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IndexNote to the Reader: Throughout this index boldfaced page numbers indicate primary discussions of a topic. Italicized page numbers indicate illustrations.
AAbout Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012
dialog box, 198, 199Absolute option for keynotes, 780Abstract Phase setting, 482, 482ACADInterop folder, 243accelerators, keyboard, 82, 82Accept Difference option, 218Accept Primary button, 416AccuRender tool, 999acdb.pat file, 243Acquire Coordinates tool, 201, 351acquiring coordinates, 201 – 202, 202Activate View option, 766active worksets, 69Actual Bracket Space formula field, 638, 638Adaptive Component family,
559 – 560, 559 – 560adaptive components, 860, 860adaptive points, 546 – 548Add/Edit Layer Modifiers, 249, 249Add-ins tab, 943Add options
filters, 120group elements, 403, 724, 724labels, 797line weights, 103revisions, 866schedules, 156, 341, 561selection elements, 62sweep rows, 513
Add Parameter options, 633, 635, 639, 800Add Point tool, 590Add Points From Selected Layers dialog box,
86, 86Add/Remove Segments button, 531 – 532Add Split Line tool, 590 – 591, 591Add To Design Set dialog box, 413, 413Add To Set option, 413
.addin manifest filesexternal command registration,
943, 948 – 950sample project, 967 – 968, 967, 969
AddInId tag, 949additive approach
selection, 62templates, 135, 135wall storage, 502
AddRibbonPanel function, 966 – 967Administration Building at Singapore
Polytechnic, 895, 896ADN (Autodesk Developer Center and
Developer Network), 970adoption curves, 10 – 11, 10 – 11ADSK format, 203AEC Headquarters, 885 – 886, 885 – 886afterburners, 1003, 1004aggregating template data, 136 – 139, 137 – 139AIA (American Institute of Architects), 195airlock, 973, 983, 983, 989, 989,
996 – 997, 996 – 997Alcatraz set, 1000, 1000 – 1001Align tool
elements, 74 – 75, 75layers, 518, 519
Align With Element optionfilled regions, 713, 713patterns, 113
Aligned To Current View option, 81Aligned To Picked Level option, 81Aligned To Same Place option, 81, 622Aligned To Selected Levels option, 81Aligned To Selected Views option, 81aligning
elements, 74 – 75, 75layers, 518, 519with pasting, 80 – 81, 81, 622pattern orientation, 113
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1060 | All Grid lines option • AreA plAns
All Grid Lines option, 528all instances, selecting, 63, 139, 181Allow Join option, 76Along Horizontal Grid option, 529, 530Alphabetical material option, 111ambient lighting, 462 – 464, 462 – 464American Institute of Architects (AIA), 195analysis in BIM, 8 – 9, 8 – 9Analysis Output tab, 376 – 378, 377analytic extents, 20 – 29, 21 – 28analytic visualization, 437
design elements identification, 445 – 446, 446
monochromatic views, 437 – 440, 438 – 440project parameters, 440 – 442, 440 – 443sun and shadow studies,
446 – 450, 447 – 449user-defined parameters,
443 – 445, 443 – 445Analyze Mass Model dialog box, 361 – 362, 361Analyze tab, 359 – 360, 359angles
arrays, 73complex mass family rotation, 333, 333
angular twists, 319 – 320animated solar studies
creating, 354 – 355, 449, 449exporting, 355 – 356, 356 – 357previewing, 355, 355
animation paths for photorealistic visualization, 473 – 480, 473 – 479
Annotation Objects tab, 102annotations and Annotate tab, 58, 58
3D views, 821, 821creating, 125, 125details, 705, 705dimensions, 794 – 796, 794 – 796keynotes. See keynotesoverview, 771 – 772, 771project parameters, 797 – 800, 797 – 800property lines, 93Region tool, 708, 708revision clouds, 863, 866 – 867shared parameters, 800 – 807, 801 – 807
tags. See tagstext, 772
API. See application programming interface (API)
APL parameter, 336, 336Appearance tab
materials, 110schedules, 752, 753
Application class, 964 – 966Application menu, 48, 49, 243, 243application programming interface
(API), 941 – 942database-level applications, 947development environment options,
951 – 952, 951 – 952external applications, 945 – 947external commands, 943 – 945external utility installation, 948 – 950resources, 970sample project. See sample projectSoftware Development Kit,
942 – 943, 942 – 943applications
database-level, 947external, 945 – 947
Apply Area Rules setting, 744Apply Default View Template To All Views
option, 124Apply View Template dialog box, 743, 769architects
MEP engineer relationship, 198role, 148structural engineer relationship, 197 – 198
arcs, 830 – 836, 831 – 835Area And Volume Computations dialog box
area plans, 742 – 743, 742room area, 740room volumes, 365 – 366, 366
Area Boundary line type, 744Area Plan tool, 742 – 743area plans
adding areas, 745 – 747, 745 – 747complex, 748creating, 742 – 744, 743 – 745
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AreA schemes tAb • bAse offset settinG | 1061
modifying, 747, 747sheets, 764 – 766, 766standards, 741 – 742, 742
Area Schemes tab, 742, 742Area tool, 745Area Type property, 744, 746areas
parametric models, 848 – 849, 848 – 849rooms, 740 – 741, 740 – 741scheduled, 42, 754 – 755, 755tags, 791, 791
Arrange panel, 718, 719arranging views, 718 – 719, 718 – 719Array command, 634Array tool, 72 – 74arrays
elements, 72 – 74, 72 – 73parametric, 634 – 636, 634 – 635
art directors, 975 – 976articulation of walls, 510 – 516, 510 – 516artificial lighting
ceiling, 485 – 486, 485light groups, 486 – 495, 486 – 495
as-built documentation, 863aspect ratio, 471 – 472, 472, 475, 475assemblies
creating, 891 – 892, 892views, 892, 893
Assembly tag, 949Associate Family Parameter dialog box,
639, 639associative parameters
mass dimensions, 316, 316materials, 639, 639
At Library Locations option, 780At Wall Center option, 366Attach End option, 790Attach Top/Base button, 25, 521Attached Detail Groups option, 401Attached Detail Groups Placement dialog
box, 401, 401attached relationships in groups, 410, 410attaching walls, 521 – 522, 521 – 522
Attachment option for linked models, 206Auto - By Shared Coordinates option, 201, 229Auto - Origin To Origin option, 229Autodesk Developer Center and Developer
Network (ADN), 970Autodesk Ecotect energy modeling
application, 363Autodesk Revit API Discussion Group, 970Automatic Ceiling mode, 577Automatically Embed option, 536, 536AvailabilityClassName tag, 950Avatar, 1011AVI files, exporting, 478, 478
BB-25 bomber, 1011 – 1012, 1011 – 1012background
gradient, 352horizon simulation, 462, 462imported data, 230sun studies, 352, 352
Background setting, 462, 462backups for central files, 172Baluster Family category, 677balusters
behaviors, 603curtain walls for, 670 – 671, 671curved railings, 684, 685glass stairs, 696 – 697, 696, 698handrail joins, 664, 664nesting, 659 – 661, 660overrides, 654pins as, 696, 696placement, 649, 649, 653, 656, 656, 665, 665,
669, 671support, 677 – 683, 677 – 683, 686, 687types, 651 – 652, 651 – 652
bar top, 1012, 1013barrel roofs, 584Base Extension Distance parameter, 517 – 519Base Is Attached parameter, 522Base Level option, 581Base Offset setting, 519, 525
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1062 | bAse offset from level settinG • buildinG construction Authority
Base Offset From Level setting, 581base templates, 135baseboard details, 717, 717Basic Ceiling family, 577Basics tab for linked models, 211batt insulation, 723, 723BCA (Building Construction
Authority), 896 – 897Begin With Riser option, 668belts for curtain wall surfaces, 542Bentley Structural Modeler, 241BEP (BIM execution plan), 882best practices
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 926 – 927film and stage, 992 – 997, 993 – 997groups, 409 – 411, 410stairs and railings, 699 – 700
Best setting, 468, 468bicycles, evolution vs. revolution, 12 – 13, 13BIM (Building Information Modeling)
analysis, 8 – 9, 8 – 9execution plans, 194 – 195, 882firm culture, 11 – 13goal setting, 10 – 11, 10 – 11investment in, 13 – 14overview, 3 – 4planning for, 4 – 5, 4quality control, 154
file size, 154 – 157, 155 – 157schedules, 158 – 161, 158 – 161warnings, 161 – 162, 161 – 162
staffing, 146 – 151, 146 – 147, 149strategy, 9 – 10visualizations, 5 – 7, 5 – 8work plans, 150workflow, 141 – 145, 142 – 146
BIM and Construction Management, 874BIM curve, 225, 226BIM execution plan (BEP), 882binding links, 408, 408blends, 615, 615
generic model mass families, 319, 319, 322 – 325, 323 – 324
glass stairs, 697in-place solids, 302, 302 – 303
pattern-based panels, 291 – 292, 292 – 293railing paths, 688 – 689, 688
blockingdetails, 716 – 717, 717placing, 731, 731
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (BCJ)Apple stairs, 694, 695background, 924 – 925, 924technology history, 925virtualization
best practices, 926 – 927hardware settings, 927 – 939, 927 – 939
BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association), 741 – 742
BOMA Area, 741 – 742boot order in virtualization, 935, 935Border Tile parameter, 544, 545borrowing elements, 182 – 183boundaries
area, 743 – 744, 743 – 745, 747filled regions, 715, 715 – 716line visibility, 766
brackets, shelfformulas, 636 – 638, 636 – 638modeling, 629 – 630, 629 – 630nesting, 631 – 633, 631 – 632parameters, 633 – 634, 633 – 634parametric arrays, 634 – 636, 634 – 635
Break Up option, 525breaking up
models, 151 – 152stacked walls, 525
bricks, 720 – 721, 720bridge elements, 842, 843Bring Forward option, 719, 719Bring To Front option, 718, 718Browser Organization dialog box, 119 – 120Browser Organization Properties dialog box,
119, 119Build Events dialog box, 968, 969builders, 873 – 874Building Coder blog, 970Building Construction Authority
(BCA), 896 – 897
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buildinG desiGn + construction • ceA tool | 1063
Building Design + Construction, 873building envelopes in energy modeling,
363 – 364, 364building footprint, 829 – 839, 829 – 835, 837 – 838Building Information Modeling. See BIM
(Building Information Modeling)building massing, 839 – 845, 840 – 846building orientation, 340Building Owners and Managers Association
(BOMA), 741 – 742building pads, 90 – 91, 91Building sections, 36 – 37, 38buildingSMART Alliance, 194, 255bulleted lists, 775, 775button controls, 955By CSI Division option, 111By Keynote option, 781By Mark option, 111By Project option, 866By Range option, 817By Sheet option
keynotes, 781revision numbering, 866
By Type option, 111By Use option, 111
CC# language
external application examples, 946 – 947external command example, 944 – 945VSTA support, 948
cable net for stairs, 686, 687CAD-based workflow, 141, 142CAD files
coordinates from, 201details from, 758 – 759, 759exporting. See exportingimporting. See importinglinking
vs. importing, 759 – 760, 759large files, 233managing, 228
toposurfaces, 85, 86
Calculate All Light Meters Now button, 378Calculate Totals option, 561, 752, 755Calculated Value dialog box
schedules, 341 – 342, 342window-to-wall ratio, 346, 346
calculationsdistances, 721parametric models, 854 – 858, 855 – 857room area, 740 – 741, 740 – 741
Callout Detail sections, 36 – 37Callout tool, 714callouts, 38 – 39, 38 – 39Camera tab, 44camera tool, 372Camera views, 42cameras
animation paths, 473 – 480, 473 – 479daylighting views, 372perspective views, 44 – 46, 44photorealistic visualization,
471 – 473, 471 – 473solar studies, 348 – 349, 349visualization sequence, 481 – 482, 481 – 482
Carter, Rick, 1011carving geometry, 618 – 619, 619, 996case studies
J. H. Findorff & Son, 874 – 880, 875 – 880Tocci Building Corporation,
881 – 886, 881 – 886Cast Shadows option, 352, 460, 460categories
familiesfilm and stage, 993 – 995, 994parameters, 601projection and cut values, 599 – 600, 600schedules, 599, 599selecting, 598 – 601, 598 – 600, 603
shared parameters, 802 – 803, 802 – 803Category setting, 800CDE (Conceptual Design Environment), 540CEA (conceptual energy analysis) tool,
359 – 362, 359 – 361
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1064 | ceilinGs • component menu
ceilingscreating, 577lights in, 485 – 486, 485reflectance, 371settings, 484, 484sketching, 573 – 574, 573
cell phone adoption, 12center of rotation, 71center points of arcs, 831 – 833Center To Center positioning, 233Center Void Model Lines family, 842central files
creating, 172 – 173, 172 – 173detaching from, 206 – 207, 207worksharing, 165
CGI for film, 990, 991 – 992chain selections, 62chairs
detail level, 452, 452with tubular structure, 623 – 628, 623 – 628
change management for curtain systems, 853, 853
Change Parameter Value dialog box, 794, 794Change Time Period button, 375Changes Not Saved dialog box, 178, 178Check Now option, 183 – 184Chong, Daryl, student project by,
906, 906 – 907Choose Space Type And Color Scheme dialog
box, 116, 117, 811, 811circular stairs, 688 – 690, 688 – 691clashes, 197, 220 – 221classes
constructors, 956, 959 – 960properties, 960 – 962
classroom activitiesoverview, 895Singapore Polytechnic. See Singapore
Polytechnicclipped project base points, 204 – 205closing Revit, 186, 186clouds, revision, 863, 864
leaders, 868placing, 866 – 867, 866 – 867tags, 867 – 868, 868
clsSettings class, 959 – 962CMUs (concrete masonry units), 112 – 113, 112CNC (computer numerical control),
979 – 981, 979 – 981Coarse detail level, 734, 734collaboration and Collaborate tab, 58, 58,
166 – 167, 167Coordination Review tool, 218Copy/Monitor tool, 213floors, 566interference checking, 223local files, 175 – 176permissions, 173, 173, 184Reload Latest process, 179
colorconsistent, 455, 455exporting, 252, 252glazing, 371importing and linking, 229layers, 227, 246, 247numerical ranges, 816 – 817, 817 – 818poches, 465 – 466, 465 – 466schemes, 116 – 118, 117 – 118selection, 61
Color dialog box, 813 – 814, 814color fill legends
overview, 809 – 810, 809 – 810program verification with, 818, 818rooms, 810 – 817, 811 – 812, 814 – 818
Colors tab, 252, 252columns, copying, 215Comma delimiters, 643, 643Comma Separated Values (.csv), 644Command class, 962 – 964, 962CommandData parameter, 943commands
external, 943 – 945recent, 65, 65
Communication Center, 50communication for collaboration, 213Compact Central File option, 177complex mass families, 329 – 338, 329 – 337Component icon, 545Component menu, 714
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components • contextuAl modify tAbs | 1065
