Workflow and Site Modeling - Autodesk Revit Architecture 2015 Essentials - page 297

Chapter 13

Workflow and Site
Modeling

Understanding the Autodesk ® Revit ® Architecture software and how
to use it is not a difficult challenge. The real challenge is determining how
using Revit Architecture and building information modeling (BIM) will
change your organization's culture and your project's workflow, especially
if you're coming from a CAD-based environment. Revit Architecture can
be more than just a different way to draw a line. In this chapter, we'll focus
on what those changes are and provide some tools to help you manage the
transition.
In this chapter, you'll learn to:

▶ Staff a BIM project

▶ Model a site

▶ Create a building pad

▶ Purge unused families and groups

▶ Manage links and images

▶ Reduce number of views

▶ Maintain project warnings

Understanding a BIM Workflow

Regardless of the workflow you have established, moving to Revit
Architecture is going to be a change. You'll need tools to help transition
from your current workflow to one using Revit Architecture. To begin, we'll
cover some of the core differences between a CAD-based system and a
BIM-based one.
Moving to BIM is a shift in how designers and contractors look at the
design and documentation process throughout the entire life cycle of the
project, from concept to occupancy. In a traditional CAD-based workflow,