Index Note to the Reader: Throughout this index boldfaced page numbers indicate primary discussions of a topic. Italicized page numbers indicate illustrations. CO PY RI RI TE MA D GH TE About Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 dialog box, 198, 199 Absolute option for keynotes, 780 Abstract Phase setting, 482, 482 ACADInterop folder, 243 accelerators, keyboard, 82, 82 Accept Difference option, 218 Accept Primary button, 416 AccuRender tool, 999 acdb.
1060 | All Grid Lines option • area plans All Grid Lines option, 528 all instances, selecting, 63, 139, 181 Allow Join option, 76 Along Horizontal Grid option, 529, 530 Alphabetical material option, 111 ambient lighting, 462 – 464, 462 – 464 American Institute of Architects (AIA), 195 analysis in BIM, 8 – 9, 8 – 9 Analysis Output tab, 376 – 378, 377 analytic extents, 20 – 29, 21 – 28 analytic visualization, 437 design elements identification, 445 – 446, 446 monochromatic views, 437 – 440, 438 – 440 project
Area Schemes tab • Base Offset setting modifying, 747, 747 sheets, 764 – 766, 766 standards, 741 – 742, 742 Area Schemes tab, 742, 742 Area tool, 745 Area Type property, 744, 746 areas parametric models, 848 – 849, 848 – 849 rooms, 740 – 741, 740 – 741 scheduled, 42, 754 – 755, 755 tags, 791, 791 Arrange panel, 718, 719 arranging views, 718 – 719, 718 – 719 Array command, 634 Array tool, 72 – 74 arrays elements, 72 – 74, 72 – 73 parametric, 634 – 636, 634 – 635 art directors, 975 – 976 articulation of wall
1062 | Base Offset From Level setting • Building Construction Authority Base Offset From Level setting, 581 base templates, 135 baseboard details, 717, 717 Basic Ceiling family, 577 Basics tab for linked models, 211 batt insulation, 723, 723 BCA (Building Construction Authority), 896 – 897 Begin With Riser option, 668 belts for curtain wall surfaces, 542 Bentley Structural Modeler, 241 BEP (BIM execution plan), 882 best practices Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 926 – 927 film and stage, 992 – 997, 993 – 997 grou
Building Design + Construction • CEA TOOL Building Design + Construction, 873 building envelopes in energy modeling, 363 – 364, 364 building footprint, 829 – 839, 829 – 835, 837 – 838 Building Information Modeling.
1064 | ceilings • Component menu ceilings creating, 577 lights in, 485 – 486, 485 reflectance, 371 settings, 484, 484 sketching, 573 – 574, 573 cell phone adoption, 12 center of rotation, 71 center points of arcs, 831 – 833 Center To Center positioning, 233 Center Void Model Lines family, 842 central files creating, 172 – 173, 172 – 173 detaching from, 206 – 207, 207 worksharing, 165 CGI for film, 990, 991 – 992 chain selections, 62 chairs detail level, 452, 452 with tubular structure, 623 – 628, 623 – 628
components • Contextual Modify tabs components detail, 714 adding, 714 – 718, 714 – 718 arranging elements, 718 – 719, 718 – 719 families, 725 – 733, 726 – 732 groups, 723 – 724, 724 linework, 725, 725 Repeating Detail Component, 719 – 723, 720 – 722 visibility, 733 – 734, 733 – 735 families, 29, 597 creating, 601 – 603, 601 dimensions, 611 – 612, 611 – 612 hosted vs.
1066 | contractors • Crop Region Visible option contractors J. H.
cropping • data in design process cropping aspect ratio effect, 472, 472 hiding, 34, 34 horizontal extents, 34, 34 perspective views, 44, 44 .
68 | database-level applications • Detail panel database-level applications, 947 dates film releases, 975 virtualization settings, 929, 929 datum analytic and graphic extents, 20 – 29, 21 – 28 components, 19, 19 in groups, 409 levels, 19 – 20, 20 daylighting, 340, 368 – 369 analysis tools, 369 benefits, 369 exporting views to 3DS Max Design, 372 – 379, 372 – 379 materials, 370 – 371, 370 – 371 models, 370 sun.