componentsdetail, 714
adding, 714 – 718, 714 – 718arranging elements, 718 – 719, 718 – 719families, 725 – 733, 726 – 732groups, 723 – 724, 724linework, 725, 725Repeating Detail Component,
719 – 723, 720 – 722visibility, 733 – 734, 733 – 735
families, 29, 597creating, 601 – 603, 601dimensions, 611 – 612, 611 – 612hosted vs. nonhosted, 602 – 603, 602 – 603insertion points, 603 – 604, 604materials, 610 – 611, 610 – 611object styles and subcategories,
612 – 613, 612 – 613reference points, planes, and lines,
605 – 607, 605 – 607type and instance parameters, 613 – 614, 614visibility settings, 607 – 609, 608 – 609
composite views, 987 – 988, 988 – 989Compound Ceiling family, 577compressing animated solar studies, 356, 356computations
distances, 721room area, 740 – 741, 740 – 741
computer numerical control (CNC), 979 – 981, 979 – 981
Concept Curtain Walls, 539 – 540, 539 – 540Conceptual Constructions dialog box,
360 – 362, 360Conceptual Design Environment (CDE), 540Conceptual Design tool
overview, 339sustainable design
concepts, 339 – 340daylighting. See daylightingenergy modeling, 358 – 368, 358, 364 – 368schedules, 340 – 346, 341 – 346sun shading and solar paths. See sun and
solar studiesconceptual energy analysis (CEA) tool,
359 – 362, 359 – 361
Conceptual Mass panel, 265conceptual massing, 839concrete masonry units (CMUs), 112 – 113, 112concurrent design, 382conditions for stairs, 677 – 683, 677 – 683Configure UV Grid Layout command, 541Configure Weather Data dialog box, 375, 376conflicts in groups, 405, 405consistency
drawing sheets, 151multiple packages, 152
Consistent Colors view, 455, 455Constrain option, 68constraints
dimensions, 78 – 79, 78 – 79movement, 68parametric projects, 829 – 834, 830 – 835
construction, 863builders, 873 – 874contractors
J. H. Findorff & Son case study, 874 – 880, 875 – 880
Tocci Building Corporation case study, 881 – 886, 881 – 886
digital markups, 868 – 872, 870 – 871film and stage, 981, 981modeling
assemblies, 891 – 892, 892 – 893overview, 887parts, 887 – 891, 888 – 891
revisions, 863 – 868, 864 – 868Construction Week setting, 384constructors, class, 956, 959 – 960consultants, 193
coordination with. See coordinationpreparation for, 193 – 195, 194
content, 29, 29custom, 126recycled, 341 – 343, 341 – 343scheduled, 42
context menus, 65 – 66, 65Contextual Modify tabs, 59, 59
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1066 | contrActors • crop reGion visible option
contractorsJ. H. Findorff & Son case study,
874 – 880, 875 – 880Tocci Building Corporation case study,
881 – 886, 881 – 886control points, 273 – 277, 273 – 277controls on user forms, 954 – 956, 955converting
datum level to view level, 19, 20lines, 729, 729solids to voids, 308 – 309, 308, 323 – 324,
323 – 324, 618, 618Cool White Matte finish type, 370coordinates
from CAD files, 201linked models
acquiring and publishing, 201 – 202, 202project base points and survey points,
202 – 205, 202 – 204sharing, 199 – 200, 201
coordinationCoordination Review tool, 217 – 220,
217 – 218, 220Copy/Monitor tool, 214 – 217, 214 – 215for importing, 234, 234interference checking, 220 – 223, 222 – 224linked models. See linked data and
modelsoverview, 195 – 198, 195, 197tools overview, 213
Coordination Review dialog box, 218 – 220, 220Coordination Review tool, 213
exercise, 219 – 220, 220working with, 217 – 219, 217 – 218
Copy/Monitor Options dialog box, 214, 214Copy/Monitor tool, 197, 213, 213
benefits, 196exercise, 216 – 217working with, 214 – 215, 214 – 215
Copy New Elements option, 219Copy Sketch option, 219Copy tool, 69
copyingCopy/Monitor tool, 214 – 215elements, 69, 80 – 81, 80 – 81groups, 401, 401, 403, 403with inserting, 139linked file elements, 210with offsets, 77physical machines, 922views, 32 – 33, 33
CopyLocal property, 954, 954Core shaft behavior, 507cores, walls, 506, 506 – 507Corner Mullion type, 534corner mullions, 534 – 535, 534cosine function, 832count, selection, 62Create A Light Meter button, 376Create A New Toposurface Exactly Like The
Existing One option, 95Create Assembly option, 892Create Assembly Views dialog box, 892, 893Create By Sketching option, 92Create Energy Settings option, 360Create Filled Region Boundary tab, 131Create Floor Boundary option, 567Create Form tool for massing, 271, 271
complex mass families, 335forms, 278, 841geometry options, 547, 548in-place solids, 302, 304pyramid curtain wall, 553, 554surfaces, 274, 276, 280, 280, 290, 557
Create Group button, 400, 724, 724Create New template option, 100Create panel for views, 19Create Parts option, 887Create Property Line dialog box, 92Create Roof Footprint tab, 579Create Similar tool, 82, 405Create Views option, 892Create Void command, 841Crop Region Size dialog box, 356, 357, 472, 472Crop Region Visible option, 34
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croppinG • dAtA in desiGn process | 1067
croppingaspect ratio effect, 472, 472hiding, 34, 34horizontal extents, 34, 34perspective views, 44, 44
.csv (Comma Separated Values), 644Ctrl key for selections, 62cubes, 266culture, BIM, 11 – 13Current View Only option, 229 – 230, 234Curtain Grid tool, 530 – 531, 585Curtain Panel Pattern Based option, 288, 288Curtain Panel template, 670 – 671, 670curtain panels, 288, 288
creating, 538railings, 670Singapore Polytechnic project, 901 – 902, 902types, 527, 527
curtain systemsdescription, 526, 526on mass faces, 849 – 853, 850 – 854
Curtain Wall tool, 670curtain walls
Adaptive Component family, 559 – 560, 559 – 560
applications, 537 – 539, 538 – 539complex, 539 – 540, 539 – 540Concept Curtain Walls, 539 – 540, 539 – 540corner mullions, 534 – 535, 534creating, 538designing, 528, 529doors in, 533, 533elements and components, 527 – 528, 527glass material, 111grids
customizing, 530 – 532, 530 – 532description, 527, 527panels, 529, 531 – 532UV, 540 – 546, 541 – 542, 546
mullions, 530, 532overview, 526, 526pattern-based panels
building, 546 – 550, 547 – 550loading, 550 – 551, 551
pyramid, 551 – 555, 551 – 555scheduling, 560 – 561, 561size limiting, 556 – 558, 557 – 558
patternsapplying, 543 – 544, 544custom, 555 – 556, 555 – 556surface editing, 544, 545
railings, 670 – 672, 670 – 671surfaces
dividing, 540 – 543, 540 – 543representing, 545 – 546, 545 – 546
as system family, 502types, 535 – 537, 535 – 536
curvesparametric projects, 836 – 839, 837 – 838railings, 684, 685roof surfaces, 238 – 240, 238 – 240solids overlapping on, 850walls, 1009, 1009
custom panels, 851 – 852custom patterns
curtain walls, 555 – 556, 555 – 556fill, 114
custom templates, 134, 135Cut Geometry tool
enveloped walls, 23, 23floor edges, 572floor finishes, 576
cut modes, 101Cut Pattern setting, 109cut patterns, 109cut schedules, 94 – 95cut symbols, 768cut values for family categories, 599 – 600, 600Cutoff Level option, 581, 581Cutoff Offset option, 582cutouts, 843 – 844, 844cutting voids, 309, 309
DDARCH (Diploma in Architecture)
program, 896dashed lines for curtain walls, 527data in design process, 596
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1068 | dAtAbAse-level ApplicAtions • detAil pAnel
database-level applications, 947dates
film releases, 975virtualization settings, 929, 929
datumanalytic and graphic extents, 20 – 29, 21 – 28components, 19, 19in groups, 409levels, 19 – 20, 20
daylighting, 340, 368 – 369analysis tools, 369benefits, 369exporting views to 3DS Max Design,
372 – 379, 372 – 379materials, 370 – 371, 370 – 371models, 370sun. See sun and solar studies
DaySIM tool, 369DDS CAD Viewer, 256deactivating views, 766deadlines for film and stage, 976debugging
sample project, 969 – 970settings, 951, 951 – 952
Default 3D View option, 373Default view template, 124Default Wrapping setting, 505defaults
boot order, 935, 935camera view for solar studies, 349templates, 124, 128
Defines Origin option, 604, 604Defines Slope option, 579 – 580, 580, 585Delete Element option, 219Delete Inner Segment option, 76, 76deleting
areas, 746constrained elements, 79, 79design options, 415 – 416edges, 303, 303elements, 219line patterns, 104line styles, 106
pinned elements, 78railing profiles, 660
Delimited option, 643demolition phase in design exercise, 418 – 419,
418 – 419, 422 – 423, 422 – 423Deny/Retract permission option, 185Depth Clipping option, 39Description tag, 950design
curtain walls, 528, 529exercise, 416 – 417, 417
demolition phase, 418 – 419, 418 – 419, 422 – 423, 422 – 423
design options, 430 – 432, 430 – 432existing plan, 417 – 418, 417proposal phase, 420 – 421, 420 – 422,
424 – 426, 424 – 426scheduling, 427 – 430, 427 – 430
film and stagealternatives, 992, 993interaction, 975, 975 – 976
options, 411creating, 411 – 413, 411 – 413design exercise, 430 – 432, 430 – 432editing, 413 – 414, 414removing, 415 – 416, 415 – 416viewing and scheduling, 414 – 415, 414
Singapore Polytechnic projects, 901 – 902, 902
sustainable. See sustainable designdesign elements identification, 445 – 446, 446Design Option Set warning, 416, 416Design Options dialog box, 412, 412Design Options panel, 412 – 414, 412Design Review
importing markups from, 871 – 872, 871publishing to, 869 – 871, 870 – 871
Detach From Central functionality, 186, 206 – 207, 207
Detail callouts, 40 – 41, 41Detail Component family, 714, 714, 721Detail Line tool, 706 – 708, 706, 718Detail panel, 705
Detail Line tool, 706 – 708, 706Region tool, 708 – 713, 708 – 713
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detAil rotAtion option • documentAtion | 1069
Detail Rotation option, 721Detail sections, 37 – 38, 37 – 38details and detailing, 151, 705
from CAD files, 758 – 760, 759components. See componentsenergy models, 367, 367film and stage, 978, 978fixing, 736, 736groups, 401 – 402, 401, 723 – 724, 724,
761 – 762, 761 – 762guidelines, 735 – 736importing, 235 – 236, 235 – 236,
727 – 728, 727 – 728insulation, 723, 723levels. See level of detaillines, 706 – 708, 706 – 708, 717 – 718, 717 – 718from other Revit projects,
761 – 764, 761 – 764regions, 708 – 713, 708 – 713repeating, 721 – 722, 721Singapore Polytechnic projects, 902, 903templates, 725window family, 726 – 733, 726 – 732
Details tab, 367, 367development environment options,
951 – 952, 951 – 952DevTV: Introduction to Revit API
Programming, 970DGN data
importing, 241 – 242, 242levels, 102, 229
Diffuser Material parameter, 493digital markups, 868 – 872, 870 – 871Dimension Text dialog box, 795, 795dimensions
adding, 794 – 796, 794 – 796complex mass families, 330, 331, 334ellipses, 859, 859family components, 611 – 612, 611 – 612film and stage, 978 – 979generic model mass families,
320 – 322, 320 – 321masses, 312 – 316, 312 – 316orthographic views, 42, 43
panels, 859, 859temporary, 66 – 67, 66 – 67
Diploma in Architecture (DARCH) program, 896
disablingleaders, 868worksharing, 186, 186
Disallow Join option, 519, 520Discipline setting for parameters, 798Disjoin option, 68Dissolve tool
in-place solids, 302, 302massing surfaces, 276, 276
Distance setting, 541distances
calculating, 721curtain walls, 541
Divide Parts button, 889Divide Surface tool, 542
pattern-based panels, 558pattern-based system, 285, 285
Divided Surface tab, 541, 544divided surfaces
curtain walls, 540 – 543, 540 – 543pattern-based panel families for, 550 – 551,
551, 558pattern-based system, 285, 285
dividing toposurfaces, 89 – 90, 89 – 90Do Not Synchronize And Set Reminder
Intervals option, 179Do Not Wrap option, 505, 508Do U Revit blog, 527documentation, 42
as-built, 863details
from CAD files, 758 – 760, 759from other Revit projects, 761 – 764, 761 – 764
legends, 757 – 758, 757 – 758parametric models, 858 – 860, 859 – 860plans, 739 – 747, 740 – 747room area, 740 – 741, 740 – 741schedules, 748 – 757, 749 – 756sheet layout, 764 – 769, 766 – 769Singapore Polytechnic projects, 902, 903
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1070 | dollyinG cAmerAs • edit pAsted mode
dollying cameras, 473, 473dome, glazed, 526, 526dome roofs, 584Don’t Copy This Type option, 214doors
constrained, 78, 78in curtain walls, 533, 533in groups, 402, 402, 405 – 406, 405 – 406rotating, 70symbolic lines, 732tags, 127 – 128, 127 – 128, 788 – 789, 788
dormers, 586 – 589, 586 – 589Double Hung window family, 730, 730DoWorksets subroutine, 957 – 958Draft settings, 468, 468drafters, 148 – 150drafting patterns, 112 – 114, 113drafting regions, 710 – 711, 711drafting views, 40, 40Draw panel
details, 707 – 708, 707reference points, 605, 605
drawing area, 52, 52 – 53drinking fountains, 857driving geometry, 623 – 628, 623 – 628dRofus application, 818Duplicate View option, 32, 888duplicating. See copyingDWF Export Settings dialog box, 869 – 870, 870DWF files, exporting to, 869 – 871, 870 – 871DWF Markups tab, 872DWF Properties tab, 869DWG Export Settings dialog box
Colors tab, 252, 252DWG Properties tab, 246, 246, 248, 248General tab, 253, 253Layers tab, 246 – 247, 249, 249Lines tab, 250, 250Patterns tab, 250, 251Solid tab, 252, 252Text & Fonts tab, 250 – 252, 251Units & Coordinates tab, 252, 252View/Sheet tab, 244, 244
DWG files, exporting, 242 – 243DWG Properties tab, 246, 246, 248, 248, 255DXF files
importing, 232 – 233line weights, 226, 227linked, 241 – 242
Eearly adoption, 11, 11Ecotect tool, 369edge-based sweeps, 626, 626edges
blends, 323 – 325, 324floors, 570 – 572, 570 – 572in-place solids, 296 – 306, 296, 299 – 301,
303, 305silhouettes, 463, 463slab, 569, 570
Edit Assembly dialog boxroof layers, 592, 592structural floors, 567walls
articulation, 510 – 511, 511layers, 508 – 510, 517reveals, 514, 514stacked, 524, 524structure, 503, 503, 505sweeps, 513, 513
Edit Baluster Placement dialog box, 649, 649, 653, 653, 656, 656, 665, 665
Edit Boundary button, 522Edit Color Scheme dialog box, 117, 117,
811, 811Edit Extrusion option, 612Edit Family option, 726Edit Graded Region dialog box, 95Edit Group option, 402, 724Edit Group panel, 724, 724Edit In-Place mode, 284 – 285Edit Label dialog box, 127, 127, 130, 793, 793,
804 – 805, 805Edit Option mode, 413 – 414, 414Edit Pasted mode, 80, 80
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edit pAsted pAnel • existinG to remAin element | 1071
Edit Pasted panel, 80, 80Edit Profile tool
