INTRODUCTION

Welcome to Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Essentials, based on the Revit Architecture 2012 release.

What you are holding in your hands is the first Revit book in a new series. When we authors first sat down to learn Revit (eons ago), each of us was put into a room with a trainer, and over the course of four days, we clicked through all the buttons and functionality to learn the software. Once initiated, we walked away with some answers, some questions, and a general understanding of what Revit does and how we could use it to leverage building design, documentation, and construction.

Our aim with this book is to replicate that training experience. The book is divided into training “days” with the idea that each chapter should take ...

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