Detail Rotation option • documentation Detail Rotation option, 721 Detail sections, 37 – 38, 37 – 38 details and detailing, 151, 705 from CAD files, 758 – 760, 759 components. See components energy models, 367, 367 film and stage, 978, 978 fixing, 736, 736 groups, 401 – 402, 401, 723 – 724, 724, 761 – 762, 761 – 762 guidelines, 735 – 736 importing, 235 – 236, 235 – 236, 727 – 728, 727 – 728 insulation, 723, 723 levels.
1070 | dollying cameras • Edit Pasted mode dollying cameras, 473, 473 dome, glazed, 526, 526 dome roofs, 584 Don’t Copy This Type option, 214 doors constrained, 78, 78 in curtain walls, 533, 533 in groups, 402, 402, 405 – 406, 405 – 406 rotating, 70 symbolic lines, 732 tags, 127 – 128, 127 – 128, 788 – 789, 788 dormers, 586 – 589, 586 – 589 Double Hung window family, 730, 730 DoWorksets subroutine, 957 – 958 Draft settings, 468, 468 drafters, 148 – 150 drafting patterns, 112 – 114, 113 drafting regions, 71
Edit Pasted panel • Existing To Remain element Edit Pasted panel, 80, 80 Edit Profile tool dormers, 588 generic model mass families, 325, 325 walls, 22 – 23 Edit Rails dialog box, 653, 653, 656, 657 Edit Schedule dialog box, 94 Edit Scheme button, 811, 811 Edit Shared Parameters dialog box, 800 – 801, 801, 805 Edit Surface tool, 89 – 90 Edit Type dialog box, 567 Edit Type tool shelf parameters, 634 structural floors, 567 text, 773 wall parameters, 30 Edit Walkthrough option, 477, 477 Edit Wall Joins tool,
1072 | exiting requirements in parametric models • families exiting requirements in parametric models, 854 – 855, 855 – 856 exploded views, 989 – 990, 989 exploding data, 232, 728, 728, 760 Export As Polymesh option, 254 Export CAD Formats dialog box, 254 Export Complexity setting, 367, 367 Export gbXML - Settings dialog box, 366 – 368, 366 – 367 Export Layers dialog box, 246 – 247, 507, 507 Export menu, 478 Export Selected Object option, 238 Export Settings dialog box, 244, 244, 246, 246 – 247 Export Setu
Family Already Exists dialog box • film and stage Family Already Exists dialog box, 509 Family Category And Parameters dialog box, 804, 805 Family Editor, 595 components.
1074 | Filter By Sheet option • Floors Only view examples Fantastic Four, 999, 999 – 1000 Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, 1002, 1002 – 1003 I, Robot, 997 – 998, 998 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, 1003, 1003 – 1004 Snakes on a Plane, 1001, 1001 – 1002 Sucker Punch, 1011 – 1015, 1011 – 1016 Tron Legacy, 1008 – 1010, 1008 – 1010 Watchmen, 1004 – 1007, 1005 – 1007 X-Men: The Last Stand, 1000, 1000 – 1001 exploded views, 989 – 990, 989 fabrication, 979 – 981, 979 – 981 family categ
folders • geometry folders views, 119 – 120, 119 virtualization, 930 – 931, 930 – 931 Folders tab, 119 – 120, 119 fonts exporting, 243, 250 – 252, 251 mapping, 227 – 228 temporary dimensions, 67 footcandles defined, 368 readings, 379 – 380 footprints building, 829 – 839, 829 – 835, 837 – 838 roofs, 578 – 582, 578 – 582 foreground setting for imported data, 230 Format dialog box labels, 128 roofs, 580, 580 toposurfaces, 87 Format panel for text, 774 – 775, 774 Formatting tab schedules, 159, 343, 752, 752 mu