dormers, 588generic model mass families, 325, 325walls, 22 – 23
Edit Rails dialog box, 653, 653, 656, 657Edit Schedule dialog box, 94Edit Scheme button, 811, 811Edit Shared Parameters dialog box, 800 – 801,
801, 805Edit Surface tool, 89 – 90Edit Type dialog box, 567Edit Type tool
shelf parameters, 634structural floors, 567text, 773wall parameters, 30
Edit Walkthrough option, 477, 477Edit Wall Joins tool, 520Editable Elements dialog box, 186, 186editing
design options, 413 – 414, 414viewport types, 822 – 823, 822 – 823
Editing Request dialog box, 184Editing Request Granted dialog box, 184, 184Editing Request Placed dialog box, 183, 183Editing Request Received dialog box, 184, 184Editing Requests dialog box, 185, 185efficiency of stairs and railings, 700Element notes, 776, 782, 782Element Properties dialog box, 176,
180 – 181, 180elements
aligning, 74 – 75, 75arraying, 72 – 74, 72 – 73borrowing, 182 – 183color, 117, 118copying, 69, 80 – 81, 80 – 81groups, excluding, 405 – 406, 405 – 406locking, 77 – 79, 78 – 79mirroring, 71 – 72, 71moving. See moving elementsownership in worksets, 181 – 191, 181 – 191
pasting, 80 – 81, 80 – 81rotating, 70 – 71, 70 – 71scaling, 74selecting, 61 – 62, 62time, 383 – 385, 383 – 385
Elements parameter, 944Elevation of Poche Base setting, 91Elevation view window, 48elevations
points, 84tags, 132 – 134, 133 – 134toposurfaces, 89 – 91views, 35 – 36, 35
Ellipse Void command, 841, 842ellipses dimensions, 859, 859emotive lighting effects, 975, 976Empty option for pattern-based system,
287, 287End of the Line nightclub,
1008 – 1010, 1008 – 1010end posts, 665, 669, 680 – 683, 682 – 683, 696end users, virtualization advantages for, 919energy modeling, 358 – 359, 358
detailed, 362 – 363energy analysis, 359 – 362, 359 – 361exporting to gbXML, 366 – 368, 366 – 368settings requirements, 363 – 366, 364 – 366
Energy Settings dialog box, 360, 360, 362Entourage workset, 495, 495envelopes in energy modeling, 363 – 364, 364EQ function, 330, 795, 795eQuest energy modeling application, 363equinox in sun exposure, 347, 347errors, warnings, 161 – 162, 161 – 162Esherick, Joseph, 925evolution vs. revolution, 12 – 13, 13Excel for parametric models, 860excluding elements within groups,
405 – 406, 405 – 406Execute function, 943 – 945, 962 – 963execution plans in BIM, 194 – 195Existing To Remain element, 397, 397
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1072 | exitinG requirements in pArAmetric models • fAmilies
exiting requirements in parametric models, 854 – 855, 855 – 856
exploded views, 989 – 990, 989exploding data, 232, 728, 728, 760Export As Polymesh option, 254Export CAD Formats dialog box, 254Export Complexity setting, 367, 367Export gbXML - Settings dialog box,
366 – 368, 366 – 367Export Layers dialog box, 246 – 247, 507, 507Export menu, 478Export Selected Object option, 238Export Settings dialog box, 244, 244,
246, 246 – 247Export Setup option, 243exporting
2D data, 247 – 253, 247 – 2533D data, 253 – 257, 254 – 257animated solar studies, 355 – 356, 356 – 357AVI files, 478, 478daylighting views, 372 – 379, 372 – 379to DWF, 869 – 871, 870 – 871energy models, 366 – 368, 366 – 368Hidden Line view, 475 – 480, 476 – 479IFC interoperability, 255 – 257, 256layer settings, 246 – 247, 246 – 247overview, 242 – 243preparation, 243 – 246, 243 – 245railings, 663, 663shared coordinates for, 200
Extend Below Base setting, 668Extend Into Wall (To Core) option, 579extending
lines and walls, 75 – 76, 75wall layers, 517 – 519, 517 – 519
Exterior behavior of walls, 507exterior elevations, 36exterior glazing material, 111Exterior Wall Enclosure parameter, 509Exterior wrap option, 505external applications, 945 – 947external commands, 943 – 945external utility installation, 948 – 950Extrude Curve Along Curve tool, 238
Extrude Surface tool, 238Extrusion End setting, 631Extrusion Start setting, 631extrusions, 615, 615
roofs by, 582 – 583, 582 – 583sketches, 490 – 491, 490visibility, 627, 627
FF104 afterburner, 1003, 1004fabrication, film and stage, 979 – 981, 979 – 981faces and face-based elements
advantages, 603complex mass families, 337, 337curtain systems on, 849 – 853, 850 – 854film and stage, 994imported data as, 238 – 240, 238 – 240in-place solids, 295 – 296, 296, 298, 299wall by face mass, 281 – 284, 281 – 284wall finish, 511 – 512, 512
families, 29, 29Adaptive Component, 559 – 560, 559 – 560categories. See categoriescomponents. See componentsgeneric model outline, 828 – 829
building footprint, 829 – 839, 829 – 835, 837 – 838
building massing, 839 – 845, 840 – 846conceptual massing, 839
imported data in, 231Keynote, 787 – 788, 788mass, 264, 264
complex, 329 – 338, 329 – 337generic model, 318 – 329, 318 – 329simple, 311 – 318, 311 – 317
pattern-based panelbuilding, 546 – 550, 547 – 550loading, 550 – 551, 551pyramid curtain wall, 551 – 555, 551 – 555size limiting, 556 – 558, 557 – 558
purging, 154 – 155, 155tags, 126 – 127, 126template selection, 598 – 601, 598 – 600worksets, 169
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fAmily AlreAdy exists diAloG box • film And stAGe | 1073
Family Already Exists dialog box, 509Family Category And Parameters dialog box,
804, 805Family Editor, 595
components. See componentsfamily template and category selection,
598 – 601, 598 – 600geometry
carving, 618 – 619, 619cut display, 101driving, 623 – 628, 623 – 628overview, 615, 615panels, 528
labels, 126Load Into Project option, 509masses, 262, 264 – 265, 264, 309 – 310offsets in, 77overview, 596 – 597projection and cut values, 599 – 600, 600scaling in, 74schedules, 599, 599shelf. See shelfsolid and void relationships,
616 – 618, 616 – 618tags, 126 – 127, 130 – 131, 793text, 126
Family Element Visibility Settings dialog box, 609, 609, 733, 733
Family option for legends, 758Family Types dialog box
complex mass families, 329, 330, 335, 335 – 336
formulas, 636 – 637, 638materials, 639, 640shelf parameters, 633 – 634type catalogs, 640, 642
Fantastic Fourairlock, 973, 983, 983, 989, 990,
996 – 1097, 996 – 997production, 999, 999 – 1000
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver SurferFantasticar, 980, 980lab, 982, 982pagoda, 979, 979 – 980, 1002, 1002 – 1003
Fantasticar, 980, 980Far Clip option, 39Far Clip Offset option, 45, 45 – 46fashion show in Singapore Polytechnic
project, 898, 898 – 899FBX format, 246, 372, 373female lavatories, 857fields and Fields tab
keynote legends, 786, 786parts, 891, 891schedules, 94, 158, 341 – 342, 341, 750,
750, 753 – 754Sheet List schedules, 756window-to-wall ratio, 346
File Locations tabkeynotes, 780templates, 134, 134
File Save Options dialog box, 172, 207, 207file size, 154 – 157, 155 – 157, 920Files Of Type option, 241Fill Available Space option, 721fill patterns
creating, 113 – 114, 113importing, 114 – 116, 116overview, 111 – 113, 112railings, 657
Fill Patterns dialog box, 111, 112, 115, 657fill schedules, 94 – 95Filled Region tool, 709, 711filled regions, 708 – 710, 708 – 710
boundaries, 715, 715 – 716creating, 711 – 713, 712 – 713types, 710 – 711, 711
fillet arcs, 830 – 836, 831 – 835film and stage, 973
best practices, 992 – 997, 993 – 997construction, 981, 981design
alternatives, 992, 993interaction, 975, 975 – 976overview, 974 – 975
details, 978, 978dimensions, 978 – 979
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1074 | filter by sheet option • floors only view
examplesFantastic Four, 999, 999 – 1000Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,
1002, 1002 – 1003I, Robot, 997 – 998, 998Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithso-
nian, 1003, 1003 – 1004Snakes on a Plane, 1001, 1001 – 1002Sucker Punch, 1011 – 1015, 1011 – 1016Tron Legacy, 1008 – 1010, 1008 – 1010Watchmen, 1004 – 1007, 1005 – 1007X-Men: The Last Stand, 1000, 1000 – 1001
exploded views, 989 – 990, 989fabrication, 979 – 981, 979 – 981family categories, 993 – 995, 994form/transparency, 982, 982geometry
creating, 995 – 997flexible, 992nesting, 993, 993
lead time and production, 976 – 977, 976 – 977
level of detail, 979, 979, 992lighting/shadows, 983, 983materials, 984, 984photorealistic renderings, 989rendering and visualization,
984 – 988, 984 – 989Revit to CGI workflow, 990, 991 – 992schedules, 977templates, 982worksharing, 997
Filter By Sheet option, 786, 787Filter dialog box, 63, 63, 365, 365Filter tool, 62 – 63filters and Filter tab
generic host elements, 445 – 446, 446keynote legends, 786, 787keynote schedules, 160matter-rendering, 984, 984parameters
applying, 384 – 385, 385project, 440 – 442, 440 – 443user-defined, 443 – 445, 443 – 445
phase, 354, 354, 389, 389, 882, 984 – 985, 985properties, 50
room elements, 365, 365schedules, 342 – 343, 343, 751, 751selection, 62 – 63, 63, 65view phase, 394, 395 – 396views, 121 – 122, 122, 156, 156
Filters dialog boxgeneric host elements, 446, 446project parameters, 440, 440user-defined parameters,
443 – 444, 443 – 444Final Gather setting, 376Fine detail level, 734, 735Finish Edit Mode button, 92finish face materials for walls, 511 – 512, 512finishes, floor, 574 – 576, 574 – 576firm culture in BIM, 11 – 13Fixed Distance option, 721Fixed Number option, 721Fixed Rotation option, 133flashing, 732, 732floor area faces, 264 – 266, 265 – 266
complex mass families, 337, 337creating, 268, 268generic model mass families, 326, 327
Floor By Face tool, 568, 568Floor Edge option, 571Floor Plan callouts, 38 – 39, 39floors
attaching to walls, 522, 522collaboration and ownership, 566copying, 215edges, 570 – 572, 570 – 572finishes, 574 – 576, 574 – 576floor by face method, 568, 568joining walls to, 79, 79overview, 563 – 564, 564 – 565pads, 569, 569reflectance settings, 371shapes, 589 – 590, 589 – 590sketching, 573 – 574, 573slab edges, 569, 570structural, 566 – 568, 566 – 568window-to-wall ratio, 344 – 346, 345
Floors Only view, 571
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folders • Geometry | 1075
foldersviews, 119 – 120, 119virtualization, 930 – 931, 930 – 931
Folders tab, 119 – 120, 119fonts
exporting, 243, 250 – 252, 251mapping, 227 – 228temporary dimensions, 67
footcandlesdefined, 368readings, 379 – 380
footprintsbuilding, 829 – 839, 829 – 835, 837 – 838roofs, 578 – 582, 578 – 582
foreground setting for imported data, 230Format dialog box
labels, 128roofs, 580, 580toposurfaces, 87
Format panel for text, 774 – 775, 774Formatting tab
schedules, 159, 343, 752, 752multicategory, 159, 159pattern-based panels, 561Rentable Area, 755
window-to-wall ratio, 346forms
film and stage, 982, 982massing, 278 – 279, 278 – 279user
class constructors, 956controls, 954 – 956, 955helper subroutines, 957 – 959
Forms tab for Sweep tool, 324, 324formula-driven massing, 309 – 310, 310 – 311
complex mass families, 329 – 338, 329 – 337generic model mass family,
318 – 329, 318 – 329simple mass families, 311 – 318, 311 – 317
formulasdistance, 721masses, 262schedules, 341 – 342shelf brackets, 636 – 638, 636 – 638triangles, 832
Foster, Norman, 905Foundation behavior, 507foundations
modeling, 879walls, 507
frames in exported animated solar studies, 356
framing elevations, 36freestanding elements
mirroring, 72moving, 68rotating, 70
Full Explode option, 760Full Frames (Uncompressed) option, 356full-screen mode for virtualization, 934, 934FullClassName tag, 949Function column for walls, 504Function type property for walls, 507, 507fuselage, 1011 – 1012, 1011 – 1012
Ggaffers, 975gbXML model, 363, 366 – 368, 366 – 368General Services Administration (GSA), 748General tab
DWG Export Settings, 253, 253energy model exporting, 367Lighting Analysis Assistant, 374, 374local files, 175, 175permissions, 191
Generic Model line family, 858 – 859generic model mass families,
318 – 329, 318 – 329generic model outline families, 828 – 829
building footprint, 829 – 839, 829 – 835, 837 – 838
building massing, 839 – 845, 840 – 846conceptual massing, 839
Generic Models family template, 598, 598geometry
carving, 618 – 619, 619Copy/Monitor tool, 196driving, 623 – 628, 623 – 628
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1076 | GfA pArAmeter • Groups
film and stagecreating, 995 – 997flexible, 992nesting, 993, 993
floor edges, 572nesting, 614pattern-based panels, 290, 290,
546 – 550, 548 – 550phases, 381 – 383, 386, 386,
390 – 393, 391 – 393types, 615, 615visualization, 481 – 482, 481 – 482
GFA (Gross Floor Area) parameter, 848Ghost Surfaces option, 54, 54, 456, 456,
482, 482Gibbons, Dave, 1004glare, 368glass stairs, 694 – 699, 695 – 699glazed dome, 526, 526glazed panels, 528, 533, 533glazing
creating, 111and daylighting, 340doors, 533, 533Karnak, 977, 977settings, 371, 371
Glazing Is Shaded property, 362goal setting in BIM, 10 – 11, 10 – 11Google Maps, 437Google SketchUp, 237, 253 – 255, 254 – 255Graded Region tool, 94 – 95Gradient Background option, 352gradient backgrounds in sun studies, 352Grand Totals option, 157, 342Grant option for permissions, 185granting permissions, 184 – 185, 184 – 185graphic appearance for Design Review
markups, 872Graphic Display Options dialog box, 456, 456
ambient lighting, 462, 462, 464, 464animation paths, 476, 476location, 363masses, 310, 310shadows, 54, 54, 457, 458, 460, 460
solar studies, 349 – 352, 350, 354 – 355sun intensity, 459, 459
graphic extents, 20 – 29, 21 – 28graphic overrides for imported data, 231, 232Graphic Overrides tab
materials, 439, 439phasing, 390, 390, 392, 392
graphics cards, 920 – 921Graphics tab
materials, 108, 109selection colors, 61temporary dimensions, 67
Gray Inactive Worksets button, 176Green Building Studio service, 359 – 360,
847, 847green screens, 981, 981grid justification markers, 542Grid Line option, 528Grid Line Segment option, 528Grid Pattern: Layout options, 536 – 537grid segments for curtain walls,
530 – 532, 530 – 532grids, 19
copying, 215curtain systems, 850 – 851, 850 – 851curtain walls
customizing, 530 – 532, 530 – 532description, 527, 527panels, 529, 531 – 532UV, 540 – 546, 541 – 542, 546
guide, 766 – 767, 767light meters, 376, 377worksets for, 47, 168
Grips tool for text, 772gross area, 741 – 742Gross Floor Area (GFA) parameter, 848Group And Associate option, 74Group Parameter Under tool, 799groups, 400
