IndexNote to the Reader: Throughout this index boldfaced page numbers indicate primary discussions of a topic. Italicized page numbers indicate illustrations.

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dialog box, 198, 199Absolute option for keynotes, 780Abstract Phase setting, 482, 482ACADInterop folder, 243accelerators, keyboard, 82, 82Accept Difference option, 218Accept Primary button, 416AccuRender tool, 999acdb.pat file, 243Acquire Coordinates tool, 201, 351acquiring coordinates, 201 – 202, 202Activate View option, 766active worksets, 69Actual Bracket Space formula field, 638, 638Adaptive Component family,

559 – 560, 559 – 560adaptive components, 860, 860adaptive points, 546 – 548Add/Edit Layer Modifiers, 249, 249Add-ins tab, 943Add options

filters, 120group elements, 403, 724, 724labels, 797line weights, 103revisions, 866schedules, 156, 341, 561selection elements, 62sweep rows, 513

Add Parameter options, 633, 635, 639, 800Add Point tool, 590Add Points From Selected Layers dialog box,

86, 86Add/Remove Segments button, 531 – 532Add Split Line tool, 590 – 591, 591Add To Design Set dialog box, 413, 413Add To Set option, 413

.addin manifest filesexternal command registration,

943, 948 – 950sample project, 967 – 968, 967, 969

AddInId tag, 949additive approach

selection, 62templates, 135, 135wall storage, 502

AddRibbonPanel function, 966 – 967Administration Building at Singapore

Polytechnic, 895, 896ADN (Autodesk Developer Center and

Developer Network), 970adoption curves, 10 – 11, 10 – 11ADSK format, 203AEC Headquarters, 885 – 886, 885 – 886afterburners, 1003, 1004aggregating template data, 136 – 139, 137 – 139AIA (American Institute of Architects), 195airlock, 973, 983, 983, 989, 989,

996 – 997, 996 – 997Alcatraz set, 1000, 1000 – 1001Align tool

elements, 74 – 75, 75layers, 518, 519

Align With Element optionfilled regions, 713, 713patterns, 113

Aligned To Current View option, 81Aligned To Picked Level option, 81Aligned To Same Place option, 81, 622Aligned To Selected Levels option, 81Aligned To Selected Views option, 81aligning

elements, 74 – 75, 75layers, 518, 519with pasting, 80 – 81, 81, 622pattern orientation, 113

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1060 | All Grid lines option • AreA plAns

All Grid Lines option, 528all instances, selecting, 63, 139, 181Allow Join option, 76Along Horizontal Grid option, 529, 530Alphabetical material option, 111ambient lighting, 462 – 464, 462 – 464American Institute of Architects (AIA), 195analysis in BIM, 8 – 9, 8 – 9Analysis Output tab, 376 – 378, 377analytic extents, 20 – 29, 21 – 28analytic visualization, 437

design elements identification, 445 – 446, 446

monochromatic views, 437 – 440, 438 – 440project parameters, 440 – 442, 440 – 443sun and shadow studies,

446 – 450, 447 – 449user-defined parameters,

443 – 445, 443 – 445Analyze Mass Model dialog box, 361 – 362, 361Analyze tab, 359 – 360, 359angles

arrays, 73complex mass family rotation, 333, 333

angular twists, 319 – 320animated solar studies

creating, 354 – 355, 449, 449exporting, 355 – 356, 356 – 357previewing, 355, 355

animation paths for photorealistic visualization, 473 – 480, 473 – 479

Annotation Objects tab, 102annotations and Annotate tab, 58, 58

3D views, 821, 821creating, 125, 125details, 705, 705dimensions, 794 – 796, 794 – 796keynotes. See keynotesoverview, 771 – 772, 771project parameters, 797 – 800, 797 – 800property lines, 93Region tool, 708, 708revision clouds, 863, 866 – 867shared parameters, 800 – 807, 801 – 807

tags. See tagstext, 772

API. See application programming interface (API)

APL parameter, 336, 336Appearance tab

materials, 110schedules, 752, 753

Application class, 964 – 966Application menu, 48, 49, 243, 243application programming interface

(API), 941 – 942database-level applications, 947development environment options,

951 – 952, 951 – 952external applications, 945 – 947external commands, 943 – 945external utility installation, 948 – 950resources, 970sample project. See sample projectSoftware Development Kit,

942 – 943, 942 – 943applications

database-level, 947external, 945 – 947

Apply Area Rules setting, 744Apply Default View Template To All Views

option, 124Apply View Template dialog box, 743, 769architects

MEP engineer relationship, 198role, 148structural engineer relationship, 197 – 198

arcs, 830 – 836, 831 – 835Area And Volume Computations dialog box

area plans, 742 – 743, 742room area, 740room volumes, 365 – 366, 366

Area Boundary line type, 744Area Plan tool, 742 – 743area plans

adding areas, 745 – 747, 745 – 747complex, 748creating, 742 – 744, 743 – 745

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AreA schemes tAb • bAse offset settinG | 1061

modifying, 747, 747sheets, 764 – 766, 766standards, 741 – 742, 742

Area Schemes tab, 742, 742Area tool, 745Area Type property, 744, 746areas

parametric models, 848 – 849, 848 – 849rooms, 740 – 741, 740 – 741scheduled, 42, 754 – 755, 755tags, 791, 791

Arrange panel, 718, 719arranging views, 718 – 719, 718 – 719Array command, 634Array tool, 72 – 74arrays

elements, 72 – 74, 72 – 73parametric, 634 – 636, 634 – 635

art directors, 975 – 976articulation of walls, 510 – 516, 510 – 516artificial lighting

ceiling, 485 – 486, 485light groups, 486 – 495, 486 – 495

as-built documentation, 863aspect ratio, 471 – 472, 472, 475, 475assemblies

creating, 891 – 892, 892views, 892, 893

Assembly tag, 949Associate Family Parameter dialog box,

639, 639associative parameters

mass dimensions, 316, 316materials, 639, 639

At Library Locations option, 780At Wall Center option, 366Attach End option, 790Attach Top/Base button, 25, 521Attached Detail Groups option, 401Attached Detail Groups Placement dialog

box, 401, 401attached relationships in groups, 410, 410attaching walls, 521 – 522, 521 – 522

Attachment option for linked models, 206Auto - By Shared Coordinates option, 201, 229Auto - Origin To Origin option, 229Autodesk Developer Center and Developer

Network (ADN), 970Autodesk Ecotect energy modeling

application, 363Autodesk Revit API Discussion Group, 970Automatic Ceiling mode, 577Automatically Embed option, 536, 536AvailabilityClassName tag, 950Avatar, 1011AVI files, exporting, 478, 478

BB-25 bomber, 1011 – 1012, 1011 – 1012background

gradient, 352horizon simulation, 462, 462imported data, 230sun studies, 352, 352

Background setting, 462, 462backups for central files, 172Baluster Family category, 677balusters

behaviors, 603curtain walls for, 670 – 671, 671curved railings, 684, 685glass stairs, 696 – 697, 696, 698handrail joins, 664, 664nesting, 659 – 661, 660overrides, 654pins as, 696, 696placement, 649, 649, 653, 656, 656, 665, 665,

669, 671support, 677 – 683, 677 – 683, 686, 687types, 651 – 652, 651 – 652

bar top, 1012, 1013barrel roofs, 584Base Extension Distance parameter, 517 – 519Base Is Attached parameter, 522Base Level option, 581Base Offset setting, 519, 525

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1062 | bAse offset from level settinG • buildinG construction Authority

Base Offset From Level setting, 581base templates, 135baseboard details, 717, 717Basic Ceiling family, 577Basics tab for linked models, 211batt insulation, 723, 723BCA (Building Construction

Authority), 896 – 897Begin With Riser option, 668belts for curtain wall surfaces, 542Bentley Structural Modeler, 241BEP (BIM execution plan), 882best practices

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 926 – 927film and stage, 992 – 997, 993 – 997groups, 409 – 411, 410stairs and railings, 699 – 700

Best setting, 468, 468bicycles, evolution vs. revolution, 12 – 13, 13BIM (Building Information Modeling)

analysis, 8 – 9, 8 – 9execution plans, 194 – 195, 882firm culture, 11 – 13goal setting, 10 – 11, 10 – 11investment in, 13 – 14overview, 3 – 4planning for, 4 – 5, 4quality control, 154

file size, 154 – 157, 155 – 157schedules, 158 – 161, 158 – 161warnings, 161 – 162, 161 – 162

staffing, 146 – 151, 146 – 147, 149strategy, 9 – 10visualizations, 5 – 7, 5 – 8work plans, 150workflow, 141 – 145, 142 – 146

BIM and Construction Management, 874BIM curve, 225, 226BIM execution plan (BEP), 882binding links, 408, 408blends, 615, 615

generic model mass families, 319, 319, 322 – 325, 323 – 324

glass stairs, 697in-place solids, 302, 302 – 303

pattern-based panels, 291 – 292, 292 – 293railing paths, 688 – 689, 688

blockingdetails, 716 – 717, 717placing, 731, 731

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (BCJ)Apple stairs, 694, 695background, 924 – 925, 924technology history, 925virtualization

best practices, 926 – 927hardware settings, 927 – 939, 927 – 939

BOMA (Building Owners and Managers Association), 741 – 742

BOMA Area, 741 – 742boot order in virtualization, 935, 935Border Tile parameter, 544, 545borrowing elements, 182 – 183boundaries

area, 743 – 744, 743 – 745, 747filled regions, 715, 715 – 716line visibility, 766

brackets, shelfformulas, 636 – 638, 636 – 638modeling, 629 – 630, 629 – 630nesting, 631 – 633, 631 – 632parameters, 633 – 634, 633 – 634parametric arrays, 634 – 636, 634 – 635

Break Up option, 525breaking up

models, 151 – 152stacked walls, 525

bricks, 720 – 721, 720bridge elements, 842, 843Bring Forward option, 719, 719Bring To Front option, 718, 718Browser Organization dialog box, 119 – 120Browser Organization Properties dialog box,

119, 119Build Events dialog box, 968, 969builders, 873 – 874Building Coder blog, 970Building Construction Authority

(BCA), 896 – 897

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buildinG desiGn + construction • ceA tool | 1063

Building Design + Construction, 873building envelopes in energy modeling,

363 – 364, 364building footprint, 829 – 839, 829 – 835, 837 – 838Building Information Modeling. See BIM

(Building Information Modeling)building massing, 839 – 845, 840 – 846building orientation, 340Building Owners and Managers Association

(BOMA), 741 – 742building pads, 90 – 91, 91Building sections, 36 – 37, 38buildingSMART Alliance, 194, 255bulleted lists, 775, 775button controls, 955By CSI Division option, 111By Keynote option, 781By Mark option, 111By Project option, 866By Range option, 817By Sheet option

keynotes, 781revision numbering, 866

By Type option, 111By Use option, 111

CC# language

external application examples, 946 – 947external command example, 944 – 945VSTA support, 948

cable net for stairs, 686, 687CAD-based workflow, 141, 142CAD files

coordinates from, 201details from, 758 – 759, 759exporting. See exportingimporting. See importinglinking

vs. importing, 759 – 760, 759large files, 233managing, 228

toposurfaces, 85, 86

Calculate All Light Meters Now button, 378Calculate Totals option, 561, 752, 755Calculated Value dialog box

schedules, 341 – 342, 342window-to-wall ratio, 346, 346

calculationsdistances, 721parametric models, 854 – 858, 855 – 857room area, 740 – 741, 740 – 741

Callout Detail sections, 36 – 37Callout tool, 714callouts, 38 – 39, 38 – 39Camera tab, 44camera tool, 372Camera views, 42cameras

animation paths, 473 – 480, 473 – 479daylighting views, 372perspective views, 44 – 46, 44photorealistic visualization,

471 – 473, 471 – 473solar studies, 348 – 349, 349visualization sequence, 481 – 482, 481 – 482

Carter, Rick, 1011carving geometry, 618 – 619, 619, 996case studies

J. H. Findorff & Son, 874 – 880, 875 – 880Tocci Building Corporation,

881 – 886, 881 – 886Cast Shadows option, 352, 460, 460categories

familiesfilm and stage, 993 – 995, 994parameters, 601projection and cut values, 599 – 600, 600schedules, 599, 599selecting, 598 – 601, 598 – 600, 603

shared parameters, 802 – 803, 802 – 803Category setting, 800CDE (Conceptual Design Environment), 540CEA (conceptual energy analysis) tool,

359 – 362, 359 – 361

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1064 | ceilinGs • component menu

ceilingscreating, 577lights in, 485 – 486, 485reflectance, 371settings, 484, 484sketching, 573 – 574, 573

cell phone adoption, 12center of rotation, 71center points of arcs, 831 – 833Center To Center positioning, 233Center Void Model Lines family, 842central files

creating, 172 – 173, 172 – 173detaching from, 206 – 207, 207worksharing, 165

CGI for film, 990, 991 – 992chain selections, 62chairs

detail level, 452, 452with tubular structure, 623 – 628, 623 – 628

change management for curtain systems, 853, 853

Change Parameter Value dialog box, 794, 794Change Time Period button, 375Changes Not Saved dialog box, 178, 178Check Now option, 183 – 184Chong, Daryl, student project by,

