TRAINING GUIDE FOR ADVANCE STEEL USERS AUTODESK REVIT & NAVISWORKS 2018 TRAINING GUIDE FOR ADVANCE STEEL USERS Page 2 AUTODESK REVIT & NAVISWORKS 2018 TRAINING GUIDE FOR ADVANCE STEEL USERS An Introduction to the Guide ....................................................................................................... 9 1 Welcome ............................................................................................................................11 1.1 Autodesk® Revit® ......................................................................................................12 1.2 New in Revit 2018 .......................................................................................................13 2 Installation ..........................................................................................................................14 2.1 System Requirements and License .............................................................................15 2.2 Installation ..................................................................................................................16 3 Starting Modeling in Revit ..................................................................................................18 3.1 Setup and Origin .........................................................................................................20 3.2 Levels .........................................................................................................................22 3.2.1 Add Levels ...........................................................................................................22 3.2.2 Create Sample Levels ..........................................................................................23 3.3 View Templates ..........................................................................................................25 3.3.1 Examples .............................................................................................................25 3.3.2 Create a View Template ......................................................................................26 3.4 Grids ...........................................................................................................................28 3.4.1 Add Grids .............................................................................................................28 3.4.2 Create Sample Grids ...........................................................................................28 3.5 Foundation Slabs ........................................................................................................30 3.5.1 Create a Foundation Slab ....................................................................................30 3.5.2 Create a Structural Floor ......................................................................................31 3.6 Columns .....................................................................................................................32 3.6.1 Add Columns .......................................................................................................32 3.6.2 Create Sample Columns ......................................................................................33 3.7 Beams ........................................................................................................................36 3.8 Bracing .......................................................................................................................39 3.9 Connections ................................................................................................................42 3.10 Sheet Setup ................................................................................................................44 4 Collaboration ......................................................................................................................46 4.1 Exporting from Revit to Advance Steel ........................................................................48 4.1.1 Synchronization (Revit & Advance) ......................................................................50 4.2 Exporting to Navisworks..............................................................................................52 4.3 Exporting CAD Formats ..............................................................................................53 Page 3 AUTODESK REVIT & NAVISWORKS 2018 TRAINING GUIDE FOR ADVANCE STEEL USERS 4.4 Exporting IFC Files .....................................................................................................54 5 Navisworks Manage File System .......................................................................................56 5.1 Navisworks file types ..................................................................................................57 5.1.1 NWD File Format .................................................................................................57 5.1.2 NWF File Format .................................................................................................57 5.1.3 NWC File Format (Cache Files) ...........................................................................57 5.2 Opening files directly ...................................................................................................57 5.3 Exporting from Revit to Navisworks ............................................................................57 5.3.1 To export NWC files from Revit ............................................................................57 5.3.2 To adjust the options for the Revit file exporter ....................................................58 5.4 Exporting from Advance Steel to Navisworks ..............................................................58 5.4.1 To export DWG files from Advance Steel .............................................................58 5.5 Appending and merging models..................................................................................58 5.5.1 To append 3D models in a multi-sheet file ...........................................................58 5.5.2 To merge files ......................................................................................................58 5.6 Combining Files in Navisworks Example .....................................................................59 5.6.1 Importing Advance Steel and Revit into Navisworks ............................................59 6 Navigating in a Model ........................................................................................................62 6.1 Looking at the navigation bar ......................................................................................63 6.1.1 Walk ....................................................................................................................63 6.1.2 Fly ........................................................................................................................63 6.2 Rotating your model with the Orbit tool .......................................................................64 6.2.1 Orbit .....................................................................................................................64 6.2.2 Free Orbit ............................................................................................................64 6.2.3 Constrained Orbit .................................................................................................64 6.3 Looking around your model .........................................................................................64 6.3.1 Pan Tool ..............................................................................................................64 6.3.2 Look Tools ...........................................................................................................64 6.4 Using the Gravity tool ..................................................................................................65 6.5 Using the ViewCube ...................................................................................................65 6.5.1 Control the Appearance of ViewCube ..................................................................65 6.5.2 Use the Compass ................................................................................................66 6.5.3 Drag or Click ViewCube .......................................................................................66 7 Working with Viewpoints ....................................................................................................67 7.1 Saving a viewpoint ......................................................................................................68 Page 4 AUTODESK REVIT & NAVISWORKS 2018 TRAINING GUIDE FOR ADVANCE STEEL USERS 7.1.1 View of the Model ................................................................................................68 7.1.2 Navigation ............................................................................................................68 7.1.3 Annotations ..........................................................................................................68 7.1.4 Saved Viewpoint Window.....................................................................................68 7.2 Choosing render styles ...............................................................................................69 7.3 Changing the background ...........................................................................................71 7.3.1 Mode ...................................................................................................................71