Mastering Revit® Structure 2010

Chapter 9. Model Documentation

Few structural engineering firms can afford to make a three-dimensional model for its own sake. One of the main and most important strengths of Revit Structure involves its ability to create construction documents in addition to the 3D physical and analytical models. Not all modeling software can do that. In this chapter, you will focus on those documentation features and the challenge that lies in store for you as you advance your model through the design process toward completion of your construction documents.

This chapter on documentation features in Revit Structure centers on datum, annotation, and detailing functions that are found mostly on the Home and Annotate tabs of the Ribbon. You will examine the methods ...