906, 906 – 907Choose Space Type And Color Scheme dialog

box, 116, 117, 811, 811circular stairs, 688 – 690, 688 – 691clashes, 197, 220 – 221classes

constructors, 956, 959 – 960properties, 960 – 962

classroom activitiesoverview, 895Singapore Polytechnic. See Singapore

Polytechnicclipped project base points, 204 – 205closing Revit, 186, 186clouds, revision, 863, 864

leaders, 868placing, 866 – 867, 866 – 867tags, 867 – 868, 868

clsSettings class, 959 – 962CMUs (concrete masonry units), 112 – 113, 112CNC (computer numerical control),

979 – 981, 979 – 981Coarse detail level, 734, 734collaboration and Collaborate tab, 58, 58,

166 – 167, 167Coordination Review tool, 218Copy/Monitor tool, 213floors, 566interference checking, 223local files, 175 – 176permissions, 173, 173, 184Reload Latest process, 179

colorconsistent, 455, 455exporting, 252, 252glazing, 371importing and linking, 229layers, 227, 246, 247numerical ranges, 816 – 817, 817 – 818poches, 465 – 466, 465 – 466schemes, 116 – 118, 117 – 118selection, 61

Color dialog box, 813 – 814, 814color fill legends

overview, 809 – 810, 809 – 810program verification with, 818, 818rooms, 810 – 817, 811 – 812, 814 – 818

Colors tab, 252, 252columns, copying, 215Comma delimiters, 643, 643Comma Separated Values (.csv), 644Command class, 962 – 964, 962CommandData parameter, 943commands

external, 943 – 945recent, 65, 65

Communication Center, 50communication for collaboration, 213Compact Central File option, 177complex mass families, 329 – 338, 329 – 337Component icon, 545Component menu, 714

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components • contextuAl modify tAbs | 1065

componentsdetail, 714

adding, 714 – 718, 714 – 718arranging elements, 718 – 719, 718 – 719families, 725 – 733, 726 – 732groups, 723 – 724, 724linework, 725, 725Repeating Detail Component,

719 – 723, 720 – 722visibility, 733 – 734, 733 – 735

families, 29, 597creating, 601 – 603, 601dimensions, 611 – 612, 611 – 612hosted vs. nonhosted, 602 – 603, 602 – 603insertion points, 603 – 604, 604materials, 610 – 611, 610 – 611object styles and subcategories,

612 – 613, 612 – 613reference points, planes, and lines,

605 – 607, 605 – 607type and instance parameters, 613 – 614, 614visibility settings, 607 – 609, 608 – 609

composite views, 987 – 988, 988 – 989Compound Ceiling family, 577compressing animated solar studies, 356, 356computations

distances, 721room area, 740 – 741, 740 – 741

computer numerical control (CNC), 979 – 981, 979 – 981

Concept Curtain Walls, 539 – 540, 539 – 540Conceptual Constructions dialog box,

360 – 362, 360Conceptual Design Environment (CDE), 540Conceptual Design tool

overview, 339sustainable design

concepts, 339 – 340daylighting. See daylightingenergy modeling, 358 – 368, 358, 364 – 368schedules, 340 – 346, 341 – 346sun shading and solar paths. See sun and

solar studiesconceptual energy analysis (CEA) tool,

359 – 362, 359 – 361

Conceptual Mass panel, 265conceptual massing, 839concrete masonry units (CMUs), 112 – 113, 112concurrent design, 382conditions for stairs, 677 – 683, 677 – 683Configure UV Grid Layout command, 541Configure Weather Data dialog box, 375, 376conflicts in groups, 405, 405consistency

drawing sheets, 151multiple packages, 152

Consistent Colors view, 455, 455Constrain option, 68constraints

dimensions, 78 – 79, 78 – 79movement, 68parametric projects, 829 – 834, 830 – 835

construction, 863builders, 873 – 874contractors

J. H. Findorff & Son case study, 874 – 880, 875 – 880

Tocci Building Corporation case study, 881 – 886, 881 – 886

digital markups, 868 – 872, 870 – 871film and stage, 981, 981modeling

assemblies, 891 – 892, 892 – 893overview, 887parts, 887 – 891, 888 – 891

revisions, 863 – 868, 864 – 868Construction Week setting, 384constructors, class, 956, 959 – 960consultants, 193

coordination with. See coordinationpreparation for, 193 – 195, 194

content, 29, 29custom, 126recycled, 341 – 343, 341 – 343scheduled, 42

context menus, 65 – 66, 65Contextual Modify tabs, 59, 59

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1066 | contrActors • crop reGion visible option

contractorsJ. H. Findorff & Son case study,

874 – 880, 875 – 880Tocci Building Corporation case study,

881 – 886, 881 – 886control points, 273 – 277, 273 – 277controls on user forms, 954 – 956, 955converting

datum level to view level, 19, 20lines, 729, 729solids to voids, 308 – 309, 308, 323 – 324,

323 – 324, 618, 618Cool White Matte finish type, 370coordinates

from CAD files, 201linked models

acquiring and publishing, 201 – 202, 202project base points and survey points,

202 – 205, 202 – 204sharing, 199 – 200, 201

coordinationCoordination Review tool, 217 – 220,

217 – 218, 220Copy/Monitor tool, 214 – 217, 214 – 215for importing, 234, 234interference checking, 220 – 223, 222 – 224linked models. See linked data and

modelsoverview, 195 – 198, 195, 197tools overview, 213

Coordination Review dialog box, 218 – 220, 220Coordination Review tool, 213

exercise, 219 – 220, 220working with, 217 – 219, 217 – 218

Copy/Monitor Options dialog box, 214, 214Copy/Monitor tool, 197, 213, 213

benefits, 196exercise, 216 – 217working with, 214 – 215, 214 – 215

Copy New Elements option, 219Copy Sketch option, 219Copy tool, 69

copyingCopy/Monitor tool, 214 – 215elements, 69, 80 – 81, 80 – 81groups, 401, 401, 403, 403with inserting, 139linked file elements, 210with offsets, 77physical machines, 922views, 32 – 33, 33

CopyLocal property, 954, 954Core shaft behavior, 507cores, walls, 506, 506 – 507Corner Mullion type, 534corner mullions, 534 – 535, 534cosine function, 832count, selection, 62Create A Light Meter button, 376Create A New Toposurface Exactly Like The

Existing One option, 95Create Assembly option, 892Create Assembly Views dialog box, 892, 893Create By Sketching option, 92Create Energy Settings option, 360Create Filled Region Boundary tab, 131Create Floor Boundary option, 567Create Form tool for massing, 271, 271

complex mass families, 335forms, 278, 841geometry options, 547, 548in-place solids, 302, 304pyramid curtain wall, 553, 554surfaces, 274, 276, 280, 280, 290, 557

Create Group button, 400, 724, 724Create New template option, 100Create panel for views, 19Create Parts option, 887Create Property Line dialog box, 92Create Roof Footprint tab, 579Create Similar tool, 82, 405Create Views option, 892Create Void command, 841Crop Region Size dialog box, 356, 357, 472, 472Crop Region Visible option, 34

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croppinG • dAtA in desiGn process | 1067

croppingaspect ratio effect, 472, 472hiding, 34, 34horizontal extents, 34, 34perspective views, 44, 44

.csv (Comma Separated Values), 644Ctrl key for selections, 62cubes, 266culture, BIM, 11 – 13Current View Only option, 229 – 230, 234Curtain Grid tool, 530 – 531, 585Curtain Panel Pattern Based option, 288, 288Curtain Panel template, 670 – 671, 670curtain panels, 288, 288

creating, 538railings, 670Singapore Polytechnic project, 901 – 902, 902types, 527, 527

curtain systemsdescription, 526, 526on mass faces, 849 – 853, 850 – 854

Curtain Wall tool, 670curtain walls

Adaptive Component family, 559 – 560, 559 – 560

applications, 537 – 539, 538 – 539complex, 539 – 540, 539 – 540Concept Curtain Walls, 539 – 540, 539 – 540corner mullions, 534 – 535, 534creating, 538designing, 528, 529doors in, 533, 533elements and components, 527 – 528, 527glass material, 111grids

customizing, 530 – 532, 530 – 532description, 527, 527panels, 529, 531 – 532UV, 540 – 546, 541 – 542, 546

mullions, 530, 532overview, 526, 526pattern-based panels

building, 546 – 550, 547 – 550loading, 550 – 551, 551

pyramid, 551 – 555, 551 – 555scheduling, 560 – 561, 561size limiting, 556 – 558, 557 – 558

patternsapplying, 543 – 544, 544custom, 555 – 556, 555 – 556surface editing, 544, 545

railings, 670 – 672, 670 – 671surfaces

dividing, 540 – 543, 540 – 543representing, 545 – 546, 545 – 546

as system family, 502types, 535 – 537, 535 – 536

curvesparametric projects, 836 – 839, 837 – 838railings, 684, 685roof surfaces, 238 – 240, 238 – 240solids overlapping on, 850walls, 1009, 1009

custom panels, 851 – 852custom patterns

curtain walls, 555 – 556, 555 – 556fill, 114

custom templates, 134, 135Cut Geometry tool

enveloped walls, 23, 23floor edges, 572floor finishes, 576

cut modes, 101Cut Pattern setting, 109cut patterns, 109cut schedules, 94 – 95cut symbols, 768cut values for family categories, 599 – 600, 600Cutoff Level option, 581, 581Cutoff Offset option, 582cutouts, 843 – 844, 844cutting voids, 309, 309

DDARCH (Diploma in Architecture)

program, 896dashed lines for curtain walls, 527data in design process, 596

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1068 | dAtAbAse-level ApplicAtions • detAil pAnel

database-level applications, 947dates

film releases, 975virtualization settings, 929, 929

datumanalytic and graphic extents, 20 – 29, 21 – 28components, 19, 19in groups, 409levels, 19 – 20, 20

daylighting, 340, 368 – 369analysis tools, 369benefits, 369exporting views to 3DS Max Design,

372 – 379, 372 – 379materials, 370 – 371, 370 – 371models, 370sun. See sun and solar studies

DaySIM tool, 369DDS CAD Viewer, 256deactivating views, 766deadlines for film and stage, 976debugging

sample project, 969 – 970settings, 951, 951 – 952

Default 3D View option, 373Default view template, 124Default Wrapping setting, 505defaults

boot order, 935, 935camera view for solar studies, 349templates, 124, 128

Defines Origin option, 604, 604Defines Slope option, 579 – 580, 580, 585Delete Element option, 219Delete Inner Segment option, 76, 76deleting

areas, 746constrained elements, 79, 79design options, 415 – 416edges, 303, 303elements, 219line patterns, 104line styles, 106

pinned elements, 78railing profiles, 660

Delimited option, 643demolition phase in design exercise, 418 – 419,

418 – 419, 422 – 423, 422 – 423Deny/Retract permission option, 185Depth Clipping option, 39Description tag, 950design

curtain walls, 528, 529exercise, 416 – 417, 417

demolition phase, 418 – 419, 418 – 419, 422 – 423, 422 – 423

design options, 430 – 432, 430 – 432existing plan, 417 – 418, 417proposal phase, 420 – 421, 420 – 422,

424 – 426, 424 – 426scheduling, 427 – 430, 427 – 430

film and stagealternatives, 992, 993interaction, 975, 975 – 976

options, 411creating, 411 – 413, 411 – 413design exercise, 430 – 432, 430 – 432editing, 413 – 414, 414removing, 415 – 416, 415 – 416viewing and scheduling, 414 – 415, 414

Singapore Polytechnic projects, 901 – 902, 902

sustainable. See sustainable designdesign elements identification, 445 – 446, 446Design Option Set warning, 416, 416Design Options dialog box, 412, 412Design Options panel, 412 – 414, 412Design Review

importing markups from, 871 – 872, 871publishing to, 869 – 871, 870 – 871

Detach From Central functionality, 186, 206 – 207, 207

Detail callouts, 40 – 41, 41Detail Component family, 714, 714, 721Detail Line tool, 706 – 708, 706, 718Detail panel, 705

Detail Line tool, 706 – 708, 706Region tool, 708 – 713, 708 – 713

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detAil rotAtion option • documentAtion | 1069

Detail Rotation option, 721Detail sections, 37 – 38, 37 – 38details and detailing, 151, 705

from CAD files, 758 – 760, 759components. See componentsenergy models, 367, 367film and stage, 978, 978fixing, 736, 736groups, 401 – 402, 401, 723 – 724, 724,

761 – 762, 761 – 762guidelines, 735 – 736importing, 235 – 236, 235 – 236,

727 – 728, 727 – 728insulation, 723, 723levels. See level of detaillines, 706 – 708, 706 – 708, 717 – 718, 717 – 718from other Revit projects,

761 – 764, 761 – 764regions, 708 – 713, 708 – 713repeating, 721 – 722, 721Singapore Polytechnic projects, 902, 903templates, 725window family, 726 – 733, 726 – 732

Details tab, 367, 367development environment options,

951 – 952, 951 – 952DevTV: Introduction to Revit API

Programming, 970DGN data

importing, 241 – 242, 242levels, 102, 229

Diffuser Material parameter, 493digital markups, 868 – 872, 870 – 871Dimension Text dialog box, 795, 795dimensions

adding, 794 – 796, 794 – 796complex mass families, 330, 331, 334ellipses, 859, 859family components, 611 – 612, 611 – 612film and stage, 978 – 979generic model mass families,