1076 | GFA PARAMETER • groups film and stage creating, 995 – 997 flexible, 992 nesting, 993, 993 floor edges, 572 nesting, 614 pattern-based panels, 290, 290, 546 – 550, 548 – 550 phases, 381 – 383, 386, 386, 390 – 393, 391 – 393 types, 615, 615 visualization, 481 – 482, 481 – 482 GFA (Gross Floor Area) parameter, 848 Ghost Surfaces option, 54, 54, 456, 456, 482, 482 Gibbons, Dave, 1004 glare, 368 glass stairs, 694 – 699, 695 – 699 glazed dome, 526, 526 glazed panels, 528, 533, 533 glazing creating, 111
GSA • IES energy analysis tool excluding elements within, 405 – 406, 405 – 406 light, 486 – 495, 486 – 495 from links, 407 – 409, 407 – 409 modifying, 402 – 403, 402 – 403 names, 406, 761, 801, 801 purging, 154 – 155, 155 saving and loading, 406 – 407, 406 – 407 GSA (General Services Administration), 748 guest computers in virtualization, 918 Guide Grid command, 766 guide grids, 766 – 767, 767 Gypsum Wall Board, 370 H half-lit effect, 486 hand sketching, 898 – 899, 899 – 900 Handler, Laura, 873 – 874
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, 256 Ignore New Elements option, 219 illuminance, 368 immediate grids in curtain systems, 851 implementability of stairs, 649 Import CAD Formats dialog box, 727, 727 Import CAD tool, 229, 760, 760 Import Instance Query dialog box, 230, 230 Import Line Weights dialog bo
inserts for stacked walls • Joint Gap distance setting inserts for stacked walls, 525, 525 Inside option for repeating detail, 721 instance parameters family components, 613 – 614, 614 overview, 30, 30 purpose, 799 railings, 667 roofs, 581, 581 insulation, 723, 723 Insulation tool, 723, 723 “Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide”, 195 integrated project delivery (IPD) environment contractors, 874 overview, 194 – 195 Tocci Building Corporation case study, 882 – 884 intelligent bonds, 196 interface.
1080 | Karnak set • leaders K Karnak set detail, 977, 977, 990, 991 green screens, 981, 981 main hall, 990, 991 – 992 production, 1004 – 1005, 1005 – 1007 Keep Readable option elevation tags, 133 filled regions, 713 patterns, 113 Key Frame Editor, 477, 477 key frames, 477 – 478, 477 key schedules, 750, 854, 855 Key Value field, 786 keyboard shortcuts, 82, 82 Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box, 82, 82 Keynote command, 772, 772 Keynote Legend button, 786, 786 Keynote Legend Properties dialog box, 786, 786 Keynote
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) CERTIFICATION • Link Revit option Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, 341 Legend Components settings, 758, 758 Legend tool, 757 legends, 748 color fill overview, 809 – 810, 809 – 810 rooms, 810 – 817, 811 – 812, 814 – 818 creating, 757 – 758, 757 – 758 keynote, 40, 41, 757, 785 – 787, 786 – 787 types, 40, 40 – 41 walls, 758 – 759, 758 – 759, 769, 769 Length/Format dialog box, 355 – 356, 356, 449, 449, 478, 478 Length par
1082 | linked data and models • Manage Links dialog box linked data and models, 195 – 198, 195, 197 attachment vs.
