New Guy - Questions.

[cmcconnell1869]

I am a new guy to Revit. I am an Autodesk Inventor user. So far I have discovered that Revit is nothing like Inventor. I am getting quite frustrated. Is there anything (websites, tutorials, etc) that you would recomend to get me started?

What I am attempting to do is design a garage. So far I have my property lines drawn, my house foundation and basement drawn (just have it in so far for reference), my garage foundation drawn, etc. I have ran into a couple problems that I don't know how to solve:

1)How do I make angled walls equal in length and angle - picture an octogon.
2)How do I thicken the edges of a slab? Do I need to make a new Floor family?
3)How do I make a sloped driveway?

This is just the beginning.

I realize these questions are rather elementary, but I am used to modeling machines....

Any help would be appreciated.

[beegee]

I am a new guy to Revit. I am an Autodesk Inventor user. So far I have discovered that Revit is nothing like Inventor. I am getting quite frustrated. Is there anything (websites, tutorials, etc) that you would recomend to get me started?

What I am attempting to do is design a garage. So far I have my property lines drawn, my house foundation and basement drawn (just have it in so far for reference), my garage foundation drawn, etc. I have ran into a couple problems that I don't know how to solve:

1)How do I make angled walls equal in length and angle - picture an octogon.
2)How do I thicken the edges of a slab? Do I need to make a new Floor family?
3)How do I make a sloped driveway?

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Hi cmcconnell, and welcome aboard.

Revit is nothing like Inventor, as you're found. Its based largely on intuitive building practices rather than a solid modelling paradigm.

To answer your initial questions :-
a) Draw the shapes of one or two walls at the correct length and angle and then mirror and/or rotate them to create the shape you want.

b) Use a hosted profile to add a sweep to the slab edge. ( Covered by tutorials in the Help section )

c) Add a slope arrow to the slab in sketch mode.

Hope that gets you started.

[cmcconnell1869]

Okay thanks, Beegee. I will play with that info, and be back when I have more questions.

[ita]

Beegee - g'day mate! Where ya been? I have noticed the lack of input from you this last week - great to have you back!! :D

Sorry guys - I know this has nothing to do with the topic. :lol:

[beegee]

Hi ita,

I've been walking through the Tassie wilderness for the past couple of weeks. ( Feels more like a couple of months ! ... which is good )

Gonna be difficult to get the hang of this work thing again though :shock:

[Dimitri Harvalias]

Welcome back Beegee. I have missed your wisdom and quick responses around here. As for getting back to work... I thought it had been well established that you don't actually work you just spend the entire day providing valuable information to all of us Zoogsters! :wink:
Back to the topic at hand. cmcconnell, give it time. Revit is a very different animal than most CAD packages and it may require you to open your mind to a new way of doing things. You've already made the best move first just by joining and poking around this site. You will find everyone eager to answer any question you might have and you will always be welcomed back when you get stuck.
Just out of curiosity, what change in position/profession warrants the switch from Inventor to Revit? I don't know a lot about Inventor but I can't see it being used as an architectural CAD package.

[nrenfro]

Autodesk has a very helpfull collection of classes that they give online.
On the Revit page look under traning > Instructor-Led Training for a list and schedule of classes. Very helpful!

[brittany.fortin1768]

Hey cmcconnell,

You can find tutorials under the Help menu. If you go to Documents on the Web (under the Help menu), you can download a pdf version of the tutorials that you can print as a training manual.

If you are using Revit 6.0, which I hope you are, go to the Getting Started folder of the tutorials and do the "Creating Your First Building Model" tutorial. This new tutorial will take you from the ground, —up, and teach you many useful techniques. You create a multi-level, dual-wing building model with a curtainwall passageway connecting the wings. The tutorial is designed specifically for new users. After completing the tutorial, you will have a firm foundation of knowledge to build on.

Hope this helps. Good luck and have fun.

Oh,... and GO NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS!!!!!

[cmcconnell1869]

Thanks for all the help. I actually haven't changed jobs. My wife would like a garage and we have 1 seat of Revit 5.0 at work (for some strange reason - I think somebody in management thought we should be doing all of our own dwgs come renovation time) I was hoping to cludge my way through enough to come up with a decent garage. I am starting to wonder if that is true. :oops: I am really hoping I don't have to do it with AutoCAD. :cry: I spent 3 hrs lastnight trying to get 2 roofs to join. :x Oh well I will keep fighting. :lol:

Thanks again...

[LRaiz]

If you have 5.0 then most likely you have a subscription that entitles you to later versions as well. You might be able to download and authorize Revit 6.0; Visit http://revit.autodesk.com/download.asp for download.

LR

[jcude70463]

Thanks for all the help. I actually haven't changed jobs. My wife would like a garage and we have 1 seat of Revit 5.0 at work (for some strange reason - I think somebody in management thought we should be doing all of our own dwgs come renovation time) I was hoping to cludge my way through enough to come up with a decent garage. I am starting to wonder if that is true. :oops: I am really hoping I don't have to do it with AutoCAD. :cry: I spent 3 hrs lastnight trying to get 2 roofs to join. :x Oh well I will keep fighting. :lol:

Thanks again...

I would much rather use Autocad to draw for the simple fact that I have used it for so long.

[Wes Macaulay]

Except for the fact that once you've learned Revit you may get twice the work done, and you never have to go back and fix drawings because your plans aren't coordinated with the sections, hmm?

Learning Revit may feel like a waste of time, but using AutoCAD truly is waste of time, at least for most building documentation purposes. But it's a lot easier to say that once you're more proficient at using Revit.

I am so thankful for this program, and the industry is only beginning to "get it".

[Damo]

I am so thankful for this program, and the industry is only beginning to "get it".Yah!, and once the industry 'get's it' then my competitive advantage goes. So will you keep our little secret quite please :smile:.

I'm afraid once our clients know we have this programme they will be asking for more, yesterday, in colour, with perspectives of every room, linked schedules, with animated fly-by's, hyperlinked drawings posted on the web from them to access at their leisure from whatever internet café they are at - all possible cmcconnell!, (apart from the yesterday part, but apparently Release 7 has this sorted).