320 – 322, 320 – 321masses, 312 – 316, 312 – 316orthographic views, 42, 43

panels, 859, 859temporary, 66 – 67, 66 – 67

Diploma in Architecture (DARCH) program, 896

disablingleaders, 868worksharing, 186, 186

Disallow Join option, 519, 520Discipline setting for parameters, 798Disjoin option, 68Dissolve tool

in-place solids, 302, 302massing surfaces, 276, 276

Distance setting, 541distances

calculating, 721curtain walls, 541

Divide Parts button, 889Divide Surface tool, 542

pattern-based panels, 558pattern-based system, 285, 285

Divided Surface tab, 541, 544divided surfaces

curtain walls, 540 – 543, 540 – 543pattern-based panel families for, 550 – 551,

551, 558pattern-based system, 285, 285

dividing toposurfaces, 89 – 90, 89 – 90Do Not Synchronize And Set Reminder

Intervals option, 179Do Not Wrap option, 505, 508Do U Revit blog, 527documentation, 42

as-built, 863details

from CAD files, 758 – 760, 759from other Revit projects, 761 – 764, 761 – 764

legends, 757 – 758, 757 – 758parametric models, 858 – 860, 859 – 860plans, 739 – 747, 740 – 747room area, 740 – 741, 740 – 741schedules, 748 – 757, 749 – 756sheet layout, 764 – 769, 766 – 769Singapore Polytechnic projects, 902, 903

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1070 | dollyinG cAmerAs • edit pAsted mode

dollying cameras, 473, 473dome, glazed, 526, 526dome roofs, 584Don’t Copy This Type option, 214doors

constrained, 78, 78in curtain walls, 533, 533in groups, 402, 402, 405 – 406, 405 – 406rotating, 70symbolic lines, 732tags, 127 – 128, 127 – 128, 788 – 789, 788

dormers, 586 – 589, 586 – 589Double Hung window family, 730, 730DoWorksets subroutine, 957 – 958Draft settings, 468, 468drafters, 148 – 150drafting patterns, 112 – 114, 113drafting regions, 710 – 711, 711drafting views, 40, 40Draw panel

details, 707 – 708, 707reference points, 605, 605

drawing area, 52, 52 – 53drinking fountains, 857driving geometry, 623 – 628, 623 – 628dRofus application, 818Duplicate View option, 32, 888duplicating. See copyingDWF Export Settings dialog box, 869 – 870, 870DWF files, exporting to, 869 – 871, 870 – 871DWF Markups tab, 872DWF Properties tab, 869DWG Export Settings dialog box

Colors tab, 252, 252DWG Properties tab, 246, 246, 248, 248General tab, 253, 253Layers tab, 246 – 247, 249, 249Lines tab, 250, 250Patterns tab, 250, 251Solid tab, 252, 252Text & Fonts tab, 250 – 252, 251Units & Coordinates tab, 252, 252View/Sheet tab, 244, 244

DWG files, exporting, 242 – 243DWG Properties tab, 246, 246, 248, 248, 255DXF files

importing, 232 – 233line weights, 226, 227linked, 241 – 242

Eearly adoption, 11, 11Ecotect tool, 369edge-based sweeps, 626, 626edges

blends, 323 – 325, 324floors, 570 – 572, 570 – 572in-place solids, 296 – 306, 296, 299 – 301,

303, 305silhouettes, 463, 463slab, 569, 570

Edit Assembly dialog boxroof layers, 592, 592structural floors, 567walls

articulation, 510 – 511, 511layers, 508 – 510, 517reveals, 514, 514stacked, 524, 524structure, 503, 503, 505sweeps, 513, 513

Edit Baluster Placement dialog box, 649, 649, 653, 653, 656, 656, 665, 665

Edit Boundary button, 522Edit Color Scheme dialog box, 117, 117,

811, 811Edit Extrusion option, 612Edit Family option, 726Edit Graded Region dialog box, 95Edit Group option, 402, 724Edit Group panel, 724, 724Edit In-Place mode, 284 – 285Edit Label dialog box, 127, 127, 130, 793, 793,

804 – 805, 805Edit Option mode, 413 – 414, 414Edit Pasted mode, 80, 80

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edit pAsted pAnel • existinG to remAin element | 1071

Edit Pasted panel, 80, 80Edit Profile tool

dormers, 588generic model mass families, 325, 325walls, 22 – 23

Edit Rails dialog box, 653, 653, 656, 657Edit Schedule dialog box, 94Edit Scheme button, 811, 811Edit Shared Parameters dialog box, 800 – 801,

801, 805Edit Surface tool, 89 – 90Edit Type dialog box, 567Edit Type tool

shelf parameters, 634structural floors, 567text, 773wall parameters, 30

Edit Walkthrough option, 477, 477Edit Wall Joins tool, 520Editable Elements dialog box, 186, 186editing

design options, 413 – 414, 414viewport types, 822 – 823, 822 – 823

Editing Request dialog box, 184Editing Request Granted dialog box, 184, 184Editing Request Placed dialog box, 183, 183Editing Request Received dialog box, 184, 184Editing Requests dialog box, 185, 185efficiency of stairs and railings, 700Element notes, 776, 782, 782Element Properties dialog box, 176,

180 – 181, 180elements

aligning, 74 – 75, 75arraying, 72 – 74, 72 – 73borrowing, 182 – 183color, 117, 118copying, 69, 80 – 81, 80 – 81groups, excluding, 405 – 406, 405 – 406locking, 77 – 79, 78 – 79mirroring, 71 – 72, 71moving. See moving elementsownership in worksets, 181 – 191, 181 – 191

pasting, 80 – 81, 80 – 81rotating, 70 – 71, 70 – 71scaling, 74selecting, 61 – 62, 62time, 383 – 385, 383 – 385

Elements parameter, 944Elevation of Poche Base setting, 91Elevation view window, 48elevations

points, 84tags, 132 – 134, 133 – 134toposurfaces, 89 – 91views, 35 – 36, 35

Ellipse Void command, 841, 842ellipses dimensions, 859, 859emotive lighting effects, 975, 976Empty option for pattern-based system,

287, 287End of the Line nightclub,

1008 – 1010, 1008 – 1010end posts, 665, 669, 680 – 683, 682 – 683, 696end users, virtualization advantages for, 919energy modeling, 358 – 359, 358

detailed, 362 – 363energy analysis, 359 – 362, 359 – 361exporting to gbXML, 366 – 368, 366 – 368settings requirements, 363 – 366, 364 – 366

Energy Settings dialog box, 360, 360, 362Entourage workset, 495, 495envelopes in energy modeling, 363 – 364, 364EQ function, 330, 795, 795eQuest energy modeling application, 363equinox in sun exposure, 347, 347errors, warnings, 161 – 162, 161 – 162Esherick, Joseph, 925evolution vs. revolution, 12 – 13, 13Excel for parametric models, 860excluding elements within groups,

405 – 406, 405 – 406Execute function, 943 – 945, 962 – 963execution plans in BIM, 194 – 195Existing To Remain element, 397, 397

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1072 | exitinG requirements in pArAmetric models • fAmilies

exiting requirements in parametric models, 854 – 855, 855 – 856

exploded views, 989 – 990, 989exploding data, 232, 728, 728, 760Export As Polymesh option, 254Export CAD Formats dialog box, 254Export Complexity setting, 367, 367Export gbXML - Settings dialog box,

366 – 368, 366 – 367Export Layers dialog box, 246 – 247, 507, 507Export menu, 478Export Selected Object option, 238Export Settings dialog box, 244, 244,

246, 246 – 247Export Setup option, 243exporting

2D data, 247 – 253, 247 – 2533D data, 253 – 257, 254 – 257animated solar studies, 355 – 356, 356 – 357AVI files, 478, 478daylighting views, 372 – 379, 372 – 379to DWF, 869 – 871, 870 – 871energy models, 366 – 368, 366 – 368Hidden Line view, 475 – 480, 476 – 479IFC interoperability, 255 – 257, 256layer settings, 246 – 247, 246 – 247overview, 242 – 243preparation, 243 – 246, 243 – 245railings, 663, 663shared coordinates for, 200

Extend Below Base setting, 668Extend Into Wall (To Core) option, 579extending

lines and walls, 75 – 76, 75wall layers, 517 – 519, 517 – 519

Exterior behavior of walls, 507exterior elevations, 36exterior glazing material, 111Exterior Wall Enclosure parameter, 509Exterior wrap option, 505external applications, 945 – 947external commands, 943 – 945external utility installation, 948 – 950Extrude Curve Along Curve tool, 238

Extrude Surface tool, 238Extrusion End setting, 631Extrusion Start setting, 631extrusions, 615, 615

roofs by, 582 – 583, 582 – 583sketches, 490 – 491, 490visibility, 627, 627

FF104 afterburner, 1003, 1004fabrication, film and stage, 979 – 981, 979 – 981faces and face-based elements

advantages, 603complex mass families, 337, 337curtain systems on, 849 – 853, 850 – 854film and stage, 994imported data as, 238 – 240, 238 – 240in-place solids, 295 – 296, 296, 298, 299wall by face mass, 281 – 284, 281 – 284wall finish, 511 – 512, 512

families, 29, 29Adaptive Component, 559 – 560, 559 – 560categories. See categoriescomponents. See componentsgeneric model outline, 828 – 829

building footprint, 829 – 839, 829 – 835, 837 – 838

building massing, 839 – 845, 840 – 846conceptual massing, 839

imported data in, 231Keynote, 787 – 788, 788mass, 264, 264

complex, 329 – 338, 329 – 337generic model, 318 – 329, 318 – 329simple, 311 – 318, 311 – 317

pattern-based panelbuilding, 546 – 550, 547 – 550loading, 550 – 551, 551pyramid curtain wall, 551 – 555, 551 – 555size limiting, 556 – 558, 557 – 558

purging, 154 – 155, 155tags, 126 – 127, 126template selection, 598 – 601, 598 – 600worksets, 169

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fAmily AlreAdy exists diAloG box • film And stAGe | 1073

Family Already Exists dialog box, 509Family Category And Parameters dialog box,

804, 805Family Editor, 595

components. See componentsfamily template and category selection,

598 – 601, 598 – 600geometry

carving, 618 – 619, 619cut display, 101driving, 623 – 628, 623 – 628overview, 615, 615panels, 528

labels, 126Load Into Project option, 509masses, 262, 264 – 265, 264, 309 – 310offsets in, 77overview, 596 – 597projection and cut values, 599 – 600, 600scaling in, 74schedules, 599, 599shelf. See shelfsolid and void relationships,

616 – 618, 616 – 618tags, 126 – 127, 130 – 131, 793text, 126

Family Element Visibility Settings dialog box, 609, 609, 733, 733

Family option for legends, 758Family Types dialog box

complex mass families, 329, 330, 335, 335 – 336

formulas, 636 – 637, 638materials, 639, 640shelf parameters, 633 – 634type catalogs, 640, 642

Fantastic Fourairlock, 973, 983, 983, 989, 990,

996 – 1097, 996 – 997production, 999, 999 – 1000

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver SurferFantasticar, 980, 980lab, 982, 982pagoda, 979, 979 – 980, 1002, 1002 – 1003

Fantasticar, 980, 980Far Clip option, 39Far Clip Offset option, 45, 45 – 46fashion show in Singapore Polytechnic

project, 898, 898 – 899FBX format, 246, 372, 373female lavatories, 857fields and Fields tab

keynote legends, 786, 786parts, 891, 891schedules, 94, 158, 341 – 342, 341, 750,

750, 753 – 754Sheet List schedules, 756window-to-wall ratio, 346

File Locations tabkeynotes, 780templates, 134, 134

File Save Options dialog box, 172, 207, 207file size, 154 – 157, 155 – 157, 920Files Of Type option, 241Fill Available Space option, 721fill patterns

creating, 113 – 114, 113importing, 114 – 116, 116overview, 111 – 113, 112railings, 657

Fill Patterns dialog box, 111, 112, 115, 657fill schedules, 94 – 95Filled Region tool, 709, 711filled regions, 708 – 710, 708 – 710

boundaries, 715, 715 – 716creating, 711 – 713, 712 – 713types, 710 – 711, 711

fillet arcs, 830 – 836, 831 – 835film and stage, 973

best practices, 992 – 997, 993 – 997construction, 981, 981design

alternatives, 992, 993interaction, 975, 975 – 976overview, 974 – 975

details, 978, 978dimensions, 978 – 979

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1074 | filter by sheet option • floors only view

examplesFantastic Four, 999, 999 – 1000Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,

1002, 1002 – 1003I, Robot, 997 – 998, 998Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithso-

nian, 1003, 1003 – 1004Snakes on a Plane, 1001, 1001 – 1002Sucker Punch, 1011 – 1015, 1011 – 1016Tron Legacy, 1008 – 1010, 1008 – 1010Watchmen, 1004 – 1007, 1005 – 1007X-Men: The Last Stand, 1000, 1000 – 1001

exploded views, 989 – 990, 989fabrication, 979 – 981, 979 – 981family categories, 993 – 995, 994form/transparency, 982, 982geometry

creating, 995 – 997flexible, 992nesting, 993, 993

lead time and production, 976 – 977, 976 – 977

level of detail, 979, 979, 992lighting/shadows, 983, 983materials, 984, 984photorealistic renderings, 989rendering and visualization,

984 – 988, 984 – 989Revit to CGI workflow, 990, 991 – 992schedules, 977templates, 982worksharing, 997

Filter By Sheet option, 786, 787Filter dialog box, 63, 63, 365, 365Filter tool, 62 – 63filters and Filter tab

generic host elements, 445 – 446, 446keynote legends, 786, 787keynote schedules, 160matter-rendering, 984, 984parameters

applying, 384 – 385, 385project, 440 – 442, 440 – 443user-defined, 443 – 445, 443 – 445

phase, 354, 354, 389, 389, 882, 984 – 985, 985properties, 50

room elements, 365, 365schedules, 342 – 343, 343, 751, 751selection, 62 – 63, 63, 65view phase, 394, 395 – 396views, 121 – 122, 122, 156, 156