Manage Project panel • Material Keynote tool Manage Project panel, 187 Manage tab, 58 – 59, 58 coordinates, 201 – 202 design options, 412 Design Review markups, 872 fill patterns, 115 imported data, 242 line patterns, 104 line styles, 105 – 106, 707 location, 363 materials, 107, 370 object styles, 100, 231 Purge Unused tool, 154 revisions, 863 section types, 131 shared parameters, 800 – 801 templates, 136 True North, 351 views, 119 – 120, 129 warnings, 161 management, 47 – 48, 47 Manna, Robert, 135, 860 ma
1084 | Material Takeoff Properties dialog box • Modify tab Material Takeoff Properties dialog box, 341 – 343, 341, 343 Material Takeoff schedules, 41 description, 748 – 749 floor finishes, 574 recycled content, 341, 341 materials and Materials dialog box, 107, 107 – 108 daylighting, 370 – 371, 370 – 371 family components, 610 – 611, 610 – 611 filled regions, 713 film and stage, 984, 984 geometry phase, 392, 392 keynotes, 777, 783 – 785, 783 – 785 lenses, 493 – 494, 494 Lighting Analysis Assistant, 374, 374
Modify tools • New Material Takeoff dialog box Modify tools behavior, 67 Create Similar tool, 82 Modify Vertical Structure settings, 505 monochromatic views, 437 – 440, 438 – 440 monorails as railings, 660 – 661, 661 Moore, Alan, 1004 Move option, 219 Move To 2nd option, 72 – 73, 72 Move To Last option, 72 – 73, 73 Move To Start Up Location option, 200 Move tool, 68, 68 text, 772 – 773 wall layers, 518, 519 Moves With Nearby Elements option, 68 – 69, 69, 603, 603 moving elements, 66 Move tool, 68, 68 nearb
1086 | New Pattern dialog box • Origin To Origin option New Pattern dialog box, 113, 115 – 116, 712, 712 New Plan dialog box, 19 – 20, 20 New Project dialog box, 100, 100, 953, 953 New Schedule dialog box, 42, 42, 749, 749 categories, 599, 599 masses, 269, 269 pattern-based panel scheduling, 561 New Sheet dialog box, 756 – 757, 756 New subroutine, 960 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, 1003, 1003 – 1004 nonhosted family components, 602 – 603, 602 – 603 north exposures, 343 – 344 nosing profile
origins • Partial Explode option origins project, 200, 203, 205 world coordinates, 229, 233 orthographic views vs.
1088 | parts • physical-to-virtual TECHNOLOGY parts creating, 887 – 888 modifying, 888 – 890, 888 – 890 scheduling, 890 – 891, 891 Paste Aligned control, 80 – 81, 81 pasting, 80 – 81, 80 – 81, 210 PAT files, 114 – 115 Path Type settings, 780 – 781 paths animation, 473 – 480, 473 – 479 keynotes, 780 – 781 railings, 688, 688 solar, 357, 357 – 358, 446 – 449, 447 – 449 sweeps, 626 paths for linked models, 209 pattern-based components, 326, 328 pattern-based panels building, 546 – 550, 547 – 550 creating, 284
Pick Path tool • previewing Pick Path tool floor edges, 571 generic model mass families, 324, 324 Pick Primary Host tool, 525 – 526, 526 Pick Supports tool, 590 Pick Walls tool ceilings, 577 roofs, 579 sketch-based objects, 506, 506, 573, 573 structural floors, 567, 567 Pin tool, 77 pinned panels, 538 pinning elements, 77 – 78, 78 pins as balusters, 696, 696 Place At import option, 229 Place Detail Component tab, 714 Place Detail Group button, 724, 724 Place Point tool, 84 Place Request option, 183 placeho
1090 | previous selection • Proposed Temporary element previous selection, 62 Print Setup button, 869 Print Setup dialog box, 34, 34 printers and printing cropping visibility, 34, 34 ports for virtualization, 938, 938 resolutions, 469, 469 priorities for wall joins, 504, 504 – 505 private variables, 956, 959 – 960 production for film and stage, 976 – 977, 976 – 977 profiles balusters, 653, 653 edges, 325, 325 generic model mass families, 325, 325 in-place solids, 302, 302 – 303, 305, 306 massing surfaces,
