoom
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The Perspective Line Weights tab co
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NOTE You cannot select specific sca
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Settings Menu Command Structural Se
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Modifying Views and View Templates
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29 To create additional 3D views, c
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3 Under General, enter the desired
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In this exercise, detailed instruct
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3 Under Settings, click Setup. 4 Cl
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Starting a New Project In this tuto
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The halftone of the imported drawin
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The halftone of the imported drawin
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Set options Exterior facade outline
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Copying levels NOTE If you are prom
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Manage links 27 In the Element Prop
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Creating a Structural Model In this
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As you select subsequent grid lines
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20 Click the column to select the a
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25 Click File menu ➤ Close. To sa
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7 Press ESC. Notice that columns ar
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Adding Horizontal Framing In this e
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NOTE If necessary, you can select t
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12 On the Design Bar, click Finish
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Automatically create a beam system
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Beam system displays with dashed li
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Revit Structure provides a deck spa
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■ Enter SM (keyboard shortcut for
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3 On the Modelling tab of the Desig
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5 In the Filter dialog, do the foll
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NOTE Although you previously added
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Specify the top of steel 11 On the
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27 Select the beam that spans the m
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3 On the Modelling tab of the Desig
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Adding Shafts 11 Proceed to the nex
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Duplicating Framing 18 Click File m
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13 On the Design Bar, click Finish
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33 In the Filter dialog, click Chec
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5 On the Basics tab of the Design B
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Edit the slab 22 In the Project Bro
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The corner points of the slab are h
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Each line will be extended and trim
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59 On the Design Bar, click Modify.
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Sketch split lines 3 Select the atr
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Place additional points Delete spli
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View section view of slab 18 In the
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31 On the Design Bar, click Modify.
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Add the miter join 3 On the View Co
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The miter join is complete. 9 Click
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Notice the miter lock remains locke
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8 Click the grid line so the beam s
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14 In the Element Properties dialog
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Approximate the curve of the analyt
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3 On the Architectural tab of the D
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15 Click File menu ➤ Close. To sa
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Change the stiffener plate properti
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14 On the Family Design Bar, click
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30 Navigate to a folder of your pre
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Sketch the atrium walls 1 In the Pr
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Adding Piers or Pilasters To save c
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6 Select the exterior face of the f
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Copy the framing and slab to Garage
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Completed ramp Add a sloped beam sy
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NOTE Depending on where you draw th
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15 On the Design Bar, click Modify.
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Precast Concrete In this tutorial,
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9 Proceed to the next exercise, Cha
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4 On the Options Bar, click . 5 In
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Open the beam profile 6 In the Fami
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22 Press ESC. 23 Click the referenc
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37 Enter AL (this is the keyboard s
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Modify the right tee of the beam 49
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Creating Drawings In this tutorial,
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NOTE If necessary, you can select t
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15 On the View Toolbar, click , and
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Notice there are 3 typical detail v
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Importing Details from the Library
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■ Click OK. Because you are impor
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■ Click Open. 11 In the Insert Vi
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NOTE This exercise requires the com
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15 Working from the top down, enter
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Scheduling In this tutorial, you le
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10 Click File menu ➤ Close. To sa
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■ Under Type of Parameter, select
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Select a filter Format units A new
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23 In the Schedule Properties dialo
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Customizing the Type Schedule In th
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9 While pressing CTRL, select multi
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■ Click OK. 17 In the Element Pro
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Group rebar columns Enter rebar dat
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NOTE The cost value represents a ra
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2 Right-click the column schedule,
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7 Click OK. 8 In the Element Proper
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Split the column schedule 21 Right-
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Add additional sheets The first seg
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tables. For example, instance table
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Steel Details In this tutorial, you
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9 Draw a section as shown. 10 On th
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Detailing Steel 32 Click File menu
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Next, you create 2 detail lines tha
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18 Select the middle vertical line
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Label the angles and the plate 29 O
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7 On the Options Bar, click . 8 Ent
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9 Next, select the back of the chan
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Creating a Deck Span Transition Det
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25 On the Design bar, click Modify.
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Concrete Reinforcement Modelling In
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NOTE You can open or close the Reba
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18 Pace a single rebar at the botto
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Notice that the rebar sets are visi
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Reinforcement in a Column In this e
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10 On the Design Bar, click Modify.
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View rebar in 3D 22 On the Options
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10 Use the ViewCube to rotate the m
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Remove the major bars The area rein
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Notice the rebar for the major span
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29 Click File menu ➤ Close. To sa
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Sketch the area reinforcement 8 In
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The area reinforcement for the slab
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Change bar type 5 On the Options Ba
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NOTE The line weights in your file
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4 Press ESC. 5 Double-click the sec
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Sketch rebar parallel to the footin
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Mirror the rebar 27 On the Options
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39 On the Design Bar, click Modify.
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48 On the Options Bar, click . 49 O
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Place horizontal rebar ■ Click Mo
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20 On the Design Bar, click Modify.
