Index

Note to the Reader: Throughout this index boldfaced page numbers indicate primary discussions of a topic. Italicized page numbers indicate illustrations.

A

About Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 dialog box, 198, 199

Absolute option for keynotes, 780

Abstract Phase setting, 482, 482

ACADInterop folder, 243

accelerators, keyboard, 82, 82

Accept Difference option, 218

Accept Primary button, 416

AccuRender tool, 999

acdb.pat file, 243

Acquire Coordinates tool, 201, 351

acquiring coordinates, 201–202, 202

Activate View option, 766

active worksets, 69

Actual Bracket Space formula field, 638, 638

Adaptive Component family, 559–560, 559–560

adaptive components, 860, 860

adaptive points, 546–548

Add/Edit Layer Modifiers, 249, 249

Add-ins tab, 943

Add options

filters, 120

group elements, 403, 724, 724

labels, 797

line weights, 103

revisions, 866

schedules, 156, 341, 561

selection elements, 62

sweep rows, 513

Add Parameter options, 633, 635, 639, 800

Add Point tool, 590

Add Points From Selected Layers dialog box, 86, 86

Add/Remove Segments button, 531–532

Add Split Line tool, 590–591, 591

Add To Design Set dialog box, 413, 413

Add To Set option, 413

.addin manifest files

external command registration, 943, 948–950

sample project, 967–968, 967, 969

AddInId tag, 949

additive approach

selection, 62

templates, 135, 135

wall storage, 502

AddRibbonPanel function, 966–967

Administration Building at Singapore Polytechnic, 895, 896

ADN (Autodesk Developer Center and Developer Network), 970

adoption curves, 10–11, 10–11

ADSK format, 203

AEC Headquarters, 885–886, 885–886

afterburners, 1003, 1004

aggregating template data, 136–139, 137–139

AIA (American Institute of Architects), 195

airlock, 973, 983, 983, 989, 989, 996–997, 996–997

Alcatraz set, 1000, 1000–1001

Align tool

elements, 74–75, 75

layers, 518, 519

Align With Element option

filled regions, 713, 713

patterns, 113

Aligned To Current View option, 81

Aligned To Picked Level option, 81

Aligned To Same Place option, 81, 622

Aligned To Selected Levels option, 81

Aligned To Selected Views option, 81

aligning

elements, 74–75, 75

layers, 518, 519

with pasting, 80–81, 81, 622

pattern orientation, 113

All Grid Lines option, 528

all instances, selecting, 63, 139, 181

Allow Join option, 76

Along Horizontal Grid option, 529, 530

Alphabetical material option, 111

ambient lighting, 462–464, 462–464

American Institute of Architects (AIA), 195

analysis in BIM, 8–9, 8–9

Analysis Output tab, 376–378, 377

analytic extents, 20–29, 21–28

analytic visualization, 437

design elements identification, 445–446, 446

monochromatic views, 437–440, 438–440

project parameters, 440–442, 440–443

sun and shadow studies, 446–450, 447–449

user-defined parameters, 443–445, 443–445

Analyze Mass Model dialog box, 361–362, 361

Analyze tab, 359–360, 359

angles

arrays, 73

complex mass family rotation, 333, 333

angular twists, 319–320

animated solar studies

creating, 354–355, 449, 449

exporting, 355–356, 356–357

previewing, 355, 355

animation paths for photorealistic visualization, 473–480, 473–479

Annotation Objects tab, 102

annotations and Annotate tab, 58, 58

3D views, 821, 821

creating, 125, 125

details, 705, 705

dimensions, 794–796, 794–796

keynotes. See keynotes

overview, 771–772, 771

project parameters, 797–800, 797–800

property lines, 93

Region tool, 708, 708

revision clouds, 863, 866–867

shared parameters, 800–807, 801–807

tags. See tags

text, 772

API. See application programming interface (API)

APL parameter, 336, 336

Appearance tab

materials, 110

schedules, 752, 753

Application class, 964–966

Application menu, 48, 49, 243, 243

application programming interface (API), 941–942

database-level applications, 947

development environment options, 951–952, 951–952

external applications, 945–947

external commands, 943–945

external utility installation, 948–950

resources, 970

sample project. See sample project

Software Development Kit, 942–943, 942–943

applications

database-level, 947

external, 945–947

Apply Area Rules setting, 744

Apply Default View Template To All Views option, 124

Apply View Template dialog box, 743, 769

architects

MEP engineer relationship, 198

role, 148

structural engineer relationship, 197–198

arcs, 830–836, 831–835

Area And Volume Computations dialog box

area plans, 742–743, 742

room area, 740

room volumes, 365–366, 366

Area Boundary line type, 744

Area Plan tool, 742–743

area plans

adding areas, 745–747, 745–747

complex, 748

creating, 742–744, 743–745

modifying, 747, 747

sheets, 764–766, 766

standards, 741–742, 742

Area Schemes tab, 742, 742

Area tool, 745

Area Type property, 744, 746

areas

parametric models, 848–849, 848–849

rooms, 740–741, 740–741

scheduled, 42, 754–755, 755

tags, 791, 791

Arrange panel, 718, 719

arranging views, 718–719, 718–719

Array command, 634

Array tool, 72–74

arrays

elements, 72–74, 72–73

parametric, 634–636, 634–635

art directors, 975–976

articulation of walls, 510–516, 510–516

artificial lighting

ceiling, 485–486, 485

light groups, 486–495, 486–495

as-built documentation, 863

aspect ratio, 471–472, 472, 475, 475

assemblies

creating, 891–892, 892

views, 892, 893

Assembly tag, 949

Associate Family Parameter dialog box, 639, 639

associative parameters

mass dimensions, 316, 316

materials, 639, 639

At Library Locations option, 780

At Wall Center option, 366

Attach End option, 790

Attach Top/Base button, 25, 521

Attached Detail Groups option, 401

Attached Detail Groups Placement dialog box, 401, 401

attached relationships in groups, 410, 410

attaching walls, 521–522, 521–522

Attachment option for linked models, 206

Auto - By Shared Coordinates option, 201, 229

Auto - Origin To Origin option, 229

Autodesk Developer Center and Developer Network (ADN), 970

Autodesk Ecotect energy modeling application, 363

Autodesk Revit API Discussion Group, 970

Automatic Ceiling mode, 577

Automatically Embed option, 536, 536

AvailabilityClassName tag, 950

Avatar, 1011

AVI files, exporting, 478, 478

B

B-25 bomber, 1011–1012, 1011–1012

background

gradient, 352

horizon simulation, 462, 462

imported data, 230

sun studies, 352, 352

Background setting, 462, 462

backups for central files, 172

Baluster Family category, 677

balusters

behaviors, 603

curtain walls for, 670–671, 671

curved railings, 684, 685

glass stairs, 696–697, 696, 698

handrail joins, 664, 664

nesting, 659–661, 660

overrides, 654

pins as, 696, 696

placement, 649, 649, 653, 656, 656, 665, 665, 669, 671

support, 677–683, 677–683, 686, 687

types, 651–652, 651–652

bar top, 1012, 1013

barrel roofs, 584

Base Extension Distance parameter, 517–519

Base Is Attached parameter, 522

Base Level option, 581

Base Offset setting, 519, 525

Base Offset From Level setting, 581

base templates, 135

baseboard details, 717, 717

Basic Ceiling family, 577

Basics tab for linked models, 211

batt insulation, 723, 723

BCA (Building Construction Authority), 896–897

Begin With Riser option, 668

belts for curtain wall surfaces, 542

Bentley Structural Modeler, 241

BEP (BIM execution plan), 882

best practices

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 926–927

film and stage, 992–997, 993–997

groups, 409–411, 410

stairs and railings, 699–700

Best setting, 468, 468

bicycles, evolution vs. revolution, 12–13, 13

BIM (Building Information Modeling)

analysis, 8–9, 8–9

execution plans, 194–195, 882

firm culture, 11–13

goal setting, 10–11, 10–11

investment in, 13–14

overview, 3–4

planning for, 4–5, 4

quality control, 154

file size, 154–157, 155–157

schedules, 158–161, 158–161

warnings, 161–162, 161–162

staffing, 146–151, 146–147, 149

strategy, 9–10

visualizations, 5–7, 5–8

work plans, 150

workflow, 141–145, 142–146

BIM and Construction Management, 874

BIM curve, 225, 226

BIM execution plan (BEP), 882

binding links, 408, 408

blends, 615, 615

generic model mass families, 319, 319, 322–325, 323–324

glass stairs, 697

in-place solids, 302, 302–303

pattern-based panels, 291–292, 292–293

railing paths, 688–689, 688

blocking

details, 716–717, 717

placing, 731, 731

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (BCJ)

Apple stairs, 694, 695

background, 924–925, 924

technology history, 925

virtualization

best practices, 926–927

hardware settings, 927–939, 927–939

BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association), 741–742

BOMA Area, 741–742

boot order in virtualization, 935, 935

Border Tile parameter, 544, 545

borrowing elements, 182–183

boundaries

area, 743–744, 743–745, 747

filled regions, 715, 715–716

line visibility, 766

brackets, shelf

formulas, 636–638, 636–638

modeling, 629–630, 629–630

nesting, 631–633, 631–632

parameters, 633–634, 633–634

parametric arrays, 634–636, 634–635

Break Up option, 525

breaking up

models, 151–152

stacked walls, 525

bricks, 720–721, 720

bridge elements, 842, 843

Bring Forward option, 719, 719

Bring To Front option, 718, 718

Browser Organization dialog box, 119–120

Browser Organization Properties dialog box, 119, 119

Build Events dialog box, 968, 969

builders, 873–874

Building Coder blog, 970

Building Construction Authority (BCA), 896–897

Building Design + Construction, 873

building envelopes in energy modeling, 363–364, 364

building footprint, 829–839, 829–835, 837–838

Building Information Modeling. See BIM (Building Information Modeling)