Filters dialog boxgeneric host elements, 446, 446project parameters, 440, 440user-defined parameters,

443 – 444, 443 – 444Final Gather setting, 376Fine detail level, 734, 735Finish Edit Mode button, 92finish face materials for walls, 511 – 512, 512finishes, floor, 574 – 576, 574 – 576firm culture in BIM, 11 – 13Fixed Distance option, 721Fixed Number option, 721Fixed Rotation option, 133flashing, 732, 732floor area faces, 264 – 266, 265 – 266

complex mass families, 337, 337creating, 268, 268generic model mass families, 326, 327

Floor By Face tool, 568, 568Floor Edge option, 571Floor Plan callouts, 38 – 39, 39floors

attaching to walls, 522, 522collaboration and ownership, 566copying, 215edges, 570 – 572, 570 – 572finishes, 574 – 576, 574 – 576floor by face method, 568, 568joining walls to, 79, 79overview, 563 – 564, 564 – 565pads, 569, 569reflectance settings, 371shapes, 589 – 590, 589 – 590sketching, 573 – 574, 573slab edges, 569, 570structural, 566 – 568, 566 – 568window-to-wall ratio, 344 – 346, 345

Floors Only view, 571

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folders • Geometry | 1075

foldersviews, 119 – 120, 119virtualization, 930 – 931, 930 – 931

Folders tab, 119 – 120, 119fonts

exporting, 243, 250 – 252, 251mapping, 227 – 228temporary dimensions, 67

footcandlesdefined, 368readings, 379 – 380

footprintsbuilding, 829 – 839, 829 – 835, 837 – 838roofs, 578 – 582, 578 – 582

foreground setting for imported data, 230Format dialog box

labels, 128roofs, 580, 580toposurfaces, 87

Format panel for text, 774 – 775, 774Formatting tab

schedules, 159, 343, 752, 752multicategory, 159, 159pattern-based panels, 561Rentable Area, 755

window-to-wall ratio, 346forms

film and stage, 982, 982massing, 278 – 279, 278 – 279user

class constructors, 956controls, 954 – 956, 955helper subroutines, 957 – 959

Forms tab for Sweep tool, 324, 324formula-driven massing, 309 – 310, 310 – 311

complex mass families, 329 – 338, 329 – 337generic model mass family,

318 – 329, 318 – 329simple mass families, 311 – 318, 311 – 317

formulasdistance, 721masses, 262schedules, 341 – 342shelf brackets, 636 – 638, 636 – 638triangles, 832

Foster, Norman, 905Foundation behavior, 507foundations

modeling, 879walls, 507

frames in exported animated solar studies, 356

framing elevations, 36freestanding elements

mirroring, 72moving, 68rotating, 70

Full Explode option, 760Full Frames (Uncompressed) option, 356full-screen mode for virtualization, 934, 934FullClassName tag, 949Function column for walls, 504Function type property for walls, 507, 507fuselage, 1011 – 1012, 1011 – 1012

Ggaffers, 975gbXML model, 363, 366 – 368, 366 – 368General Services Administration (GSA), 748General tab

DWG Export Settings, 253, 253energy model exporting, 367Lighting Analysis Assistant, 374, 374local files, 175, 175permissions, 191

Generic Model line family, 858 – 859generic model mass families,

318 – 329, 318 – 329generic model outline families, 828 – 829

building footprint, 829 – 839, 829 – 835, 837 – 838

building massing, 839 – 845, 840 – 846conceptual massing, 839

Generic Models family template, 598, 598geometry

carving, 618 – 619, 619Copy/Monitor tool, 196driving, 623 – 628, 623 – 628

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1076 | GfA pArAmeter • Groups

film and stagecreating, 995 – 997flexible, 992nesting, 993, 993

floor edges, 572nesting, 614pattern-based panels, 290, 290,

546 – 550, 548 – 550phases, 381 – 383, 386, 386,

390 – 393, 391 – 393types, 615, 615visualization, 481 – 482, 481 – 482

GFA (Gross Floor Area) parameter, 848Ghost Surfaces option, 54, 54, 456, 456,

482, 482Gibbons, Dave, 1004glare, 368glass stairs, 694 – 699, 695 – 699glazed dome, 526, 526glazed panels, 528, 533, 533glazing

creating, 111and daylighting, 340doors, 533, 533Karnak, 977, 977settings, 371, 371

Glazing Is Shaded property, 362goal setting in BIM, 10 – 11, 10 – 11Google Maps, 437Google SketchUp, 237, 253 – 255, 254 – 255Graded Region tool, 94 – 95Gradient Background option, 352gradient backgrounds in sun studies, 352Grand Totals option, 157, 342Grant option for permissions, 185granting permissions, 184 – 185, 184 – 185graphic appearance for Design Review

markups, 872Graphic Display Options dialog box, 456, 456

ambient lighting, 462, 462, 464, 464animation paths, 476, 476location, 363masses, 310, 310shadows, 54, 54, 457, 458, 460, 460

solar studies, 349 – 352, 350, 354 – 355sun intensity, 459, 459

graphic extents, 20 – 29, 21 – 28graphic overrides for imported data, 231, 232Graphic Overrides tab

materials, 439, 439phasing, 390, 390, 392, 392

graphics cards, 920 – 921Graphics tab

materials, 108, 109selection colors, 61temporary dimensions, 67

Gray Inactive Worksets button, 176Green Building Studio service, 359 – 360,

847, 847green screens, 981, 981grid justification markers, 542Grid Line option, 528Grid Line Segment option, 528Grid Pattern: Layout options, 536 – 537grid segments for curtain walls,

530 – 532, 530 – 532grids, 19

copying, 215curtain systems, 850 – 851, 850 – 851curtain walls

customizing, 530 – 532, 530 – 532description, 527, 527panels, 529, 531 – 532UV, 540 – 546, 541 – 542, 546

guide, 766 – 767, 767light meters, 376, 377worksets for, 47, 168

Grips tool for text, 772gross area, 741 – 742Gross Floor Area (GFA) parameter, 848Group And Associate option, 74Group Parameter Under tool, 799groups, 400

arrays, 74best practices, 409 – 411, 410copying, 401, 401, 403, 403creating, 400 – 404, 400 – 404detail, 401, 402, 723 – 724, 724,

761 – 762, 761 – 762

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GsA • ies <ve> enerGy AnAlysis tool | 1077

excluding elements within, 405 – 406, 405 – 406

light, 486 – 495, 486 – 495from links, 407 – 409, 407 – 409modifying, 402 – 403, 402 – 403names, 406, 761, 801, 801purging, 154 – 155, 155saving and loading, 406 – 407, 406 – 407

GSA (General Services Administration), 748guest computers in virtualization, 918Guide Grid command, 766guide grids, 766 – 767, 767Gypsum Wall Board, 370

Hhalf-lit effect, 486hand sketching, 898 – 899, 899 – 900Handler, Laura, 873 – 874, 880handrails. See railings and handrailshappiness vs. time in technological adoption,

11 – 12, 12hard disks for virtualization, 937, 937Hardin, Brad, 874hardware

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, 927 – 939, 927 – 939

printer ports for virtualization, 938, 938Hatch Pattern In Dwg menu, 250, 251hatch patterns, 111head/tail graphics, 131 – 132, 132Height setting, 356Height At Tail setting, 585Height Offset At Head setting, 585Height Offset From Level setting, 95, 577heights

animated solar studies, 356labels, 128mass families, 314 – 315, 314 – 315, 322, 322,

325, 325roof slope, 585room, 364 – 365, 365schedules, 768, 768

helper subroutinessample project, 966 – 967user forms, 957 – 959

hexagon-shaped panel, 555, 555 – 556Hidden Line view

composite, 987, 987 – 988edges and faces, 453, 454exporting, 475 – 480, 476 – 479filters in, 442, 443

Hide In View setting, 872hiding

cropping, 34, 34Design Review markups, 872linked file elements, 210section boxes, 254, 255

Higgins, John, 1004Highlight In Model tool, 753Homaili, Muhammad Nicco Bin, student

project by, 903 – 904, 904Home option for ViewCube, 56Home tab, 57, 57horizon simulation, 462, 462horizontal exiting width requirements, 857hospital case study

construction stage, 878, 878preconstruction planning,

874 – 877, 875 – 877set-out drawings, 878 – 880, 878 – 880

host familiescomponents, 601 – 603, 602 – 603in design process, 29, 596 – 597

Host Length option for legends, 758hosts

in groups, 409 – 410in virtualization, 917, 938, 938

Hui, Thio Jian, student project by, 908 – 909, 908 – 909

II, Robot

nesting geometry, 993, 993production, 997 – 998, 998walkway, 984, 984

IAI (International Alliance for Interoperability), 255

identifying design elements, 445 – 446, 446Identity tab for materials, 108, 782, 783IES <VE> energy analysis tool, 363

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1078 | iexternAlApplicAtion interfAce • insertion points

IExternalApplication interface, 945 – 947, 953, 965

IExternalCommand interface, 943 – 945, 953, 962 – 963

IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) data model, 255 – 257, 256

IFC Engine Viewer, 256Ignore New Elements option, 219illuminance, 368immediate grids in curtain systems, 851implementability of stairs, 649Import CAD Formats dialog box, 727, 727Import CAD tool, 229, 760, 760Import Instance Query dialog box, 230, 230Import Line Weights dialog box, 226 – 227, 227Import panel, 759Import Units option, 229Imported Categories tab, 231imported data

exploding, 232as faces, 238 – 240, 238 – 240in families, 231foreground and background, 230graphic overrides, 231, 232as mass, 236 – 237as objects, 241 – 242, 242for toposurfaces, 85 – 86, 86visibility of layers and levels,

230 – 231, 230 – 231Imported Objects tab, 102, 231, 242importing, 226

2D data, 232 – 236, 234 – 2363D data, 236 – 242, 238 – 240, 242Design Review markups, 871 – 872, 871details, 235 – 236, 235 – 236,

727 – 728, 727 – 728fill patterns, 114 – 116, 712, 712guidelines, 232, 760vs. linking, 228, 759 – 760, 759options, 228 – 229, 229settings, 226 – 228, 227team coordination for, 234, 234views, 763 – 764, 764

In Entire Project option, 63, 181In-Place Mass tool, 539

in-place massescreating, 264 – 266, 265 – 266walls, 262 – 264, 263, 539

in-place roofs, 584, 584in-place solids, 294 – 309, 294 – 309in-place surfaces, 280, 280 – 281

pattern-based system, 284 – 294, 285 – 293wall by face, 281 – 284, 281 – 284

in-place walls, 523, 523in-session lists, 244Include Elements In Linked Files option, 750Indiana University, 196 – 197, 221Indirect Illumination tab, 376, 377Individual Owners tab, 188, 189Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) data

model, 255 – 257, 256infill, wall types as, 528InfoCenter, 50, 50initialization functions for user forms, 956InitializeComponent function, 956innovation vs. predictability, 11 – 12, 12Insert 2D Elements dialog box, 139, 139Insert 2D Elements From File option, 138 – 139,

138, 762, 762Insert From File option, 764 – 765, 764Insert Views dialog box, 138, 138, 764, 764Insert Views From File option, 137 – 138, 763inserting and Insert tab, 57, 57

annotations, 125Design Review markups, 871duplicating with, 139group links, 406, 406groups, 762, 762imported data, 226, 229, 237linked data, 210, 235, 759portability setting, 205property lines, 93tags, 789 – 790, 789toposurfaces, 85views, 137 – 138, 138, 763 – 764, 764

insertion pointsfamily components, 603 – 604, 604groups, 404, 404stairs, 672

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inserts for stAcked wAlls • Joint GAp distAnce settinG | 1079

inserts for stacked walls, 525, 525Inside option for repeating detail, 721instance parameters

family components, 613 – 614, 614overview, 30, 30purpose, 799railings, 667roofs, 581, 581

insulation, 723, 723Insulation tool, 723, 723“Integrated Project Delivery: A Guide”, 195integrated project delivery (IPD) environment

contractors, 874overview, 194 – 195Tocci Building Corporation case

study, 882 – 884intelligent bonds, 196interface. See user interfaceInterference Check dialog box, 223, 223Interference Check tool, 196 – 197, 222interference checking, 220

architect link, 198exercise, 222 – 223, 223 – 224purpose, 196 – 197tools, 222

Interference References button, 888Interference Report window, 223, 224Interior behavior of walls, 507interior elevations, 36interior illumination. See daylightingInterior wrap option for walls, 505intermediate adoption, 11, 11International Alliance for Interoperability

(IAI), 255interoperability, 225

BIM curve, 225, 226exporting. See exportingimporting. See importing

Intersecting Named References dialog box, 888, 888

intersections for in-place solids, 296 – 297intersects, dividing surfaces with,

542 – 543, 543

Intersects List option, 543intervals, saving at, 178 – 179, 178intuitive massing, 262, 279 – 280, 280

in-place solids, 294 – 309, 294 – 309in-place surfaces, 280, 280 – 281pattern-based system, 284 – 294, 285 – 293wall by face, 281 – 284, 281 – 284

investment in BIM, 13 – 14<Invisible> lines, 708 – 709, 725IPD (integrated project delivery) environment

contractors, 874overview, 194 – 195Tocci Building Corporation case

study, 882 – 884ironCAD tool, 974Issued setting, revisions, 865IT virtualization advantages, 918 – 919Itemize Every Instance option, 157, 752, 756

