Revit Quick Start Guide
Revit Quick Start Guide
- Revit user interface tour
- Navigation in Revit
- Using keyboard shortcuts in Revit
- Visibility and graphics settings in Revit
- Understanding families in Revit
- Understanding parameters
- Elements in Revit
- Selecting elements in Revit
- Temporary dimensions
- Create a model in Revit
- Model vs. Annotation
- Place levels in Revit
- Create grids in Revit
- Control the display of levels and grids
- Sketch modes in Revit
- Create a boundary sketch
- Add dimensions in Revit
- Place tags and leaders
- Create elevation views
- Create views of your model
- Selecting fields for a schedule
- Creating sheets in Revit
Understanding parameters
Learn how parameters define the size, shape, position, material, and other information about an element in the model.
Parameters define the size, shape, position, material, and other information about an element in the model. Parametric modeling refers to the relationships among all elements in a project that enable the coordination and change management that Revit provides. These relationships are created either automatically by the software or by you as you work. Here are some examples:
- A door is a fixed dimension from an adjacent partition wall. If you move the wall, the door retains this relationship to the wall.
- The edge of a floor or roof is related to the exterior wall so that, when you move the exterior wall, the floor or roof remains connected.
- Rebar is spaced equally across a given element. If you change the length of an element, Revit maintains equal spacing among elements.