Revit for advanced users

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.

7 lessons · about 2.6 hours · free

Families, modelling and model management

1. 1. Creating families

   Build your own parametric families: the Family Editor workflow of reference planes, labelled dimensions and locked geometry that lets one family produce many sizes.

   • • Choose the right family template
   • • Build a reference-plane skeleton with parameters
   • • Lock geometry to reference planes and flex it

   30 min

2. 2. Advanced modelling: curtain walls, stairs and more

   Beyond 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.

   • • Model curtain walls with grids, mullions and panels
   • • Create stairs and railings that meet requirements
   • • Add wall sweeps and reveals

   26 min

3. 3. Project organisation

   As 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.

   • • Organise the Project Browser with parameters
   • • Use phases for renovation projects
   • • Use design options for alternatives

   22 min

4. 4. Detailed documentation

   Models 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.

   • • Combine model views with 2D detailing
   • • Use detail components, filled regions and repeating details
   • • Create drafting views and legends

   22 min

5. 5. Collaboration workflows: links, CAD and IFC

   Projects involve many models and file types. Learn to link consultants’ models and CAD drawings, set up shared coordinates, and exchange data with IFC.

   • • Link Revit models and CAD files correctly
   • • Set up shared coordinates and base points
   • • Use copy/monitor for grids and levels

   22 min

6. 6. BIM coordination concepts

   Coordination 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.

   • • Explain federated models and why they're used
   • • Run an interference check in Revit
   • • Understand clash detection and issue tracking

   18 min

7. 7. Model management and performance

   Healthy models open fast, sync quickly and don't corrupt. Learn the maintenance routine that keeps Revit projects stable from concept to handover.

   • • Review and resolve warnings
   • • Purge, audit and compact models
   • • Control links, imports, views and families

   18 min