JJ. H. Findorff & Son case study, 874

construction stage, 878, 878preconstruction planning,

874 – 877, 875 – 877set-out drawings, 878 – 880, 878 – 880

Japanese temple set, 1013, 1013Join Condition options, 536Join Geometry tool

floor finishes, 576forms, 620poches, 466working with, 79, 79

Join/Unjoin Roof tool, 587joins

handrails, 662 – 666, 663 – 666phasing, 383 – 384, 383 – 384walls

editing, 519 – 521, 519 – 521to floors and roofs, 79, 79limitations, 210links vs. groups, 408, 408

Joint Gap distance setting, 76

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1080 | kArnAk set • leAders

KKarnak set

detail, 977, 977, 990, 991green screens, 981, 981main hall, 990, 991 – 992production, 1004 – 1005, 1005 – 1007

Keep Readable optionelevation tags, 133filled regions, 713patterns, 113

Key Frame Editor, 477, 477key frames, 477 – 478, 477key schedules, 750, 854, 855Key Value field, 786keyboard shortcuts, 82, 82Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box, 82, 82Keynote command, 772, 772Keynote Legend button, 786, 786Keynote Legend Properties dialog box,

786, 786Keynote Text field, 786Keynote tool, 160, 776keynotes, 772

behavior and editing, 777 – 778, 777family, 787 – 788, 788files, 778 – 779, 778 – 779legends, 40, 41, 757, 785 – 787, 786 – 787loading, 781managing, 778overview, 775 – 777, 776schedules, 160 – 161, 160 – 161, 787settings, 780 – 781, 780types, 781 – 785, 781 – 785

Keynotes dialog box, 779, 779, 781, 781, 783, 783

Keynoting Settings dialog box, 780 – 781, 780Kosinski, Joseph, 1015Kron, Zachary, 294, 860

LL Corner Mullion type, 534labels

adding, 793, 793, 797doors, 127 – 128, 127 – 128

shared parameters, 804 – 806, 805 – 806vs. text, 126 – 127, 126

lampposts, 660, 660 – 661landings for glass stairs, 695LanguageType tag, 950large CAD data linking, 233large teams, working in, 151 – 153, 152 – 153LargeImage tag, 950late adoption, 10, 10lavatories, 857Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

(LBNL), 363Layer Modifiers option, 249layers

color, 227, 246, 247export settings, 246 – 247, 246 – 247exporting, 249, 249importing, 229, 727, 727names, 246, 247visibility, 230 – 231, 230 – 231walls, 505, 507, 507

extending, 517 – 519, 517 – 519Layers table, 503 – 504, 504merging, 512, 512wrapping, 505, 505, 508 – 510, 508 – 510

Layers tab, 249, 249Layers table, 503 – 504, 504laying out sheets, 764 – 769, 766 – 769Layout settings for repeating detail, 721LBNL (Lawrence Berkeley National

Laboratory), 363lead time in film and stage, 976 – 977, 976 – 977Leader option

property lines, 93revision clouds, 868

Leader Location option, 774, 774Leader Tick Mark setting, 796Leader Type setting, 796leaders

dimensions, 796, 796property lines, 93revision clouds, 868tags, 790text, 774, 774

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leAdership in enerGy And environmentAl desiGn (leed) certificAtion • link revit option | 1081

Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, 341

Legend Components settings, 758, 758Legend tool, 757legends, 748

color filloverview, 809 – 810, 809 – 810rooms, 810 – 817, 811 – 812, 814 – 818

creating, 757 – 758, 757 – 758keynote, 40, 41, 757, 785 – 787, 786 – 787types, 40, 40 – 41walls, 758 – 759, 758 – 759, 769, 769

Length/Format dialog box, 355 – 356, 356, 449, 449, 478, 478

Length parameter for brackets, 636, 638lenses, 491 – 494, 491 – 493level of detail

CGI work, 990film and stage, 979, 979, 992stairs, 678visual styles, 451 – 453, 451 – 452

levels, 193D exports by, 257, 257copying, 215creating and duplicating, 19 – 20, 20floor area faces, 267 – 268, 267 – 268generic model mass families, 326, 327visibility, 230 – 231, 230 – 231worksets for, 47

levels of development (LODs), 501libraries for views, 764, 764lift drawings for masonry, 880Light, David, 561light meters, 376 – 378, 377lighting

ambient, 462 – 464, 462 – 464ceiling, 485 – 486, 485daylighting. See daylightingfilm and stage, 975, 976, 983, 983, 994light groups, 486 – 495, 486 – 495Tron Legacy, 1009, 1009

Lighting Analysis Assistant, 373 – 379, 374 – 375, 377

Lighting Analysis menu, 373, 374

Lighting category for film and stage, 994Lighting Fixtures categories, 490, 490Lighting option for sun, 349, 449Lighting tab, 374 – 376, 375limits, joins, 210Line Color settings, 102Line Pattern Properties dialog box,

104 – 105, 104 – 105Line Pattern settings, 102Line Patterns dialog box, 103 – 104, 103Line Style panel, 706 – 707, 706Line Styles dialog box, 105 – 106, 105, 707, 707line weights

importing, 226 – 227, 227setting, 102 – 103, 103, 600, 600

Line Weights dialog box, 103, 103, 600, 600

linear arrays, 72linear design, 382lines

converting, 729, 729details, 717 – 718, 717 – 718exporting, 250, 250offsetting, 77, 77patterns, 103 – 105, 103 – 105property, 92 – 94, 92 – 94reference. See reference linesremoving, 725splitting, 76 – 77, 76styles

changing, 729, 729selecting, 706 – 707, 706 – 707, 725setting, 105 – 106, 105

symbolic, 732, 732trimming and extending, 75 – 76, 75

Lines tab, 250, 250linework details, 725, 725Linework tool, 105, 725, 725Link CAD Formats dialog box, 233, 235Link CAD tool, 229, 759, 759Link Markup Pages to Revit Sheets dialog

box, 871, 871Link panel, 759Link Revit option, 406, 406

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1082 | linked dAtA And models • mAnAGe links diAloG box

linked data and models, 195 – 198, 195, 197attachment vs. overlay, 205 – 206, 206benefits and limitations, 210CAD toposurfaces, 85 – 87, 86coordinate acquisition and publishing,

201 – 202, 202exercise, 210 – 211exploding, 232foreground and background, 230graphic overrides, 231, 232groups from, 407 – 409, 407 – 409overview, 198, 199project base points and survey points,

202 – 205, 202 – 204shared positioning, 199 – 200, 201visibility in, 211 – 212, 211 – 212,

230 – 231, 230 – 231with worksharing, 206 – 209, 207 – 208

linkingDesign Review markups, 871, 871vs. importing, 228, 759 – 760, 759large CAD data, 233options, 228 – 229, 229

Linking Worksets dialog box, 209lists

in-session, 244text, 775, 775

live models, revisions in, 865Load As Group option, 406Load Family dialog box

property lines, 93section types, 131

Load From Library panel, 533Load Into Project option, 509, 730, 730Load Into Projects button, 131, 550Load Lighting Analysis Render Preset

option, 374Load Weather Data button, 375Loaded Tags tool, 125loading

groups, 406 – 407, 407keynotes, 781pattern-based panel families, 550 – 551, 551tags, 790, 790

team member work, 179, 179weather data, 375, 376

local copies, worksharing, 165local files

benefits, 171creating, 173 – 176, 174 – 176

Local Weather And Site dialog box, 360, 360location setting, 363Location Weather and Site dialog box, 202,

202, 350, 351Lock/Unlock 3D View button, 821locking

elements, 77 – 79, 78 – 79views, 470 – 471, 470

LODs (levels of development), 501lonely BIM, 193, 880LongDescription tag, 950look-ahead projections, 881louvers, 539, 539Lowe, Josh, 873 – 874Lu, Cheung Hon, student project by, 911, 911luminance, 368

MMac OS X, 916macros in VSTA, 948maglev, 1014 – 1015, 1014 – 1016Main Pattern section for balusters, 654Make Elements Editable option, 181Make Plan View option, 19Make Primary button, 416, 416Make Surface From Closed Loops option,

311, 311Make This A Central File After Save option,

173, 207Make Workset Editable option, 169male water closets, 857Manage Links dialog box

Coordination Review tool, 217, 219Design Review markups, 872imported data, 228, 237reference types, 205, 206worksets, 209

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mAnAGe proJect pAnel • mAteriAl keynote tool | 1083

Manage Project panel, 187Manage tab, 58 – 59, 58

coordinates, 201 – 202design options, 412Design Review markups, 872fill patterns, 115imported data, 242line patterns, 104line styles, 105 – 106, 707location, 363materials, 107, 370object styles, 100, 231Purge Unused tool, 154revisions, 863section types, 131shared parameters, 800 – 801templates, 136True North, 351views, 119 – 120, 129warnings, 161

management, 47 – 48, 47Manna, Robert, 135, 860mapping fonts, 227 – 228markups, digital, 868 – 872, 870 – 871Martin, Teresa, 199 – 200masking regions and Masking Region tool

details, 708 – 709, 715 – 717, 716, 729 – 731, 729 – 731

labels, 128masonry lift drawings, 880mass faces, curtain systems on,

849 – 853, 850 – 854mass families, 264, 264

complex, 329 – 338, 329 – 337generic model, 318 – 329, 318 – 329simple, 311 – 318, 311 – 317

mass floorscalculations, 237scheduled, 42, 269, 269, 849, 849selecting, 268window-to-wall ratio, 344 – 346, 345 – 346

Mass Floors button, 268, 345Mass Floors dialog box, 345, 345

Mass option for solar studies, 349mass schedules, 848 – 849, 848masses

building, 839 – 845, 840 – 846conceptual, 839creating, 262, 266 – 267, 266 – 267,

271 – 272, 271 – 272family component, 264, 264floor area faces, 264 – 268, 266 – 268forms, 278 – 279, 278 – 279formula-driven, 309 – 310, 310 – 311

complex mass families, 329 – 338, 329 – 337generic model mass family,

318 – 329, 318 – 329simple mass families, 311 – 318, 311 – 317

imported data as, 236 – 237in-place, 262 – 266, 263, 265 – 266intuitive. See intuitive massingoverview, 261 – 262scheduling, 42, 264 – 266, 265 – 266,

269 – 270, 269 – 270surfaces, 273 – 277, 273 – 277

Massing & Site tabbuilding pads, 91imported data, 237, 239in-place massing, 265, 265pattern-based panel scheduling, 560property lines, 92schedules, 95tools, 58, 58toposurfaces, 84 – 87window-to-wall ratio, 344

massing studies in Singapore Polytechnic project, 900 – 901, 900

Massing toolset, 900master keynote files, 778master schedule component families, 42Match Type Properties tool

ceilings, 577floors, 563working with, 65

matching properties, 65Material Keynote tool, 783, 783

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1084 | mAteriAl tAkeoff properties diAloG box • modify tAb

Material Takeoff Properties dialog box, 341 – 343, 341, 343

Material Takeoff schedules, 41description, 748 – 749floor finishes, 574recycled content, 341, 341

materials and Materials dialog box, 107, 107 – 108

daylighting, 370 – 371, 370 – 371family components, 610 – 611, 610 – 611filled regions, 713film and stage, 984, 984geometry phase, 392, 392keynotes, 777, 783 – 785, 783 – 785lenses, 493 – 494, 494Lighting Analysis Assistant, 374, 374monochromatic views, 438 – 439, 438properties, 108 – 110, 109 – 110railings, 656, 657shelf, 640 – 641, 640 – 641strategies, 111tags, 792, 792toposurfaces, 88visualization, 496, 496walls, 504 – 505, 504walls finish face, 511 – 512, 512

Materials Editor, 107, 108Materials tab, 374, 374MathWorld site, 861matte material, 439matter-rendering filters, 984, 984Maximum Distance setting for curtain

walls, 541Maximum Spacing setting for repeating

detail, 721Maya for film and stage, 990McDowell, Alex, 1004, 1015Medium detail level, 734, 735memory for virtualization, 917, 920, 927, 927menus, context, 65 – 66, 65Merge region tool, 512merging wall layers, 512, 512Message parameter, 943metadata, 684MicroStation, 925

Minimum Bracket Space parameter, 636 – 637, 636

Minimum Distance setting, 541Mirror tool, 71Mirror - Draw Axis tool, 71Mirror - Pick Axis tool, 71mirroring

elements, 71 – 72, 71groups, 410 – 411stairs, 667, 667

Mission Impossible, 1015Model By Face panel, 239Model Categories tab

linked files, 212, 212points, 202

Model In-Place tool, 27, 27, 523model lines, 271 – 272, 271 – 272Model Objects tab, 101, 101model patterns, 109, 112 – 113Model tab for solar studies, 349modelers, 148models and modeling

energy, 358 – 359, 358 – 361energy analysis, 359 – 362, 359 – 361exporting to gbXML, 366 – 368, 366 – 368settings requirements, 363 – 366, 364 – 366

foundations, 879groups, 401, 402linked. See linked data and modelsregions, 711, 711

Modify Camera tab, 472Modify option for Coordination Review, 219Modify panel for details, 708, 708Modify Returns button, 516Modify Sub Elements tool, 590 – 591Modify tab, 59, 59

alignment, 74floor edges, 572floor finishes, 575 – 576Match Type Properties tool, 65object subcategories, 493, 493Paint tool, 496, 496tool changes, 61, 62wall joins, 520

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modify tools • new mAteriAl tAkeoff diAloG box | 1085

