ARH 399 Building Information Modeling

Become confident using industry-standard Autodesk Revit to design a building. You will learn to create technical drawings and presentation images, and learn the basic principles of compiling and organizing a construction drawing set.

Prerequisites: ARH 239, ARH 255, ARH 390

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Course Learning Outcomes

• Construct a basic three-dimensional architectural model and its site using BIM techniques.
• Use massing tools for schematic design and context modeling.
• Layout floor plans with standard drawing conventions such as dimensions, column lines, and lineweights.
• Set up standard architectural views (elevations, sections, etc.) and sheets for presentations and construction drawings.
• Utilize BIM-specific tools such as walkthroughs and solar studies.
• Build and use two-dimensional and three-dimensional custom families.