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Free Revit Course

Learn to model, document and coordinate buildings in Revit — from BIM fundamentals and your first walls to families, schedules and full drawing sets.

28 lessons · 4 practical projects · about 26 hours · free, no sign-up

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Start: What is Revit?

About this course

Revit is a building information modelling (BIM) program. Instead of drawing lines that represent a building, you model the building itself — walls, floors, doors, roofs — and Revit produces the plans, sections, elevations and schedules from that one model. Change a wall and every view updates.

This free course starts with BIM fundamentals and the Revit interface, then builds a model step by step: levels and grids, walls, openings, floors, roofs and components. The intermediate level turns the model into documentation — views, dimensions, tags, rooms, schedules and sheets — and the advanced level covers families, complex modelling, project organisation and coordination.

Four practical projects take you from a small house to a complete architectural documentation set. The lessons use metric units; imperial users can follow the same steps with the imperial templates.

By the end you will be able to

  • Explain BIM and how Revit's model, views and sheets relate
  • Model walls, doors, windows, floors, roofs and stairs
  • Create plans, sections, elevations and 3D views
  • Tag, dimension, schedule and place views on sheets
  • Create and edit parametric families
  • Organise, coordinate and maintain a healthy model

Who it’s for

  • • Architecture and building design students
  • • AutoCAD users moving to BIM
  • • Architectural technicians and drafters
  • • Engineers, builders and interior designers working with Revit models

Getting Revit legitimately

  • • Autodesk offers a free trial of Revit on its website.
  • • Eligible students and educators can get free educational access through the Autodesk Education Community.
  • • Revit LT is a lower-cost version with a reduced feature set; check which features you need.
  • • For paid work, subscribe through Autodesk or an authorised reseller.
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Course outline

Follow the order, or jump to what you need — nothing is locked. Each lesson has steps, an exercise, a checklist and a quiz.

Beginner BIM fundamentals and modelling basics

Beginner overview

Start here if you are new to Revit or BIM. Learn how Revit thinks, then model the core of a building: levels, grids, walls, doors, windows, floors, roofs and components.

  1. 1. What is Revit?Revit is software for designing and documenting buildings as intelligent 3D models. Learn what makes it different from drafting programs and why so much of the industry uses it.12 min
  2. 2. BIM fundamentalsBIM is more than 3D. Understand the ideas that make Revit behave the way it does — elements with information, parametric relationships and views of one shared model.15 min
  3. 3. The Revit interfaceGet comfortable in Revit’s window: where tools live, how Properties and the Project Browser work together, how to move around views and select elements.15 min
  4. 4. Starting a projectGood projects start with the right template and settings. Learn how Revit projects are created, what the template gives you, and how to save and back up safely.14 min
  5. 5. LevelsLevels are the horizontal datum planes of a building — floors, roofs, ceilings. Almost everything in Revit is attached to a level, so setting them up correctly comes first.15 min
  6. 6. GridsGrids are the setting-out lines for columns and structure, shown in plans, sections and elevations. Learn to lay them out, number them and control where they appear.12 min
  7. 7. WallsWalls are the backbone of a Revit model. Learn to place them accurately, choose and create wall types, control height with constraints and fix joins.22 min
  8. 8. Doors and windowsDoors and windows are hosted families: they cut their own openings in walls and carry size and type information for schedules. Learn to place, adjust and load them.16 min
  9. 9. FloorsFloors are sketch-based elements: you draw a closed boundary and Revit builds the slab with its layers. Learn to create floors, openings and simple falls.15 min
  10. 10. RoofsRevit builds most roofs from a footprint: each edge either slopes or doesn’t. Learn to make hip, gable and skillion roofs, set overhangs and join walls to the roof.18 min
  11. 11. Components and furnitureComponents are everything that isn’t a wall, floor or roof: furniture, kitchens, bathroom fixtures, equipment. Learn to load, place and manage them.12 min

Intermediate Views and documentation

Intermediate overview

Turn your model into drawings: plans, sections and elevations, dimensions and tags, rooms and areas, materials, families, schedules, sheets and view templates.