public class properties • reference lines public class properties, 960 – 962 Publish Coordinates command, 201 – 202 Publish option, 48 publishing coordinates, 201 – 202, 202 to Design Review, 869 – 871, 870 – 871 RFA files, 48 pulling coordinates, 201 edges, 300, 300 Purge Unused command, 154 Purge Unused dialog box, 154 – 155, 155 purging unused families and groups, 154 – 155, 155 Push/Pull tool, 255 pushing coordinates, 201 faces and edges, 298, 299 – 300 pyramid curtain wall pattern-based families, 551
1092 | Reference Other View option • reveals for walls Reference Other View option, 40, 235 – 236 reference planes arcs, 831, 831, 833 – 834 complex mass families, 333, 333 family components, 605, 605 parameterized, 623, 623, 629, 629, 631 – 632, 631, 633 railings, 664, 664 wall relationship, 24 – 27, 25 – 28 reference points for family components, 605, 605 reference shapes for massing forms, 278, 278 Reference tool, 552 references, datum, 19 Reflectance setting, 371 Region tool, 708 – 713, 708 – 713 regio
Review Warnings tool • RvtMdgDbg utility Review Warnings tool, 161 Revision Cloud option, 863 Revision Cloud tool, 866 revision clouds, 863, 864 leaders, 868 placing, 866 – 867, 866 – 867 tags, 867 – 868, 868 Revision tool, 863 revisions in live models, 866 overview, 863 – 866, 864 – 865 revision clouds, 866 – 868, 866 – 867 supplemental drawings, 868 Revit.ini file, 227, 948 Revit Links tab, 212 Revit Lookup utility, 943, 943 revolution vs.
1094 | sample project • schedules S sample project, 952 – 954, 952 – 953 .
schematic design in Singapore Polytechnic project • Sheet view window schematic design in Singapore Polytechnic project, 901, 901 Scheme Definition dialog box, 812 schemes color, 116 – 118, 117 – 118 definitions, 812, 812 names, 812 numerical ranges, 816 – 817, 817 – 818 sculptural process, 618 – 623, 619 – 622 SD Sandwich Edge profile, 571 – 572 SDK (Software Development Kit), 942 – 943, 942 – 943 SDs (supplemental drawings), 868 Section Box option, 46, 46, 89, 464, 464 section boxes activating, 46, 46 cr
1096 | sheets • size sheets area plans, 764 – 766, 766 in export sets, 244 – 245, 245 laying out, 764 – 769, 766 – 769 schedules, 767 – 768, 768 wall legends, 769, 769 Sheets Of Glass setting, 371 shelf, 628, 628 brackets formulas, 636 – 638, 636 – 638 modeling, 629 – 630, 629 – 630 nesting, 631 – 633, 631 – 632 parameters, 633 – 634, 633 – 634 parametric arrays, 634 – 636, 634 – 635 materials, 640 – 641, 640 – 641 type catalogs, 640 – 644, 641 – 644 Shelf Width parameter, 636 Shift key for selections, 6
Size Crop button • Split Surface tool limiting for pattern-based panels, 556 – 558, 557 – 558 Size Crop button, 356, 472, 475 Sketch mode in work plane viewer, 55, 55 Sketch Ceiling mode, 577 sketches extrusions, 490 – 491, 490 floors, ceilings, and roofs, 573 – 574, 573 revolving, 28, 28 Singapore Polytechnic project, 898 – 899, 899 – 900 Sky Model menu, 376, 376 Slab Edge tool, 569, 570 slab edges for floors, 569, 570 slanted walls, 1009, 1009 Sliver Space Tolerance setting, 367 Slope Arrow tool, 585, 58
1098 | Split tool • Sun Intensity setting Split tool, 76, 76 Split With Gap tool, 76 – 77 splitting curtain systems, 850, 850 lines and walls, 76 – 77, 76 wall finish materials, 511 – 512, 512 stacked walls, 523 – 526, 524 – 526 stacking views, 991, 991 staffing in BIM, 146 – 151, 146 – 147, 149 stage. See film and stage stairs, 647 approaches, 647 – 650, 648 – 649 balusters.