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31 Drag the sketch line up towards
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40 Press CTRL, and select the outsi
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47 On the Toolbar, click , and draw
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Annotating and Dimensioning In this
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8 On the Design Bar, click Modify.
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Create a linear dimension 29 On the
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46 In the Element Properties dialog
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Edit dimension witness lines 12 On
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20 To end the editing command, clic
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position, while the second componen
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Align the windows on the floor plan
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2 On the Design Bar, click Dimensio
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■ Move the cursor up and to the l
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16 On the Options Bar, select Leade
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Add spot coordinates to a sloped be
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Tag all beams in plan view 1 In the
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■ In the Beam Annotations dialog,
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Notice the boundary condition now d
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Exporting Revit Structure Files You
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■ Under Prefer, select AutoCAD Ar
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Exporting a 2D view to AutoCAD Trai
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Export sheets 1 Click File menu ➤
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When the sheets are opened in AutoC
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About Families and the Family Edito
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The following illustration shows ho
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General procedure for creating a st
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Creating Components in the Family E
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Modify the angular reference plane
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18 Select the dimension that refers
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The dimensions displayed in the fol
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43 Select the upper dovetail dimens
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Create a new project 59 Click File
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83 Proceed to the next exercise, Cu
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Notice the opening in the beam chan
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Place dimensions 6 On the Design Ba
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15 On the Options Bar, for Label, s
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Launch the rebar shape browser 36 O
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46 On the Design Bar, click Modify.
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Sketch the extrusion Make sure the
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27 Click to place a third copy of t
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Join extrusion elements to each oth
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The titleblock has linework, text,
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18 On the Options Bar, click , and
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Create a new 10mm text style 5 On t
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26 Move the cursor down 120mm, and
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Add drawing data labels 40 On the D
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55 Click OK twice. Add sheet number
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Adding the Titleblock to a New Proj
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Truss Building In this tutorial, yo
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21 Enter ZF (keyboard shortcut for
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35 Click the top endpoint of the co
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Modify each truss 40 On the View to
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NOTE Check the Status Bar to make s
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Attach the roof 3 Click Edit menu
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Creating a Custom Truss Family In t
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14 Click the intersection of the bo
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27 In the Project Browser, under 3D
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Add framing elevations 8 On the Bas
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24 On the Tools toolbar, click . 25
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36 On the Design Bar, click Ref Pla
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The completed truss is displayed. 4
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Creating Multiple Design Options Wh
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4 In the Project Browser, expand Vi
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55 On the Basics tab of the Design
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Add the louvers to the design optio
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The louver roof system is complete.
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The louver roof system is complete.
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Linking Building Models and Sharing
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■ Auto - Origin to Origin: The or
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Rotate the townhouse The townhouse
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Copy the townhouse The townhouse is
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38 On the File menu, click Save. NO
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Apply halftone 12 Using the same te
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10 In the Save As dialog, navigate
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4 In the Manage Place and Locations
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Save locations Notice the OK button
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Working with a Linked Building Mode
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7 Click View menu ➤ Zoom ➤ Zoom
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8 Click OK. Sort schedule data In o
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Project Phasing In any project, you
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Phase 2 (north) After you add phase
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In the Element Properties dialog, n
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23 Use a crossing window to select
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to determine which phase is shown a
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Apply the Demo Red graphic override
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Dataset ■ Click File menu ➤ Ope
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20 In the Project Browser, expand F
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Rendering Views and Creating Walkth
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Training File ■ Click File menu
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11 In the Render Appearance Library
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32 Click Settings menu ➤ Object S
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42 Specify options in the Rendering
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15 On the Design Bar, click Modify.
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3 Zoom out, and select the crop bou
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Creating the Exterior Rendering In
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9 In the Rendering dialog, click Sh
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Adjust the exposure 28 In the Rende
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15 Proceed to the next exercise, Cr
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7 Click Window menu ➤ Close Hidde
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15 Maximize the 3D view, and adjust
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9 Close the Rendering dialog. Creat
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22 In the Element Properties dialog
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■ Shading with Edges ■ Renderin
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8 Verify that the crop boundary of
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5 Select the target point of the ca
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Roofs In this tutorial, you learn h
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9 Sketch a similar reference plane
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Notice that the breezeway roof pene
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Creating a Roof with a Vertical Pen
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18 On the View toolbar, click (Defa
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12 Repeat the trim procedure on the
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Creating a Shed Roof from a Footpri
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2 Select the shed roof over the ent
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4 Select the two gable end lines (t
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Create a flat roof by footprint 1 I
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Open a section view 12 In the drawi
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Add elevation points The roof is no
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27 Press and hold CTRL, and select
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Creating Roof Fascia In this exerci
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3 In the Properties dialog, click E
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4 Select the roof. 5 On the Design
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Grouping Using the grouping functio
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3 Draw a selection box (lower-right
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Place instances of the group 9 In t
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17 Select the kitchen in the stairw
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Save the training file Modifying a
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Add elements for a unique condition
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Nesting Groups 25 On the Design Bar
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6 Press TAB, select the wall betwee
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18 On the Design Bar, click Modify.
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Continue using the training file sa