building massing, 839–845, 840–846

building orientation, 340

Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA), 741–742

building pads, 90–91, 91

Building sections, 36–37, 38

buildingSMART Alliance, 194, 255

bulleted lists, 775, 775

button controls, 955

By CSI Division option, 111

By Keynote option, 781

By Mark option, 111

By Project option, 866

By Range option, 817

By Sheet option

keynotes, 781

revision numbering, 866

By Type option, 111

By Use option, 111

C

C# language

external application examples, 946–947

external command example, 944–945

VSTA support, 948

cable net for stairs, 686, 687

CAD-based workflow, 141, 142

CAD files

coordinates from, 201

details from, 758–759, 759

exporting. See exporting

importing. See importing

linking

vs. importing, 759–760, 759

large files, 233

managing, 228

toposurfaces, 85, 86

Calculate All Light Meters Now button, 378

Calculate Totals option, 561, 752, 755

Calculated Value dialog box

schedules, 341–342, 342

window-to-wall ratio, 346, 346

calculations

distances, 721

parametric models, 854–858, 855–857

room area, 740–741, 740–741

Callout Detail sections, 36–37

Callout tool, 714

callouts, 38–39, 38–39

Camera tab, 44

camera tool, 372

Camera views, 42

cameras

animation paths, 473–480, 473–479

daylighting views, 372

perspective views, 44–46, 44

photorealistic visualization, 471–473, 471–473

solar studies, 348–349, 349

visualization sequence, 481–482, 481–482

Carter, Rick, 1011

carving geometry, 618–619, 619, 996

case studies

J. H. Findorff & Son, 874–880, 875–880

Tocci Building Corporation, 881–886, 881–886

Cast Shadows option, 352, 460, 460

categories

families

film and stage, 993–995, 994

parameters, 601

projection and cut values, 599–600, 600

schedules, 599, 599

selecting, 598–601, 598–600, 603

shared parameters, 802–803, 802–803

Category setting, 800

CDE (Conceptual Design Environment), 540

CEA (conceptual energy analysis) tool, 359–362, 359–361

ceilings

creating, 577

lights in, 485–486, 485

reflectance, 371

settings, 484, 484

sketching, 573–574, 573

cell phone adoption, 12

center of rotation, 71

center points of arcs, 831–833

Center To Center positioning, 233

Center Void Model Lines family, 842

central files

creating, 172–173, 172–173

detaching from, 206–207, 207

worksharing, 165

CGI for film, 990, 991–992

chain selections, 62

chairs

detail level, 452, 452

with tubular structure, 623–628, 623–628

change management for curtain systems, 853, 853

Change Parameter Value dialog box, 794, 794

Change Time Period button, 375

Changes Not Saved dialog box, 178, 178

Check Now option, 183–184

Chong, Daryl, student project by, 906, 906–907

Choose Space Type And Color Scheme dialog box, 116, 117, 811, 811

circular stairs, 688–690, 688–691

clashes, 197, 220–221

classes

constructors, 956, 959–960

properties, 960–962

classroom activities

overview, 895

Singapore Polytechnic. See Singapore Polytechnic

clipped project base points, 204–205

closing Revit, 186, 186

clouds, revision, 863, 864

leaders, 868

placing, 866–867, 866–867

tags, 867–868, 868

clsSettings class, 959–962

CMUs (concrete masonry units), 112–113, 112

CNC (computer numerical control), 979–981, 979–981

Coarse detail level, 734, 734

collaboration and Collaborate tab, 58, 58, 166–167, 167

Coordination Review tool, 218

Copy/Monitor tool, 213

floors, 566

interference checking, 223

local files, 175–176

permissions, 173, 173, 184

Reload Latest process, 179

color

consistent, 455, 455

exporting, 252, 252

glazing, 371

importing and linking, 229

layers, 227, 246, 247

numerical ranges, 816–817, 817–818

poches, 465–466, 465–466

schemes, 116–118, 117–118

selection, 61

Color dialog box, 813–814, 814

color fill legends

overview, 809–810, 809–810

program verification with, 818, 818

rooms, 810–817, 811–812, 814–818

Colors tab, 252, 252

columns, copying, 215

Comma delimiters, 643, 643

Comma Separated Values (.csv), 644

Command class, 962–964, 962

CommandData parameter, 943

commands

external, 943–945

recent, 65, 65

Communication Center, 50

communication for collaboration, 213

Compact Central File option, 177

complex mass families, 329–338, 329–337

Component icon, 545

Component menu, 714

components

detail, 714

adding, 714–718, 714–718

arranging elements, 718–719, 718–719

families, 725–733, 726–732

groups, 723–724, 724

linework, 725, 725

Repeating Detail Component, 719–723, 720–722

visibility, 733–734, 733–735

families, 29, 597

creating, 601–603, 601

dimensions, 611–612, 611–612

hosted vs. nonhosted, 602–603, 602–603

insertion points, 603–604, 604

materials, 610–611, 610–611

object styles and subcategories, 612–613, 612–613

reference points, planes, and lines, 605–607, 605–607

type and instance parameters, 613–614, 614

visibility settings, 607–609, 608–609

composite views, 987–988, 988–989

Compound Ceiling family, 577

compressing animated solar studies, 356, 356

computations

distances, 721

room area, 740–741, 740–741

computer numerical control (CNC), 979–981, 979–981

Concept Curtain Walls, 539–540, 539–540

Conceptual Constructions dialog box, 360–362, 360

Conceptual Design Environment (CDE), 540

Conceptual Design tool

overview, 339

sustainable design

concepts, 339–340

daylighting. See daylighting

energy modeling, 358–368, 358, 364–368

schedules, 340–346, 341–346

sun shading and solar paths. See sun and solar studies

conceptual energy analysis (CEA) tool, 359–362, 359–361

Conceptual Mass panel, 265

conceptual massing, 839

concrete masonry units (CMUs), 112–113, 112

concurrent design, 382

conditions for stairs, 677–683, 677–683

Configure UV Grid Layout command, 541

Configure Weather Data dialog box, 375, 376

conflicts in groups, 405, 405

consistency

drawing sheets, 151

multiple packages, 152

Consistent Colors view, 455, 455

Constrain option, 68

constraints

dimensions, 78–79, 78–79

movement, 68

parametric projects, 829–834, 830–835

construction, 863

builders, 873–874

contractors

J. H. Findorff & Son case study, 874–880, 875–880

Tocci Building Corporation case study, 881–886, 881–886

digital markups, 868–872, 870–871

film and stage, 981, 981

modeling

assemblies, 891–892, 892–893

overview, 887

parts, 887–891, 888–891

revisions, 863–868, 864–868

Construction Week setting, 384

constructors, class, 956, 959–960

consultants, 193

coordination with. See coordination

preparation for, 193–195, 194

content, 29, 29

custom, 126

recycled, 341–343, 341–343

scheduled, 42

context menus, 65–66, 65

Contextual Modify tabs, 59, 59

contractors

J. H. Findorff & Son case study, 874–880, 875–880

Tocci Building Corporation case study, 881–886, 881–886

control points, 273–277, 273–277

controls on user forms, 954–956, 955

converting

datum level to view level, 19, 20

lines, 729, 729

solids to voids, 308–309, 308, 323–324, 323–324, 618, 618

Cool White Matte finish type, 370

coordinates

from CAD files, 201

linked models

acquiring and publishing, 201–202, 202

project base points and survey points, 202–205, 202–204

sharing, 199–200, 201

coordination

Coordination Review tool, 217–220, 217–218, 220

Copy/Monitor tool, 214–217, 214–215

for importing, 234, 234

interference checking, 220–223, 222–224

linked models. See linked data and models

overview, 195–198, 195, 197

tools overview, 213

Coordination Review dialog box, 218–220, 220

Coordination Review tool, 213

exercise, 219–220, 220

working with, 217–219, 217–218

Copy/Monitor Options dialog box, 214, 214

Copy/Monitor tool, 197, 213, 213

benefits, 196

exercise, 216–217

working with, 214–215, 214–215

Copy New Elements option, 219

Copy Sketch option, 219

Copy tool, 69

copying

Copy/Monitor tool, 214–215

elements, 69, 80–81, 80–81

groups, 401, 401, 403, 403

with inserting, 139

linked file elements, 210

with offsets, 77

physical machines, 922

views, 32–33, 33

CopyLocal property, 954, 954

Core shaft behavior, 507

cores, walls, 506, 506–507

Corner Mullion type, 534

corner mullions, 534–535, 534

cosine function, 832

count, selection, 62

Create A Light Meter button, 376

Create A New Toposurface Exactly Like The Existing One option, 95

Create Assembly option, 892

Create Assembly Views dialog box, 892, 893

Create By Sketching option, 92

Create Energy Settings option, 360

Create Filled Region Boundary tab, 131

Create Floor Boundary option, 567

Create Form tool for massing, 271, 271

complex mass families, 335

forms, 278, 841

geometry options, 547, 548

in-place solids, 302, 304

pyramid curtain wall, 553, 554

surfaces, 274, 276, 280, 280, 290, 557

Create Group button, 400, 724, 724

Create New template option, 100

Create panel for views, 19

Create Parts option, 887

Create Property Line dialog box, 92

Create Roof Footprint tab, 579

Create Similar tool, 82, 405

Create Views option, 892

Create Void command, 841

Crop Region Size dialog box, 356, 357, 472, 472

Crop Region Visible option, 34

cropping

aspect ratio effect, 472, 472

hiding, 34, 34

horizontal extents, 34, 34

perspective views, 44, 44

.csv (Comma Separated Values), 644

Ctrl key for selections, 62

cubes, 266

culture, BIM, 11–13

Current View Only option, 229–230, 234

Curtain Grid tool, 530–531, 585

Curtain Panel Pattern Based option, 288, 288

Curtain Panel template, 670–671, 670

curtain panels, 288, 288

creating, 538

railings, 670

Singapore Polytechnic project, 901–902, 902

types, 527, 527

curtain systems

description, 526, 526

on mass faces, 849–853, 850–854

Curtain Wall tool, 670

curtain walls

Adaptive Component family, 559–560, 559–560

applications, 537–539, 538–539

complex, 539–540, 539–540

Concept Curtain Walls, 539–540, 539–540

corner mullions, 534–535, 534

creating, 538

designing, 528, 529

doors in, 533, 533

elements and components, 527–528, 527

glass material, 111

grids

customizing, 530–532, 530–532

description, 527, 527

panels, 529, 531–532

UV, 540–546, 541–542, 546

mullions, 530, 532

overview, 526, 526

pattern-based panels

building, 546–550, 547–550

loading, 550–551, 551

pyramid, 551–555, 551–555

scheduling, 560–561, 561

size limiting, 556–558, 557–558

patterns

applying, 543–544, 544

custom, 555–556, 555–556

surface editing, 544, 545

railings, 670–672, 670–671

surfaces

dividing, 540–543, 540–543

representing, 545–546, 545–546

as system family, 502

types, 535–537, 535–536

curves

parametric projects, 836–839, 837–838

railings, 684, 685

roof surfaces, 238–240, 238–240

solids overlapping on, 850

walls, 1009, 1009

custom panels, 851–852

custom patterns

curtain walls, 555–556, 555–556

fill, 114

custom templates, 134, 135

Cut Geometry tool

enveloped walls, 23, 23

floor edges, 572

floor finishes, 576

cut modes, 101

Cut Pattern setting, 109

cut patterns, 109

cut schedules, 94–95

cut symbols, 768

cut values for family categories, 599–600, 600

Cutoff Level option, 581, 581

Cutoff Offset option, 582

cutouts, 843–844, 844

cutting voids, 309, 309

D

DARCH (Diploma in Architecture) program, 896

dashed lines for curtain walls, 527

data in design process, 596

database-level applications, 947

dates

film releases, 975

virtualization settings, 929, 929

datum

analytic and graphic extents, 20–29, 21–28

components, 19, 19

in groups, 409

levels, 19–20, 20

daylighting, 340, 368–369

analysis tools, 369

benefits, 369

exporting views to 3DS Max Design, 372–379, 372–379

materials, 370–371, 370–371

models, 370

sun. See sun and solar studies

DaySIM tool, 369

DDS CAD Viewer, 256

deactivating views, 766

deadlines for film and stage, 976

debugging

sample project, 969–970

settings, 951, 951–952

Default 3D View option, 373

Default view template, 124

Default Wrapping setting, 505

defaults

boot order, 935, 935

camera view for solar studies, 349

templates, 124, 128

Defines Origin option, 604, 604

Defines Slope option, 579–580, 580, 585

Delete Element option, 219

Delete Inner Segment option, 76, 76

deleting

areas, 746

constrained elements, 79, 79

design options, 415–416

edges, 303, 303

elements, 219

line patterns, 104

line styles, 106

pinned elements, 78

railing profiles, 660

Delimited option, 643

demolition phase in design exercise, 418–419, 418–419, 422–423, 422–423

Deny/Retract permission option, 185

Depth Clipping option, 39

Description tag, 950

design

curtain walls, 528, 529

exercise, 416–417, 417

demolition phase, 418–419, 418–419, 422–423, 422–423

design options, 430–432, 430–432

existing plan, 417–418, 417

proposal phase, 420–421, 420–422, 424–426, 424–426

scheduling, 427–430, 427–430

film and stage

alternatives, 992, 993

interaction, 975, 975–976

options, 411

creating, 411–413, 411–413

design exercise, 430–432, 430–432

editing, 413–414, 414

removing, 415–416, 415–416

viewing and scheduling, 414–415, 414

Singapore Polytechnic projects, 901–902, 902

sustainable. See sustainable design

design elements identification, 445–446, 446

Design Option Set warning, 416, 416

Design Options dialog box, 412, 412

Design Options panel, 412–414, 412

Design Review

importing markups from, 871–872, 871

publishing to, 869–871, 870–871

Detach From Central functionality, 186, 206–207, 207

Detail callouts, 40–41, 41

Detail Component family, 714, 714, 721

Detail Line tool, 706–708, 706, 718

Detail panel, 705

Detail Line tool, 706–708, 706

Region tool, 708–713, 708–713

Detail Rotation option, 721

Detail sections, 37–38, 37–38

details and detailing, 151, 705

from CAD files, 758–760, 759

components. See components

energy models, 367, 367

film and stage, 978, 978

fixing, 736, 736

groups, 401–402, 401, 723–724, 724, 761–762, 761–762

guidelines, 735–736

importing, 235–236, 235–236, 727–728, 727–728

insulation, 723, 723

levels. See level of detail

lines, 706–708, 706–708, 717–718, 717–718

from other Revit projects, 761–764, 761–764

regions, 708–713, 708–713

repeating, 721–722, 721

Singapore Polytechnic projects, 902, 903

templates, 725

window family, 726–733, 726–732

Details tab, 367, 367

development environment options, 951–952, 951–952

DevTV: Introduction to Revit API Programming, 970

DGN data

importing, 241–242, 242

levels, 102, 229

Diffuser Material parameter, 493

digital markups, 868–872, 870–871

Dimension Text dialog box, 795, 795

dimensions

adding, 794–796, 794–796