arrays, 74best practices, 409 – 411, 410copying, 401, 401, 403, 403creating, 400 – 404, 400 – 404detail, 401, 402, 723 – 724, 724,
761 – 762, 761 – 762
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GsA • ies <ve> enerGy AnAlysis tool | 1077
excluding elements within, 405 – 406, 405 – 406
light, 486 – 495, 486 – 495from links, 407 – 409, 407 – 409modifying, 402 – 403, 402 – 403names, 406, 761, 801, 801purging, 154 – 155, 155saving and loading, 406 – 407, 406 – 407
GSA (General Services Administration), 748guest computers in virtualization, 918Guide Grid command, 766guide grids, 766 – 767, 767Gypsum Wall Board, 370
Hhalf-lit effect, 486hand sketching, 898 – 899, 899 – 900Handler, Laura, 873 – 874, 880handrails. See railings and handrailshappiness vs. time in technological adoption,
11 – 12, 12hard disks for virtualization, 937, 937Hardin, Brad, 874hardware
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 927 – 939, 927 – 939
printer ports for virtualization, 938, 938Hatch Pattern In Dwg menu, 250, 251hatch patterns, 111head/tail graphics, 131 – 132, 132Height setting, 356Height At Tail setting, 585Height Offset At Head setting, 585Height Offset From Level setting, 95, 577heights
animated solar studies, 356labels, 128mass families, 314 – 315, 314 – 315, 322, 322,
325, 325roof slope, 585room, 364 – 365, 365schedules, 768, 768
helper subroutinessample project, 966 – 967user forms, 957 – 959
hexagon-shaped panel, 555, 555 – 556Hidden Line view
composite, 987, 987 – 988edges and faces, 453, 454exporting, 475 – 480, 476 – 479filters in, 442, 443
Hide In View setting, 872hiding
cropping, 34, 34Design Review markups, 872linked file elements, 210section boxes, 254, 255
Higgins, John, 1004Highlight In Model tool, 753Homaili, Muhammad Nicco Bin, student
project by, 903 – 904, 904Home option for ViewCube, 56Home tab, 57, 57horizon simulation, 462, 462horizontal exiting width requirements, 857hospital case study
construction stage, 878, 878preconstruction planning,
874 – 877, 875 – 877set-out drawings, 878 – 880, 878 – 880
host familiescomponents, 601 – 603, 602 – 603in design process, 29, 596 – 597
Host Length option for legends, 758hosts
in groups, 409 – 410in virtualization, 917, 938, 938
Hui, Thio Jian, student project by, 908 – 909, 908 – 909
II, Robot
nesting geometry, 993, 993production, 997 – 998, 998walkway, 984, 984
IAI (International Alliance for Interoperability), 255
identifying design elements, 445 – 446, 446Identity tab for materials, 108, 782, 783IES <VE> energy analysis tool, 363
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1078 | iexternAlApplicAtion interfAce • insertion points
IExternalApplication interface, 945 – 947, 953, 965
IExternalCommand interface, 943 – 945, 953, 962 – 963
IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) data model, 255 – 257, 256
IFC Engine Viewer, 256Ignore New Elements option, 219illuminance, 368immediate grids in curtain systems, 851implementability of stairs, 649Import CAD Formats dialog box, 727, 727Import CAD tool, 229, 760, 760Import Instance Query dialog box, 230, 230Import Line Weights dialog box, 226 – 227, 227Import panel, 759Import Units option, 229Imported Categories tab, 231imported data
exploding, 232as faces, 238 – 240, 238 – 240in families, 231foreground and background, 230graphic overrides, 231, 232as mass, 236 – 237as objects, 241 – 242, 242for toposurfaces, 85 – 86, 86visibility of layers and levels,
230 – 231, 230 – 231Imported Objects tab, 102, 231, 242importing, 226
2D data, 232 – 236, 234 – 2363D data, 236 – 242, 238 – 240, 242Design Review markups, 871 – 872, 871details, 235 – 236, 235 – 236,
727 – 728, 727 – 728fill patterns, 114 – 116, 712, 712guidelines, 232, 760vs. linking, 228, 759 – 760, 759options, 228 – 229, 229settings, 226 – 228, 227team coordination for, 234, 234views, 763 – 764, 764
In Entire Project option, 63, 181In-Place Mass tool, 539
in-place massescreating, 264 – 266, 265 – 266walls, 262 – 264, 263, 539
in-place roofs, 584, 584in-place solids, 294 – 309, 294 – 309in-place surfaces, 280, 280 – 281
pattern-based system, 284 – 294, 285 – 293wall by face, 281 – 284, 281 – 284
in-place walls, 523, 523in-session lists, 244Include Elements In Linked Files option, 750Indiana University, 196 – 197, 221Indirect Illumination tab, 376, 377Individual Owners tab, 188, 189Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data
model, 255 – 257, 256infill, wall types as, 528InfoCenter, 50, 50initialization functions for user forms, 956InitializeComponent function, 956innovation vs. predictability, 11 – 12, 12Insert 2D Elements dialog box, 139, 139Insert 2D Elements From File option, 138 – 139,
138, 762, 762Insert From File option, 764 – 765, 764Insert Views dialog box, 138, 138, 764, 764Insert Views From File option, 137 – 138, 763inserting and Insert tab, 57, 57
annotations, 125Design Review markups, 871duplicating with, 139group links, 406, 406groups, 762, 762imported data, 226, 229, 237linked data, 210, 235, 759portability setting, 205property lines, 93tags, 789 – 790, 789toposurfaces, 85views, 137 – 138, 138, 763 – 764, 764
insertion pointsfamily components, 603 – 604, 604groups, 404, 404stairs, 672
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inserts for stAcked wAlls • Joint GAp distAnce settinG | 1079
inserts for stacked walls, 525, 525Inside option for repeating detail, 721instance parameters
family components, 613 – 614, 614overview, 30, 30purpose, 799railings, 667roofs, 581, 581
insulation, 723, 723Insulation tool, 723, 723“Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide”, 195integrated project delivery (IPD) environment
contractors, 874overview, 194 – 195Tocci Building Corporation case
study, 882 – 884intelligent bonds, 196interface. See user interfaceInterference Check dialog box, 223, 223Interference Check tool, 196 – 197, 222interference checking, 220
architect link, 198exercise, 222 – 223, 223 – 224purpose, 196 – 197tools, 222
Interference References button, 888Interference Report window, 223, 224Interior behavior of walls, 507interior elevations, 36interior illumination. See daylightingInterior wrap option for walls, 505intermediate adoption, 11, 11International Alliance for Interoperability
(IAI), 255interoperability, 225
BIM curve, 225, 226exporting. See exportingimporting. See importing
Intersecting Named References dialog box, 888, 888
intersections for in-place solids, 296 – 297intersects, dividing surfaces with,
542 – 543, 543
Intersects List option, 543intervals, saving at, 178 – 179, 178intuitive massing, 262, 279 – 280, 280
in-place solids, 294 – 309, 294 – 309in-place surfaces, 280, 280 – 281pattern-based system, 284 – 294, 285 – 293wall by face, 281 – 284, 281 – 284
investment in BIM, 13 – 14<Invisible> lines, 708 – 709, 725IPD (integrated project delivery) environment
contractors, 874overview, 194 – 195Tocci Building Corporation case
study, 882 – 884ironCAD tool, 974Issued setting, revisions, 865IT virtualization advantages, 918 – 919Itemize Every Instance option, 157, 752, 756
JJ. H. Findorff & Son case study, 874
construction stage, 878, 878preconstruction planning,
874 – 877, 875 – 877set-out drawings, 878 – 880, 878 – 880
Japanese temple set, 1013, 1013Join Condition options, 536Join Geometry tool
floor finishes, 576forms, 620poches, 466working with, 79, 79
Join/Unjoin Roof tool, 587joins
handrails, 662 – 666, 663 – 666phasing, 383 – 384, 383 – 384walls
editing, 519 – 521, 519 – 521to floors and roofs, 79, 79limitations, 210links vs. groups, 408, 408
Joint Gap distance setting, 76
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1080 | kArnAk set • leAders
KKarnak set
detail, 977, 977, 990, 991green screens, 981, 981main hall, 990, 991 – 992production, 1004 – 1005, 1005 – 1007
Keep Readable optionelevation tags, 133filled regions, 713patterns, 113
Key Frame Editor, 477, 477key frames, 477 – 478, 477key schedules, 750, 854, 855Key Value field, 786keyboard shortcuts, 82, 82Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box, 82, 82Keynote command, 772, 772Keynote Legend button, 786, 786Keynote Legend Properties dialog box,
786, 786Keynote Text field, 786Keynote tool, 160, 776keynotes, 772
behavior and editing, 777 – 778, 777family, 787 – 788, 788files, 778 – 779, 778 – 779legends, 40, 41, 757, 785 – 787, 786 – 787loading, 781managing, 778overview, 775 – 777, 776schedules, 160 – 161, 160 – 161, 787settings, 780 – 781, 780types, 781 – 785, 781 – 785
Keynotes dialog box, 779, 779, 781, 781, 783, 783
Keynoting Settings dialog box, 780 – 781, 780Kosinski, Joseph, 1015Kron, Zachary, 294, 860
LL Corner Mullion type, 534labels
adding, 793, 793, 797doors, 127 – 128, 127 – 128
shared parameters, 804 – 806, 805 – 806vs. text, 126 – 127, 126
lampposts, 660, 660 – 661landings for glass stairs, 695LanguageType tag, 950large CAD data linking, 233large teams, working in, 151 – 153, 152 – 153LargeImage tag, 950late adoption, 10, 10lavatories, 857Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
(LBNL), 363Layer Modifiers option, 249layers
color, 227, 246, 247export settings, 246 – 247, 246 – 247exporting, 249, 249importing, 229, 727, 727names, 246, 247visibility, 230 – 231, 230 – 231walls, 505, 507, 507
extending, 517 – 519, 517 – 519Layers table, 503 – 504, 504merging, 512, 512wrapping, 505, 505, 508 – 510, 508 – 510
Layers tab, 249, 249Layers table, 503 – 504, 504laying out sheets, 764 – 769, 766 – 769Layout settings for repeating detail, 721LBNL (Lawrence Berkeley National
Laboratory), 363lead time in film and stage, 976 – 977, 976 – 977Leader option
property lines, 93revision clouds, 868
Leader Location option, 774, 774Leader Tick Mark setting, 796Leader Type setting, 796leaders
dimensions, 796, 796property lines, 93revision clouds, 868tags, 790text, 774, 774
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leAdership in enerGy And environmentAl desiGn (leed) certificAtion • link revit option | 1081
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, 341
Legend Components settings, 758, 758Legend tool, 757legends, 748
color filloverview, 809 – 810, 809 – 810rooms, 810 – 817, 811 – 812, 814 – 818
creating, 757 – 758, 757 – 758keynote, 40, 41, 757, 785 – 787, 786 – 787types, 40, 40 – 41walls, 758 – 759, 758 – 759, 769, 769
Length/Format dialog box, 355 – 356, 356, 449, 449, 478, 478
Length parameter for brackets, 636, 638lenses, 491 – 494, 491 – 493level of detail
CGI work, 990film and stage, 979, 979, 992stairs, 678visual styles, 451 – 453, 451 – 452
levels, 193D exports by, 257, 257copying, 215creating and duplicating, 19 – 20, 20floor area faces, 267 – 268, 267 – 268generic model mass families, 326, 327visibility, 230 – 231, 230 – 231worksets for, 47
levels of development (LODs), 501libraries for views, 764, 764lift drawings for masonry, 880Light, David, 561light meters, 376 – 378, 377lighting
ambient, 462 – 464, 462 – 464ceiling, 485 – 486, 485daylighting. See daylightingfilm and stage, 975, 976, 983, 983, 994light groups, 486 – 495, 486 – 495Tron Legacy, 1009, 1009
Lighting Analysis Assistant, 373 – 379, 374 – 375, 377
Lighting Analysis menu, 373, 374
Lighting category for film and stage, 994Lighting Fixtures categories, 490, 490Lighting option for sun, 349, 449Lighting tab, 374 – 376, 375limits, joins, 210Line Color settings, 102Line Pattern Properties dialog box,
104 – 105, 104 – 105Line Pattern settings, 102Line Patterns dialog box, 103 – 104, 103Line Style panel, 706 – 707, 706Line Styles dialog box, 105 – 106, 105, 707, 707line weights
importing, 226 – 227, 227setting, 102 – 103, 103, 600, 600
Line Weights dialog box, 103, 103, 600, 600
linear arrays, 72linear design, 382lines
converting, 729, 729details, 717 – 718, 717 – 718exporting, 250, 250offsetting, 77, 77patterns, 103 – 105, 103 – 105property, 92 – 94, 92 – 94reference. See reference linesremoving, 725splitting, 76 – 77, 76styles
changing, 729, 729selecting, 706 – 707, 706 – 707, 725setting, 105 – 106, 105
symbolic, 732, 732trimming and extending, 75 – 76, 75
Lines tab, 250, 250linework details, 725, 725Linework tool, 105, 725, 725Link CAD Formats dialog box, 233, 235Link CAD tool, 229, 759, 759Link Markup Pages to Revit Sheets dialog
box, 871, 871Link panel, 759Link Revit option, 406, 406
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1082 | linked dAtA And models • mAnAGe links diAloG box
linked data and models, 195 – 198, 195, 197attachment vs. overlay, 205 – 206, 206benefits and limitations, 210CAD toposurfaces, 85 – 87, 86coordinate acquisition and publishing,
201 – 202, 202exercise, 210 – 211exploding, 232foreground and background, 230graphic overrides, 231, 232groups from, 407 – 409, 407 – 409overview, 198, 199project base points and survey points,
202 – 205, 202 – 204shared positioning, 199 – 200, 201visibility in, 211 – 212, 211 – 212,
230 – 231, 230 – 231with worksharing, 206 – 209, 207 – 208
linkingDesign Review markups, 871, 871vs. importing, 228, 759 – 760, 759large CAD data, 233options, 228 – 229, 229
Linking Worksets dialog box, 209lists
in-session, 244text, 775, 775
live models, revisions in, 865Load As Group option, 406Load Family dialog box
property lines, 93section types, 131
Load From Library panel, 533Load Into Project option, 509, 730, 730Load Into Projects button, 131, 550Load Lighting Analysis Render Preset
option, 374Load Weather Data button, 375Loaded Tags tool, 125loading
groups, 406 – 407, 407keynotes, 781pattern-based panel families, 550 – 551, 551tags, 790, 790
team member work, 179, 179weather data, 375, 376
local copies, worksharing, 165local files
benefits, 171creating, 173 – 176, 174 – 176
Local Weather And Site dialog box, 360, 360location setting, 363Location Weather and Site dialog box, 202,
202, 350, 351Lock/Unlock 3D View button, 821locking
elements, 77 – 79, 78 – 79views, 470 – 471, 470
LODs (levels of development), 501lonely BIM, 193, 880LongDescription tag, 950look-ahead projections, 881louvers, 539, 539Lowe, Josh, 873 – 874Lu, Cheung Hon, student project by, 911, 911luminance, 368
MMac OS X, 916macros in VSTA, 948maglev, 1014 – 1015, 1014 – 1016Main Pattern section for balusters, 654Make Elements Editable option, 181Make Plan View option, 19Make Primary button, 416, 416Make Surface From Closed Loops option,