Modify toolsbehavior, 67Create Similar tool, 82

Modify Vertical Structure settings, 505monochromatic views, 437 – 440, 438 – 440monorails as railings, 660 – 661, 661Moore, Alan, 1004Move option, 219Move To 2nd option, 72 – 73, 72Move To Last option, 72 – 73, 73Move To Start Up Location option, 200Move tool, 68, 68

text, 772 – 773wall layers, 518, 519

Moves With Nearby Elements option, 68 – 69, 69, 603, 603

moving elements, 66Move tool, 68, 68nearby, 68 – 69, 69nudging, 68point, 330, 330temporary dimensions, 66 – 67, 66 – 67between worksets, 179 – 181, 180

Mullion tool, 532, 585mullions

corner, 534 – 535, 534curtain walls, 528, 530, 532, 532, 537profiles, 851roofs, 585

Multi-Category schedules, 42, 749Multi-Category tags, 792 – 794, 793Multi-Day option, 349, 355, 449multicategory schedules, 158 – 159, 158 – 159multiplatform work. See interoperabilityMultiple Alignment option, 74multiple details, saving, 762 – 764, 763 – 764Multiple Elements tool, 75Multiple option

copying elements, 69Move tool, 68

multiprocessors for virtualization, 917Multiselect tab for groups, 402My Adaptive Panel type, 560

NName dialog box, 132Name tag, 949names

assemblies, 892, 892central files, 173conventions, 153energy analyses, 361, 361groups, 406, 761, 801, 801layers, 246, 247masses, 266, 326, 326parameters, 799regions, 709schedules, 341schemes, 812section tags, 132standards, 247

namespace references, 953, 953National CAD Standard, 247National Institute of Building Sciences, 3natural light. See daylightingNavigation bar, 57, 57Navigation Wheel, 57, 473, 473Navisworks Manage tool, 222nearby elements, moving with, 68 – 69, 69Nemetschek IFC Viewer, 256nested components for film and stage, 994nesting

geometrybenefits, 614film and stage, 993, 993

groups, 409railing elements, 659 – 661, 660shelf brackets, 631 – 633, 631 – 632

.NET Framework, 942New Area Plan dialog box, 742 – 743, 743New Assembly dialog box, 892, 892New Construction phase, 390, 394, 394New Drafting View dialog box, 235, 235New Family - Select Template File dialog box,

29, 29, 804, 804New Legend View dialog box, 757, 757New Material Takeoff dialog box, 341

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1086 | new pAttern diAloG box • oriGin to oriGin option

New Pattern dialog box, 113, 115 – 116, 712, 712New Plan dialog box, 19 – 20, 20New Project dialog box, 100, 100, 953, 953New Schedule dialog box, 42, 42, 749, 749

categories, 599, 599masses, 269, 269pattern-based panel scheduling, 561

New Sheet dialog box, 756 – 757, 756New subroutine, 960Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,

1003, 1003 – 1004nonhosted family components,

602 – 603, 602 – 603north exposures, 343 – 344nosing profiles for stairs, 672 – 673, 672 – 673nosing structures for stairs, 654Note Block schedules, 41, 749notifications of permissions, 184, 184nudging elements, 68numbered lists, 775numbering

keynotes, 781revisions, 865 – 866, 865

Numbering Method settings, 781numerical ranges for color schemes,

816 – 817, 817 – 818nurse’s station, 1012, 1012

Oobject styles and Object Styles dialog box,

100, 101annotation objects, 102cut properties, 599, 600family components, 612 – 613, 612 – 613imported data, 102, 231, 232line styles, 106model objects, 101 – 102, 101reference lines, 272, 272revision clouds, 866subcategories, 493, 493

Object Styles setting, 59objects, imported data as, 241 – 242, 242Oblivion, 1015

occupancy keys, 854, 855occupancy schedules, 856, 856Offset tool, 77, 77offsets

cameras, 45, 45 – 46lines and walls, 77, 77

One Baluster Per Tread option, 682onion-shaped roofs, 584, 584onShutdown function, 945 – 947, 965 – 966onStartup function, 945 – 947, 965 – 966Open dialog box

central files, 206, 207elevation tags, 132groups, 762, 762section tags, 130

opening linked models, 210optimizing performance

resolution settings, 469, 470virtualization, 928, 928, 937, 937

Options Bar, 59, 59Options dialog box

keynotes, 780local files, 175, 175permissions, 191selection colors, 61templates, 134, 134temporary dimensions, 67ViewCube, 56, 56

Options menu for ViewCube, 56Orb Void Model Lines family, 844, 845Orbital Scale setting, 375organizing views, 119 – 121, 119 – 121Orient In Host Layers option, 113Orient To View option, 113, 713, 819 – 820orientation

3D views, 819 – 820, 819 – 820building, 340fill patterns, 113filled regions, 713, 713tags, 789True North, 351

Orientation In Host Layers option, 713, 713Origin To Origin option, 229, 233

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oriGins • pArtiAl explode option | 1087

originsproject, 200, 203, 205world coordinates, 229, 233

orthographic viewsvs. perspective, 470, 470working in, 42 – 46, 44 – 46

Output Settings screen, 468, 468Overhang parameter for roofs, 579, 579Overhanging option, 287 – 288, 288overlapping point elements, 330, 331overlapping sketches, 666overlapping solids on curves, 850overlapping walls, 22, 23Overlay option for linked models, 206overriding phase filters, 984, 985Overwrite The Existing Version option, 509ownership

floors, 566local files, 174, 174workset elements, 181 – 191, 181 – 191

Ownership Status tab, 188, 189

PP2V (physical-to-virtual) technology, 922 – 923pads

building, 90 – 91, 91floors, 569, 569

Paint Bucket tool, 255paint for daylighting material, 370Paint tool, 80, 496, 496, 575Pan control, 57panels

balusters, 651, 651curtain, 527, 527, 538curtain walls, 530, 532dimensions, 859, 859pattern-based. See pattern-based panelsRibbon, 59, 59

parallel control of in-place solids, 297, 297Parallels products

Transporter, 922updates, 926virtualization, 916, 921 – 923, 921, 925 – 927Workstation Extreme, 920 – 921

parameterizationarrays, 634 – 636, 634 – 635dimensions, 612, 678forms, 272, 614reference lines, 606 – 607, 606 – 607reference planes, 623, 623, 629, 629,

631 – 632, 631, 633parameters and Parameter Properties

dialog boxanalytic visualization

project, 440 – 442, 440 – 443user-defined, 443 – 445, 443 – 445

annotationsproject, 797 – 800, 797 – 800shared, 800 – 807, 801 – 807

Copy/Monitor tool, 214 – 215, 215family categories, 601family components, 613 – 614, 614filters, 384 – 385, 384mass dimensions, 312 – 316, 312 – 316,

320 – 322, 321 – 323shelf brackets, 633 – 634, 633 – 634type and instance, 30, 30 – 31views, 120, 120walls, 509

parametric models and projects, 827 – 828, 827 – 828

area analysis, 848 – 849, 848 – 849building footprint, 829 – 839,

829 – 835, 837 – 838building massing, 839calculations, 854 – 858, 855 – 857conceptual massing, 839curtain systems on mass faces,

849 – 853, 850 – 854documentation, 858 – 860, 859 – 860generic model outline families, 828 – 829resources for, 860 – 861sustainability analysis, 846 – 847, 847terminology, 828, 828

Partial option for pattern-based system, 287, 287

Partial Explode option, 760

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1088 | pArts • physicAl-to-virtuAl technoloGy

partscreating, 887 – 888modifying, 888 – 890, 888 – 890scheduling, 890 – 891, 891

Paste Aligned control, 80 – 81, 81pasting, 80 – 81, 80 – 81, 210PAT files, 114 – 115Path Type settings, 780 – 781paths

animation, 473 – 480, 473 – 479keynotes, 780 – 781railings, 688, 688solar, 357, 357 – 358, 446 – 449, 447 – 449sweeps, 626

paths for linked models, 209pattern-based components, 326, 328pattern-based panels

building, 546 – 550, 547 – 550creating, 284 – 294, 285 – 293loading, 550 – 551, 551pyramid curtain wall, 551 – 555, 551 – 555scheduling, 560 – 561, 561size limiting, 556 – 558, 557 – 558

Pattern Type settings, 111patterns

curtain wallsapplying, 543 – 544, 544custom, 555 – 556, 555 – 556surface editing, 544, 545

exporting, 250, 251faces of masses, 337, 337fill

creating, 113 – 114, 113importing, 114 – 116, 116overview, 111 – 113, 112

filled regions, 712 – 713, 712 – 713line, 103 – 105, 103 – 105surface and cut, 109

Patterns tab, 243, 250, 251PBPs (Project Base Points), 202 – 205, 202 – 204Perez All Weather option, 376, 376performance

resolution settings, 469, 470virtualization, 928, 928, 937, 937

permissionscentral files, 173, 173granting, 184 – 185, 184 – 185notifications, 184, 184relinquishing, 185, 185requesting, 183 – 184, 183 – 184workarounds, 191workset elements, 181

perpendicular control for in-place solids, 297, 297

Perspective View Control bar, 450perspective views

generic model mass families, 328, 328in-place solids, 306, 307vs. orthographic, 470, 470overview, 43, 44 – 47walls, 26, 26

Phase-Exist material, 392, 392Phase Filters tab, 389, 389, 398, 398, 439, 439phasing and Phasing dialog box

associating, 381 – 383elements associated with, 386, 386 – 387filters, 354, 354, 387 – 390, 389, 882,

984 – 985, 985geometry, 390 – 393, 391 – 393materials, 985, 986settings, 387 – 390, 387 – 390time elements, 383 – 385, 383 – 385views, 381 – 383, 386, 387, 394 – 400, 394 – 399

photorealistic visualization, 450ambient lighting, 462 – 464, 462 – 464animation paths, 473 – 480, 473 – 479film rendering, 989rendering settings, 467 – 470, 467 – 470section boxes, 464 – 466, 464 – 466still image cameras, 471 – 473, 471 – 473views, 470 – 471, 470visual styles, 450

level of detail, 451 – 453, 451 – 452shadows, 457 – 462, 457 – 462types, 453 – 457, 453 – 457

physical location setting, 363physical-to-virtual (P2V) technology, 922 – 923

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pick pAth tool • previewinG | 1089

Pick Path toolfloor edges, 571generic model mass families, 324, 324

Pick Primary Host tool, 525 – 526, 526Pick Supports tool, 590Pick Walls tool

ceilings, 577roofs, 579sketch-based objects, 506, 506, 573, 573structural floors, 567, 567

Pin tool, 77pinned panels, 538pinning elements, 77 – 78, 78pins as balusters, 696, 696Place At import option, 229Place Detail Component tab, 714Place Detail Group button, 724, 724Place Point tool, 84Place Request option, 183placeholders for sheets, 756Plan/RCP option, 608plan views, 32 – 34, 32 – 34, 48planes, reference

family components, 605, 605handrails, 651, 651parameterized, 623, 623, 629, 629, 631 – 632,

631, 633relationships, 24 – 27, 25 – 28

planningfor BIM, 4 – 5, 4J. H. Findorff & Son case study,

874 – 877, 875 – 877plans

documenting, 739 – 747, 740 – 747execution, 194 – 195

plumb cuts for roofs, 582plumbing

parametric model requirements, 854, 855, 857, 857

wall-hosted fixtures, 602, 602poches

settings, 464 – 466, 464 – 466for toposurfaces, 91, 91

Point Element tool, 548point elements

complex mass families, 331 – 334, 331 – 333pattern-based panel families, 548

pointsadaptive, 546 – 548insertion

family components, 603 – 604, 604groups, 404, 404stairs, 672

PBPs and survey, 202 – 205, 202 – 204reference, 605, 605toposurfaces, 84 – 87, 85

portability setting, 205ports for virtualization, 938, 938positioning with importing, 229Postpone option for Coordination Review, 218posts

balusters, 651, 651, 654glass stairs, 696 – 697start and end, 665, 669, 680 – 683,

682 – 683, 696 – 697Posts section for balusters, 654preconstruction planning, 874 – 877, 875 – 877predefined material keynotes, 783, 783predictability

vs. innovation, 11 – 12, 12stairs and railings, 700

presentation, 8093D views, 31, 819

annotating, 821, 821orienting, 819 – 820, 819 – 820

color fill legendsoverview, 809 – 810, 809 – 810program verification with, 818, 818rooms, 810 – 817, 811 – 812, 814 – 818

viewport types, 822 – 823, 822 – 823Preview Solar Study option, 355, 355Preview window, 503previewing

fill patterns, 116roofs, 592solar studies, 355, 355walls, 503

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1090 | previous selection • proposed temporAry element

previous selection, 62Print Setup button, 869Print Setup dialog box, 34, 34printers and printing

cropping visibility, 34, 34ports for virtualization, 938, 938resolutions, 469, 469

priorities for wall joins, 504, 504 – 505private variables, 956, 959 – 960production for film and stage,