complex mass families, 330, 331, 334

ellipses, 859, 859

family components, 611–612, 611–612

film and stage, 978–979

generic model mass families, 320–322, 320–321

masses, 312–316, 312–316

orthographic views, 42, 43

panels, 859, 859

temporary, 66–67, 66–67

Diploma in Architecture (DARCH) program, 896

disabling

leaders, 868

worksharing, 186, 186

Disallow Join option, 519, 520

Discipline setting for parameters, 798

Disjoin option, 68

Dissolve tool

in-place solids, 302, 302

massing surfaces, 276, 276

Distance setting, 541

distances

calculating, 721

curtain walls, 541

Divide Parts button, 889

Divide Surface tool, 542

pattern-based panels, 558

pattern-based system, 285, 285

Divided Surface tab, 541, 544

divided surfaces

curtain walls, 540–543, 540–543

pattern-based panel families for, 550–551, 551, 558

pattern-based system, 285, 285

dividing toposurfaces, 89–90, 89–90

Do Not Synchronize And Set Reminder Intervals option, 179

Do Not Wrap option, 505, 508

Do U Revit blog, 527

documentation, 42

as-built, 863

details

from CAD files, 758–760, 759

from other Revit projects, 761–764, 761–764

legends, 757–758, 757–758

parametric models, 858–860, 859–860

plans, 739–747, 740–747

room area, 740–741, 740–741

schedules, 748–757, 749–756

sheet layout, 764–769, 766–769

Singapore Polytechnic projects, 902, 903

dollying cameras, 473, 473

dome, glazed, 526, 526

dome roofs, 584

Don't Copy This Type option, 214

doors

constrained, 78, 78

in curtain walls, 533, 533

in groups, 402, 402, 405–406, 405–406

rotating, 70

symbolic lines, 732

tags, 127–128, 127–128, 788–789, 788

dormers, 586–589, 586–589

Double Hung window family, 730, 730

DoWorksets subroutine, 957–958

Draft settings, 468, 468

drafters, 148–150

drafting patterns, 112–114, 113

drafting regions, 710–711, 711

drafting views, 40, 40

Draw panel

details, 707–708, 707

reference points, 605, 605

drawing area, 52, 52–53

drinking fountains, 857

driving geometry, 623–628, 623–628

dRofus application, 818

Duplicate View option, 32, 888

duplicating. See copying

DWF Export Settings dialog box, 869–870, 870

DWF files, exporting to, 869–871, 870–871

DWF Markups tab, 872

DWF Properties tab, 869

DWG Export Settings dialog box

Colors tab, 252, 252

DWG Properties tab, 246, 246, 248, 248

General tab, 253, 253

Layers tab, 246–247, 249, 249

Lines tab, 250, 250

Patterns tab, 250, 251

Solid tab, 252, 252

Text & Fonts tab, 250–252, 251

Units & Coordinates tab, 252, 252

View/Sheet tab, 244, 244

DWG files, exporting, 242–243

DWG Properties tab, 246, 246, 248, 248, 255

DXF files

importing, 232–233

line weights, 226, 227

linked, 241–242

E

early adoption, 11, 11

Ecotect tool, 369

edge-based sweeps, 626, 626

edges

blends, 323–325, 324

floors, 570–572, 570–572

in-place solids, 296–306, 296, 299–301, 303, 305

silhouettes, 463, 463

slab, 569, 570

Edit Assembly dialog box

roof layers, 592, 592

structural floors, 567

walls

articulation, 510–511, 511

layers, 508–510, 517

reveals, 514, 514

stacked, 524, 524

structure, 503, 503, 505

sweeps, 513, 513

Edit Baluster Placement dialog box, 649, 649, 653, 653, 656, 656, 665, 665

Edit Boundary button, 522

Edit Color Scheme dialog box, 117, 117, 811, 811

Edit Extrusion option, 612

Edit Family option, 726

Edit Graded Region dialog box, 95

Edit Group option, 402, 724

Edit Group panel, 724, 724

Edit In-Place mode, 284–285

Edit Label dialog box, 127, 127, 130, 793, 793, 804–805, 805

Edit Option mode, 413–414, 414

Edit Pasted mode, 80, 80

Edit Pasted panel, 80, 80

Edit Profile tool

dormers, 588

generic model mass families, 325, 325

walls, 22–23

Edit Rails dialog box, 653, 653, 656, 657

Edit Schedule dialog box, 94

Edit Scheme button, 811, 811

Edit Shared Parameters dialog box, 800–801, 801, 805

Edit Surface tool, 89–90

Edit Type dialog box, 567

Edit Type tool

shelf parameters, 634

structural floors, 567

text, 773

wall parameters, 30

Edit Walkthrough option, 477, 477

Edit Wall Joins tool, 520

Editable Elements dialog box, 186, 186

editing

design options, 413–414, 414

viewport types, 822–823, 822–823

Editing Request dialog box, 184

Editing Request Granted dialog box, 184, 184

Editing Request Placed dialog box, 183, 183

Editing Request Received dialog box, 184, 184

Editing Requests dialog box, 185, 185

efficiency of stairs and railings, 700

Element notes, 776, 782, 782

Element Properties dialog box, 176, 180–181, 180

elements

aligning, 74–75, 75

arraying, 72–74, 72–73

borrowing, 182–183

color, 117, 118

copying, 69, 80–81, 80–81

groups, excluding, 405–406, 405–406

locking, 77–79, 78–79

mirroring, 71–72, 71

moving. See moving elements

ownership in worksets, 181–191, 181–191

pasting, 80–81, 80–81

rotating, 70–71, 70–71

scaling, 74

selecting, 61–62, 62

time, 383–385, 383–385

Elements parameter, 944

Elevation of Poche Base setting, 91

Elevation view window, 48

elevations

points, 84

tags, 132–134, 133–134

toposurfaces, 89–91

views, 35–36, 35

Ellipse Void command, 841, 842

ellipses dimensions, 859, 859

emotive lighting effects, 975, 976

Empty option for pattern-based system, 287, 287

End of the Line nightclub, 1008–1010, 1008–1010

end posts, 665, 669, 680–683, 682–683, 696

end users, virtualization advantages for, 919

energy modeling, 358–359, 358

detailed, 362–363

energy analysis, 359–362, 359–361

exporting to gbXML, 366–368, 366–368

settings requirements, 363–366, 364–366

Energy Settings dialog box, 360, 360, 362

Entourage workset, 495, 495

envelopes in energy modeling, 363–364, 364

EQ function, 330, 795, 795

eQuest energy modeling application, 363

equinox in sun exposure, 347, 347

errors, warnings, 161–162, 161–162

Esherick, Joseph, 925

evolution vs. revolution, 12–13, 13

Excel for parametric models, 860

excluding elements within groups, 405–406, 405–406

Execute function, 943–945, 962–963

execution plans in BIM, 194–195

Existing To Remain element, 397, 397

exiting requirements in parametric models, 854–855, 855–856

exploded views, 989–990, 989

exploding data, 232, 728, 728, 760

Export As Polymesh option, 254

Export CAD Formats dialog box, 254

Export Complexity setting, 367, 367

Export gbXML - Settings dialog box, 366–368, 366–367

Export Layers dialog box, 246–247, 507, 507

Export menu, 478

Export Selected Object option, 238

Export Settings dialog box, 244, 244, 246, 246–247

Export Setup option, 243

exporting

2D data, 247–253, 247–253

3D data, 253–257, 254–257

animated solar studies, 355–356, 356–357

AVI files, 478, 478

daylighting views, 372–379, 372–379

to DWF, 869–871, 870–871

energy models, 366–368, 366–368

Hidden Line view, 475–480, 476–479

IFC interoperability, 255–257, 256

layer settings, 246–247, 246–247

overview, 242–243

preparation, 243–246, 243–245

railings, 663, 663

shared coordinates for, 200

Extend Below Base setting, 668

Extend Into Wall (To Core) option, 579

extending

lines and walls, 75–76, 75

wall layers, 517–519, 517–519

Exterior behavior of walls, 507

exterior elevations, 36

exterior glazing material, 111

Exterior Wall Enclosure parameter, 509

Exterior wrap option, 505

external applications, 945–947

external commands, 943–945

external utility installation, 948–950

Extrude Curve Along Curve tool, 238

Extrude Surface tool, 238

Extrusion End setting, 631

Extrusion Start setting, 631

extrusions, 615, 615

roofs by, 582–583, 582–583

sketches, 490–491, 490

visibility, 627, 627

F

F104 afterburner, 1003, 1004

fabrication, film and stage, 979–981, 979–981

faces and face-based elements

advantages, 603

complex mass families, 337, 337

curtain systems on, 849–853, 850–854

film and stage, 994

imported data as, 238–240, 238–240

in-place solids, 295–296, 296, 298, 299

wall by face mass, 281–284, 281–284

wall finish, 511–512, 512

families, 29, 29

Adaptive Component, 559–560, 559–560

categories. See categories

components. See components

generic model outline, 828–829

building footprint, 829–839, 829–835, 837–838

building massing, 839–845, 840–846

conceptual massing, 839

imported data in, 231

Keynote, 787–788, 788

mass, 264, 264

complex, 329–338, 329–337

generic model, 318–329, 318–329

simple, 311–318, 311–317

pattern-based panel

building, 546–550, 547–550

loading, 550–551, 551

pyramid curtain wall, 551–555, 551–555

size limiting, 556–558, 557–558

purging, 154–155, 155

tags, 126–127, 126

template selection, 598–601, 598–600

worksets, 169

Family Already Exists dialog box, 509

Family Category And Parameters dialog box, 804, 805

Family Editor, 595

components. See components

family template and category selection, 598–601, 598–600

geometry

carving, 618–619, 619

cut display, 101

driving, 623–628, 623–628

overview, 615, 615

panels, 528

labels, 126

Load Into Project option, 509

masses, 262, 264–265, 264, 309–310

offsets in, 77

overview, 596–597

projection and cut values, 599–600, 600

scaling in, 74

schedules, 599, 599

shelf. See shelf

solid and void relationships, 616–618, 616–618

tags, 126–127, 130–131, 793

text, 126

Family Element Visibility Settings dialog box, 609, 609, 733, 733

Family option for legends, 758

Family Types dialog box

complex mass families, 329, 330, 335, 335–336

formulas, 636–637, 638

materials, 639, 640

shelf parameters, 633–634

type catalogs, 640, 642

Fantastic Four

airlock, 973, 983, 983, 989, 990, 996–1097, 996–997

production, 999, 999–1000

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Fantasticar, 980, 980

lab, 982, 982

pagoda, 979, 979–980, 1002, 1002–1003

Fantasticar, 980, 980

Far Clip option, 39

Far Clip Offset option, 45, 45–46

fashion show in Singapore Polytechnic project, 898, 898–899

FBX format, 246, 372, 373

female lavatories, 857

fields and Fields tab

keynote legends, 786, 786

parts, 891, 891

schedules, 94, 158, 341–342, 341, 750, 750, 753–754

Sheet List schedules, 756

window-to-wall ratio, 346

File Locations tab

keynotes, 780

templates, 134, 134

File Save Options dialog box, 172, 207, 207

file size, 154–157, 155–157, 920

Files Of Type option, 241

Fill Available Space option, 721

fill patterns

creating, 113–114, 113

importing, 114–116, 116

overview, 111–113, 112

railings, 657

Fill Patterns dialog box, 111, 112, 115, 657

fill schedules, 94–95

Filled Region tool, 709, 711

filled regions, 708–710, 708–710

boundaries, 715, 715–716

creating, 711–713, 712–713

types, 710–711, 711

fillet arcs, 830–836, 831–835

film and stage, 973

best practices, 992–997, 993–997

construction, 981, 981

design

alternatives, 992, 993

interaction, 975, 975–976

overview, 974–975

details, 978, 978

dimensions, 978–979

examples

Fantastic Four, 999, 999–1000

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, 1002, 1002–1003

I, Robot, 997–998, 998

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, 1003, 1003–1004

Snakes on a Plane, 1001, 1001–1002

Sucker Punch, 1011–1015, 1011–1016

Tron Legacy, 1008–1010, 1008–1010

Watchmen, 1004–1007, 1005–1007

X-Men: The Last Stand, 1000, 1000–1001

exploded views, 989–990, 989

fabrication, 979–981, 979–981

family categories, 993–995, 994

form/transparency, 982, 982

geometry

creating, 995–997

flexible, 992

nesting, 993, 993

lead time and production, 976–977, 976–977

level of detail, 979, 979, 992

lighting/shadows, 983, 983

materials, 984, 984

photorealistic renderings, 989

rendering and visualization, 984–988, 984–989

Revit to CGI workflow, 990, 991–992

schedules, 977

templates, 982

worksharing, 997

Filter By Sheet option, 786, 787

Filter dialog box, 63, 63, 365, 365

Filter tool, 62–63

filters and Filter tab

generic host elements, 445–446, 446

keynote legends, 786, 787

keynote schedules, 160

matter-rendering, 984, 984

parameters

applying, 384–385, 385

project, 440–442, 440–443

user-defined, 443–445, 443–445

phase, 354, 354, 389, 389, 882, 984–985, 985

properties, 50

room elements, 365, 365

schedules, 342–343, 343, 751, 751

selection, 62–63, 63, 65

view phase, 394, 395–396

views, 121–122, 122, 156, 156

Filters dialog box

generic host elements, 446, 446

project parameters, 440, 440

user-defined parameters, 443–444, 443–444

Final Gather setting, 376

Fine detail level, 734, 735

Finish Edit Mode button, 92

finish face materials for walls, 511–512, 512

finishes, floor, 574–576, 574–576

firm culture in BIM, 11–13

Fixed Distance option, 721

Fixed Number option, 721

Fixed Rotation option, 133

flashing, 732, 732

floor area faces, 264–266, 265–266

complex mass families, 337, 337

creating, 268, 268

generic model mass families, 326, 327

Floor By Face tool, 568, 568

Floor Edge option, 571

Floor Plan callouts, 38–39, 39

floors

attaching to walls, 522, 522

collaboration and ownership, 566

copying, 215

edges, 570–572, 570–572

finishes, 574–576, 574–576

floor by face method, 568, 568

joining walls to, 79, 79

overview, 563–564, 564–565

pads, 569, 569

reflectance settings, 371

shapes, 589–590, 589–590

sketching, 573–574, 573

slab edges, 569, 570

structural, 566–568, 566–568

window-to-wall ratio, 344–346, 345

Floors Only view, 571

folders

views, 119–120, 119

virtualization, 930–931, 930–931

Folders tab, 119–120, 119

fonts

exporting, 243, 250–252, 251

mapping, 227–228

temporary dimensions, 67

footcandles

defined, 368

readings, 379–380

footprints

building, 829–839, 829–835, 837–838

roofs, 578–582, 578–582

foreground setting for imported data, 230

Format dialog box

labels, 128

roofs, 580, 580

toposurfaces, 87

Format panel for text, 774–775, 774

Formatting tab

schedules, 159, 343, 752, 752

multicategory, 159, 159

pattern-based panels, 561

Rentable Area, 755

window-to-wall ratio, 346

forms

film and stage, 982, 982

massing, 278–279, 278–279

user

class constructors, 956

controls, 954–956, 955

helper subroutines, 957–959

Forms tab for Sweep tool, 324, 324

formula-driven massing, 309–310, 310–311

complex mass families, 329–338, 329–337

generic model mass family, 318–329, 318–329

simple mass families, 311–318, 311–317

formulas

distance, 721

masses, 262

schedules, 341–342

shelf brackets, 636–638, 636–638

triangles, 832

Foster, Norman, 905

Foundation behavior, 507

foundations

modeling, 879

walls, 507

frames in exported animated solar studies, 356

framing elevations, 36

freestanding elements

mirroring, 72

