The main purpose of the Autodesk® Revit®
Architecture software is to design buildings: walls, doors, floors, roofs, and
stairs. However, architects also frequently need to add site and structural
information.
The Autodesk®
Revit® 2020 Architecture: Site and Structural Design guide
covers the elements and tools that are used to create topographic surfaces for
site work and add structural elements.
Site Topics Covered
- Create
topographic surfaces.
- Add
property lines and building pads.
- Modify
toposurfaces with subregions, splitting surfaces and grading the regions.
- Annotate
site plans and add site components.
- Work
with Shared Coordinates.
Structural Topics Covered
- Create
structural grids and add columns.
- Add
foundation walls and footings.
- Add
beams and beam systems.
- Create
framing elevations and add braces.
Prerequisites
- Access
to the 2020.0 version of the software, to ensure compatibility with this guide.
Future software updates that are released by Autodesk may include changes that
are not reflected in this guide. The practices and files included with this
guide might not be compatible with prior versions (i.e., 2019).
- Knowledge
of the basic techniques of the fundamentals of the Autodesk Revit Architecture
software covered in the Autodesk®
Revit® 2020: Fundamentals for Architecture guide.
- Information
on the Autodesk® Revit® Structure software, which is
optimized for structural engineering, is covered in Autodesk® Revit® 2020: Fundamentals for Structure
guide.
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