976 – 977, 976 – 977profiles

balusters, 653, 653edges, 325, 325generic model mass families, 325, 325in-place solids, 302, 302 – 303, 305, 306massing surfaces, 275, 275mullion, 851railings, 650, 650, 660, 674 – 675, 674 – 675stringers, 674 – 676, 674 – 676sweep, 571 – 572, 571 – 572virtualization, 930, 930walls, 22 – 23, 22, 521 – 522, 521 – 522

program verification with color fills, 818, 818Progressbar controls, 955Project Base Points (PBPs), 202 – 205, 202 – 204Project Browser, 33, 51, 51, 118 – 119project environment for curtain walls, 539Project Parameters dialog box

labels, 797, 797shared parameters, 802 – 803, 802 – 803,

805, 806views, 120

Project Phase tab, 387 – 388, 387 – 388Project Properties dialog box, 951, 951project settings

color schemes, 116 – 118, 117 – 118fill patterns

creating, 113 – 114, 113importing, 114 – 116, 116overview, 111 – 113, 112

lines, 102 – 106, 103 – 105materials, 107 – 111, 107 – 110

object styles, 100 – 102, 101phasing to, 381 – 383

Project Standards worksets, 169Project Template option, 100projection modes, 101projection values for family categories,

599 – 600, 600projects

internal coordinate system, 199 – 200organization, 17 – 18, 18

content, 29, 29datum, 19 – 29, 19 – 28management, 47 – 48, 47type and instance parameters, 30, 30 – 31views. See views and View tab

parametersanalytic visualization, 440 – 442, 440 – 443annotations, 797 – 800, 797 – 800

parametric. See parametric models and projects

roles, 147 – 150, 149settings. See project settingstemplates. See templates

properties and Properties Palette, 50, 50class, 960 – 962complex mass families, 332, 333, 336matching, 65materials, 108 – 110, 109 – 110overview, 64, 64 – 65panels, 288 – 289, 289revision clouds, 867, 867room height, 364 – 365, 365toposurfaces, 88view phase, 395 – 396, 395 – 396

Properties tab, 50, 50, 289, 289Property Line tab, 92property lines, 92 – 94, 92 – 94Property Lines dialog box, 92, 92proportional control of mass families, 314,

314, 316, 317proposal phase in design exercise, 420 – 421,

420 – 422, 424 – 426, 424 – 426Proposed element, 397, 397Proposed Temporary element, 397, 397

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public clAss properties • reference lines | 1091

public class properties, 960 – 962Publish Coordinates command, 201 – 202Publish option, 48publishing

coordinates, 201 – 202, 202to Design Review, 869 – 871, 870 – 871RFA files, 48

pullingcoordinates, 201edges, 300, 300

Purge Unused command, 154Purge Unused dialog box, 154 – 155, 155purging unused families and groups,

154 – 155, 155Push/Pull tool, 255pushing

coordinates, 201faces and edges, 298, 299 – 300

pyramid curtain wall pattern-based families, 551 – 555, 551 – 555

pyramids, 266 – 267, 267

QQi, Lim Wei, student project by, 905, 905QI, Tay QI, student project by, 909 – 910, 910Quad Corner Mullion type, 534quality control, 154

file size, 154 – 157, 155 – 157schedules, 158 – 161, 158 – 161warnings, 161 – 162, 161 – 162

quality settings, 467 – 470, 467 – 470Quick Access toolbar (QAT), 49, 49 – 50Quick Energy Simulation Tool, 363

Rradial arrays, 73, 73Radiance engine, 369radii of arcs, 831 – 833Rafter Cut option for roofs, 582Rafter option for roofs, 582, 582Rail Structure dialog box, 656Rail Structure option, 653railing tool, 674, 674

railings and handrailsbest practices, 699 – 700components, 650 – 654, 650 – 653curtain walls, 670 – 672, 670 – 671curved, 684, 685glass stairs, 696, 697, 698inside the box, 655 – 658joins, 662 – 666, 663 – 666outside the box, 661 – 672, 662 – 671paths, 688, 688profiles, 650, 650, 660, 674 – 675, 674 – 675reference planes, 651, 651, 664, 664repetitive systems, 659 – 661, 659 – 661split run stairs, 693 – 694, 693 – 694wire meshes, 654 – 658

RAM for virtualization, 917, 920, 927, 927Ramp tool, 672Read, Phil, 923Realistic option, 53, 53Realistic view, 456, 456recent commands, 65, 65Recent Files page, 100Rectangle Checkerboard Pattern type,

543, 544Rectangle tool, 92rectilinear form

generic model mass families, 320in-place solids, 294, 294

recycled content, 341 – 343, 341 – 343redundancy, templates for, 135 – 136Reference Line tool, 553reference lines

arcs, 833 – 834, 836complex mass families, 329 – 330, 330 – 331,

334, 334family components, 605 – 607generic model mass families, 319 – 320, 319,

322, 323masses, 271 – 272, 271 – 272massing surfaces, 273 – 277, 273 – 277pattern-based panels, 290 – 292, 291 – 292,

546 – 550, 550pyramid curtain wall pattern-based

families, 550 – 551, 551 – 555

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1092 | reference other view option • reveAls for wAlls

Reference Other View option, 40, 235 – 236reference planes

arcs, 831, 831, 833 – 834complex mass families, 333, 333family components, 605, 605parameterized, 623, 623, 629, 629, 631 – 632,

631, 633railings, 664, 664wall relationship, 24 – 27, 25 – 28

reference points for family components, 605, 605

reference shapes for massing forms, 278, 278Reference tool, 552references, datum, 19Reflectance setting, 371Region tool, 708 – 713, 708 – 713regions

cropping, 34, 34drafting, 710 – 711, 711filled, 708 – 710, 708 – 710

boundaries, 715, 715 – 716creating, 711 – 713, 712 – 713types, 710 – 711, 711

maskingdetails, 708 – 709, 715 – 717, 716,

729 – 731, 729 – 731labels, 128

model, 711, 711names, 709toposurfaces, 87 – 89, 88

Reject option for Coordination Review, 218Related to Mass option, 581relationships

in coordination, 195 – 198, 195, 197in groups, 410, 410reference planes and walls, 24 – 27, 25 – 28solid and void, 616 – 618, 616 – 618

Relative option for keynotes, 780relative paths for linked models, 209release dates of films, 975Relinquish All Mine button, 185, 185relinquishing permissions, 185, 185Reload Latest process, 179, 179Remove Paint tool, 496

removingdesign options, 415 – 416Design Review markups, 872lines, 725

Rename option, 219renaming

in Coordination Review, 219schedules, 341schemes, 812

Render Appearance tab, 371, 371Render Setup dialog box, 376, 378rendering

daylighting, 376, 378film and stage, 984 – 988, 984 – 989generic model mass families, 329, 329light groups, 486 – 490, 486 – 489photorealistic

film and stage, 989settings, 467 – 470, 467 – 470

solar studies, 449visualization, 482 – 485, 483 – 485

Rendering dialog boxsettings, 467, 467solar studies, 449

Rendering Settings dialog box, 482 – 483, 483, 485

rentable area, 741 – 742Repeating Detail Component tool,

719 – 723, 720 – 722repetitive systems for railings,

659 – 661, 659 – 661Request Granted dialog box, 184, 184requesting permissions, 183 – 184, 183 – 184Reset Points To Grid button, 547resolution settings, 467 – 470, 467 – 470Restore Orientation And Lock View

option, 821Results and Compare dialog box, 361 – 362, 361Retaining behavior for walls, 507reuse details, 761 – 764, 761 – 764Reuse parameter, 799, 799Reveal Hidden Elements tool, 85Reveals dialog box, 514, 514reveals for walls, 514, 514 – 515

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review wArninGs tool • rvtmdGdbG utility | 1093

Review Warnings tool, 161Revision Cloud option, 863Revision Cloud tool, 866revision clouds, 863, 864

leaders, 868placing, 866 – 867, 866 – 867tags, 867 – 868, 868

Revision tool, 863revisions

in live models, 866overview, 863 – 866, 864 – 865revision clouds, 866 – 868, 866 – 867supplemental drawings, 868

Revit.ini file, 227, 948Revit Links tab, 212Revit Lookup utility, 943, 943revolution vs. evolution, 12 – 13, 13revolves, 615revolving sketches, 28, 28Rhino program, 238 – 240, 238 – 240, 974Ribbon, 57, 57

Options Bar, 59, 59panels, 59, 59tabs, 57 – 59, 57 – 59

ridges for roofs, 591, 591rigs for pattern-based panel families, 546, 547Rise of the Apes, 1015Riser Type setting, 673risers

circular runs, 690, 690creating, 666 – 668, 666stairs, 673warnings, 669

roles, 147 – 150, 149Roof By Face tool, 585Roof By Footprint tool, 586roofs, 578

curved surfaces, 238 – 240, 238 – 240dormers, 586 – 589, 586 – 589by extrusion, 582 – 583, 582 – 583footprint, 578 – 582, 578 – 582in-place, 584, 584joining walls to, 79, 79

keynotes, 782, 782Roof By Face tool, 585shapes, 589 – 590, 589 – 590sketching, 573 – 574, 573slope arrow, 585, 586sloped drainage layers, 589, 589sloped glazing, 585, 585sloped topping, 590 – 591, 590 – 591thickness, 592, 592

Roofs tab, 580Room & Area panel, 740 – 741Room Area Computation option, 527Room Bounding option

ceilings, 577roofs, 581

Room Separation Lines option, 741Room tool, 364rooms

area, 740 – 741, 740 – 741color fill legends, 810 – 817,

811 – 812, 814 – 818heights, 364 – 365, 365phasing, 386, 386scheduled, 42tags, 740 – 741, 740, 791, 791volumes, 364 – 366, 364 – 366

Rotate tool, 71, 773Rotate True North command, 351rotating

buildings, 340detail, 721, 721elements, 70 – 71, 70 – 71text, 773

rotation angles for complex mass families, 333, 333

Rudder, Don, 941rules, filter, 440, 441Run Interference Check option, 223“Running Revit in Virtualization”, 923RVT files, saving groups as, 406RVT Link Display Settings dialog box,

211 – 212, 211 – 212RvtMdgDbg utility, 943

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1094 | sAmple proJect • schedules

Ssample project, 952 – 954, 952 – 953

.addin manifest installation, 967 – 968, 967, 969

Application class, 964 – 966clsSettings class, 959 – 962Command class, 962 – 964, 962debugging, 969 – 970helper subroutines, 966 – 967user forms, 954 – 959, 955

sandwich model, 563 – 564, 564SAT files, 238 – 241, 240Save As dialog box

central files, 172 – 173, 172energy models, 368shared parameters, 801

Save As View Template option, 464, 769Save button, 176 – 177Save Group dialog box, 761, 761Save Group option, 406, 406Save Local File Before And After

Synchronizing With Central option, 177Save Orientation And Lock View option, 821Save To Central dialog box, 179Save To New File option, 763Save To Target dialog box, 246Save Views dialog box, 764, 764saving

central files, 172 – 173, 172groups, 406 – 407, 406, 761, 761at intervals, 178 – 179, 178multiple details, 762 – 764, 763 – 764views, 764, 764work, 176 – 178, 177 – 178

scaleanimated solar studies, 356, 357dimensions, 794elements, 74

Scale tool, 74Schedule Properties dialog box

Appearance tab, 752, 753Fields tab, 750, 750, 753 – 754, 891, 891Filters tab, 159, 159, 751, 751Formatting tab, 159, 752, 752

linked models, 210parameters, 800, 800Sorting/Grouping tab, 159, 159, 751,

751, 754 – 756Schedule/Quantities schedules, 42, 42,

748, 754Schedule tab, 752, 753schedules, 41 – 42, 41 – 42, 158, 340 – 341

area, 42, 754 – 755, 755creating, 749 – 753, 749 – 753cut and fill, 94 – 95design exercise, 427 – 430, 427 – 430design options, 414 – 415, 414family categories, 599, 599film and stage, 977hidden, 159key, 750, 854, 855keynotes, 160 – 161, 160 – 161, 787linked file elements, 210mass floors, 849, 849masses, 264 – 266, 265 – 266, 269 – 270,

269 – 270, 848 – 849, 848 – 849multicategory, 158 – 159, 158 – 159occupancy, 856, 856parameters, 800, 800parts, 890 – 891, 891pattern-based panels, 560 – 561, 561recycled content, 341 – 343, 341 – 343Sheet List, 756 – 757, 756sheets, 767 – 768, 768sorting

Area, 755floors, 346keynotes, 160materials, 342Note Block, 160order, 751, 751pattern-based panels, 561sheet lists, 756Sheet Number, 157, 157Walls, 754

templates, 755types, 748 – 749walls, 753 – 754window-to-wall ratio, 343 – 346, 344 – 346

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schemAtic desiGn in sinGApore polytechnic proJect • sheet view window | 1095

schematic design in Singapore Polytechnic project, 901, 901

Scheme Definition dialog box, 812schemes

color, 116 – 118, 117 – 118definitions, 812, 812names, 812numerical ranges, 816 – 817, 817 – 818

sculptural process, 618 – 623, 619 – 622SD Sandwich Edge profile, 571 – 572SDK (Software Development Kit),

942 – 943, 942 – 943SDs (supplemental drawings), 868Section Box option, 46, 46, 89, 464, 464section boxes

activating, 46, 46creating, 464 – 466, 464 – 466Google SketchUp, 253 – 254, 254toposurfaces, 89

Section Cut Material setting, 91section poches, 91, 91section tags, 129 – 132, 129 – 132Section Tags option, 129sections, types, 36 – 38, 36 – 38, 131 – 132, 132security in virtualization, 929, 929Segment Dimension Leader Visibility setting,

796, 796Select & Edit button, 375 – 376Select All Instances option, 63, 139, 181Select Items To Copy dialog box, 136, 137Select Layers/Levels To Import/Link dialog

box, 727, 728Select Previous option, 62Select Profile option, 325Select Template File dialog box, 126 – 127Selection Count, 62selections

all instances, 63colors, 61elements, 61 – 62, 62filters, 62 – 63, 63, 65templates, 598 – 601, 598 – 600