moving, 68

rotating, 70

Full Explode option, 760

Full Frames (Uncompressed) option, 356

full-screen mode for virtualization, 934, 934

FullClassName tag, 949

Function column for walls, 504

Function type property for walls, 507, 507

fuselage, 1011–1012, 1011–1012

G

gaffers, 975

gbXML model, 363, 366–368, 366–368

General Services Administration (GSA), 748

General tab

DWG Export Settings, 253, 253

energy model exporting, 367

Lighting Analysis Assistant, 374, 374

local files, 175, 175

permissions, 191

Generic Model line family, 858–859

generic model mass families, 318–329, 318–329

generic model outline families, 828–829

building footprint, 829–839, 829–835, 837–838

building massing, 839–845, 840–846

conceptual massing, 839

Generic Models family template, 598, 598

geometry

carving, 618–619, 619

Copy/Monitor tool, 196

driving, 623–628, 623–628

film and stage

creating, 995–997

flexible, 992

nesting, 993, 993

floor edges, 572

nesting, 614

pattern-based panels, 290, 290, 546–550, 548–550

phases, 381–383, 386, 386, 390–393, 391–393

types, 615, 615

visualization, 481–482, 481–482

GFA (Gross Floor Area) parameter, 848

Ghost Surfaces option, 54, 54, 456, 456, 482, 482

Gibbons, Dave, 1004

glare, 368

glass stairs, 694–699, 695–699

glazed dome, 526, 526

glazed panels, 528, 533, 533

glazing

creating, 111

and daylighting, 340

doors, 533, 533

Karnak, 977, 977

settings, 371, 371

Glazing Is Shaded property, 362

goal setting in BIM, 10–11, 10–11

Google Maps, 437

Google SketchUp, 237, 253–255, 254–255

Graded Region tool, 94–95

Gradient Background option, 352

gradient backgrounds in sun studies, 352

Grand Totals option, 157, 342

Grant option for permissions, 185

granting permissions, 184–185, 184–185

graphic appearance for Design Review markups, 872

Graphic Display Options dialog box, 456, 456

ambient lighting, 462, 462, 464, 464

animation paths, 476, 476

location, 363

masses, 310, 310

shadows, 54, 54, 457, 458, 460, 460

solar studies, 349–352, 350, 354–355

sun intensity, 459, 459

graphic extents, 20–29, 21–28

graphic overrides for imported data, 231, 232

Graphic Overrides tab

materials, 439, 439

phasing, 390, 390, 392, 392

graphics cards, 920–921

Graphics tab

materials, 108, 109

selection colors, 61

temporary dimensions, 67

Gray Inactive Worksets button, 176

Green Building Studio service, 359–360, 847, 847

green screens, 981, 981

grid justification markers, 542

Grid Line option, 528

Grid Line Segment option, 528

Grid Pattern: Layout options, 536–537

grid segments for curtain walls, 530–532, 530–532

grids, 19

copying, 215

curtain systems, 850–851, 850–851

curtain walls

customizing, 530–532, 530–532

description, 527, 527

panels, 529, 531–532

UV, 540–546, 541–542, 546

guide, 766–767, 767

light meters, 376, 377

worksets for, 47, 168

Grips tool for text, 772

gross area, 741–742

Gross Floor Area (GFA) parameter, 848

Group And Associate option, 74

Group Parameter Under tool, 799

groups, 400

arrays, 74

best practices, 409–411, 410

copying, 401, 401, 403, 403

creating, 400–404, 400–404

detail, 401, 402, 723–724, 724, 761–762, 761–762

excluding elements within, 405–406, 405–406

light, 486–495, 486–495

from links, 407–409, 407–409

modifying, 402–403, 402–403

names, 406, 761, 801, 801

purging, 154–155, 155

saving and loading, 406–407, 406–407

GSA (General Services Administration), 748

guest computers in virtualization, 918

Guide Grid command, 766

guide grids, 766–767, 767

Gypsum Wall Board, 370

H

half-lit effect, 486

hand sketching, 898–899, 899–900

Handler, Laura, 873–874, 880

handrails. See railings and handrails

happiness vs. time in technological adoption, 11–12, 12

hard disks for virtualization, 937, 937

Hardin, Brad, 874

hardware

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 927–939, 927–939

printer ports for virtualization, 938, 938

Hatch Pattern In Dwg menu, 250, 251

hatch patterns, 111

head/tail graphics, 131–132, 132

Height setting, 356

Height At Tail setting, 585

Height Offset At Head setting, 585

Height Offset From Level setting, 95, 577

heights

animated solar studies, 356

labels, 128

mass families, 314–315, 314–315, 322, 322, 325, 325

roof slope, 585

room, 364–365, 365

schedules, 768, 768

helper subroutines

sample project, 966–967

user forms, 957–959

hexagon-shaped panel, 555, 555–556

Hidden Line view

composite, 987, 987–988

edges and faces, 453, 454

exporting, 475–480, 476–479

filters in, 442, 443

Hide In View setting, 872

hiding

cropping, 34, 34

Design Review markups, 872

linked file elements, 210

section boxes, 254, 255

Higgins, John, 1004

Highlight In Model tool, 753

Homaili, Muhammad Nicco Bin, student project by, 903–904, 904

Home option for ViewCube, 56

Home tab, 57, 57

horizon simulation, 462, 462

horizontal exiting width requirements, 857

hospital case study

construction stage, 878, 878

preconstruction planning, 874–877, 875–877

set-out drawings, 878–880, 878–880

host families

components, 601–603, 602–603

in design process, 29, 596–597

Host Length option for legends, 758

hosts

in groups, 409–410

in virtualization, 917, 938, 938

Hui, Thio Jian, student project by, 908–909, 908–909

I

I, Robot

nesting geometry, 993, 993

production, 997–998, 998

walkway, 984, 984

IAI (International Alliance for Interoperability), 255

identifying design elements, 445–446, 446

Identity tab for materials, 108, 782, 783

IES <VE> energy analysis tool, 363

IExternalApplication interface, 945–947, 953, 965

IExternalCommand interface, 943–945, 953, 962–963

IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) data model, 255–257, 256

IFC Engine Viewer, 256

Ignore New Elements option, 219

illuminance, 368

immediate grids in curtain systems, 851

implementability of stairs, 649

Import CAD Formats dialog box, 727, 727

Import CAD tool, 229, 760, 760

Import Instance Query dialog box, 230, 230

Import Line Weights dialog box, 226–227, 227

Import panel, 759

Import Units option, 229

Imported Categories tab, 231

imported data

exploding, 232

as faces, 238–240, 238–240

in families, 231

foreground and background, 230

graphic overrides, 231, 232

as mass, 236–237

as objects, 241–242, 242

for toposurfaces, 85–86, 86

visibility of layers and levels, 230–231, 230–231

Imported Objects tab, 102, 231, 242

importing, 226

2D data, 232–236, 234–236

3D data, 236–242, 238–240, 242

Design Review markups, 871–872, 871

details, 235–236, 235–236, 727–728, 727–728

fill patterns, 114–116, 712, 712

guidelines, 232, 760

vs. linking, 228, 759–760, 759

options, 228–229, 229

settings, 226–228, 227

team coordination for, 234, 234

views, 763–764, 764

In Entire Project option, 63, 181

In-Place Mass tool, 539

in-place masses

creating, 264–266, 265–266

walls, 262–264, 263, 539

in-place roofs, 584, 584

in-place solids, 294–309, 294–309

in-place surfaces, 280, 280–281

pattern-based system, 284–294, 285–293

wall by face, 281–284, 281–284

in-place walls, 523, 523

in-session lists, 244

Include Elements In Linked Files option, 750

Indiana University, 196–197, 221

Indirect Illumination tab, 376, 377

Individual Owners tab, 188, 189

Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data model, 255–257, 256

infill, wall types as, 528

InfoCenter, 50, 50

initialization functions for user forms, 956

InitializeComponent function, 956

innovation vs. predictability, 11–12, 12

Insert 2D Elements dialog box, 139, 139

Insert 2D Elements From File option, 138–139, 138, 762, 762

Insert From File option, 764–765, 764

Insert Views dialog box, 138, 138, 764, 764

Insert Views From File option, 137–138, 763

inserting and Insert tab, 57, 57

annotations, 125

Design Review markups, 871

duplicating with, 139

group links, 406, 406

groups, 762, 762

imported data, 226, 229, 237

linked data, 210, 235, 759

portability setting, 205

property lines, 93

tags, 789–790, 789

toposurfaces, 85

views, 137–138, 138, 763–764, 764

insertion points

family components, 603–604, 604

groups, 404, 404

stairs, 672

inserts for stacked walls, 525, 525

Inside option for repeating detail, 721

instance parameters

family components, 613–614, 614

overview, 30, 30

purpose, 799

railings, 667

roofs, 581, 581

insulation, 723, 723

Insulation tool, 723, 723

“Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide”, 195

integrated project delivery (IPD) environment

contractors, 874

overview, 194–195

Tocci Building Corporation case study, 882–884

intelligent bonds, 196

interface. See user interface

Interference Check dialog box, 223, 223

Interference Check tool, 196–197, 222

interference checking, 220

architect link, 198

exercise, 222–223, 223–224

purpose, 196–197

tools, 222

Interference References button, 888

Interference Report window, 223, 224

Interior behavior of walls, 507

interior elevations, 36

interior illumination. See daylighting

Interior wrap option for walls, 505

intermediate adoption, 11, 11

International Alliance for Interoperability (IAI), 255

interoperability, 225

BIM curve, 225, 226

exporting. See exporting

importing. See importing

Intersecting Named References dialog box, 888, 888

intersections for in-place solids, 296–297

intersects, dividing surfaces with, 542–543, 543

Intersects List option, 543

intervals, saving at, 178–179, 178

intuitive massing, 262, 279–280, 280

in-place solids, 294–309, 294–309

in-place surfaces, 280, 280–281

pattern-based system, 284–294, 285–293

wall by face, 281–284, 281–284

investment in BIM, 13–14

<Invisible> lines, 708–709, 725

IPD (integrated project delivery) environment

contractors, 874

overview, 194–195

Tocci Building Corporation case study, 882–884

ironCAD tool, 974

Issued setting, revisions, 865

IT virtualization advantages, 918–919

Itemize Every Instance option, 157, 752, 756

J

J. H. Findorff & Son case study, 874

construction stage, 878, 878

preconstruction planning, 874–877, 875–877

set-out drawings, 878–880, 878–880

Japanese temple set, 1013, 1013

Join Condition options, 536

Join Geometry tool

floor finishes, 576

forms, 620

poches, 466

working with, 79, 79

Join/Unjoin Roof tool, 587

joins

handrails, 662–666, 663–666

phasing, 383–384, 383–384

walls

editing, 519–521, 519–521

to floors and roofs, 79, 79

limitations, 210

links vs. groups, 408, 408

Joint Gap distance setting, 76

K

Karnak set

detail, 977, 977, 990, 991

green screens, 981, 981

main hall, 990, 991–992

production, 1004–1005, 1005–1007

Keep Readable option

elevation tags, 133

filled regions, 713

patterns, 113

Key Frame Editor, 477, 477

key frames, 477–478, 477

key schedules, 750, 854, 855

Key Value field, 786

keyboard shortcuts, 82, 82

Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box, 82, 82

Keynote command, 772, 772

Keynote Legend button, 786, 786

Keynote Legend Properties dialog box, 786, 786

Keynote Text field, 786

Keynote tool, 160, 776

keynotes, 772

behavior and editing, 777–778, 777

family, 787–788, 788

files, 778–779, 778–779

legends, 40, 41, 757, 785–787, 786–787

loading, 781

managing, 778

overview, 775–777, 776

schedules, 160–161, 160–161, 787

settings, 780–781, 780

types, 781–785, 781–785

Keynotes dialog box, 779, 779, 781, 781, 783, 783

Keynoting Settings dialog box, 780–781, 780

Kosinski, Joseph, 1015

Kron, Zachary, 294, 860

L

L Corner Mullion type, 534

labels

adding, 793, 793, 797

doors, 127–128, 127–128

shared parameters, 804–806, 805–806

vs. text, 126–127, 126

lampposts, 660, 660–661

landings for glass stairs, 695

LanguageType tag, 950

large CAD data linking, 233

large teams, working in, 151–153, 152–153

LargeImage tag, 950

late adoption, 10, 10

lavatories, 857

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), 363

Layer Modifiers option, 249

layers

color, 227, 246, 247

export settings, 246–247, 246–247

exporting, 249, 249

importing, 229, 727, 727

names, 246, 247

visibility, 230–231, 230–231

walls, 505, 507, 507

extending, 517–519, 517–519

Layers table, 503–504, 504

merging, 512, 512

wrapping, 505, 505, 508–510, 508–510

Layers tab, 249, 249

Layers table, 503–504, 504

laying out sheets, 764–769, 766–769

Layout settings for repeating detail, 721

LBNL (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory), 363

lead time in film and stage, 976–977, 976–977

Leader option

property lines, 93

revision clouds, 868

Leader Location option, 774, 774

Leader Tick Mark setting, 796

Leader Type setting, 796

leaders

dimensions, 796, 796

property lines, 93

revision clouds, 868

tags, 790

text, 774, 774

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, 341

Legend Components settings, 758, 758

Legend tool, 757

legends, 748

color fill

overview, 809–810, 809–810

rooms, 810–817, 811–812, 814–818

creating, 757–758, 757–758

keynote, 40, 41, 757, 785–787, 786–787

types, 40, 40–41

walls, 758–759, 758–759, 769, 769

Length/Format dialog box, 355–356, 356, 449, 449, 478, 478

Length parameter for brackets, 636, 638

lenses, 491–494, 491–493

level of detail

CGI work, 990

film and stage, 979, 979, 992

stairs, 678

visual styles, 451–453, 451–452

levels, 19

3D exports by, 257, 257

copying, 215

creating and duplicating, 19–20, 20

floor area faces, 267–268, 267–268

generic model mass families, 326, 327

visibility, 230–231, 230–231

worksets for, 47

levels of development (LODs), 501

libraries for views, 764, 764

lift drawings for masonry, 880

Light, David, 561

light meters, 376–378, 377

lighting

ambient, 462–464, 462–464

ceiling, 485–486, 485

daylighting. See daylighting

film and stage, 975, 976, 983, 983, 994

light groups, 486–495, 486–495

Tron Legacy, 1009, 1009

Lighting Analysis Assistant, 373–379, 374–375, 377

Lighting Analysis menu, 373, 374

Lighting category for film and stage, 994

Lighting Fixtures categories, 490, 490

Lighting option for sun, 349, 449

Lighting tab, 374–376, 375

limits, joins, 210

Line Color settings, 102

Line Pattern Properties dialog box, 104–105, 104–105

Line Pattern settings, 102

Line Patterns dialog box, 103–104, 103

Line Style panel, 706–707, 706

Line Styles dialog box, 105–106, 105, 707, 707

line weights

importing, 226–227, 227

setting, 102–103, 103, 600, 600

Line Weights dialog box, 103, 103,
600, 600

linear arrays, 72

linear design, 382

lines

