tailieunhanh - Mastering Revit Architecture 2008_ Introduction

This is the second book we’ve written for you. The feedback we received for our first book, Introducing Revit Architecture 2008 (Wiley, 2007), was so stimulating that we decided to invest some more time in writing a second, more comprehensive and in-depth book to share more of what we know about Revit with you. | Page xxi Friday October 12 2007 8 13 AM Introduction Welcome to the first edition of Mastering Revit Architecture based on the Revit Architecture 2008 release. This is the second book we ve written for you. The feedback we received for our first book Introducing Revit Architecture 2008 Wiley 2007 was so stimulating that we decided to invest some more time in writing a second more comprehensive and in-depth book to share more of what we know about Revit with you. Writing this book has been another great experience. We ve enjoyed the synergy of three friends three designers three educators three authors collaborating to bring this project into reality. But mostly we were all driven by the feeling that we re doing something important sharing knowledge and best practices about Revit and Building Information Modeling BIM to those who have already been acquainted with its incredible power and feel the need to go deeper and further to fully leverage its abilities and values. We want to help you make better designs and be more efficient in creating correct documentation and put some fun back into using software. We wanted to make a book that is as much about architectural design and practice as it is about software. We think we ve succeeded because the book follows real-life workflows and scenarios it s full of real-world examples that show how to use Revit practically and creatively. Who Should Read This Book This book is written for architects who have already gotten their feet wet with Revit and are eager to learn more so they can optimize workflow and leverage the full power of this tool. It s for architects of any generation you don t need to be a high-tech wizard to dive into this book. However a basic understanding of Revit will make it easier to work through the book. Revit is very rich and the topics we ve selected include both the areas most widely used and those least understood. Many more books need to be written to cover the entire world of .