311, 311Make This A Central File After Save option,
173, 207Make Workset Editable option, 169male water closets, 857Manage Links dialog box
Coordination Review tool, 217, 219Design Review markups, 872imported data, 228, 237reference types, 205, 206worksets, 209
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mAnAGe proJect pAnel • mAteriAl keynote tool | 1083
Manage Project panel, 187Manage tab, 58 – 59, 58
coordinates, 201 – 202design options, 412Design Review markups, 872fill patterns, 115imported data, 242line patterns, 104line styles, 105 – 106, 707location, 363materials, 107, 370object styles, 100, 231Purge Unused tool, 154revisions, 863section types, 131shared parameters, 800 – 801templates, 136True North, 351views, 119 – 120, 129warnings, 161
management, 47 – 48, 47Manna, Robert, 135, 860mapping fonts, 227 – 228markups, digital, 868 – 872, 870 – 871Martin, Teresa, 199 – 200masking regions and Masking Region tool
details, 708 – 709, 715 – 717, 716, 729 – 731, 729 – 731
labels, 128masonry lift drawings, 880mass faces, curtain systems on,
849 – 853, 850 – 854mass families, 264, 264
complex, 329 – 338, 329 – 337generic model, 318 – 329, 318 – 329simple, 311 – 318, 311 – 317
mass floorscalculations, 237scheduled, 42, 269, 269, 849, 849selecting, 268window-to-wall ratio, 344 – 346, 345 – 346
Mass Floors button, 268, 345Mass Floors dialog box, 345, 345
Mass option for solar studies, 349mass schedules, 848 – 849, 848masses
building, 839 – 845, 840 – 846conceptual, 839creating, 262, 266 – 267, 266 – 267,
271 – 272, 271 – 272family component, 264, 264floor area faces, 264 – 268, 266 – 268forms, 278 – 279, 278 – 279formula-driven, 309 – 310, 310 – 311
complex mass families, 329 – 338, 329 – 337generic model mass family,
318 – 329, 318 – 329simple mass families, 311 – 318, 311 – 317
imported data as, 236 – 237in-place, 262 – 266, 263, 265 – 266intuitive. See intuitive massingoverview, 261 – 262scheduling, 42, 264 – 266, 265 – 266,
269 – 270, 269 – 270surfaces, 273 – 277, 273 – 277
Massing & Site tabbuilding pads, 91imported data, 237, 239in-place massing, 265, 265pattern-based panel scheduling, 560property lines, 92schedules, 95tools, 58, 58toposurfaces, 84 – 87window-to-wall ratio, 344
massing studies in Singapore Polytechnic project, 900 – 901, 900
Massing toolset, 900master keynote files, 778master schedule component families, 42Match Type Properties tool
ceilings, 577floors, 563working with, 65
matching properties, 65Material Keynote tool, 783, 783
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1084 | mAteriAl tAkeoff properties diAloG box • modify tAb
Material Takeoff Properties dialog box, 341 – 343, 341, 343
Material Takeoff schedules, 41description, 748 – 749floor finishes, 574recycled content, 341, 341
materials and Materials dialog box, 107, 107 – 108
daylighting, 370 – 371, 370 – 371family components, 610 – 611, 610 – 611filled regions, 713film and stage, 984, 984geometry phase, 392, 392keynotes, 777, 783 – 785, 783 – 785lenses, 493 – 494, 494Lighting Analysis Assistant, 374, 374monochromatic views, 438 – 439, 438properties, 108 – 110, 109 – 110railings, 656, 657shelf, 640 – 641, 640 – 641strategies, 111tags, 792, 792toposurfaces, 88visualization, 496, 496walls, 504 – 505, 504walls finish face, 511 – 512, 512
Materials Editor, 107, 108Materials tab, 374, 374MathWorld site, 861matte material, 439matter-rendering filters, 984, 984Maximum Distance setting for curtain
walls, 541Maximum Spacing setting for repeating
detail, 721Maya for film and stage, 990McDowell, Alex, 1004, 1015Medium detail level, 734, 735memory for virtualization, 917, 920, 927, 927menus, context, 65 – 66, 65Merge region tool, 512merging wall layers, 512, 512Message parameter, 943metadata, 684MicroStation, 925
Minimum Bracket Space parameter, 636 – 637, 636
Minimum Distance setting, 541Mirror tool, 71Mirror - Draw Axis tool, 71Mirror - Pick Axis tool, 71mirroring
elements, 71 – 72, 71groups, 410 – 411stairs, 667, 667
Mission Impossible, 1015Model By Face panel, 239Model Categories tab
linked files, 212, 212points, 202
Model In-Place tool, 27, 27, 523model lines, 271 – 272, 271 – 272Model Objects tab, 101, 101model patterns, 109, 112 – 113Model tab for solar studies, 349modelers, 148models and modeling
energy, 358 – 359, 358 – 361energy analysis, 359 – 362, 359 – 361exporting to gbXML, 366 – 368, 366 – 368settings requirements, 363 – 366, 364 – 366
foundations, 879groups, 401, 402linked. See linked data and modelsregions, 711, 711
Modify Camera tab, 472Modify option for Coordination Review, 219Modify panel for details, 708, 708Modify Returns button, 516Modify Sub Elements tool, 590 – 591Modify tab, 59, 59
alignment, 74floor edges, 572floor finishes, 575 – 576Match Type Properties tool, 65object subcategories, 493, 493Paint tool, 496, 496tool changes, 61, 62wall joins, 520
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modify tools • new mAteriAl tAkeoff diAloG box | 1085
Modify toolsbehavior, 67Create Similar tool, 82
Modify Vertical Structure settings, 505monochromatic views, 437 – 440, 438 – 440monorails as railings, 660 – 661, 661Moore, Alan, 1004Move option, 219Move To 2nd option, 72 – 73, 72Move To Last option, 72 – 73, 73Move To Start Up Location option, 200Move tool, 68, 68
text, 772 – 773wall layers, 518, 519
Moves With Nearby Elements option, 68 – 69, 69, 603, 603
moving elements, 66Move tool, 68, 68nearby, 68 – 69, 69nudging, 68point, 330, 330temporary dimensions, 66 – 67, 66 – 67between worksets, 179 – 181, 180
Mullion tool, 532, 585mullions
corner, 534 – 535, 534curtain walls, 528, 530, 532, 532, 537profiles, 851roofs, 585
Multi-Category schedules, 42, 749Multi-Category tags, 792 – 794, 793Multi-Day option, 349, 355, 449multicategory schedules, 158 – 159, 158 – 159multiplatform work. See interoperabilityMultiple Alignment option, 74multiple details, saving, 762 – 764, 763 – 764Multiple Elements tool, 75Multiple option
copying elements, 69Move tool, 68
multiprocessors for virtualization, 917Multiselect tab for groups, 402My Adaptive Panel type, 560
NName dialog box, 132Name tag, 949names
assemblies, 892, 892central files, 173conventions, 153energy analyses, 361, 361groups, 406, 761, 801, 801layers, 246, 247masses, 266, 326, 326parameters, 799regions, 709schedules, 341schemes, 812section tags, 132standards, 247
namespace references, 953, 953National CAD Standard, 247National Institute of Building Sciences, 3natural light. See daylightingNavigation bar, 57, 57Navigation Wheel, 57, 473, 473Navisworks Manage tool, 222nearby elements, moving with, 68 – 69, 69Nemetschek IFC Viewer, 256nested components for film and stage, 994nesting
geometrybenefits, 614film and stage, 993, 993
groups, 409railing elements, 659 – 661, 660shelf brackets, 631 – 633, 631 – 632
.NET Framework, 942New Area Plan dialog box, 742 – 743, 743New Assembly dialog box, 892, 892New Construction phase, 390, 394, 394New Drafting View dialog box, 235, 235New Family - Select Template File dialog box,
29, 29, 804, 804New Legend View dialog box, 757, 757New Material Takeoff dialog box, 341
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1086 | new pAttern diAloG box • oriGin to oriGin option
New Pattern dialog box, 113, 115 – 116, 712, 712New Plan dialog box, 19 – 20, 20New Project dialog box, 100, 100, 953, 953New Schedule dialog box, 42, 42, 749, 749
categories, 599, 599masses, 269, 269pattern-based panel scheduling, 561
New Sheet dialog box, 756 – 757, 756New subroutine, 960Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,
1003, 1003 – 1004nonhosted family components,
602 – 603, 602 – 603north exposures, 343 – 344nosing profiles for stairs, 672 – 673, 672 – 673nosing structures for stairs, 654Note Block schedules, 41, 749notifications of permissions, 184, 184nudging elements, 68numbered lists, 775numbering
keynotes, 781revisions, 865 – 866, 865
Numbering Method settings, 781numerical ranges for color schemes,
816 – 817, 817 – 818nurse’s station, 1012, 1012
Oobject styles and Object Styles dialog box,
100, 101annotation objects, 102cut properties, 599, 600family components, 612 – 613, 612 – 613imported data, 102, 231, 232line styles, 106model objects, 101 – 102, 101reference lines, 272, 272revision clouds, 866subcategories, 493, 493
Object Styles setting, 59objects, imported data as, 241 – 242, 242Oblivion, 1015
occupancy keys, 854, 855occupancy schedules, 856, 856Offset tool, 77, 77offsets
cameras, 45, 45 – 46lines and walls, 77, 77
One Baluster Per Tread option, 682onion-shaped roofs, 584, 584onShutdown function, 945 – 947, 965 – 966onStartup function, 945 – 947, 965 – 966Open dialog box
central files, 206, 207elevation tags, 132groups, 762, 762section tags, 130
opening linked models, 210optimizing performance
resolution settings, 469, 470virtualization, 928, 928, 937, 937
Options Bar, 59, 59Options dialog box
keynotes, 780local files, 175, 175permissions, 191selection colors, 61templates, 134, 134temporary dimensions, 67ViewCube, 56, 56
Options menu for ViewCube, 56Orb Void Model Lines family, 844, 845Orbital Scale setting, 375organizing views, 119 – 121, 119 – 121Orient In Host Layers option, 113Orient To View option, 113, 713, 819 – 820orientation
3D views, 819 – 820, 819 – 820building, 340fill patterns, 113filled regions, 713, 713tags, 789True North, 351
Orientation In Host Layers option, 713, 713Origin To Origin option, 229, 233
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oriGins • pArtiAl explode option | 1087
originsproject, 200, 203, 205world coordinates, 229, 233
orthographic viewsvs. perspective, 470, 470working in, 42 – 46, 44 – 46
Output Settings screen, 468, 468Overhang parameter for roofs, 579, 579Overhanging option, 287 – 288, 288overlapping point elements, 330, 331overlapping sketches, 666overlapping solids on curves, 850overlapping walls, 22, 23Overlay option for linked models, 206overriding phase filters, 984, 985Overwrite The Existing Version option, 509ownership
floors, 566local files, 174, 174workset elements, 181 – 191, 181 – 191
Ownership Status tab, 188, 189
PP2V (physical-to-virtual) technology, 922 – 923pads
building, 90 – 91, 91floors, 569, 569
Paint Bucket tool, 255paint for daylighting material, 370Paint tool, 80, 496, 496, 575Pan control, 57panels
balusters, 651, 651curtain, 527, 527, 538curtain walls, 530, 532dimensions, 859, 859pattern-based. See pattern-based panelsRibbon, 59, 59
parallel control of in-place solids, 297, 297Parallels products
Transporter, 922updates, 926virtualization, 916, 921 – 923, 921, 925 – 927Workstation Extreme, 920 – 921
parameterizationarrays, 634 – 636, 634 – 635dimensions, 612, 678forms, 272, 614reference lines, 606 – 607, 606 – 607reference planes, 623, 623, 629, 629,
631 – 632, 631, 633parameters and Parameter Properties
dialog boxanalytic visualization
project, 440 – 442, 440 – 443user-defined, 443 – 445, 443 – 445
annotationsproject, 797 – 800, 797 – 800shared, 800 – 807, 801 – 807
Copy/Monitor tool, 214 – 215, 215family categories, 601family components, 613 – 614, 614filters, 384 – 385, 384mass dimensions, 312 – 316, 312 – 316,
320 – 322, 321 – 323shelf brackets, 633 – 634, 633 – 634type and instance, 30, 30 – 31views, 120, 120walls, 509
parametric models and projects, 827 – 828, 827 – 828
area analysis, 848 – 849, 848 – 849building footprint, 829 – 839,
829 – 835, 837 – 838building massing, 839calculations, 854 – 858, 855 – 857conceptual massing, 839curtain systems on mass faces,
849 – 853, 850 – 854documentation, 858 – 860, 859 – 860generic model outline families, 828 – 829resources for, 860 – 861sustainability analysis, 846 – 847, 847terminology, 828, 828
Partial option for pattern-based system, 287, 287
Partial Explode option, 760
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1088 | pArts • physicAl-to-virtuAl technoloGy
partscreating, 887 – 888modifying, 888 – 890, 888 – 890scheduling, 890 – 891, 891
Paste Aligned control, 80 – 81, 81pasting, 80 – 81, 80 – 81, 210PAT files, 114 – 115Path Type settings, 780 – 781paths
animation, 473 – 480, 473 – 479keynotes, 780 – 781railings, 688, 688solar, 357, 357 – 358, 446 – 449, 447 – 449sweeps, 626
paths for linked models, 209pattern-based components, 326, 328pattern-based panels
building, 546 – 550, 547 – 550creating, 284 – 294, 285 – 293loading, 550 – 551, 551pyramid curtain wall, 551 – 555, 551 – 555scheduling, 560 – 561, 561size limiting, 556 – 558, 557 – 558
Pattern Type settings, 111patterns
curtain wallsapplying, 543 – 544, 544custom, 555 – 556, 555 – 556surface editing, 544, 545
exporting, 250, 251faces of masses, 337, 337fill
creating, 113 – 114, 113importing, 114 – 116, 116overview, 111 – 113, 112
filled regions, 712 – 713, 712 – 713line, 103 – 105, 103 – 105surface and cut, 109
Patterns tab, 243, 250, 251PBPs (Project Base Points), 202 – 205, 202 – 204Perez All Weather option, 376, 376performance
resolution settings, 469, 470virtualization, 928, 928, 937, 937
permissionscentral files, 173, 173granting, 184 – 185, 184 – 185notifications, 184, 184relinquishing, 185, 185requesting, 183 – 184, 183 – 184workarounds, 191workset elements, 181
perpendicular control for in-place solids, 297, 297
Perspective View Control bar, 450perspective views
generic model mass families, 328, 328in-place solids, 306, 307vs. orthographic, 470, 470overview, 43, 44 – 47walls, 26, 26
Phase-Exist material, 392, 392Phase Filters tab, 389, 389, 398, 398, 439, 439phasing and Phasing dialog box
associating, 381 – 383elements associated with, 386, 386 – 387filters, 354, 354, 387 – 390, 389, 882,
984 – 985, 985geometry, 390 – 393, 391 – 393materials, 985, 986settings, 387 – 390, 387 – 390time elements, 383 – 385, 383 – 385views, 381 – 383, 386, 387, 394 – 400, 394 – 399
photorealistic visualization, 450ambient lighting, 462 – 464, 462 – 464animation paths, 473 – 480, 473 – 479film rendering, 989rendering settings, 467 – 470, 467 – 470section boxes, 464 – 466, 464 – 466still image cameras, 471 – 473, 471 – 473views, 470 – 471, 470visual styles, 450
