BIM Manager: Managing Revit

Gain insight on how building information modeling (BIM) managers use Revit, and how you can align this software with your company's standards and workflow.

Introduction

• Revit from a BIM manager's point of view
• Using the exercise files

1. Company-Wide Workflow

• Getting all of your ducts in a row
• General options
• Setting up the Revit folder structure
• Creating company-wide borders
• Creating a revision schedule
• Creating company-wide cover sheets
• Creating shared parameters
• Configuring keynotes
• Adding a symbol list
• Creating a startup page
• Adding a drawing list

2. Global Template Content

• Deciding on and configuring your text
• Deciding on and configuring your dimensions
• Creating line types, weights, and patterns
• Setting up general annotations and tags
• Creating a view title
• Understanding phasing
• Configuring the Project Browser
• Managing content
• Creating filters
• Configuring the underlay settings
• Creating custom callouts
• Creating custom elevations
• Creating custom sections
• Creating custom grids
• Creating a level head
• View templates

3. File Sharing

• Setting up a typical Revit worksharing environment
• Working with worksets
• Detaching a model
• Model maintenance

4. Master Details

• Setting up a master details model
• Importing CAD details
• Cleaning up the CAD
• Importing views from a master details model

Conclusion

• Next steps