converting, 729, 729

details, 717–718, 717–718

exporting, 250, 250

offsetting, 77, 77

patterns, 103–105, 103–105

property, 92–94, 92–94

reference. See reference lines

removing, 725

splitting, 76–77, 76

styles

changing, 729, 729

selecting, 706–707, 706–707, 725

setting, 105–106, 105

symbolic, 732, 732

trimming and extending, 75–76, 75

Lines tab, 250, 250

linework details, 725, 725

Linework tool, 105, 725, 725

Link CAD Formats dialog box, 233, 235

Link CAD tool, 229, 759, 759

Link Markup Pages to Revit Sheets dialog box, 871, 871

Link panel, 759

Link Revit option, 406, 406

linked data and models, 195–198, 195, 197

attachment vs. overlay, 205–206, 206

benefits and limitations, 210

CAD toposurfaces, 85–87, 86

coordinate acquisition and publishing, 201–202, 202

exercise, 210–211

exploding, 232

foreground and background, 230

graphic overrides, 231, 232

groups from, 407–409, 407–409

overview, 198, 199

project base points and survey points, 202–205, 202–204

shared positioning, 199–200, 201

visibility in, 211–212, 211–212, 230–231, 230–231

with worksharing, 206–209, 207–208

linking

Design Review markups, 871, 871

vs. importing, 228, 759–760, 759

large CAD data, 233

options, 228–229, 229

Linking Worksets dialog box, 209

lists

in-session, 244

text, 775, 775

live models, revisions in, 865

Load As Group option, 406

Load Family dialog box

property lines, 93

section types, 131

Load From Library panel, 533

Load Into Project option, 509, 730, 730

Load Into Projects button, 131, 550

Load Lighting Analysis Render Preset option, 374

Load Weather Data button, 375

Loaded Tags tool, 125

loading

groups, 406–407, 407

keynotes, 781

pattern-based panel families, 550–551, 551

tags, 790, 790

team member work, 179, 179

weather data, 375, 376

local copies, worksharing, 165

local files

benefits, 171

creating, 173–176, 174–176

Local Weather And Site dialog box, 360, 360

location setting, 363

Location Weather and Site dialog box, 202, 202, 350, 351

Lock/Unlock 3D View button, 821

locking

elements, 77–79, 78–79

views, 470–471, 470

LODs (levels of development), 501

lonely BIM, 193, 880

LongDescription tag, 950

look-ahead projections, 881

louvers, 539, 539

Lowe, Josh, 873–874

Lu, Cheung Hon, student project by, 911, 911

luminance, 368

M

Mac OS X, 916

macros in VSTA, 948

maglev, 1014–1015, 1014–1016

Main Pattern section for balusters, 654

Make Elements Editable option, 181

Make Plan View option, 19

Make Primary button, 416, 416

Make Surface From Closed Loops option, 311, 311

Make This A Central File After Save option, 173, 207

Make Workset Editable option, 169

male water closets, 857

Manage Links dialog box

Coordination Review tool, 217, 219

Design Review markups, 872

imported data, 228, 237

reference types, 205, 206

worksets, 209

Manage Project panel, 187

Manage tab, 58–59, 58

coordinates, 201–202

design options, 412

Design Review markups, 872

fill patterns, 115

imported data, 242

line patterns, 104

line styles, 105–106, 707

location, 363

materials, 107, 370

object styles, 100, 231

Purge Unused tool, 154

revisions, 863

section types, 131

shared parameters, 800–801

templates, 136

True North, 351

views, 119–120, 129

warnings, 161

management, 47–48, 47

Manna, Robert, 135, 860

mapping fonts, 227–228

markups, digital, 868–872, 870–871

Martin, Teresa, 199–200

masking regions and Masking Region tool

details, 708–709, 715–717, 716, 729–731, 729–731

labels, 128

masonry lift drawings, 880

mass faces, curtain systems on, 849–853, 850–854

mass families, 264, 264

complex, 329–338, 329–337

generic model, 318–329, 318–329

simple, 311–318, 311–317

mass floors

calculations, 237

scheduled, 42, 269, 269, 849, 849

selecting, 268

window-to-wall ratio, 344–346, 345–346

Mass Floors button, 268, 345

Mass Floors dialog box, 345, 345

Mass option for solar studies, 349

mass schedules, 848–849, 848

masses

building, 839–845, 840–846

conceptual, 839

creating, 262, 266–267, 266–267, 271–272, 271–272

family component, 264, 264

floor area faces, 264–268, 266–268

forms, 278–279, 278–279

formula-driven, 309–310, 310–311

complex mass families, 329–338, 329–337

generic model mass family, 318–329, 318–329

simple mass families, 311–318, 311–317

imported data as, 236–237

in-place, 262–266, 263, 265–266

intuitive. See intuitive massing

overview, 261–262

scheduling, 42, 264–266, 265–266, 269–270, 269–270

surfaces, 273–277, 273–277

Massing & Site tab

building pads, 91

imported data, 237, 239

in-place massing, 265, 265

pattern-based panel scheduling, 560

property lines, 92

schedules, 95

tools, 58, 58

toposurfaces, 84–87

window-to-wall ratio, 344

massing studies in Singapore Polytechnic project, 900–901, 900

Massing toolset, 900

master keynote files, 778

master schedule component families, 42

Match Type Properties tool

ceilings, 577

floors, 563

working with, 65

matching properties, 65

Material Keynote tool, 783, 783

Material Takeoff Properties dialog box, 341–343, 341, 343

Material Takeoff schedules, 41

description, 748–749

floor finishes, 574

recycled content, 341, 341

materials and Materials dialog box, 107, 107–108

daylighting, 370–371, 370–371

family components, 610–611, 610–611

filled regions, 713

film and stage, 984, 984

geometry phase, 392, 392

keynotes, 777, 783–785, 783–785

lenses, 493–494, 494

Lighting Analysis Assistant, 374, 374

monochromatic views, 438–439, 438

properties, 108–110, 109–110

railings, 656, 657

shelf, 640–641, 640–641

strategies, 111

tags, 792, 792

toposurfaces, 88

visualization, 496, 496

walls, 504–505, 504

walls finish face, 511–512, 512

Materials Editor, 107, 108

Materials tab, 374, 374

MathWorld site, 861

matte material, 439

matter-rendering filters, 984, 984

Maximum Distance setting for curtain walls, 541

Maximum Spacing setting for repeating detail, 721

Maya for film and stage, 990

McDowell, Alex, 1004, 1015

Medium detail level, 734, 735

memory for virtualization, 917, 920, 927, 927

menus, context, 65–66, 65

Merge region tool, 512

merging wall layers, 512, 512

Message parameter, 943

metadata, 684

MicroStation, 925

Minimum Bracket Space parameter, 636–637, 636

Minimum Distance setting, 541

Mirror tool, 71

Mirror - Draw Axis tool, 71

Mirror - Pick Axis tool, 71

mirroring

elements, 71–72, 71

groups, 410–411

stairs, 667, 667

Mission Impossible, 1015

Model By Face panel, 239

Model Categories tab

linked files, 212, 212

points, 202

Model In-Place tool, 27, 27, 523

model lines, 271–272, 271–272

Model Objects tab, 101, 101

model patterns, 109, 112–113

Model tab for solar studies, 349

modelers, 148

models and modeling

energy, 358–359, 358–361

energy analysis, 359–362, 359–361

exporting to gbXML, 366–368, 366–368

settings requirements, 363–366, 364–366

foundations, 879

groups, 401, 402

linked. See linked data and models

regions, 711, 711

Modify Camera tab, 472

Modify option for Coordination Review, 219

Modify panel for details, 708, 708

Modify Returns button, 516

Modify Sub Elements tool, 590–591

Modify tab, 59, 59

alignment, 74

floor edges, 572

floor finishes, 575–576

Match Type Properties tool, 65

object subcategories, 493, 493

Paint tool, 496, 496

tool changes, 61, 62

wall joins, 520

Modify tools

behavior, 67

Create Similar tool, 82

Modify Vertical Structure settings, 505

monochromatic views, 437–440, 438–440

monorails as railings, 660–661, 661

Moore, Alan, 1004

Move option, 219

Move To 2nd option, 72–73, 72

Move To Last option, 72–73, 73

Move To Start Up Location option, 200

Move tool, 68, 68

text, 772–773

wall layers, 518, 519

Moves With Nearby Elements option, 68–69, 69, 603, 603

moving elements, 66

Move tool, 68, 68

nearby, 68–69, 69

nudging, 68

point, 330, 330

temporary dimensions, 66–67, 66–67

between worksets, 179–181, 180

Mullion tool, 532, 585

mullions

corner, 534–535, 534

curtain walls, 528, 530, 532, 532, 537

profiles, 851

roofs, 585

Multi-Category schedules, 42, 749

Multi-Category tags, 792–794, 793

Multi-Day option, 349, 355, 449

multicategory schedules, 158–159, 158–159

multiplatform work. See interoperability

Multiple Alignment option, 74

multiple details, saving, 762–764, 763–764

Multiple Elements tool, 75

Multiple option

copying elements, 69

Move tool, 68

multiprocessors for virtualization, 917

Multiselect tab for groups, 402

My Adaptive Panel type, 560

N

Name dialog box, 132

Name tag, 949

names

assemblies, 892, 892

central files, 173

conventions, 153

energy analyses, 361, 361

groups, 406, 761, 801, 801

layers, 246, 247

masses, 266, 326, 326

parameters, 799

regions, 709

schedules, 341

schemes, 812

section tags, 132

standards, 247

namespace references, 953, 953

National CAD Standard, 247

National Institute of Building Sciences, 3

natural light. See daylighting

Navigation bar, 57, 57

Navigation Wheel, 57, 473, 473

Navisworks Manage tool, 222

nearby elements, moving with, 68–69, 69

Nemetschek IFC Viewer, 256

nested components for film and stage, 994

nesting

geometry

benefits, 614

film and stage, 993, 993

groups, 409

railing elements, 659–661, 660

shelf brackets, 631–633, 631–632

.NET Framework, 942

New Area Plan dialog box, 742–743, 743

New Assembly dialog box, 892, 892

New Construction phase, 390, 394, 394

New Drafting View dialog box, 235, 235

New Family - Select Template File dialog box, 29, 29, 804, 804

New Legend View dialog box, 757, 757

New Material Takeoff dialog box, 341

New Pattern dialog box, 113, 115–116, 712, 712

New Plan dialog box, 19–20, 20

New Project dialog box, 100, 100, 953, 953

New Schedule dialog box, 42, 42, 749, 749

categories, 599, 599

masses, 269, 269

pattern-based panel scheduling, 561

New Sheet dialog box, 756–757, 756

New subroutine, 960

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, 1003, 1003–1004

nonhosted family components, 602–603, 602–603

north exposures, 343–344

nosing profiles for stairs, 672–673, 672–673

nosing structures for stairs, 654

Note Block schedules, 41, 749

notifications of permissions, 184, 184

nudging elements, 68

numbered lists, 775

numbering

keynotes, 781

revisions, 865–866, 865

Numbering Method settings, 781

numerical ranges for color schemes, 816–817, 817–818

nurse's station, 1012, 1012

O

object styles and Object Styles dialog box, 100, 101

annotation objects, 102

cut properties, 599, 600

family components, 612–613, 612–613

imported data, 102, 231, 232

line styles, 106

model objects, 101–102, 101

reference lines, 272, 272

revision clouds, 866

subcategories, 493, 493

Object Styles setting, 59

objects, imported data as, 241–242, 242

Oblivion, 1015

occupancy keys, 854, 855

occupancy schedules, 856, 856

Offset tool, 77, 77

offsets

cameras, 45, 45–46

lines and walls, 77, 77

One Baluster Per Tread option, 682

onion-shaped roofs, 584, 584

onShutdown function, 945–947, 965–966

onStartup function, 945–947, 965–966

Open dialog box

central files, 206, 207

elevation tags, 132

groups, 762, 762

section tags, 130

opening linked models, 210

optimizing performance

resolution settings, 469, 470

virtualization, 928, 928, 937, 937

Options Bar, 59, 59

Options dialog box

keynotes, 780

local files, 175, 175

permissions, 191

selection colors, 61

templates, 134, 134

temporary dimensions, 67

ViewCube, 56, 56

Options menu for ViewCube, 56

Orb Void Model Lines family, 844, 845

Orbital Scale setting, 375

organizing views, 119–121, 119–121

Orient In Host Layers option, 113

Orient To View option, 113, 713, 819–820

orientation

3D views, 819–820, 819–820

building, 340

fill patterns, 113

filled regions, 713, 713

tags, 789

True North, 351

Orientation In Host Layers option, 713, 713

Origin To Origin option, 229, 233

origins

project, 200, 203, 205

world coordinates, 229, 233

orthographic views

vs. perspective, 470, 470

working in, 42–46, 44–46

Output Settings screen, 468, 468

Overhang parameter for roofs, 579, 579

Overhanging option, 287–288, 288

overlapping point elements, 330, 331

overlapping sketches, 666

overlapping solids on curves, 850

overlapping walls, 22, 23

Overlay option for linked models, 206

overriding phase filters, 984, 985

Overwrite The Existing Version option, 509

ownership

floors, 566

local files, 174, 174

workset elements, 181–191, 181–191

Ownership Status tab, 188, 189

P

P2V (physical-to-virtual) technology, 922–923

pads

building, 90–91, 91

floors, 569, 569

Paint Bucket tool, 255

paint for daylighting material, 370

Paint tool, 80, 496, 496, 575

Pan control, 57

panels

balusters, 651, 651

curtain, 527, 527, 538

curtain walls, 530, 532

dimensions, 859, 859

pattern-based. See pattern-based panels

Ribbon, 59, 59

parallel control of in-place solids, 297, 297

Parallels products

Transporter, 922

updates, 926

virtualization, 916, 921–923, 921, 925–927

Workstation Extreme, 920–921

parameterization

arrays, 634–636, 634–635

dimensions, 612, 678

forms, 272, 614

reference lines, 606–607, 606–607

reference planes, 623, 623, 629, 629, 631–632, 631, 633

parameters and Parameter Properties dialog box

analytic visualization

project, 440–442, 440–443

user-defined, 443–445, 443–445

annotations

project, 797–800, 797–800

shared, 800–807, 801–807

Copy/Monitor tool, 214–215, 215

family categories, 601

family components, 613–614, 614

filters, 384–385, 384

mass dimensions, 312–316, 312–316, 320–322, 321–323

shelf brackets, 633–634, 633–634

type and instance, 30, 30–31

views, 120, 120

walls, 509

parametric models and projects, 827–828, 827–828

area analysis, 848–849, 848–849

building footprint, 829–839, 829–835, 837–838

building massing, 839

calculations, 854–858, 855–857

conceptual massing, 839

curtain systems on mass faces, 849–853, 850–854

documentation, 858–860, 859–860

generic model outline families, 828–829

resources for, 860–861

sustainability analysis, 846–847, 847

terminology, 828, 828

Partial option for pattern-based system, 287, 287

Partial Explode option, 760

parts

creating, 887–888

modifying, 888–890, 888–890

scheduling, 890–891, 891

Paste Aligned control, 80–81, 81

pasting, 80–81, 80–81, 210

PAT files, 114–115

Path Type settings, 780–781

paths

animation, 473–480, 473–479

keynotes, 780–781

railings, 688, 688

solar, 357, 357–358, 446–449, 447–449