level of detail, 451 – 453, 451 – 452shadows, 457 – 462, 457 – 462types, 453 – 457, 453 – 457
physical location setting, 363physical-to-virtual (P2V) technology, 922 – 923
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pick pAth tool • previewinG | 1089
Pick Path toolfloor edges, 571generic model mass families, 324, 324
Pick Primary Host tool, 525 – 526, 526Pick Supports tool, 590Pick Walls tool
ceilings, 577roofs, 579sketch-based objects, 506, 506, 573, 573structural floors, 567, 567
Pin tool, 77pinned panels, 538pinning elements, 77 – 78, 78pins as balusters, 696, 696Place At import option, 229Place Detail Component tab, 714Place Detail Group button, 724, 724Place Point tool, 84Place Request option, 183placeholders for sheets, 756Plan/RCP option, 608plan views, 32 – 34, 32 – 34, 48planes, reference
family components, 605, 605handrails, 651, 651parameterized, 623, 623, 629, 629, 631 – 632,
631, 633relationships, 24 – 27, 25 – 28
planningfor BIM, 4 – 5, 4J. H. Findorff & Son case study,
874 – 877, 875 – 877plans
documenting, 739 – 747, 740 – 747execution, 194 – 195
plumb cuts for roofs, 582plumbing
parametric model requirements, 854, 855, 857, 857
wall-hosted fixtures, 602, 602poches
settings, 464 – 466, 464 – 466for toposurfaces, 91, 91
Point Element tool, 548point elements
complex mass families, 331 – 334, 331 – 333pattern-based panel families, 548
pointsadaptive, 546 – 548insertion
family components, 603 – 604, 604groups, 404, 404stairs, 672
PBPs and survey, 202 – 205, 202 – 204reference, 605, 605toposurfaces, 84 – 87, 85
portability setting, 205ports for virtualization, 938, 938positioning with importing, 229Postpone option for Coordination Review, 218posts
balusters, 651, 651, 654glass stairs, 696 – 697start and end, 665, 669, 680 – 683,
682 – 683, 696 – 697Posts section for balusters, 654preconstruction planning, 874 – 877, 875 – 877predefined material keynotes, 783, 783predictability
vs. innovation, 11 – 12, 12stairs and railings, 700
presentation, 8093D views, 31, 819
annotating, 821, 821orienting, 819 – 820, 819 – 820
color fill legendsoverview, 809 – 810, 809 – 810program verification with, 818, 818rooms, 810 – 817, 811 – 812, 814 – 818
viewport types, 822 – 823, 822 – 823Preview Solar Study option, 355, 355Preview window, 503previewing
fill patterns, 116roofs, 592solar studies, 355, 355walls, 503
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1090 | previous selection • proposed temporAry element
previous selection, 62Print Setup button, 869Print Setup dialog box, 34, 34printers and printing
cropping visibility, 34, 34ports for virtualization, 938, 938resolutions, 469, 469
priorities for wall joins, 504, 504 – 505private variables, 956, 959 – 960production for film and stage,
976 – 977, 976 – 977profiles
balusters, 653, 653edges, 325, 325generic model mass families, 325, 325in-place solids, 302, 302 – 303, 305, 306massing surfaces, 275, 275mullion, 851railings, 650, 650, 660, 674 – 675, 674 – 675stringers, 674 – 676, 674 – 676sweep, 571 – 572, 571 – 572virtualization, 930, 930walls, 22 – 23, 22, 521 – 522, 521 – 522
program verification with color fills, 818, 818Progressbar controls, 955Project Base Points (PBPs), 202 – 205, 202 – 204Project Browser, 33, 51, 51, 118 – 119project environment for curtain walls, 539Project Parameters dialog box
labels, 797, 797shared parameters, 802 – 803, 802 – 803,
805, 806views, 120
Project Phase tab, 387 – 388, 387 – 388Project Properties dialog box, 951, 951project settings
color schemes, 116 – 118, 117 – 118fill patterns
creating, 113 – 114, 113importing, 114 – 116, 116overview, 111 – 113, 112
lines, 102 – 106, 103 – 105materials, 107 – 111, 107 – 110
object styles, 100 – 102, 101phasing to, 381 – 383
Project Standards worksets, 169Project Template option, 100projection modes, 101projection values for family categories,
599 – 600, 600projects
internal coordinate system, 199 – 200organization, 17 – 18, 18
content, 29, 29datum, 19 – 29, 19 – 28management, 47 – 48, 47type and instance parameters, 30, 30 – 31views. See views and View tab
parametersanalytic visualization, 440 – 442, 440 – 443annotations, 797 – 800, 797 – 800
parametric. See parametric models and projects
roles, 147 – 150, 149settings. See project settingstemplates. See templates
properties and Properties Palette, 50, 50class, 960 – 962complex mass families, 332, 333, 336matching, 65materials, 108 – 110, 109 – 110overview, 64, 64 – 65panels, 288 – 289, 289revision clouds, 867, 867room height, 364 – 365, 365toposurfaces, 88view phase, 395 – 396, 395 – 396
Properties tab, 50, 50, 289, 289Property Line tab, 92property lines, 92 – 94, 92 – 94Property Lines dialog box, 92, 92proportional control of mass families, 314,
314, 316, 317proposal phase in design exercise, 420 – 421,
420 – 422, 424 – 426, 424 – 426Proposed element, 397, 397Proposed Temporary element, 397, 397
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public clAss properties • reference lines | 1091
public class properties, 960 – 962Publish Coordinates command, 201 – 202Publish option, 48publishing
coordinates, 201 – 202, 202to Design Review, 869 – 871, 870 – 871RFA files, 48
pullingcoordinates, 201edges, 300, 300
Purge Unused command, 154Purge Unused dialog box, 154 – 155, 155purging unused families and groups,
154 – 155, 155Push/Pull tool, 255pushing
coordinates, 201faces and edges, 298, 299 – 300
pyramid curtain wall pattern-based families, 551 – 555, 551 – 555
pyramids, 266 – 267, 267
QQi, Lim Wei, student project by, 905, 905QI, Tay QI, student project by, 909 – 910, 910Quad Corner Mullion type, 534quality control, 154
file size, 154 – 157, 155 – 157schedules, 158 – 161, 158 – 161warnings, 161 – 162, 161 – 162
quality settings, 467 – 470, 467 – 470Quick Access toolbar (QAT), 49, 49 – 50Quick Energy Simulation Tool, 363
Rradial arrays, 73, 73Radiance engine, 369radii of arcs, 831 – 833Rafter Cut option for roofs, 582Rafter option for roofs, 582, 582Rail Structure dialog box, 656Rail Structure option, 653railing tool, 674, 674
railings and handrailsbest practices, 699 – 700components, 650 – 654, 650 – 653curtain walls, 670 – 672, 670 – 671curved, 684, 685glass stairs, 696, 697, 698inside the box, 655 – 658joins, 662 – 666, 663 – 666outside the box, 661 – 672, 662 – 671paths, 688, 688profiles, 650, 650, 660, 674 – 675, 674 – 675reference planes, 651, 651, 664, 664repetitive systems, 659 – 661, 659 – 661split run stairs, 693 – 694, 693 – 694wire meshes, 654 – 658
RAM for virtualization, 917, 920, 927, 927Ramp tool, 672Read, Phil, 923Realistic option, 53, 53Realistic view, 456, 456recent commands, 65, 65Recent Files page, 100Rectangle Checkerboard Pattern type,
543, 544Rectangle tool, 92rectilinear form
generic model mass families, 320in-place solids, 294, 294
recycled content, 341 – 343, 341 – 343redundancy, templates for, 135 – 136Reference Line tool, 553reference lines
arcs, 833 – 834, 836complex mass families, 329 – 330, 330 – 331,
334, 334family components, 605 – 607generic model mass families, 319 – 320, 319,
322, 323masses, 271 – 272, 271 – 272massing surfaces, 273 – 277, 273 – 277pattern-based panels, 290 – 292, 291 – 292,
546 – 550, 550pyramid curtain wall pattern-based
families, 550 – 551, 551 – 555
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1092 | reference other view option • reveAls for wAlls
Reference Other View option, 40, 235 – 236reference planes
arcs, 831, 831, 833 – 834complex mass families, 333, 333family components, 605, 605parameterized, 623, 623, 629, 629, 631 – 632,
631, 633railings, 664, 664wall relationship, 24 – 27, 25 – 28
reference points for family components, 605, 605
reference shapes for massing forms, 278, 278Reference tool, 552references, datum, 19Reflectance setting, 371Region tool, 708 – 713, 708 – 713regions
cropping, 34, 34drafting, 710 – 711, 711filled, 708 – 710, 708 – 710
boundaries, 715, 715 – 716creating, 711 – 713, 712 – 713types, 710 – 711, 711
maskingdetails, 708 – 709, 715 – 717, 716,
729 – 731, 729 – 731labels, 128
model, 711, 711names, 709toposurfaces, 87 – 89, 88
Reject option for Coordination Review, 218Related to Mass option, 581relationships
in coordination, 195 – 198, 195, 197in groups, 410, 410reference planes and walls, 24 – 27, 25 – 28solid and void, 616 – 618, 616 – 618
Relative option for keynotes, 780relative paths for linked models, 209release dates of films, 975Relinquish All Mine button, 185, 185relinquishing permissions, 185, 185Reload Latest process, 179, 179Remove Paint tool, 496
removingdesign options, 415 – 416Design Review markups, 872lines, 725
Rename option, 219renaming
in Coordination Review, 219schedules, 341schemes, 812
Render Appearance tab, 371, 371Render Setup dialog box, 376, 378rendering
daylighting, 376, 378film and stage, 984 – 988, 984 – 989generic model mass families, 329, 329light groups, 486 – 490, 486 – 489photorealistic
film and stage, 989settings, 467 – 470, 467 – 470
solar studies, 449visualization, 482 – 485, 483 – 485
Rendering dialog boxsettings, 467, 467solar studies, 449
Rendering Settings dialog box, 482 – 483, 483, 485
rentable area, 741 – 742Repeating Detail Component tool,
719 – 723, 720 – 722repetitive systems for railings,
659 – 661, 659 – 661Request Granted dialog box, 184, 184requesting permissions, 183 – 184, 183 – 184Reset Points To Grid button, 547resolution settings, 467 – 470, 467 – 470Restore Orientation And Lock View
option, 821Results and Compare dialog box, 361 – 362, 361Retaining behavior for walls, 507reuse details, 761 – 764, 761 – 764Reuse parameter, 799, 799Reveal Hidden Elements tool, 85Reveals dialog box, 514, 514reveals for walls, 514, 514 – 515
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review wArninGs tool • rvtmdGdbG utility | 1093
Review Warnings tool, 161Revision Cloud option, 863Revision Cloud tool, 866revision clouds, 863, 864
leaders, 868placing, 866 – 867, 866 – 867tags, 867 – 868, 868
Revision tool, 863revisions
in live models, 866overview, 863 – 866, 864 – 865revision clouds, 866 – 868, 866 – 867supplemental drawings, 868
Revit.ini file, 227, 948Revit Links tab, 212Revit Lookup utility, 943, 943revolution vs. evolution, 12 – 13, 13revolves, 615revolving sketches, 28, 28Rhino program, 238 – 240, 238 – 240, 974Ribbon, 57, 57
Options Bar, 59, 59panels, 59, 59tabs, 57 – 59, 57 – 59
ridges for roofs, 591, 591rigs for pattern-based panel families, 546, 547Rise of the Apes, 1015Riser Type setting, 673risers
circular runs, 690, 690creating, 666 – 668, 666stairs, 673warnings, 669
roles, 147 – 150, 149Roof By Face tool, 585Roof By Footprint tool, 586roofs, 578
curved surfaces, 238 – 240, 238 – 240dormers, 586 – 589, 586 – 589by extrusion, 582 – 583, 582 – 583footprint, 578 – 582, 578 – 582in-place, 584, 584joining walls to, 79, 79
keynotes, 782, 782Roof By Face tool, 585shapes, 589 – 590, 589 – 590sketching, 573 – 574, 573slope arrow, 585, 586sloped drainage layers, 589, 589sloped glazing, 585, 585sloped topping, 590 – 591, 590 – 591thickness, 592, 592
Roofs tab, 580Room & Area panel, 740 – 741Room Area Computation option, 527Room Bounding option
ceilings, 577roofs, 581
Room Separation Lines option, 741Room tool, 364rooms
area, 740 – 741, 740 – 741color fill legends, 810 – 817,
811 – 812, 814 – 818heights, 364 – 365, 365phasing, 386, 386scheduled, 42tags, 740 – 741, 740, 791, 791volumes, 364 – 366, 364 – 366
Rotate tool, 71, 773Rotate True North command, 351rotating
buildings, 340detail, 721, 721elements, 70 – 71, 70 – 71text, 773
rotation angles for complex mass families, 333, 333
Rudder, Don, 941rules, filter, 440, 441Run Interference Check option, 223“Running Revit in Virtualization”, 923RVT files, saving groups as, 406RVT Link Display Settings dialog box,
211 – 212, 211 – 212RvtMdgDbg utility, 943
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1094 | sAmple proJect • schedules
Ssample project, 952 – 954, 952 – 953
.addin manifest installation, 967 – 968, 967, 969
Application class, 964 – 966clsSettings class, 959 – 962Command class, 962 – 964, 962debugging, 969 – 970helper subroutines, 966 – 967user forms, 954 – 959, 955
sandwich model, 563 – 564, 564SAT files, 238 – 241, 240Save As dialog box
central files, 172 – 173, 172energy models, 368shared parameters, 801
Save As View Template option, 464, 769Save button, 176 – 177Save Group dialog box, 761, 761Save Group option, 406, 406Save Local File Before And After
Synchronizing With Central option, 177Save Orientation And Lock View option, 821Save To Central dialog box, 179Save To New File option, 763Save To Target dialog box, 246Save Views dialog box, 764, 764saving
central files, 172 – 173, 172groups, 406 – 407, 406, 761, 761at intervals, 178 – 179, 178multiple details, 762 – 764, 763 – 764views, 764, 764work, 176 – 178, 177 – 178
scaleanimated solar studies, 356, 357dimensions, 794elements, 74
Scale tool, 74Schedule Properties dialog box
Appearance tab, 752, 753Fields tab, 750, 750, 753 – 754, 891, 891Filters tab, 159, 159, 751, 751Formatting tab, 159, 752, 752
linked models, 210parameters, 800, 800Sorting/Grouping tab, 159, 159, 751,
751, 754 – 756Schedule/Quantities schedules, 42, 42,
748, 754Schedule tab, 752, 753schedules, 41 – 42, 41 – 42, 158, 340 – 341
area, 42, 754 – 755, 755creating, 749 – 753, 749 – 753cut and fill, 94 – 95design exercise, 427 – 430, 427 – 430design options, 414 – 415, 414family categories, 599, 599film and stage, 977hidden, 159key, 750, 854, 855keynotes, 160 – 161, 160 – 161, 787linked file elements, 210mass floors, 849, 849masses, 264 – 266, 265 – 266, 269 – 270,
269 – 270, 848 – 849, 848 – 849multicategory, 158 – 159, 158 – 159occupancy, 856, 856parameters, 800, 800parts, 890 – 891, 891pattern-based panels, 560 – 561, 561recycled content, 341 – 343, 341 – 343Sheet List, 756 – 757, 756sheets, 767 – 768, 768sorting
Area, 755floors, 346keynotes, 160materials, 342Note Block, 160order, 751, 751pattern-based panels, 561sheet lists, 756Sheet Number, 157, 157Walls, 754
templates, 755types, 748 – 749walls, 753 – 754window-to-wall ratio, 343 – 346, 344 – 346
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schemAtic desiGn in sinGApore polytechnic proJect • sheet view window | 1095
