Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011: No Experience Required

Chapter 8. Structural Items

Well, we can't avoid the topic of structure forever. Since we need to consider our structure from pretty much the beginning of the project, I had better add it to the first half of the book before we get too carried away!

• Adding structural grids

• Adding structural columns

• Using structural framing

• Understanding foundation systems

• Adding structural footings

• Using structural views

Structural Grids

Revit has entire books on this subject alone, so this book will address only the structural items available to people using Revit Architecture. If you are a structural engineer or structural designer, I recommend that you use Revit Structure. It is an application that is just as powerful as Revit Architecture but that is geared toward ...