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Architectural Drawings (REVIT) III: Advanced Revit Techniques
Course: CAD287

First Term: 2011 Spring
 Lec + Lab   3 Credit(s)   6 Period(s)   5.1 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S


Description: Advanced use of REVIT architectural modeling software utilized by the architectural industry. Generate conceptual mass plans, advanced and custom families, design phasing for renovation and tenant improvement projects, and advanced features associated with architectural building design.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Model and develop advanced Revit families using CAD software. (I)
2. Plan and produce a custom Revit family with complex flexibility and visibility capabilities. (I)
3. Produce Concept Massing families and convert to buildings. (II)
4. Integrate Design Phasing for renovation stages of an architectural project. (III)
5. Create graphic representations to enhance visualization of details, plans, and to identify revisions. (IV)
6. Design an animated walk-through of an architectural floor plan to visually show the internal views of the building. (IV)
7. Import/export files among related softwares and develop work sharing/multi-user environments to share files among users. (V, VI)
8. Produce electronic output of all course work using industry standards and practices current with modern software and hardware. (VI)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Family Development and Generation
   A. Reference Planes and Reference Lines
   B. 3D Modeling
      1. Solids
      2. Voids
      3. Work Planes
   C. Family Flexibility
      1. Dimensions
      2. Parameters
      3. Styles
   D. Nesting
   E. Formulas
   F. Visibility Controls
II. Conceptual Massing
   A. Create Form
B. Mass Tools
   C. Mass Floors and Roofs
   D. Mass Surfaces
III. Design Phasing
   A. Graphic Overrides
   B. Existing Construction
      1. Demolished Walls
   C. New Construction
   D. Future Construction
   E. Schedules
IV. Graphic Representations
   A. Color
   B. Line styles, Line weights, Patterns
   C. Revision Clouds
   D. Animated Walk-throughs
V. Importing/Exporting
   A. Revit to CAD
   B. CAD to Revit
   C. Migrating Data
   D. Work sharing/Multi-user Environments
VI. Electronic Output Procedures
   A. PDF and DWF Files
   B. Exporting Files
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: 12/14/2010

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