schematic design in Singapore Polytechnic project, 901, 901
Scheme Definition dialog box, 812schemes
color, 116 – 118, 117 – 118definitions, 812, 812names, 812numerical ranges, 816 – 817, 817 – 818
sculptural process, 618 – 623, 619 – 622SD Sandwich Edge profile, 571 – 572SDK (Software Development Kit),
942 – 943, 942 – 943SDs (supplemental drawings), 868Section Box option, 46, 46, 89, 464, 464section boxes
activating, 46, 46creating, 464 – 466, 464 – 466Google SketchUp, 253 – 254, 254toposurfaces, 89
Section Cut Material setting, 91section poches, 91, 91section tags, 129 – 132, 129 – 132Section Tags option, 129sections, types, 36 – 38, 36 – 38, 131 – 132, 132security in virtualization, 929, 929Segment Dimension Leader Visibility setting,
796, 796Select & Edit button, 375 – 376Select All Instances option, 63, 139, 181Select Items To Copy dialog box, 136, 137Select Layers/Levels To Import/Link dialog
box, 727, 728Select Previous option, 62Select Profile option, 325Select Template File dialog box, 126 – 127Selection Count, 62selections
all instances, 63colors, 61elements, 61 – 62, 62filters, 62 – 63, 63, 65templates, 598 – 601, 598 – 600
Send Backwards option, 719, 719
Send To Back option, 719, 719sequences, visualization. See visualizationset-out drawings, 878 – 880, 878 – 880Set Work Plane tool, 553SetViewWorksets subroutine, 958 – 959Shaded view, 454, 454Shaded With Edges view, 455, 455shading and Shading setting
geometry phase, 393, 393materials, 108, 610, 610railings, 658, 658
shadowboxes, 538, 538shadows
film and stage, 983, 983sun studies, 351 – 352, 352working with, 457 – 462, 457 – 462
Shadows settings, 352, 457, 457shape-based fonts, 227 – 228shape handles for in-place solids, 306, 306shapes
floors and roofs, 589 – 590, 589 – 590reference, 278, 278stairs, 677 – 683, 677 – 683
shared coordinate system, 199 – 200, 201shared folders in virtualization,
930 – 931, 930 – 931Shared Levels And Grids workset, 47, 168Shared Parameter button, 800shared parameters
annotations, 796 – 797, 800 – 807, 801 – 807categories, 802 – 803, 802 – 803cautions, 995tags, 803 – 807, 804 – 807
shared positioning of linked models, 199 – 200, 201
Sheet Issues/Revisions dialog box, 864 – 867, 864, 867
Sheet Issues/Revisions tool, 863Sheet List Properties dialog box, 756Sheet List schedules, 41, 749, 756 – 757, 756Sheet Name category, 756Sheet Number category, 756Sheet view window, 48
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1096 | sheets • size
sheetsarea plans, 764 – 766, 766in export sets, 244 – 245, 245laying out, 764 – 769, 766 – 769schedules, 767 – 768, 768wall legends, 769, 769
Sheets Of Glass setting, 371shelf, 628, 628
bracketsformulas, 636 – 638, 636 – 638modeling, 629 – 630, 629 – 630nesting, 631 – 633, 631 – 632parameters, 633 – 634, 633 – 634parametric arrays, 634 – 636, 634 – 635
materials, 640 – 641, 640 – 641type catalogs, 640 – 644, 641 – 644
Shelf Width parameter, 636Shift key for selections, 62shortcuts, keyboard, 82, 82Shoulder Length setting, 796Show All phase filter, 394 – 395, 394Show Area option, 740Show Camera option, 45, 45, 471, 472Show Categories From All Disciplines
option, 749Show Center option, 831Show Center Point option, 833Show Complete phase filter, 354, 354, 370, 389,
398, 399, 496, 496Show Demo + New phase filter, 398, 398Show In list, 245Show Leader When Text Is Moved
setting, 796Show Mass button, 344Show New option, 398, 399Show option for permissions, 185Show Original option, 888Show Parts option, 888Show Placement Number parameter, 559Show Previous + Demo option, 396, 396Show Previous + New Graphic phase
filter, 397Show Previous + New phase filter, 396, 397Show Previous Phase option, 396, 396
Show Reference option, 332, 333Show Reference Planes option, 552Show Related Warnings option, 163Show setting for revisions, 865Show Shape Handles parameter, 889Show Title setting, 823Show Workplane tool, 549shutdown of virtual machines, 928, 928shxfontmap.txt file, 227 – 228Silhouette Style option, 461, 461silhouettes for edges, 461 – 463, 461sills
detail, 717 – 718, 717, 722, 722window, 726 – 733, 726 – 732
simple mass families, 311 – 318, 311 – 317Simple option for fill patterns, 114sine function, 832Singapore Polytechnic, 895, 896
design project, 897design development, 901 – 902, 902details and documentation, 902, 903massing studies, 900 – 901, 900schematic design, 901, 901site analysis and hand sketching,
898 – 899, 899 – 900submission drawings, 903textile design and fashion show,
898, 898 – 899overview, 896 – 897student project examples,
903 – 913, 904 – 913Single-Day option, 349, 354, 448Single Element tool, 75site analysis in Singapore Polytechnic project,
898 – 899, 899 – 900site context modeling, 83, 83
building pads, 90 – 91, 91cut and fill schedules, 94 – 95property lines, 92 – 94, 92 – 94toposurfaces, 83 – 90, 85 – 86, 88 – 90
Site Settings dialog box, 91, 91size
crop region, 472, 472, 475files, 154 – 157, 155, 157 – 158, 920
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size crop button • split surfAce tool | 1097
limiting for pattern-based panels, 556 – 558, 557 – 558
Size Crop button, 356, 472, 475Sketch mode in work plane viewer, 55, 55Sketch Ceiling mode, 577sketches
extrusions, 490 – 491, 490floors, ceilings, and roofs, 573 – 574, 573revolving, 28, 28Singapore Polytechnic project,
898 – 899, 899 – 900Sky Model menu, 376, 376Slab Edge tool, 569, 570slab edges for floors, 569, 570slanted walls, 1009, 1009Sliver Space Tolerance setting, 367Slope Arrow tool, 585, 586slope of roofs, 580, 580, 585
drainage layers, 589, 589topping, 590 – 591, 590 – 591
Slope setting, 585Sloped Glazing roofs, 585, 585SmartGuard, 932, 932SmartMount, 932, 932Smith, Gavin, 12Snakes on a Plane
cockpit, 981, 981, 1001, 1002production, 1001, 1001 – 1002
Snyder, Zack, 1004, 1011, 1015social BIM, 193 – 194, 880Soffit behavior for walls, 507softened lighting effects
film and stage, 975, 976shadows, 459 – 460, 460 – 461
Software Development Kit (SDK), 942 – 943, 942 – 943
solar shading in curtain systems, 852, 852solar studies. See sun and solar studiesSolid Form button, 547, 550solid panels, 528Solid Sweep tool, 625Solid tab, 252, 252
solidsconverting to voids, 308 – 309, 308, 323 – 324,
323 – 324, 618, 618exporting, 252, 252in-place, 294 – 309, 294 – 309overlapping on curves, 850void relationships, 616 – 618, 616 – 618
solstices in sun studies, 347 – 348, 348 – 349, 350sorting schedules and Sorting/Grouping tab
Area, 755floors, 346keynotes, 160, 160materials, 342Note Block, 158, 158order, 751, 751pattern-based panels, 561sheet lists, 756Sheet Number, 157, 157Walls, 754
Sound Transmission Class (STC), 757south exposures, 343 – 344spacebar for rotating elements, 70, 70spaces, 29
content category, 29scheduled, 42
Spacing option for repeating detail, 721Span Direction tool, 567spandrels, 538, 538Special Equipment category, 662speed of animation, 479 – 480spheres, 266 – 267, 267spider fittings, 538Spline Through Points option
intuitive massing, 280, 280massing surfaces, 274, 274, 276, 276wall by face mass, 282, 283
splinesmassing surfaces, 274 – 276, 274, 276 – 277wall by face mass, 282, 283
Split Face tool, 80, 574 – 575, 574 – 575Split Region button, 511split runs for stairs, 692 – 694, 692 – 694Split Surface tool, 89 – 90, 89 – 90
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1098 | split tool • sun intensity settinG
Split tool, 76, 76Split With Gap tool, 76 – 77splitting
curtain systems, 850, 850lines and walls, 76 – 77, 76wall finish materials, 511 – 512, 512
stacked walls, 523 – 526, 524 – 526stacking views, 991, 991staffing in BIM, 146 – 151, 146 – 147, 149stage. See film and stagestairs, 647
approaches, 647 – 650, 648 – 649balusters. See balustersbest practices, 699 – 700circular, 688 – 690, 688 – 691components, 654conditions and shapes, 677 – 683, 677 – 683exiting width requirements, 856glass, 694 – 699, 695 – 699outside the box, 684 – 699, 684 – 699railings. See railings and handrailssplit runs, 692 – 694, 692 – 694tools, 672 – 673, 672 – 674
Start Post setting, 669start posts, 669, 680, 696 – 697starting views, 187, 187startup of virtual machines, 928, 928status bar, 52, 52statutory submissions in Singapore
Polytechnic, 903STC (Sound Transmission Class), 757still image cameras, 471 – 473, 471 – 473Still option for sun, 349 – 350, 448Storefront curtain wall, 535 – 536, 535strategy in BIM, 9 – 10Streibig, Peter, 916, 923, 926stringers, 654
custom profiles, 674 – 676, 674 – 676split run stairs, 693
structural floors, 566 – 568, 566 – 568structural - MEP engineer relationship, 198Structural parameter, 566, 566
Structure tabmaterials, 110, 110tools, 58, 58
structures, wall, 503 – 506, 503 – 505student activities
overview, 895Singapore Polytechnic. See Singapore
Polytechnicstyles
lineschanging, 729, 729selecting, 706 – 707, 706 – 707, 725setting, 105 – 106, 105
object. See object styles and Object Styles dialog box
visual, 450level of detail, 451 – 453, 451 – 452shadows, 457 – 462, 457 – 462types, 453 – 457, 453 – 457
subcategoriescreating, 493, 493family components, 612 – 613, 612 – 613
submission drawings in Singapore Polytechnic, 903
Subregion tool, 87 – 89subregions of toposurfaces, 87 – 89, 88Subscription Advantage Pack, 359Subscription Center, 50subtractive approach
selection, 62templates, 135, 135wall storage, 502
Sucker Punch, 1011 – 1015, 1011 – 1016suffixes for keynotes, 775summer solstice in sun studies, 347 – 348,
348 – 349, 350sun and solar studies, 347, 348
analytic visualization, 446 – 450, 447 – 449animated, 354 – 356, 355 – 357, 449, 449creating, 348 – 354, 349 – 354solar paths, 357, 357 – 358,
446 – 449, 447 – 449sustainability analysis, 846, 847
Sun Intensity setting, 459, 459
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sun pAth tool • synchronize with centrAl And set reminder intervAls option | 1099
Sun Path tool, 357Sun Settings dialog box
multi-day studies, 355settings, 349 – 351, 350shadows, 459, 459sun path, 448, 448
Sunlight From Top Left option, 459, 459Sunlight From Top Right option, 459sunlight in visualization, 482 – 485, 483 – 485sunshades, 538Superman, 1015supplemental drawings (SDs), 868supplemental templates, 135Support Depth setting, 632 – 633, 632Support Inset setting, 636support pins for treads, 696, 696Surface Pattern setting, 109Surface Representation dialog box,
545 – 546, 545Surface Representation panel, 544 – 545Surface tab, 545, 545surface-to-floor ratio, 270, 270surfaces
curtain wallsdividing, 540 – 543, 540 – 543, 550 – 551, 551pattern editing, 544, 545representation, 545 – 546, 545 – 546
in-place, 280, 280 – 281pattern-based system, 284 – 294, 285 – 293wall by face, 281 – 284, 281 – 284
massing, 273 – 277, 273 – 277patterns, 109roof, 238 – 240, 238 – 240toposurfaces. See toposurfaces
survey points, 202 – 205, 202 – 204sustainability analysis, 846 – 847, 847sustainable design
concepts, 339 – 340daylighting. See daylightingenergy modeling, 358 – 368,
358 – 361, 364 – 368schedules, 340 – 346, 341 – 346sun shading and solar paths. See sun and
solar studies
Sutton, Bryan, 623, 973 – 974carving geometry, 996Fantastic Four, 999, 999 – 1000Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,
1002, 1002 – 1003I, Robot, 997 – 998, 998on Maya use, 990Night at the Museum: Battle of the
Smithsonian, 1003, 1003 – 1004Snakes on a Plane, 1001, 1001 – 1002Sucker Punch, 1011 – 1015, 1011 – 1016template use, 982Tron Legacy, 1008 – 1010, 1008 – 1010Watchmen, 1004 – 1007, 1005 – 1007X-Men: The Last Stand, 1000, 1000 – 1001
SWC (Synchronize With Central), 151with closing Revit, 186permissions, 166working with, 177 – 178, 177 – 178
Sweep tab for floor edges, 571 – 572sweeps, 615, 615
edge-based, 626, 626floor edges, 571 – 572, 571 – 572generic model mass families, 324, 324paths, 626returns, 515 – 516, 516walls, 512 – 514, 513, 515
swept blends, 615, 615glass stairs, 697in-place solids, 302, 302 – 303railing paths, 688 – 689, 688
Syafiquh, Diyannah, student project by, 912 – 913, 912
symbolic lines, 732, 732Synchronize And Modify Settings button, 207Synchronize Now option, 178, 178Synchronize With Central (SWC), 151
with closing Revit, 186permissions, 166working with, 177 – 178, 177 – 178
Synchronize With Central option, 178Synchronize With Central And Set Reminder
Intervals option, 178
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1100 | synchronize with centrAl diAloG box • thin floor finishes
Synchronize With Central dialog box, 177 – 178, 178, 207, 208
system familiescomponents, 601 – 603, 602 – 603in design process, 29, 596walls, 502
system glazing panel, 533, 533system lines, 106system managed worksets, 47
Ttabs on Ribbon, 57 – 59, 57 – 59Tachyon corridor, 1005, 1006Tachyon panel, 1006, 1007Tag All command, 790 – 791, 790Tag All Not Tagged dialog box, 791, 791Tag All Not Tagged tool, 128Tag By Category tool, 93, 128, 790, 790,
806, 867Tag On Placement option, 128, 789Tag panel, 789, 789tags
doors, 127 – 128, 127 – 128elevation, 35, 132 – 134, 133 – 134inserting, 789 – 790, 789in linked files, 210overview, 788 – 789, 788property lines, 93 – 94, 93 – 94revision clouds, 867 – 868, 868room, 740 – 741, 740, 791, 791section, 129 – 132, 129 – 132shared parameters, 803 – 807, 804 – 807text vs. labels, 126 – 127, 126tools, 790 – 794, 790 – 794views, 129 – 134, 129 – 134
Tags dialog box, 128, 789Tammik, Jeremy, 970tangent function, 832targets for cameras, 44, 44teams
adding members, 150 – 151coordinating, 234, 234
loading work from members, 179, 179worksharing, 151 – 153, 152 – 153
templatesbalusters, 651, 651conceptual massing, 329, 329custom, 134, 135data aggregation, 136 – 139, 137 – 139details, 725film and stage, 982generic model, 318, 318managing, 135 – 139, 137 – 139mass, 310, 310overview, 99 – 100parametric projects, 829, 829pattern-based panels, 288, 289saving, 464, 464schedules, 755selection, 598 – 601, 598 – 600views, 123 – 124, 124visibility, 187, 187
Temporary Dimension Properties dialog box, 67, 67
temporary dimensions, 66 – 67, 66 – 67text
annotations, 772 – 775, 772 – 775dimension, 795, 795documents, 641, 641exporting, 243, 250 – 252, 251vs. labels, 126 – 127, 126