Sun Path tool • Synchronize With Central And Set Reminder Intervals option Sun Path tool, 357 Sun Settings dialog box multi-day studies, 355 settings, 349 – 351, 350 shadows, 459, 459 sun path, 448, 448 Sunlight From Top Left option, 459, 459 Sunlight From Top Right option, 459 sunlight in visualization, 482 – 485, 483 – 485 sunshades, 538 Superman, 1015 supplemental drawings (SDs), 868 supplemental templates, 135 Support Depth setting, 632 – 633, 632 Support Inset setting, 636 support pins for treads, 696
1100 | Synchronize With Central dialog box • thin floor finishes Synchronize With Central dialog box, 177 – 178, 178, 207, 208 system families components, 601 – 603, 602 – 603 in design process, 29, 596 walls, 502 system glazing panel, 533, 533 system lines, 106 system managed worksets, 47 T tabs on Ribbon, 57 – 59, 57 – 59 Tachyon corridor, 1005, 1006 Tachyon panel, 1006, 1007 Tag All command, 790 – 791, 790 Tag All Not Tagged dialog box, 791, 791 Tag All Not Tagged tool, 128 Tag By Category tool, 93, 12
Thin Lines option • type parameters Thin Lines option, 608 third-act sets, 977 3D axonometric views, 486 3D data exporting, 253 – 257, 254 – 257 importing, 236 – 242, 238 – 240, 242 3D Snapping option, 552 – 553 3D view window, 48 3D views, 31, 819 annotating, 821, 821 orienting, 819 – 820, 819 – 820 types, 42 – 46, 43 – 46 3ds Max Design application, 369, 372 – 379, 372 – 379 time in phasing, 383 – 385, 383 – 385 virtualization settings, 929, 929 Ting, Ong Wan, student project by, 907 – 908, 908 Tocci, Jo
1102 | Type Properties and Type Properties dialog box • UVW coordinate system Type Properties and Type Properties dialog box color fill legends, 815, 816 dimensions, 795 – 796, 795 – 796 filled regions, 710 – 711, 710 lights, 490, 490 poches, 465, 465 Project Browser, 51, 51 pyramid curtain walls, 554 railings, 652, 652, 656 regions, 715 repeating detail, 720 – 721, 720, 722 room area, 740 section types, 132 shelf, 632, 632 stairs, 669, 669 text, 773 – 774, 773 view tags, 129, 129 viewport types, 822 – 823
V/G Overrides Worksets option • Views worksets V V/G Overrides Worksets option, 187 V grid for curtain walls, 541 – 542, 545, 546 V Grid Rotation setting, 542 V Grid tool, 541 valleys for roofs, 591, 591 variable thickness for roof layers, 592, 592 variables, 956, 959 – 960 VendorDescription tag, 949 VendorId tag, 949 Vertical Opening tool, 583, 583 vertical structure settings for walls, 505 vertices for in-place solids, 296 Video Compression dialog box, 356, 356 video for solar studies, 354 – 356, 355 – 3
1104 | virtual machines • Wall Enclosure parameter virtual machines, 918, 921 – 923, 921 virtualization, 916 advantages, 918 – 920 Bohlin Cywinski Jackson.
Wall Finish setting • wire meshes for railings Wall Finish setting, 366 wall-hosted plumbing fixtures, 602, 602 Wall Joins tool, 520, 520 – 521 Wall sections, 36 – 37 Wall Sweeps dialog box, 513 – 514, 513 Wall Sweeps tool, 516 Wall Tags category, 804, 805 walls, 501 articulation, 510 – 516, 510 – 516 attaching, 521 – 522, 521 – 522 copying, 215 cores, 506, 506 – 507 creating, 22 – 23, 22 – 24, 502, 502 curtain.
1106 | Wireframe view • Zoom To Sheet Size option Wireframe view, 453, 453, 489, 489 Wolfram Alpha site for parametric models, 861 Work Plane dialog box, 491, 491 Work Plane panel, 19, 55, 55, 549 work plane viewer, 55, 55 work planes curtain walls, 549 generic model mass families, 320, 320 in-place solids, 303, 303 lighting, 491, 491 masking regions, 731, 731 reference planes, 19 work plans, 150 workflow BIM, 141 – 145, 142 – 146 visualization.
