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(More customer reviews)The book covers allot of ground and shows a lot of impressive possibilities to dazzle you.
I'm a veteran Architecture 2008 user and am switching to Revit 2008. What's maddening is all the little nuances that the experienced users skip over that make all the difference...
As an example, I do a lot of remodel work and many of the existing structures and site features are at odd and sometimes slight angles. Revit will force any lines or objects that happen to be less than 1 or 2 degrees to snap back to 90 degrees or 0 degrees. Granted, those pesky slight angles can create some serious challenges when working in 3D, but there are circumstances that demand that level of accuracy. It took me 2 days of rummaging around the web on blogs and support sites, discussions with my VAR to finally figure out that it just requires a simple typed command "SO" which stands for" Snap Off" that has to be typed while in the command. None of the 3 books I bought mention that little tidbit and my VAR was clueless. Another example: To really make Revit do all the really useful 3D customization that is needed, it's heart and soul is the toolsets to make custom family objects and massing components. This is a very deep subject with a huge amount of special tricks. This book has some practical step by step instructions, but there is a awful lot of "isn't this cool!" and "Geez, wouldn't it be great to make Revit do tricks like these!" kind of examples with just some generalizations as to how to do them. What I'm finding is that the tools and tricks I learned so well in ADT do not translate into Revit. Another example: The drawing (line work) tools take more steps and operate in odd ways compared to the refined tools in ADT. Both this book and the "Introducing Revit" do not show how to use the basic drawing tools! So it was trial and error time. The book talks about roof extrusions but does not show the ins and outs. Roofs apparently extrude profiles not closed loop sketches. Other objects require closed loops "sketched" on a work plane. There isn't enough detail to show the basic steps and the presentation is a bit limited as to which types to use under what circumstances. There is a lot of strategy and important choices to make to work effectively and efficiently that the book does not get into.
This book struck me more like a travel guide than a nuts and bolts instructional manual. The level of detailed instructions are unevenly applied.
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Revit Architecture has revolutionized how architects design, develop, and deliver projects—and now you can join the revolution with this expert guide. Authored by a team of Revit aficionados and experts, this in-depth book uses clear explanations, detailed tutorials, and practical examples to show you how to best implement Revit in the real world. Starting with a focused look at the basics of Revit and Building Information Modeling (BIM), you'll move quickly into setting up and customizing your Revit tools, preparing your office/project templates and settings, creating your library of components, and much more.
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