Text & Fonts tab, 243, 250 – 252, 251Text Document option, 641, 641Text Location setting, 796Text tag, 950Text tool, 772, 772textile design in Singapore Polytechnic
project, 898, 898 – 899textnotes, 775 – 776, 776thick floor finishes, 575 – 576, 576thickness
roof layers, 592, 592walls, 505, 512
Thickness setting, 505thin floor finishes, 574 – 575, 574 – 575
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thin lines option • type pArAmeters | 1101
Thin Lines option, 608third-act sets, 9773D axonometric views, 4863D data
exporting, 253 – 257, 254 – 257importing, 236 – 242, 238 – 240, 242
3D Snapping option, 552 – 5533D view window, 483D views, 31, 819
annotating, 821, 821orienting, 819 – 820, 819 – 820types, 42 – 46, 43 – 46
3ds Max Design application, 369, 372 – 379, 372 – 379
timein phasing, 383 – 385, 383 – 385virtualization settings, 929, 929
Ting, Ong Wan, student project by, 907 – 908, 908
Tocci, John, 193, 881Tocci Building Corporation case study, 881
construction visualization, 881 – 882, 881 – 882
design to fabrication, 885 – 886, 885 – 886integrated project delivery
planning, 882 – 884Toggle Slope Defining option, 580TooltipImage tag, 950Top/Base Attach tool, 588Top Extension Distance parameter, 517 – 519Top Is Attached parameter, 522Top Offset setting
balusters, 660walls, 519
Topography tab, 89toposurfaces, 83 – 84, 84
creating, 84 – 87, 85 – 86dividing, 89 – 90, 89 – 90section poches for, 91, 91subregions, 87 – 89, 88
Total Frames setting, 479, 479Transfer Project Standards tool, 111, 124,
136, 515Transfer View Scale option, 139
transparency and Transparency settingfilm and stage, 982, 982materials, 610, 610railings, 657temporary dimensions, 67
transportation components as railings, 660 – 661, 661
Trapezoid Corner Mullion type, 534treads
adding, 669, 669depth and thickness, 654glass stairs, 695 – 698, 695 – 697nosing profiles, 672 – 673, 672 – 673supports, 677 – 678, 677 – 678, 680 – 683, 680,
686, 687Trelligence Affinity application, 818Triangle (Flat) pattern, 286, 286, 289, 289triangles, formulas for, 832trigonometry, 832trim details, 716Trim/Extend Multiple Elements tool, 75, 520Trim/Extend Single Element tool, 75, 520Trim/Extend To Corner tool, 75, 534trimming lines and walls, 75 – 76, 75Tron Legacy, 1008 – 1010, 1008 – 1010true north, 200 – 201, 351TrueType fonts, 227 – 228Truss option, 582, 582tubular structure, chair with,
623 – 628, 623 – 628twists, 319 – 3202D and orthographic View Control bar, 450, 4502D data
exporting, 247 – 253, 247 – 253importing, 232 – 236, 234 – 236
2D views, 31TXT files, 777 – 778, 777 – 778type catalogs, 640 – 644, 641 – 644Type Of Parameter setting, 120, 798, 801Type Or Instance Parameter setting, 799type parameters
family components, 613 – 614, 614vs. instance, 30, 31purpose, 799
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1102 | type properties And type properties diAloG box • uvw coordinAte system
Type Properties and Type Properties dialog box
color fill legends, 815, 816dimensions, 795 – 796, 795 – 796filled regions, 710 – 711, 710lights, 490, 490poches, 465, 465Project Browser, 51, 51pyramid curtain walls, 554railings, 652, 652, 656regions, 715repeating detail, 720 – 721, 720, 722room area, 740section types, 132shelf, 632, 632stairs, 669, 669text, 773 – 774, 773view tags, 129, 129viewport types, 822 – 823, 822walls, 30, 31, 502, 502, 505, 508 – 511, 508
Type Selectoraccessing, 50, 64, 64ceilings, 577curtain walls, 527 – 529, 537pattern-based panels
changing patterns, 547loading, 550nesting, 557predefined panels, 543pyramid curtain walls, 554scheduling, 560
text, 773, 773
UU grid for curtain walls, 541 – 542, 545, 546U Grid Rotation setting, 542U Grid tool, 541 – 542Unattached End option, 790undo disks for virtualization, 933, 933Uniform Speed option, 479United States, energy use in, 358, 358units
daylighting, 372, 373importing, 229
Units & Coordinates tab, 252, 252Units Setup dialog box, 372, 373Unlock View option, 821unlocked references, 305, 305Unresolved References dialog box, 759, 759unused items, deleting and unloading,
154 – 155, 155Update Extents option, 219Update To Face option, 282, 283, 853Updates tab, 189, 189Upper Limit setting, 365usable area, 742 – 744USB devices for virtualization, 939, 939Use Project Settings option, 128User-Created worksets, 168 – 169user-defined keynotes, 777, 785, 785user-defined parameters, 443 – 445, 443 – 445user forms
class constructors, 956controls, 954 – 956, 955helper subroutines, 957 – 959
user interface, 48, 48Application menu, 48, 49drawing area, 52, 52 – 53graphic display options, 54, 54 – 55InfoCenter, 50, 50massing, 310, 311Navigation bar, 57, 57Project Browser, 51, 51Properties palette, 50, 50Quick Access toolbar, 49, 49 – 50Ribbon, 57 – 59, 57 – 59status bar, 52, 52View Control bar, 53, 53ViewCube, 56, 56work plane viewer, 55, 55
User Keynote tool, 785, 785User keynotes, 785, 785user managed worksets, 47User option for keynotes, 777UV grids
curtain walls, 540 – 546, 541 – 542, 546pattern-based panel families, 546
UVW coordinate system, 539, 542
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v/G overrides worksets option • views worksets | 1103
VV/G Overrides Worksets option, 187V grid for curtain walls, 541 – 542, 545, 546V Grid Rotation setting, 542V Grid tool, 541valleys for roofs, 591, 591variable thickness for roof layers, 592, 592variables, 956, 959 – 960VendorDescription tag, 949VendorId tag, 949Vertical Opening tool, 583, 583vertical structure settings for walls, 505vertices for in-place solids, 296Video Compression dialog box, 356, 356video for solar studies, 354 – 356, 355 – 357video hardware for virtualization, 936, 936View Control bar, 53, 53
sun path, 447visual styles, 450, 450
View Extents settings, 45View List Properties dialog box,
156 – 157, 156 – 157View List schedules, 41, 749View option for legends, 758View Range dialog box, 33, 33, 819, 819View Range option, 39View/Sheet Set tab, 244, 244View tab for templates, 187View Templates dialog box, 123 – 124, 124,
464, 464View Templates option, 769View Templates panel, 187, 187view titles, 765 – 766, 766View Zoom control, 57ViewCube, 56, 56, 367Viewer option, 55, 55views and View tab, 31, 31, 58, 58, 118
3D, 42 – 46, 43 – 46, 819annotating, 821, 821orienting, 819 – 820, 819 – 820
activating, 766animation paths, 473, 473arranging elements, 718 – 719, 718 – 719
assemblies, 892, 893callouts, 38 – 39, 38 – 39creating, 32 – 34, 32 – 34cropping, 34, 34, 44, 44daylighting, 370, 372, 372deactivating, 766in design process, 597, 597documentation, 42drafting, 40, 40duplicating, 32 – 33, 33elevations, 35 – 36, 35in export sets, 244 – 245exporting, 372 – 379, 372 – 379filters, 121 – 122, 122, 156, 156importing and linking, 763 – 764, 764legends, 40, 40 – 41, 757, 786linked data, 235 – 236monochromatic, 437 – 440, 438 – 440number of, 155 – 157, 156 – 157organizing, 119 – 121, 119 – 121pattern-based panel scheduling, 561phasing, 381 – 383, 386, 387,
394 – 400, 394 – 399photorealistic visualization, 470 – 471, 470ranges, 33, 33rendering, 467saving, 764, 764schedules, 41 – 42, 41 – 42, 94, 158, 269, 341,
414 – 415, 414, 749sections, 36 – 38, 36 – 38, 132settings between, 769solar studies, 348stacking, 991, 991starting, 187, 187sun studies, 352 – 354, 352 – 354tags, 129 – 134, 129 – 134templates, 123 – 124, 124viewport types, 822 – 823, 822 – 823visibility, 231visual styles, 453 – 457, 453 – 457window-to-wall ratio, 346windows, 48, 48
Views worksets, 169
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1104 | virtuAl mAchines • wAll enclosure pArAmeter
virtual machines, 918, 921 – 923, 921virtualization, 916
advantages, 918 – 920Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. See Bohlin
Cywinski Jackson (BCJ)guest computers, 918host computers, 917limitations, 920overview, 915 – 917, 917virtual machine creation, 921 – 923, 921
visibility and Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog box
boundary lines, 766color fill legends, 814 – 815curtain wall surfaces, 545design options, 414, 414detail components, 733 – 734, 733 – 735extrusions, 627, 627family components, 607 – 609, 608 – 609filters, 384 – 385, 385, 440 – 442, 441,
444, 444imported data, 229 – 231, 230 – 231, 760lighting fixtures, 490line patterns, 104linked models, 211 – 212, 211 – 212parts, 889points, 202solar studies, 349templates, 187, 187views, 123 – 124window-to-wall ratio, 344worksets, 179 – 180
Visibility Settings tool, 733VisibilityMode tag, 950Visible In View selection option, 63Visible option, 627, 627Visual Studio 2010, 951 – 952, 951 – 952Visual Studio for Applications (VSTA),
941, 948visual styles, 450
level of detail, 451 – 453, 451 – 452shadows, 457 – 462, 457 – 462types, 453 – 457, 453 – 457
visualization, 5 – 7, 5 – 8, 435analytic. See analytic visualizationfilm and stage, 984 – 988, 984 – 989geometry and cameras, 481 – 482photorealistic. See photorealistic
visualizationrole, 435 – 457sequence and workflow, 480 – 481
artificial lighting, 485 – 486, 485geometry and cameras, 481 – 482light groups, 486 – 495, 486 – 495materials, 496, 496sunlight, 482 – 485, 483 – 485
Tocci Building Corporation case study, 881 – 882, 881 – 882
worksharing, 188 – 191, 188 – 191VMware, 916
in BCJ, 927 – 928P2V technology, 922 – 923
VMware Converter, 922Void Sweep option, 571 – 572, 571voids
converting solids into, 308 – 309, 308, 323 – 324, 323 – 324, 618, 618
as solids, 306, 308, 308solids relationships, 616 – 618, 616 – 618
volume-to-floor ratio, 270, 270volumes in energy modeling,
364 – 366, 364 – 366VSTA (Visual Studio for Applications),
941, 948
WWalkthrough Frames dialog box, 479, 479Walkthrough views, 42
animation paths, 473 – 474, 473 – 474editing, 476 – 477, 477frames, 479, 479properties, 475, 475section boxes, 46
wall by face mass, 281 – 284, 281 – 284Wall Closure parameter, 509Wall Enclosure parameter, 509
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wAll finish settinG • wire meshes for rAilinGs | 1105
Wall Finish setting, 366wall-hosted plumbing fixtures, 602, 602Wall Joins tool, 520, 520 – 521Wall sections, 36 – 37Wall Sweeps dialog box, 513 – 514, 513Wall Sweeps tool, 516Wall Tags category, 804, 805walls, 501
articulation, 510 – 516, 510 – 516attaching, 521 – 522, 521 – 522copying, 215cores, 506, 506 – 507creating, 22 – 23, 22 – 24, 502, 502curtain. See curtain wallsfinish face materials, 511 – 512, 512Function type property, 507, 507geometry phase, 390 – 393, 391 – 393Google SketchUp, 253 – 255, 254 – 255in groups, 402, 402in-place, 262 – 264, 263, 523, 523joining
editing, 519 – 521, 519 – 521to floors and roofs, 79, 79limitations, 210links vs. groups, 408, 408
layers, 505, 507, 507extending, 517 – 519, 517 – 519Layers table, 503 – 504, 504merging, 512, 512wrapping, 505, 505, 508 – 510, 508 – 510
legends, 758 – 759, 758 – 759, 769, 769materials, 504 – 505, 504Model In Place, 27, 27offsetting, 77, 77perspective views, 26, 26profiles, 22 – 23, 22, 521 – 522, 521 – 522reference plane relationship, 24 – 27, 25 – 28reflectance settings, 371reveals, 514, 514 – 515roof attached to, 240, 240rotating, 70, 70schedules, 753 – 754slanted and curved, 1009, 1009splitting, 76 – 77, 76
stacked, 523 – 526, 524 – 526STC, 757structure, 503 – 506, 503 – 505sweep returns, 515 – 516, 516sweeps, 512 – 514, 513, 515trimming and extending, 75 – 76, 75wild, 982
Walls tabdesign options, 412dormers, 588
warningsarea plans, 747, 747overview, 161 – 163, 161 – 162
Warnings dialog box, 161, 747, 747Watchmen
apartment, 992, 993CGI work, 990, 991 – 992detail, 977glazing, 977green screens, 981, 981production, 1004 – 1007, 1005 – 1007
water closets, 857WCPL parameter, 335, 335weather data, 375, 376Weather Data File button, 375Whaley, Mike, 873 – 874White Point setting, 488white screen of death, 919 – 920whole-building BIM, 17Wide Line silhouettes, 461, 461Width setting
animated solar studies, 356labels, 128
Wikipedia for parametric models, 861wild walls, 982window family details, 726 – 733, 726 – 732window sills, 722, 722, 726 – 733, 726 – 732window-to-wall ratio (WWR),
343 – 346, 344 – 346windows, selection, 62Windows tab, 508winter solstice in sun studies, 348, 349wire meshes for railings, 654 – 658, 655 – 658
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1106 | wirefrAme view • zoom to sheet size option
Wireframe view, 453, 453, 489, 489Wolfram Alpha site for parametric
models, 861Work Plane dialog box, 491, 491Work Plane panel, 19, 55, 55, 549work plane viewer, 55, 55work planes
curtain walls, 549generic model mass families, 320, 320in-place solids, 303, 303lighting, 491, 491masking regions, 731, 731reference planes, 19
work plans, 150workflow
BIM, 141 – 145, 142 – 146visualization. See visualization
working space, 52, 53worksets and Worksets dialog box, 47, 47,
152 – 153, 152, 165central files, 172 – 173, 172 – 173changing, 188, 188copying with, 69element ownership in, 181 – 191, 181 – 191entourage, 495, 495linked models, 208 – 209loading work from team members,
179, 179local files, 173 – 176moving elements between, 179 – 181, 180number of, 170organizing, 170 – 171, 171ownership data, 174, 174permissions, 173, 173, 181saving work, 176 – 178, 177 – 178structure, 169types, 168 – 169
Worksets tab, 190, 190
worksharing, 165basics, 165 – 166, 166in design process, 597disabling, 186, 186film and stage, 997in large teams, 151 – 153, 152 – 153linked models with, 206 – 209, 207 – 208using, 167 – 168, 167 – 168visualizing, 188 – 191, 188 – 191worksets. See worksets and Worksets
dialog boxWorksharing dialog box, 167, 168Worksharing Display Settings dialog box,
188 – 189, 189Worksharing Update Frequency option, 190Workstation Extreme product, 920Wrapping At Ends setting, 508Wrapping At Inserts setting, 508 – 509wrapping layers, 505, 505, 508 – 510, 508 – 510Wright Flyer, 1003, 1003WWR (window-to-wall ratio),
343 – 346, 344 – 346
XX-Men: The Last Stand
production, 1000, 1000 – 1001realism, 976, 976
X-ray view, 297 – 298, 298Xref Views On Sheet option, 200
YYue, Chen, student project by,
912 – 913, 912 – 913
ZZoom To Sheet Size option, 608, 609
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