sweeps, 626

paths for linked models, 209

pattern-based components, 326, 328

pattern-based panels

building, 546–550, 547–550

creating, 284–294, 285–293

loading, 550–551, 551

pyramid curtain wall, 551–555, 551–555

scheduling, 560–561, 561

size limiting, 556–558, 557–558

Pattern Type settings, 111

patterns

curtain walls

applying, 543–544, 544

custom, 555–556, 555–556

surface editing, 544, 545

exporting, 250, 251

faces of masses, 337, 337

fill

creating, 113–114, 113

importing, 114–116, 116

overview, 111–113, 112

filled regions, 712–713, 712–713

line, 103–105, 103–105

surface and cut, 109

Patterns tab, 243, 250, 251

PBPs (Project Base Points), 202–205, 202–204

Perez All Weather option, 376, 376

performance

resolution settings, 469, 470

virtualization, 928, 928, 937, 937

permissions

central files, 173, 173

granting, 184–185, 184–185

notifications, 184, 184

relinquishing, 185, 185

requesting, 183–184, 183–184

workarounds, 191

workset elements, 181

perpendicular control for in-place solids, 297, 297

Perspective View Control bar, 450

perspective views

generic model mass families, 328, 328

in-place solids, 306, 307

vs. orthographic, 470, 470

overview, 43, 44–47

walls, 26, 26

Phase-Exist material, 392, 392

Phase Filters tab, 389, 389, 398, 398, 439, 439

phasing and Phasing dialog box

associating, 381–383

elements associated with, 386, 386–387

filters, 354, 354, 387–390, 389, 882, 984–985, 985

geometry, 390–393, 391–393

materials, 985, 986

settings, 387–390, 387–390

time elements, 383–385, 383–385

views, 381–383, 386, 387, 394–400, 394–399

photorealistic visualization, 450

ambient lighting, 462–464, 462–464

animation paths, 473–480, 473–479

film rendering, 989

rendering settings, 467–470, 467–470

section boxes, 464–466, 464–466

still image cameras, 471–473, 471–473

views, 470–471, 470

visual styles, 450

level of detail, 451–453, 451–452

shadows, 457–462, 457–462

types, 453–457, 453–457

physical location setting, 363

physical-to-virtual (P2V) technology, 922–923

Pick Path tool

floor edges, 571

generic model mass families, 324, 324

Pick Primary Host tool, 525–526, 526

Pick Supports tool, 590

Pick Walls tool

ceilings, 577

roofs, 579

sketch-based objects, 506, 506, 573, 573

structural floors, 567, 567

Pin tool, 77

pinned panels, 538

pinning elements, 77–78, 78

pins as balusters, 696, 696

Place At import option, 229

Place Detail Component tab, 714

Place Detail Group button, 724, 724

Place Point tool, 84

Place Request option, 183

placeholders for sheets, 756

Plan/RCP option, 608

plan views, 32–34, 32–34, 48

planes, reference

family components, 605, 605

handrails, 651, 651

parameterized, 623, 623, 629, 629, 631–632, 631, 633

relationships, 24–27, 25–28

planning

for BIM, 4–5, 4

J. H. Findorff & Son case study, 874–877, 875–877

plans

documenting, 739–747, 740–747

execution, 194–195

plumb cuts for roofs, 582

plumbing

parametric model requirements, 854, 855, 857, 857

wall-hosted fixtures, 602, 602

poches

settings, 464–466, 464–466

for toposurfaces, 91, 91

Point Element tool, 548

point elements

complex mass families, 331–334, 331–333

pattern-based panel families, 548

points

adaptive, 546–548

insertion

family components, 603–604, 604

groups, 404, 404

stairs, 672

PBPs and survey, 202–205, 202–204

reference, 605, 605

toposurfaces, 84–87, 85

portability setting, 205

ports for virtualization, 938, 938

positioning with importing, 229

Postpone option for Coordination Review, 218

posts

balusters, 651, 651, 654

glass stairs, 696–697

start and end, 665, 669, 680–683, 682–683, 696–697

Posts section for balusters, 654

preconstruction planning, 874–877, 875–877

predefined material keynotes, 783, 783

predictability

vs. innovation, 11–12, 12

stairs and railings, 700

presentation, 809

3D views, 31, 819

annotating, 821, 821

orienting, 819–820, 819–820

color fill legends

overview, 809–810, 809–810

program verification with, 818, 818

rooms, 810–817, 811–812, 814–818

viewport types, 822–823, 822–823

Preview Solar Study option, 355, 355

Preview window, 503

previewing

fill patterns, 116

roofs, 592

solar studies, 355, 355

walls, 503

previous selection, 62

Print Setup button, 869

Print Setup dialog box, 34, 34

printers and printing

cropping visibility, 34, 34

ports for virtualization, 938, 938

resolutions, 469, 469

priorities for wall joins, 504, 504–505

private variables, 956, 959–960

production for film and stage, 976–977, 976–977

profiles

balusters, 653, 653

edges, 325, 325

generic model mass families, 325, 325

in-place solids, 302, 302–303, 305, 306

massing surfaces, 275, 275

mullion, 851

railings, 650, 650, 660, 674–675, 674–675

stringers, 674–676, 674–676

sweep, 571–572, 571–572

virtualization, 930, 930

walls, 22–23, 22, 521–522, 521–522

program verification with color fills, 818, 818

Progressbar controls, 955

Project Base Points (PBPs), 202–205, 202–204

Project Browser, 33, 51, 51, 118–119

project environment for curtain walls, 539

Project Parameters dialog box

labels, 797, 797

shared parameters, 802–803, 802–803, 805, 806

views, 120

Project Phase tab, 387–388, 387–388

Project Properties dialog box, 951, 951

project settings

color schemes, 116–118, 117–118

fill patterns

creating, 113–114, 113

importing, 114–116, 116

overview, 111–113, 112

lines, 102–106, 103–105

materials, 107–111, 107–110

object styles, 100–102, 101

phasing to, 381–383

Project Standards worksets, 169

Project Template option, 100

projection modes, 101

projection values for family categories, 599–600, 600

projects

internal coordinate system, 199–200

organization, 17–18, 18

content, 29, 29

datum, 19–29, 19–28

management, 47–48, 47

type and instance parameters, 30, 30–31

views. See views and View tab

parameters

analytic visualization, 440–442, 440–443

annotations, 797–800, 797–800

parametric. See parametric models and projects

roles, 147–150, 149

settings. See project settings

templates. See templates

properties and Properties Palette, 50, 50

class, 960–962

complex mass families, 332, 333, 336

matching, 65

materials, 108–110, 109–110

overview, 64, 64–65

panels, 288–289, 289

revision clouds, 867, 867

room height, 364–365, 365

toposurfaces, 88

view phase, 395–396, 395–396

Properties tab, 50, 50, 289, 289

Property Line tab, 92

property lines, 92–94, 92–94

Property Lines dialog box, 92, 92

proportional control of mass families, 314, 314, 316, 317

proposal phase in design exercise, 420–421, 420–422, 424–426, 424–426

Proposed element, 397, 397

Proposed Temporary element, 397, 397

public class properties, 960–962

Publish Coordinates command, 201–202

Publish option, 48

publishing

coordinates, 201–202, 202

to Design Review, 869–871, 870–871

RFA files, 48

pulling

coordinates, 201

edges, 300, 300

Purge Unused command, 154

Purge Unused dialog box, 154–155, 155

purging unused families and groups, 154–155, 155

Push/Pull tool, 255

pushing

coordinates, 201

faces and edges, 298, 299–300

pyramid curtain wall pattern-based families, 551–555, 551–555

pyramids, 266–267, 267

Q

Qi, Lim Wei, student project by, 905, 905

QI, Tay QI, student project by, 909–910, 910

Quad Corner Mullion type, 534

quality control, 154

file size, 154–157, 155–157

schedules, 158–161, 158–161

warnings, 161–162, 161–162

quality settings, 467–470, 467–470

Quick Access toolbar (QAT), 49, 49–50

Quick Energy Simulation Tool, 363

R

radial arrays, 73, 73

Radiance engine, 369

radii of arcs, 831–833

Rafter Cut option for roofs, 582

Rafter option for roofs, 582, 582

Rail Structure dialog box, 656

Rail Structure option, 653

railing tool, 674, 674

railings and handrails

best practices, 699–700

components, 650–654, 650–653

curtain walls, 670–672, 670–671

curved, 684, 685

glass stairs, 696, 697, 698

inside the box, 655–658

joins, 662–666, 663–666

outside the box, 661–672, 662–671

paths, 688, 688

profiles, 650, 650, 660, 674–675, 674–675

reference planes, 651, 651, 664, 664

repetitive systems, 659–661, 659–661

split run stairs, 693–694, 693–694

wire meshes, 654–658

RAM for virtualization, 917, 920, 927, 927

Ramp tool, 672

Read, Phil, 923

Realistic option, 53, 53

Realistic view, 456, 456

recent commands, 65, 65

Recent Files page, 100

Rectangle Checkerboard Pattern type, 543, 544

Rectangle tool, 92

rectilinear form

generic model mass families, 320

in-place solids, 294, 294

recycled content, 341–343, 341–343

redundancy, templates for, 135–136

Reference Line tool, 553

reference lines

arcs, 833–834, 836

complex mass families, 329–330, 330–331, 334, 334

family components, 605–607

generic model mass families, 319–320, 319, 322, 323

masses, 271–272, 271–272

massing surfaces, 273–277, 273–277

pattern-based panels, 290–292, 291–292, 546–550, 550

pyramid curtain wall pattern-based families, 550–551, 551–555

Reference Other View option, 40, 235–236

reference planes

arcs, 831, 831, 833–834

complex mass families, 333, 333

family components, 605, 605

parameterized, 623, 623, 629, 629, 631–632, 631, 633

railings, 664, 664

wall relationship, 24–27, 25–28

reference points for family components, 605, 605

reference shapes for massing forms, 278, 278

Reference tool, 552

references, datum, 19

Reflectance setting, 371

Region tool, 708–713, 708–713

regions

cropping, 34, 34

drafting, 710–711, 711

filled, 708–710, 708–710

boundaries, 715, 715–716

creating, 711–713, 712–713

types, 710–711, 711

masking

details, 708–709, 715–717, 716, 729–731, 729–731

labels, 128

model, 711, 711

names, 709

toposurfaces, 87–89, 88

Reject option for Coordination Review, 218

Related to Mass option, 581

relationships

in coordination, 195–198, 195, 197

in groups, 410, 410

reference planes and walls, 24–27, 25–28

solid and void, 616–618, 616–618

Relative option for keynotes, 780

relative paths for linked models, 209

release dates of films, 975

Relinquish All Mine button, 185, 185

relinquishing permissions, 185, 185

Reload Latest process, 179, 179

Remove Paint tool, 496

removing

design options, 415–416

Design Review markups, 872

lines, 725

Rename option, 219

renaming

in Coordination Review, 219

schedules, 341

schemes, 812

Render Appearance tab, 371, 371

Render Setup dialog box, 376, 378

rendering

daylighting, 376, 378

film and stage, 984–988, 984–989

generic model mass families, 329, 329

light groups, 486–490, 486–489

photorealistic

film and stage, 989

settings, 467–470, 467–470

solar studies, 449

visualization, 482–485, 483–485

Rendering dialog box

settings, 467, 467

solar studies, 449

Rendering Settings dialog box, 482–483, 483, 485

rentable area, 741–742

Repeating Detail Component tool, 719–723, 720–722

repetitive systems for railings, 659–661, 659–661

Request Granted dialog box, 184, 184

requesting permissions, 183–184, 183–184

Reset Points To Grid button, 547

resolution settings, 467–470, 467–470

Restore Orientation And Lock View option, 821

Results and Compare dialog box, 361–362, 361

Retaining behavior for walls, 507

reuse details, 761–764, 761–764

Reuse parameter, 799, 799

Reveal Hidden Elements tool, 85

Reveals dialog box, 514, 514

reveals for walls, 514, 514–515

Review Warnings tool, 161

Revision Cloud option, 863

Revision Cloud tool, 866

revision clouds, 863, 864

leaders, 868

placing, 866–867, 866–867

tags, 867–868, 868

Revision tool, 863

revisions

in live models, 866

overview, 863–866, 864–865

revision clouds, 866–868, 866–867

supplemental drawings, 868

Revit.ini file, 227, 948

Revit Links tab, 212

Revit Lookup utility, 943, 943

revolution vs. evolution, 12–13, 13

revolves, 615

revolving sketches, 28, 28

Rhino program, 238–240, 238–240, 974

Ribbon, 57, 57

Options Bar, 59, 59

panels, 59, 59

tabs, 57–59, 57–59

ridges for roofs, 591, 591

rigs for pattern-based panel families, 546, 547

Rise of the Apes, 1015

Riser Type setting, 673

risers

circular runs, 690, 690

creating, 666–668, 666

stairs, 673

warnings, 669

roles, 147–150, 149

Roof By Face tool, 585

Roof By Footprint tool, 586

roofs, 578

curved surfaces, 238–240, 238–240

dormers, 586–589, 586–589

by extrusion, 582–583, 582–583

footprint, 578–582, 578–582

in-place, 584, 584

joining walls to, 79, 79

keynotes, 782, 782

Roof By Face tool, 585

shapes, 589–590, 589–590

sketching, 573–574, 573

slope arrow, 585, 586

sloped drainage layers, 589, 589

sloped glazing, 585, 585

sloped topping, 590–591, 590–591

thickness, 592, 592

Roofs tab, 580

Room & Area panel, 740–741

Room Area Computation option, 527

Room Bounding option

ceilings, 577

roofs, 581

Room Separation Lines option, 741

Room tool, 364

rooms

area, 740–741, 740–741

color fill legends, 810–817, 811–812, 814–818

heights, 364–365, 365

phasing, 386, 386

scheduled, 42

tags, 740–741, 740, 791, 791

volumes, 364–366, 364–366

Rotate tool, 71, 773

Rotate True North command, 351

rotating

buildings, 340

detail, 721, 721

elements, 70–71, 70–71

text, 773

rotation angles for complex mass families, 333, 333

Rudder, Don, 941

rules, filter, 440, 441

Run Interference Check option, 223

“Running Revit in Virtualization”, 923

RVT files, saving groups as, 406

RVT Link Display Settings dialog box, 211–212, 211–212

RvtMdgDbg utility, 943

S

sample project, 952–954, 952–953

.addin manifest installation, 967–968, 967, 969

Application class, 964–966

clsSettings class, 959–962

Command class, 962–964, 962

debugging, 969–970

helper subroutines, 966–967

user forms, 954–959, 955

sandwich model, 563–564, 564

SAT files, 238–241, 240

Save As dialog box

central files, 172–173, 172

energy models, 368

shared parameters, 801

Save As View Template option, 464, 769

Save button, 176–177

Save Group dialog box, 761, 761

Save Group option, 406, 406

Save Local File Before And After Synchronizing With Central option, 177

Save Orientation And Lock View option, 821

Save To Central dialog box, 179

Save To New File option, 763

Save To Target dialog box, 246

Save Views dialog box, 764, 764

saving

central files, 172–173, 172

groups, 406–407, 406, 761, 761

at intervals, 178–179, 178

multiple details, 762–764, 763–764

views, 764, 764

work, 176–178, 177–178

scale

animated solar studies, 356, 357

dimensions, 794

elements, 74

Scale tool, 74

