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Increasing Autodesk Revit Productivity for BIM Projects

You're reading from Increasing Autodesk Revit Productivity for BIM Projects A practical guide to using Revit workflows to improve productivity and efficiency in BIM projects

Product type Paperback

Published in Jun 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800566804

Length 492 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

AutoCAD

Concepts

Computer Aided Design

Authors (2):

Fabio Roberti

Decio Ferreira

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Table of Contents (16) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Enhancing Your Productivity in Revit with Data Management and Templates

2. Chapter 1: Introduction to Productivity in Revit FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Project Data Management

4. Chapter 3: Revit Template and Standards

5. Section 2: Setting Up Revit Projects Efficiently and Exploring Core Functionalities

6. Chapter 4: Starting a Revit Project Efficiently

7. Chapter 5: Core Revit Functionalities

8. Section 3: Adding Visualizations and Dashboards to Your Data

9. Chapter 6: Visual Programming with Dynamo

10. Chapter 7: Dashboard Analyses with Power BI

11. Section 4: Collaborating with Consultants and Plugins and Improving Revit Performance

12. Chapter 8: Collaborating with Consultants

13. Chapter 9: Enhancing Productivity with Plugins

14. Chapter 10: Improving Performance

15. Other Books You May Enjoy

Copy/Monitor and Coordination Review

The Copy/Monitor command enables Revit to copy elements from a linked file and monitor whether these elements change.

We can use Copy/Monitor for the following Revit categories:

Levels
Grids
Columns
Wall
Floors
Openings
Multiple MEP fixtures categories

The main Revit categories used with Copy/Monitor are levels and grids. The other categories are not frequently used because we expect design changes; therefore, monitoring the elements is not recommended.

Copy/Monitor has three main functions:

Identifies mistakes when levels and grids are inappropriately changed
Ensures better project coordination for levels and grids
Increases productivity to create/copy levels and grids

We usually start a Revit project by creating the levels and grids, and often, this task is assigned to the design leader or project BIM lead. Once the Revit file is created with the correct coordinates, levels...

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Authors (2)

Roberti

Roberti

Fabio Roberti is a Regional Practice Technology Leader (EMEA) and Associate at HKS Architects, where he develops and implements the digital strategy to consolidate processes and workflows to enhance project deliverables. He supports BIM processes in innovative ways to improve technology adoption with a thorough understanding of British Standards and the ISO 19650 framework and has many years of experience using Revit across all design stages. He holds a Master's degree in Architecture, the Autodesk Revit Architecture Professional Certificate, and a BIM Level 2 Certificate from BRE Academy. Fabio has presented at multiple conferences, including Digital Construction Week and Autodesk University in London and Las Vegas. His passions for digital technology and teaching others new skills helped him achieve his company's objectives and support many colleagues over the years. Besides BIM excellence, Fabio is interested in the rapidly advancing artificial intelligence sector, programming, and technologies that support superior construction deliverables.

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Ferreira

Ferreira

João Ferreira is an acclaimed Microsoft MVP, MCP, and MCSA. João has been working with SharePoint for the last 9 years and embraced Microsoft Teams right from day one. João is responsible for the development of several products and is also the owner of 4 blogs: HANDS-ON tek, HANDS-ON SharePoint, HANDS-ON Teams, and HANDS-ON Lists.

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