  1. 1. Views: plans, 3D and view rangeEvery drawing in Revit is a view of the model with its own settings. Learn how plan views cut the building, how to control what appears, and how to create useful 3D views.20 min
  2. 2. Sections and elevationsSections and elevations are generated automatically from the model. Learn to place them, control their depth and extent, and create callouts for enlarged details.16 min
  3. 3. Dimensions in RevitRevit dimensions are annotation in a view, always reading true values from the model. Learn to dimension walls and openings fast, and to use dimensions as design constraints.16 min
  4. 4. Tags and annotationTags display information from elements — a door number, a wall type, a room name. Because they read parameters, they are always correct. Learn to tag quickly and consistently.14 min
  5. 5. Rooms and areasRooms are spaces bounded by walls and floors. They carry names, numbers, areas and finishes, drive room schedules and colour-fill plans, and are central to building data.16 min
  6. 6. MaterialsMaterials control how elements look in drawings, in rendered views and in schedules. Learn how a material is built and how to assign and manage materials cleanly.15 min
  7. 7. FamiliesEverything in Revit is a family. Understanding the family hierarchy and the three kinds of family is the key to working efficiently — and to building your own later.18 min
  8. 8. SchedulesSchedules are live tables of model data — doors, windows, rooms, quantities. Edit a value in a schedule and the model changes. They’re one of Revit’s biggest time savers.20 min
  9. 9. SheetsSheets are where views become a drawing set. Learn to add title blocks, place views and schedules, manage sheet numbers and revisions, and export PDFs.18 min
  10. 10. View templatesView templates store view settings — scale, detail level, visibility, filters — and apply them to many views, so every plan in a set looks the same and stays that way.14 min

Advanced Families, modelling and model management

Advanced overview

Work at a professional level: build your own families, model curtain walls and stairs, organise large projects, document in detail, collaborate and coordinate, and keep models healthy.

  1. 1. Creating familiesBuild your own parametric families: the Family Editor workflow of reference planes, labelled dimensions and locked geometry that lets one family produce many sizes.30 min
  2. 2. Advanced modelling: curtain walls, stairs and moreBeyond basic walls and floors: curtain walls, stairs and railings, profiles and masses. These elements have their own logic — learn it and complex buildings become manageable.26 min
  3. 3. Project organisationAs projects grow, organisation is what keeps them workable. Learn to structure the Project Browser, name views, handle existing vs new work with phases, and share models with worksharing.22 min
  4. 4. Detailed documentationModels don’t show everything. Learn to add 2D detailing on top of model views, build legends and keynote legends, and produce documentation a builder can use.22 min
  5. 5. Collaboration workflows: links, CAD and IFCProjects involve many models and file types. Learn to link consultants’ models and CAD drawings, set up shared coordinates, and exchange data with IFC.22 min
  6. 6. BIM coordination conceptsCoordination is where BIM pays off: finding clashes between architecture, structure and services before they reach site. Learn how the process runs and your role in it.18 min
  7. 7. Model management and performanceHealthy models open fast, sync quickly and don't corrupt. Learn the maintenance routine that keeps Revit projects stable from concept to handover.18 min

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Revit course: questions

Is this Revit course free?

Yes — every lesson, exercise, quiz and project is free with no sign-up, and your progress is saved in your browser. You need access to Revit itself, for example through Autodesk's free trial or free educational access if you are eligible.

Should I learn AutoCAD before Revit?

It isn't required. Revit works very differently from AutoCAD, and many people learn Revit first. Drafting knowledge — scales, line weights, how drawings are organised — does help, and the AutoCAD course covers it.

Does the course cover Revit Structure or MEP?

This course focuses on architectural modelling and documentation, which every Revit user needs. Structural and MEP tools are part of the same Revit program and build on the same skills.

Can I use Revit LT?

Most beginner and intermediate lessons work in Revit LT. Some advanced topics, such as worksharing, have not been available in Revit LT; check Autodesk's current comparison.

Will I get an Autodesk certificate?

No. You can download a free KitWren certificate of completion. Official Autodesk certifications are only available from Autodesk.

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