Schedule Properties dialog box

Appearance tab, 752, 753

Fields tab, 750, 750, 753–754, 891, 891

Filters tab, 159, 159, 751, 751

Formatting tab, 159, 752, 752

linked models, 210

parameters, 800, 800

Sorting/Grouping tab, 159, 159, 751, 751, 754–756

Schedule/Quantities schedules, 42, 42, 748, 754

Schedule tab, 752, 753

schedules, 41–42, 41–42, 158, 340–341

area, 42, 754–755, 755

creating, 749–753, 749–753

cut and fill, 94–95

design exercise, 427–430, 427–430

design options, 414–415, 414

family categories, 599, 599

film and stage, 977

hidden, 159

key, 750, 854, 855

keynotes, 160–161, 160–161, 787

linked file elements, 210

mass floors, 849, 849

masses, 264–266, 265–266, 269–270, 269–270, 848–849, 848–849

multicategory, 158–159, 158–159

occupancy, 856, 856

parameters, 800, 800

parts, 890–891, 891

pattern-based panels, 560–561, 561

recycled content, 341–343, 341–343

Sheet List, 756–757, 756

sheets, 767–768, 768

sorting

Area, 755

floors, 346

keynotes, 160

materials, 342

Note Block, 160

order, 751, 751

pattern-based panels, 561

sheet lists, 756

Sheet Number, 157, 157

Walls, 754

templates, 755

types, 748–749

walls, 753–754

window-to-wall ratio, 343–346, 344–346

schematic design in Singapore Polytechnic project, 901, 901

Scheme Definition dialog box, 812

schemes

color, 116–118, 117–118

definitions, 812, 812

names, 812

numerical ranges, 816–817, 817–818

sculptural process, 618–623, 619–622

SD Sandwich Edge profile, 571–572

SDK (Software Development Kit), 942–943, 942–943

SDs (supplemental drawings), 868

Section Box option, 46, 46, 89, 464, 464

section boxes

activating, 46, 46

creating, 464–466, 464–466

Google SketchUp, 253–254, 254

toposurfaces, 89

Section Cut Material setting, 91

section poches, 91, 91

section tags, 129–132, 129–132

Section Tags option, 129

sections, types, 36–38, 36–38, 131–132, 132

security in virtualization, 929, 929

Segment Dimension Leader Visibility setting, 796, 796

Select & Edit button, 375–376

Select All Instances option, 63, 139, 181

Select Items To Copy dialog box, 136, 137

Select Layers/Levels To Import/Link dialog box, 727, 728

Select Previous option, 62

Select Profile option, 325

Select Template File dialog box, 126–127

Selection Count, 62

selections

all instances, 63

colors, 61

elements, 61–62, 62

filters, 62–63, 63, 65

templates, 598–601, 598–600

Send Backwards option, 719, 719

Send To Back option, 719, 719

sequences, visualization. See visualization

set-out drawings, 878–880, 878–880

Set Work Plane tool, 553

SetViewWorksets subroutine, 958–959

Shaded view, 454, 454

Shaded With Edges view, 455, 455

shading and Shading setting

geometry phase, 393, 393

materials, 108, 610, 610

railings, 658, 658

shadowboxes, 538, 538

shadows

film and stage, 983, 983

sun studies, 351–352, 352

working with, 457–462, 457–462

Shadows settings, 352, 457, 457

shape-based fonts, 227–228

shape handles for in-place solids, 306, 306

shapes

floors and roofs, 589–590, 589–590

reference, 278, 278

stairs, 677–683, 677–683

shared coordinate system, 199–200, 201

shared folders in virtualization, 930–931, 930–931

Shared Levels And Grids workset, 47, 168

Shared Parameter button, 800

shared parameters

annotations, 796–797, 800–807, 801–807

categories, 802–803, 802–803

cautions, 995

tags, 803–807, 804–807

shared positioning of linked models, 199–200, 201

Sheet Issues/Revisions dialog box, 864–867, 864, 867

Sheet Issues/Revisions tool, 863

Sheet List Properties dialog box, 756

Sheet List schedules, 41, 749, 756–757, 756

Sheet Name category, 756

Sheet Number category, 756

Sheet view window, 48

sheets

area plans, 764–766, 766

in export sets, 244–245, 245

laying out, 764–769, 766–769

schedules, 767–768, 768

wall legends, 769, 769

Sheets Of Glass setting, 371

shelf, 628, 628

brackets

formulas, 636–638, 636–638

modeling, 629–630, 629–630

nesting, 631–633, 631–632

parameters, 633–634, 633–634

parametric arrays, 634–636, 634–635

materials, 640–641, 640–641

type catalogs, 640–644, 641–644

Shelf Width parameter, 636

Shift key for selections, 62

shortcuts, keyboard, 82, 82

Shoulder Length setting, 796

Show All phase filter, 394–395, 394

Show Area option, 740

Show Camera option, 45, 45, 471, 472

Show Categories From All Disciplines option, 749

Show Center option, 831

Show Center Point option, 833

Show Complete phase filter, 354, 354, 370, 389, 398, 399, 496, 496

Show Demo + New phase filter, 398, 398

Show In list, 245

Show Leader When Text Is Moved setting, 796

Show Mass button, 344

Show New option, 398, 399

Show option for permissions, 185

Show Original option, 888

Show Parts option, 888

Show Placement Number parameter, 559

Show Previous + Demo option, 396, 396

Show Previous + New Graphic phase filter, 397

Show Previous + New phase filter, 396, 397

Show Previous Phase option, 396, 396

Show Reference option, 332, 333

Show Reference Planes option, 552

Show Related Warnings option, 163

Show setting for revisions, 865

Show Shape Handles parameter, 889

Show Title setting, 823

Show Workplane tool, 549

shutdown of virtual machines, 928, 928

shxfontmap.txt file, 227–228

Silhouette Style option, 461, 461

silhouettes for edges, 461–463, 461

sills

detail, 717–718, 717, 722, 722

window, 726–733, 726–732

simple mass families, 311–318, 311–317

Simple option for fill patterns, 114

sine function, 832

Singapore Polytechnic, 895, 896

design project, 897

design development, 901–902, 902

details and documentation, 902, 903

massing studies, 900–901, 900

schematic design, 901, 901

site analysis and hand sketching, 898–899, 899–900

submission drawings, 903

textile design and fashion show, 898, 898–899

overview, 896–897

student project examples, 903–913, 904–913

Single-Day option, 349, 354, 448

Single Element tool, 75

site analysis in Singapore Polytechnic project, 898–899, 899–900

site context modeling, 83, 83

building pads, 90–91, 91

cut and fill schedules, 94–95

property lines, 92–94, 92–94

toposurfaces, 83–90, 85–86, 88–90

Site Settings dialog box, 91, 91

size

crop region, 472, 472, 475

files, 154–157, 155, 157–158, 920

limiting for pattern-based panels, 556–558, 557–558

Size Crop button, 356, 472, 475

Sketch mode in work plane viewer, 55, 55

Sketch Ceiling mode, 577

sketches

extrusions, 490–491, 490

floors, ceilings, and roofs, 573–574, 573

revolving, 28, 28

Singapore Polytechnic project, 898–899, 899–900

Sky Model menu, 376, 376

Slab Edge tool, 569, 570

slab edges for floors, 569, 570

slanted walls, 1009, 1009

Sliver Space Tolerance setting, 367

Slope Arrow tool, 585, 586

slope of roofs, 580, 580, 585

drainage layers, 589, 589

topping, 590–591, 590–591

Slope setting, 585

Sloped Glazing roofs, 585, 585

SmartGuard, 932, 932

SmartMount, 932, 932

Smith, Gavin, 12

Snakes on a Plane

cockpit, 981, 981, 1001, 1002

production, 1001, 1001–1002

Snyder, Zack, 1004, 1011, 1015

social BIM, 193–194, 880

Soffit behavior for walls, 507

softened lighting effects

film and stage, 975, 976

shadows, 459–460, 460–461

Software Development Kit (SDK), 942–943, 942–943

solar shading in curtain systems, 852, 852

solar studies. See sun and solar studies

Solid Form button, 547, 550

solid panels, 528

Solid Sweep tool, 625

Solid tab, 252, 252

solids

converting to voids, 308–309, 308, 323–324, 323–324, 618, 618

exporting, 252, 252

in-place, 294–309, 294–309

overlapping on curves, 850

void relationships, 616–618, 616–618

solstices in sun studies, 347–348, 348–349, 350

sorting schedules and Sorting/Grouping tab

Area, 755

floors, 346

keynotes, 160, 160

materials, 342

Note Block, 158, 158

order, 751, 751

pattern-based panels, 561

sheet lists, 756

Sheet Number, 157, 157

Walls, 754

Sound Transmission Class (STC), 757

south exposures, 343–344

spacebar for rotating elements, 70, 70

spaces, 29

content category, 29

scheduled, 42

Spacing option for repeating detail, 721

Span Direction tool, 567

spandrels, 538, 538

Special Equipment category, 662

speed of animation, 479–480

spheres, 266–267, 267

spider fittings, 538

Spline Through Points option

intuitive massing, 280, 280

massing surfaces, 274, 274, 276, 276

wall by face mass, 282, 283

splines

massing surfaces, 274–276, 274, 276–277

wall by face mass, 282, 283

Split Face tool, 80, 574–575, 574–575

Split Region button, 511

split runs for stairs, 692–694, 692–694

Split Surface tool, 89–90, 89–90

Split tool, 76, 76

Split With Gap tool, 76–77

splitting

curtain systems, 850, 850

lines and walls, 76–77, 76

wall finish materials, 511–512, 512

stacked walls, 523–526, 524–526

stacking views, 991, 991

staffing in BIM, 146–151, 146–147, 149

stage. See film and stage

stairs, 647

approaches, 647–650, 648–649

balusters. See balusters

best practices, 699–700

circular, 688–690, 688–691

components, 654

conditions and shapes, 677–683, 677–683

exiting width requirements, 856

glass, 694–699, 695–699

outside the box, 684–699, 684–699

railings. See railings and handrails

split runs, 692–694, 692–694

tools, 672–673, 672–674

Start Post setting, 669

start posts, 669, 680, 696–697

starting views, 187, 187

startup of virtual machines, 928, 928

status bar, 52, 52

statutory submissions in Singapore Polytechnic, 903

STC (Sound Transmission Class), 757

still image cameras, 471–473, 471–473

Still option for sun, 349–350, 448

Storefront curtain wall, 535–536, 535

strategy in BIM, 9–10

Streibig, Peter, 916, 923, 926

stringers, 654

custom profiles, 674–676, 674–676

split run stairs, 693

structural floors, 566–568, 566–568

structural - MEP engineer relationship, 198

Structural parameter, 566, 566

Structure tab

materials, 110, 110

tools, 58, 58

structures, wall, 503–506, 503–505

student activities

overview, 895

Singapore Polytechnic. See Singapore Polytechnic

styles

lines

changing, 729, 729

selecting, 706–707, 706–707, 725

setting, 105–106, 105

object. See object styles and Object Styles dialog box

visual, 450

level of detail, 451–453, 451–452

shadows, 457–462, 457–462

types, 453–457, 453–457

subcategories

creating, 493, 493

family components, 612–613, 612–613

submission drawings in Singapore Polytechnic, 903

Subregion tool, 87–89

subregions of toposurfaces, 87–89, 88

Subscription Advantage Pack, 359

Subscription Center, 50

subtractive approach

selection, 62

templates, 135, 135

wall storage, 502

Sucker Punch, 1011–1015, 1011–1016

suffixes for keynotes, 775

summer solstice in sun studies, 347–348, 348–349, 350

sun and solar studies, 347, 348

analytic visualization, 446–450, 447–449

animated, 354–356, 355–357, 449, 449

creating, 348–354, 349–354

solar paths, 357, 357–358, 446–449, 447–449

sustainability analysis, 846, 847

Sun Intensity setting, 459, 459

Sun Path tool, 357

Sun Settings dialog box

multi-day studies, 355

settings, 349–351, 350

shadows, 459, 459

sun path, 448, 448

Sunlight From Top Left option, 459, 459

Sunlight From Top Right option, 459

sunlight in visualization, 482–485, 483–485

sunshades, 538

Superman, 1015

supplemental drawings (SDs), 868

supplemental templates, 135

Support Depth setting, 632–633, 632

Support Inset setting, 636

support pins for treads, 696, 696

Surface Pattern setting, 109

Surface Representation dialog box, 545–546, 545

Surface Representation panel, 544–545

Surface tab, 545, 545

surface-to-floor ratio, 270, 270

surfaces

curtain walls

dividing, 540–543, 540–543, 550–551, 551

pattern editing, 544, 545

representation, 545–546, 545–546

in-place, 280, 280–281

pattern-based system, 284–294, 285–293

wall by face, 281–284, 281–284

massing, 273–277, 273–277

patterns, 109

roof, 238–240, 238–240

toposurfaces. See toposurfaces

survey points, 202–205, 202–204

sustainability analysis, 846–847, 847

sustainable design

concepts, 339–340

daylighting. See daylighting

energy modeling, 358–368, 358–361, 364–368

schedules, 340–346, 341–346

sun shading and solar paths. See sun and solar studies

Sutton, Bryan, 623, 973–974

carving geometry, 996

Fantastic Four, 999, 999–1000

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, 1002, 1002–1003

I, Robot, 997–998, 998

on Maya use, 990

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, 1003, 1003–1004

Snakes on a Plane, 1001, 1001–1002

Sucker Punch, 1011–1015, 1011–1016

template use, 982

Tron Legacy, 1008–1010, 1008–1010

Watchmen, 1004–1007, 1005–1007

X-Men: The Last Stand, 1000, 1000–1001

SWC (Synchronize With Central), 151

with closing Revit, 186

permissions, 166

working with, 177–178, 177–178

Sweep tab for floor edges, 571–572

sweeps, 615, 615

edge-based, 626, 626

floor edges, 571–572, 571–572

generic model mass families, 324, 324

paths, 626

returns, 515–516, 516

walls, 512–514, 513, 515

swept blends, 615, 615

glass stairs, 697

in-place solids, 302, 302–303

railing paths, 688–689, 688

Syafiquh, Diyannah, student project by, 912–913, 912

symbolic lines, 732, 732

Synchronize And Modify Settings button, 207

Synchronize Now option, 178, 178

Synchronize With Central (SWC), 151

with closing Revit, 186

permissions, 166

working with, 177–178, 177–178

Synchronize With Central option, 178

Synchronize With Central And Set Reminder Intervals option, 178

Synchronize With Central dialog box, 177–178, 178, 207, 208

system families

components, 601–603, 602–603

in design process, 29, 596

walls, 502

system glazing panel, 533, 533

system lines, 106

system managed worksets, 47

T

tabs on Ribbon, 57–59, 57–59

Tachyon corridor, 1005, 1006

Tachyon panel, 1006, 1007

Tag All command, 790–791, 790

Tag All Not Tagged dialog box, 791, 791

Tag All Not Tagged tool, 128

Tag By Category tool, 93, 128, 790, 790, 806, 867

Tag On Placement option, 128, 789

Tag panel, 789, 789

tags

doors, 127–128, 127–128

elevation, 35, 132–134, 133–134

inserting, 789–790, 789

in linked files, 210

overview, 788–789, 788

property lines, 93–94, 93–94

revision clouds, 867–868, 868

room, 740–741, 740, 791, 791

section, 129–132, 129–132

shared parameters, 803–807, 804–807

text vs. labels, 126–127, 126

tools, 790–794, 790–794

views, 129–134, 129–134

Tags dialog box, 128, 789

Tammik, Jeremy, 970

tangent function, 832

targets for cameras, 44, 44

teams

adding members, 150–151

coordinating, 234, 234

loading work from members, 179, 179

worksharing, 151–153, 152–153

templates

balusters, 651, 651

conceptual massing, 329, 329

custom, 134, 135

data aggregation, 136–139, 137–139

details, 725

film and stage, 982

generic model, 318, 318

managing, 135–139, 137–139

mass, 310, 310

overview, 99–100

parametric projects, 829, 829

pattern-based panels, 288, 289

saving, 464, 464

schedules, 755

selection, 598–601, 598–600

views, 123–124, 124

visibility, 187, 187

Temporary Dimension Properties dialog box, 67, 67

temporary dimensions, 66–67, 66–67

text

annotations, 772–775, 772–775

dimension, 795, 795

documents, 641, 641

exporting, 243, 250–252, 251

vs. labels, 126–127, 126

Text & Fonts tab, 243, 250–252, 251

Text Document option, 641, 641

Text Location setting, 796

Text tag, 950

Text tool, 772, 772

textile design in Singapore Polytechnic project, 898, 898–899

textnotes, 775–776, 776

thick floor finishes, 575–576, 576

thickness

roof layers, 592, 592

walls, 505, 512

Thickness setting, 505

thin floor finishes, 574–575, 574–575

Thin Lines option, 608

third-act sets, 977

3D axonometric views, 486

3D data

exporting, 253–257, 254–257

importing, 236–242, 238–240, 242

3D Snapping option, 552–553

3D view window, 48

3D views, 31, 819

annotating, 821, 821

orienting, 819–820, 819–820

types, 42–46, 43–46

3ds Max Design application, 369, 372–379, 372–379

time

in phasing, 383–385, 383–385

virtualization settings, 929, 929

Ting, Ong Wan, student project by, 907–908, 908

Tocci, John, 193, 881

Tocci Building Corporation case study, 881

construction visualization, 881–882, 881–882

design to fabrication, 885–886, 885–886

integrated project delivery planning, 882–884

Toggle Slope Defining option, 580

TooltipImage tag, 950

Top/Base Attach tool, 588

Top Extension Distance parameter, 517–519

Top Is Attached parameter, 522

Top Offset setting

balusters, 660

walls, 519

Topography tab, 89

toposurfaces, 83–84, 84

creating, 84–87, 85–86

dividing, 89–90, 89–90

section poches for, 91, 91

subregions, 87–89, 88

Total Frames setting, 479, 479

Transfer Project Standards tool, 111, 124, 136, 515

Transfer View Scale option, 139

transparency and Transparency setting

film and stage, 982, 982

materials, 610, 610

railings, 657

temporary dimensions, 67

transportation components as railings, 660–661, 661

Trapezoid Corner Mullion type, 534

treads

adding, 669, 669

depth and thickness, 654

glass stairs, 695–698, 695–697

nosing profiles, 672–673, 672–673

supports, 677–678, 677–678, 680–683, 680, 686, 687

Trelligence Affinity application, 818

Triangle (Flat) pattern, 286, 286, 289, 289

triangles, formulas for, 832

trigonometry, 832

trim details, 716

Trim/Extend Multiple Elements tool, 75, 520

Trim/Extend Single Element tool, 75, 520

Trim/Extend To Corner tool, 75, 534

trimming lines and walls, 75–76, 75

Tron Legacy, 1008–1010, 1008–1010

true north, 200–201, 351

TrueType fonts, 227–228

Truss option, 582, 582

tubular structure, chair with, 623–628, 623–628

twists, 319–320

2D and orthographic View Control bar, 450, 450

2D data

exporting, 247–253, 247–253

importing, 232–236, 234–236

2D views, 31

TXT files, 777–778, 777–778

type catalogs, 640–644, 641–644

Type Of Parameter setting, 120, 798, 801

Type Or Instance Parameter setting, 799

type parameters

family components, 613–614, 614

vs. instance, 30, 31

purpose, 799

Type Properties and Type Properties dialog box

color fill legends, 815, 816

dimensions, 795–796, 795–796

filled regions, 710–711, 710

lights, 490, 490

poches, 465, 465

Project Browser, 51, 51

pyramid curtain walls, 554

railings, 652, 652, 656

regions, 715

repeating detail, 720–721, 720, 722

room area, 740

section types, 132

shelf, 632, 632

stairs, 669, 669

text, 773–774, 773

view tags, 129, 129

viewport types, 822–823, 822

walls, 30, 31, 502, 502, 505, 508–511, 508

Type Selector

accessing, 50, 64, 64

ceilings, 577

curtain walls, 527–529, 537

pattern-based panels

changing patterns, 547

loading, 550

nesting, 557

predefined panels, 543

pyramid curtain walls, 554

scheduling, 560

text, 773, 773

U

U grid for curtain walls, 541–542, 545, 546

U Grid Rotation setting, 542

U Grid tool, 541–542

Unattached End option, 790

undo disks for virtualization, 933, 933

Uniform Speed option, 479

United States, energy use in, 358, 358

units

daylighting, 372, 373

importing, 229

Units & Coordinates tab, 252, 252

Units Setup dialog box, 372, 373

Unlock View option, 821

unlocked references, 305, 305

Unresolved References dialog box, 759, 759

unused items, deleting and unloading, 154–155, 155

Update Extents option, 219

Update To Face option, 282, 283, 853

Updates tab, 189, 189

Upper Limit setting, 365

usable area, 742–744

USB devices for virtualization, 939, 939

Use Project Settings option, 128

User-Created worksets, 168–169

user-defined keynotes, 777, 785, 785

user-defined parameters, 443–445, 443–445

user forms

class constructors, 956

controls, 954–956, 955

helper subroutines, 957–959

user interface, 48, 48

Application menu, 48, 49

drawing area, 52, 52–53

graphic display options, 54, 54–55

InfoCenter, 50, 50

massing, 310, 311

Navigation bar, 57, 57

Project Browser, 51, 51

Properties palette, 50, 50

Quick Access toolbar, 49, 49–50

Ribbon, 57–59, 57–59

status bar, 52, 52

View Control bar, 53, 53

ViewCube, 56, 56

work plane viewer, 55, 55

User Keynote tool, 785, 785

User keynotes, 785, 785

user managed worksets, 47

User option for keynotes, 777

UV grids

curtain walls, 540–546, 541–542, 546

pattern-based panel families, 546

UVW coordinate system, 539, 542

V

V/G Overrides Worksets option, 187

V grid for curtain walls, 541–542, 545, 546

V Grid Rotation setting, 542

V Grid tool, 541

valleys for roofs, 591, 591

variable thickness for roof layers, 592, 592

variables, 956, 959–960

VendorDescription tag, 949

VendorId tag, 949

Vertical Opening tool, 583, 583

vertical structure settings for walls, 505

vertices for in-place solids, 296

Video Compression dialog box, 356, 356

video for solar studies, 354–356, 355–357

video hardware for virtualization, 936, 936

View Control bar, 53, 53

sun path, 447

visual styles, 450, 450

View Extents settings, 45

View List Properties dialog box, 156–157, 156–157

View List schedules, 41, 749

View option for legends, 758

View Range dialog box, 33, 33, 819, 819

View Range option, 39

View/Sheet Set tab, 244, 244

View tab for templates, 187

View Templates dialog box, 123–124, 124, 464, 464

View Templates option, 769

View Templates panel, 187, 187

view titles, 765–766, 766

View Zoom control, 57

ViewCube, 56, 56, 367

Viewer option, 55, 55

views and View tab, 31, 31, 58, 58, 118

3D, 42–46, 43–46, 819

annotating, 821, 821

orienting, 819–820, 819–820

activating, 766

animation paths, 473, 473

arranging elements, 718–719, 718–719

assemblies, 892, 893

callouts, 38–39, 38–39

creating, 32–34, 32–34

cropping, 34, 34, 44, 44

daylighting, 370, 372, 372

deactivating, 766

in design process, 597, 597

documentation, 42

drafting, 40, 40

duplicating, 32–33, 33

elevations, 35–36, 35

in export sets, 244–245

exporting, 372–379, 372–379

filters, 121–122, 122, 156, 156

importing and linking, 763–764, 764

legends, 40, 40–41, 757, 786

linked data, 235–236

monochromatic, 437–440, 438–440

number of, 155–157, 156–157

organizing, 119–121, 119–121

pattern-based panel scheduling, 561

phasing, 381–383, 386, 387, 394–400, 394–399

photorealistic visualization, 470–471, 470

ranges, 33, 33

rendering, 467

saving, 764, 764

schedules, 41–42, 41–42, 94, 158, 269, 341, 414–415, 414, 749

sections, 36–38, 36–38, 132

settings between, 769

solar studies, 348

stacking, 991, 991

starting, 187, 187

sun studies, 352–354, 352–354

tags, 129–134, 129–134

templates, 123–124, 124

viewport types, 822–823, 822–823

visibility, 231

visual styles, 453–457, 453–457

window-to-wall ratio, 346

windows, 48, 48

Views worksets, 169

virtual machines, 918, 921–923, 921

virtualization, 916

advantages, 918–920

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. See Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (BCJ)

guest computers, 918

host computers, 917

limitations, 920

overview, 915–917, 917

virtual machine creation, 921–923, 921

visibility and Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog box

boundary lines, 766

color fill legends, 814–815

curtain wall surfaces, 545

design options, 414, 414

detail components, 733–734, 733–735

extrusions, 627, 627

family components, 607–609, 608–609

filters, 384–385, 385, 440–442, 441,
444, 444

imported data, 229–231, 230–231, 760

lighting fixtures, 490

line patterns, 104

linked models, 211–212, 211–212

parts, 889

points, 202

solar studies, 349

templates, 187, 187

views, 123–124

window-to-wall ratio, 344

worksets, 179–180

Visibility Settings tool, 733

VisibilityMode tag, 950

Visible In View selection option, 63

Visible option, 627, 627

Visual Studio 2010, 951–952, 951–952

Visual Studio for Applications (VSTA), 941, 948

visual styles, 450

level of detail, 451–453, 451–452

shadows, 457–462, 457–462

types, 453–457, 453–457

visualization, 5–7, 5–8, 435

analytic. See analytic visualization

film and stage, 984–988, 984–989

geometry and cameras, 481–482

photorealistic. See photorealistic visualization

role, 435–457

sequence and workflow, 480–481

artificial lighting, 485–486, 485

geometry and cameras, 481–482

light groups, 486–495, 486–495

materials, 496, 496

sunlight, 482–485, 483–485

Tocci Building Corporation case study, 881–882, 881–882

worksharing, 188–191, 188–191

VMware, 916

in BCJ, 927–928

P2V technology, 922–923

VMware Converter, 922

Void Sweep option, 571–572, 571

voids

converting solids into, 308–309, 308, 323–324, 323–324, 618, 618

as solids, 306, 308, 308

solids relationships, 616–618, 616–618

volume-to-floor ratio, 270, 270

volumes in energy modeling, 364–366, 364–366

VSTA (Visual Studio for Applications), 941, 948

W

Walkthrough Frames dialog box, 479, 479

Walkthrough views, 42

animation paths, 473–474, 473–474

editing, 476–477, 477

frames, 479, 479

properties, 475, 475

section boxes, 46

wall by face mass, 281–284, 281–284

Wall Closure parameter, 509

Wall Enclosure parameter, 509

Wall Finish setting, 366

wall-hosted plumbing fixtures, 602, 602

Wall Joins tool, 520, 520–521

Wall sections, 36–37

Wall Sweeps dialog box, 513–514, 513

Wall Sweeps tool, 516

Wall Tags category, 804, 805

walls, 501

articulation, 510–516, 510–516

attaching, 521–522, 521–522

copying, 215

cores, 506, 506–507

creating, 22–23, 22–24, 502, 502

curtain. See curtain walls

finish face materials, 511–512, 512

Function type property, 507, 507

geometry phase, 390–393, 391–393

Google SketchUp, 253–255, 254–255

in groups, 402, 402

in-place, 262–264, 263, 523, 523

joining

editing, 519–521, 519–521

to floors and roofs, 79, 79

limitations, 210

links vs. groups, 408, 408

layers, 505, 507, 507

extending, 517–519, 517–519

Layers table, 503–504, 504

merging, 512, 512

wrapping, 505, 505, 508–510, 508–510

legends, 758–759, 758–759, 769, 769

materials, 504–505, 504

Model In Place, 27, 27

offsetting, 77, 77

perspective views, 26, 26

profiles, 22–23, 22, 521–522, 521–522

reference plane relationship, 24–27, 25–28

reflectance settings, 371

reveals, 514, 514–515

roof attached to, 240, 240

rotating, 70, 70

schedules, 753–754

slanted and curved, 1009, 1009

splitting, 76–77, 76

stacked, 523–526, 524–526

STC, 757

structure, 503–506, 503–505

sweep returns, 515–516, 516

sweeps, 512–514, 513, 515

trimming and extending, 75–76, 75

wild, 982

Walls tab

design options, 412

dormers, 588

warnings

area plans, 747, 747

overview, 161–163, 161–162

Warnings dialog box, 161, 747, 747

Watchmen

apartment, 992, 993

CGI work, 990, 991–992

detail, 977

glazing, 977

green screens, 981, 981

production, 1004–1007, 1005–1007

water closets, 857

WCPL parameter, 335, 335

weather data, 375, 376

Weather Data File button, 375

Whaley, Mike, 873–874

White Point setting, 488

white screen of death, 919–920

whole-building BIM, 17

Wide Line silhouettes, 461, 461

Width setting

animated solar studies, 356

labels, 128

Wikipedia for parametric models, 861

wild walls, 982

window family details, 726–733, 726–732

window sills, 722, 722, 726–733, 726–732

window-to-wall ratio (WWR), 343–346, 344–346

windows, selection, 62

Windows tab, 508

winter solstice in sun studies, 348, 349

wire meshes for railings, 654–658, 655–658

Wireframe view, 453, 453, 489, 489

Wolfram Alpha site for parametric models, 861

Work Plane dialog box, 491, 491

Work Plane panel, 19, 55, 55, 549

work plane viewer, 55, 55

work planes

curtain walls, 549

generic model mass families, 320, 320

in-place solids, 303, 303

lighting, 491, 491

masking regions, 731, 731

reference planes, 19

work plans, 150

workflow

BIM, 141–145, 142–146

visualization. See visualization

working space, 52, 53

worksets and Worksets dialog box, 47, 47, 152–153, 152, 165

central files, 172–173, 172–173

changing, 188, 188

copying with, 69

element ownership in, 181–191, 181–191

entourage, 495, 495

linked models, 208–209

loading work from team members, 179, 179

local files, 173–176

moving elements between, 179–181, 180

number of, 170

organizing, 170–171, 171

ownership data, 174, 174

permissions, 173, 173, 181

saving work, 176–178, 177–178

structure, 169

types, 168–169

Worksets tab, 190, 190

worksharing, 165

basics, 165–166, 166

in design process, 597

disabling, 186, 186

film and stage, 997

in large teams, 151–153, 152–153

linked models with, 206–209, 207–208

using, 167–168, 167–168

visualizing, 188–191, 188–191

worksets. See worksets and Worksets dialog box

Worksharing dialog box, 167, 168

Worksharing Display Settings dialog box, 188–189, 189

Worksharing Update Frequency option, 190

Workstation Extreme product, 920

Wrapping At Ends setting, 508

Wrapping At Inserts setting, 508–509

wrapping layers, 505, 505, 508–510, 508–510

Wright Flyer, 1003, 1003

WWR (window-to-wall ratio), 343–346, 344–346

X

X-Men: The Last Stand

production, 1000, 1000–1001

realism, 976, 976

X-ray view, 297–298, 298

Xref Views On Sheet option, 200

Y

Yue, Chen, student project by, 912–913, 912–913

Z

Zoom To Sheet Size option, 608, 609