Send Backwards option, 719, 719

Send To Back option, 719, 719sequences, visualization. See visualizationset-out drawings, 878 – 880, 878 – 880Set Work Plane tool, 553SetViewWorksets subroutine, 958 – 959Shaded view, 454, 454Shaded With Edges view, 455, 455shading and Shading setting

geometry phase, 393, 393materials, 108, 610, 610railings, 658, 658

shadowboxes, 538, 538shadows

film and stage, 983, 983sun studies, 351 – 352, 352working with, 457 – 462, 457 – 462

Shadows settings, 352, 457, 457shape-based fonts, 227 – 228shape handles for in-place solids, 306, 306shapes

floors and roofs, 589 – 590, 589 – 590reference, 278, 278stairs, 677 – 683, 677 – 683

shared coordinate system, 199 – 200, 201shared folders in virtualization,

930 – 931, 930 – 931Shared Levels And Grids workset, 47, 168Shared Parameter button, 800shared parameters

annotations, 796 – 797, 800 – 807, 801 – 807categories, 802 – 803, 802 – 803cautions, 995tags, 803 – 807, 804 – 807

shared positioning of linked models, 199 – 200, 201

Sheet Issues/Revisions dialog box, 864 – 867, 864, 867

Sheet Issues/Revisions tool, 863Sheet List Properties dialog box, 756Sheet List schedules, 41, 749, 756 – 757, 756Sheet Name category, 756Sheet Number category, 756Sheet view window, 48

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1096 | sheets • size

sheetsarea plans, 764 – 766, 766in export sets, 244 – 245, 245laying out, 764 – 769, 766 – 769schedules, 767 – 768, 768wall legends, 769, 769

Sheets Of Glass setting, 371shelf, 628, 628

bracketsformulas, 636 – 638, 636 – 638modeling, 629 – 630, 629 – 630nesting, 631 – 633, 631 – 632parameters, 633 – 634, 633 – 634parametric arrays, 634 – 636, 634 – 635

materials, 640 – 641, 640 – 641type catalogs, 640 – 644, 641 – 644

Shelf Width parameter, 636Shift key for selections, 62shortcuts, keyboard, 82, 82Shoulder Length setting, 796Show All phase filter, 394 – 395, 394Show Area option, 740Show Camera option, 45, 45, 471, 472Show Categories From All Disciplines

option, 749Show Center option, 831Show Center Point option, 833Show Complete phase filter, 354, 354, 370, 389,

398, 399, 496, 496Show Demo + New phase filter, 398, 398Show In list, 245Show Leader When Text Is Moved

setting, 796Show Mass button, 344Show New option, 398, 399Show option for permissions, 185Show Original option, 888Show Parts option, 888Show Placement Number parameter, 559Show Previous + Demo option, 396, 396Show Previous + New Graphic phase

filter, 397Show Previous + New phase filter, 396, 397Show Previous Phase option, 396, 396

Show Reference option, 332, 333Show Reference Planes option, 552Show Related Warnings option, 163Show setting for revisions, 865Show Shape Handles parameter, 889Show Title setting, 823Show Workplane tool, 549shutdown of virtual machines, 928, 928shxfontmap.txt file, 227 – 228Silhouette Style option, 461, 461silhouettes for edges, 461 – 463, 461sills

detail, 717 – 718, 717, 722, 722window, 726 – 733, 726 – 732

simple mass families, 311 – 318, 311 – 317Simple option for fill patterns, 114sine function, 832Singapore Polytechnic, 895, 896

design project, 897design development, 901 – 902, 902details and documentation, 902, 903massing studies, 900 – 901, 900schematic design, 901, 901site analysis and hand sketching,

898 – 899, 899 – 900submission drawings, 903textile design and fashion show,

898, 898 – 899overview, 896 – 897student project examples,

903 – 913, 904 – 913Single-Day option, 349, 354, 448Single Element tool, 75site analysis in Singapore Polytechnic project,

898 – 899, 899 – 900site context modeling, 83, 83

building pads, 90 – 91, 91cut and fill schedules, 94 – 95property lines, 92 – 94, 92 – 94toposurfaces, 83 – 90, 85 – 86, 88 – 90

Site Settings dialog box, 91, 91size

crop region, 472, 472, 475files, 154 – 157, 155, 157 – 158, 920

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size crop button • split surfAce tool | 1097

limiting for pattern-based panels, 556 – 558, 557 – 558

Size Crop button, 356, 472, 475Sketch mode in work plane viewer, 55, 55Sketch Ceiling mode, 577sketches

extrusions, 490 – 491, 490floors, ceilings, and roofs, 573 – 574, 573revolving, 28, 28Singapore Polytechnic project,

898 – 899, 899 – 900Sky Model menu, 376, 376Slab Edge tool, 569, 570slab edges for floors, 569, 570slanted walls, 1009, 1009Sliver Space Tolerance setting, 367Slope Arrow tool, 585, 586slope of roofs, 580, 580, 585

drainage layers, 589, 589topping, 590 – 591, 590 – 591

Slope setting, 585Sloped Glazing roofs, 585, 585SmartGuard, 932, 932SmartMount, 932, 932Smith, Gavin, 12Snakes on a Plane

cockpit, 981, 981, 1001, 1002production, 1001, 1001 – 1002

Snyder, Zack, 1004, 1011, 1015social BIM, 193 – 194, 880Soffit behavior for walls, 507softened lighting effects

film and stage, 975, 976shadows, 459 – 460, 460 – 461

Software Development Kit (SDK), 942 – 943, 942 – 943

solar shading in curtain systems, 852, 852solar studies. See sun and solar studiesSolid Form button, 547, 550solid panels, 528Solid Sweep tool, 625Solid tab, 252, 252

solidsconverting to voids, 308 – 309, 308, 323 – 324,

323 – 324, 618, 618exporting, 252, 252in-place, 294 – 309, 294 – 309overlapping on curves, 850void relationships, 616 – 618, 616 – 618

solstices in sun studies, 347 – 348, 348 – 349, 350sorting schedules and Sorting/Grouping tab

Area, 755floors, 346keynotes, 160, 160materials, 342Note Block, 158, 158order, 751, 751pattern-based panels, 561sheet lists, 756Sheet Number, 157, 157Walls, 754

Sound Transmission Class (STC), 757south exposures, 343 – 344spacebar for rotating elements, 70, 70spaces, 29

content category, 29scheduled, 42

Spacing option for repeating detail, 721Span Direction tool, 567spandrels, 538, 538Special Equipment category, 662speed of animation, 479 – 480spheres, 266 – 267, 267spider fittings, 538Spline Through Points option

intuitive massing, 280, 280massing surfaces, 274, 274, 276, 276wall by face mass, 282, 283

splinesmassing surfaces, 274 – 276, 274, 276 – 277wall by face mass, 282, 283

Split Face tool, 80, 574 – 575, 574 – 575Split Region button, 511split runs for stairs, 692 – 694, 692 – 694Split Surface tool, 89 – 90, 89 – 90

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1098 | split tool • sun intensity settinG

Split tool, 76, 76Split With Gap tool, 76 – 77splitting

curtain systems, 850, 850lines and walls, 76 – 77, 76wall finish materials, 511 – 512, 512

stacked walls, 523 – 526, 524 – 526stacking views, 991, 991staffing in BIM, 146 – 151, 146 – 147, 149stage. See film and stagestairs, 647

approaches, 647 – 650, 648 – 649balusters. See balustersbest practices, 699 – 700circular, 688 – 690, 688 – 691components, 654conditions and shapes, 677 – 683, 677 – 683exiting width requirements, 856glass, 694 – 699, 695 – 699outside the box, 684 – 699, 684 – 699railings. See railings and handrailssplit runs, 692 – 694, 692 – 694tools, 672 – 673, 672 – 674

Start Post setting, 669start posts, 669, 680, 696 – 697starting views, 187, 187startup of virtual machines, 928, 928status bar, 52, 52statutory submissions in Singapore

Polytechnic, 903STC (Sound Transmission Class), 757still image cameras, 471 – 473, 471 – 473Still option for sun, 349 – 350, 448Storefront curtain wall, 535 – 536, 535strategy in BIM, 9 – 10Streibig, Peter, 916, 923, 926stringers, 654

custom profiles, 674 – 676, 674 – 676split run stairs, 693

structural floors, 566 – 568, 566 – 568structural - MEP engineer relationship, 198Structural parameter, 566, 566

Structure tabmaterials, 110, 110tools, 58, 58

structures, wall, 503 – 506, 503 – 505student activities

overview, 895Singapore Polytechnic. See Singapore

Polytechnicstyles

lineschanging, 729, 729selecting, 706 – 707, 706 – 707, 725setting, 105 – 106, 105

object. See object styles and Object Styles dialog box

visual, 450level of detail, 451 – 453, 451 – 452shadows, 457 – 462, 457 – 462types, 453 – 457, 453 – 457

subcategoriescreating, 493, 493family components, 612 – 613, 612 – 613

submission drawings in Singapore Polytechnic, 903

Subregion tool, 87 – 89subregions of toposurfaces, 87 – 89, 88Subscription Advantage Pack, 359Subscription Center, 50subtractive approach

selection, 62templates, 135, 135wall storage, 502

Sucker Punch, 1011 – 1015, 1011 – 1016suffixes for keynotes, 775summer solstice in sun studies, 347 – 348,

348 – 349, 350sun and solar studies, 347, 348

analytic visualization, 446 – 450, 447 – 449animated, 354 – 356, 355 – 357, 449, 449creating, 348 – 354, 349 – 354solar paths, 357, 357 – 358,

446 – 449, 447 – 449sustainability analysis, 846, 847

Sun Intensity setting, 459, 459

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sun pAth tool • synchronize with centrAl And set reminder intervAls option | 1099

Sun Path tool, 357Sun Settings dialog box

multi-day studies, 355settings, 349 – 351, 350shadows, 459, 459sun path, 448, 448

Sunlight From Top Left option, 459, 459Sunlight From Top Right option, 459sunlight in visualization, 482 – 485, 483 – 485sunshades, 538Superman, 1015supplemental drawings (SDs), 868supplemental templates, 135Support Depth setting, 632 – 633, 632Support Inset setting, 636support pins for treads, 696, 696Surface Pattern setting, 109Surface Representation dialog box,

545 – 546, 545Surface Representation panel, 544 – 545Surface tab, 545, 545surface-to-floor ratio, 270, 270surfaces

curtain wallsdividing, 540 – 543, 540 – 543, 550 – 551, 551pattern editing, 544, 545representation, 545 – 546, 545 – 546

in-place, 280, 280 – 281pattern-based system, 284 – 294, 285 – 293wall by face, 281 – 284, 281 – 284

massing, 273 – 277, 273 – 277patterns, 109roof, 238 – 240, 238 – 240toposurfaces. See toposurfaces

survey points, 202 – 205, 202 – 204sustainability analysis, 846 – 847, 847sustainable design

concepts, 339 – 340daylighting. See daylightingenergy modeling, 358 – 368,

358 – 361, 364 – 368schedules, 340 – 346, 341 – 346sun shading and solar paths. See sun and

solar studies

Sutton, Bryan, 623, 973 – 974carving geometry, 996Fantastic Four, 999, 999 – 1000Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,

1002, 1002 – 1003I, Robot, 997 – 998, 998on Maya use, 990Night at the Museum: Battle of the

Smithsonian, 1003, 1003 – 1004Snakes on a Plane, 1001, 1001 – 1002Sucker Punch, 1011 – 1015, 1011 – 1016template use, 982Tron Legacy, 1008 – 1010, 1008 – 1010Watchmen, 1004 – 1007, 1005 – 1007X-Men: The Last Stand, 1000, 1000 – 1001

SWC (Synchronize With Central), 151with closing Revit, 186permissions, 166working with, 177 – 178, 177 – 178

Sweep tab for floor edges, 571 – 572sweeps, 615, 615

edge-based, 626, 626floor edges, 571 – 572, 571 – 572generic model mass families, 324, 324paths, 626returns, 515 – 516, 516walls, 512 – 514, 513, 515

swept blends, 615, 615glass stairs, 697in-place solids, 302, 302 – 303railing paths, 688 – 689, 688

Syafiquh, Diyannah, student project by, 912 – 913, 912

symbolic lines, 732, 732Synchronize And Modify Settings button, 207Synchronize Now option, 178, 178Synchronize With Central (SWC), 151

with closing Revit, 186permissions, 166working with, 177 – 178, 177 – 178

Synchronize With Central option, 178Synchronize With Central And Set Reminder

Intervals option, 178

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1100 | synchronize with centrAl diAloG box • thin floor finishes

Synchronize With Central dialog box, 177 – 178, 178, 207, 208

system familiescomponents, 601 – 603, 602 – 603in design process, 29, 596walls, 502

system glazing panel, 533, 533system lines, 106system managed worksets, 47

Ttabs on Ribbon, 57 – 59, 57 – 59Tachyon corridor, 1005, 1006Tachyon panel, 1006, 1007Tag All command, 790 – 791, 790Tag All Not Tagged dialog box, 791, 791Tag All Not Tagged tool, 128Tag By Category tool, 93, 128, 790, 790,

806, 867Tag On Placement option, 128, 789Tag panel, 789, 789tags

doors, 127 – 128, 127 – 128elevation, 35, 132 – 134, 133 – 134inserting, 789 – 790, 789in linked files, 210overview, 788 – 789, 788property lines, 93 – 94, 93 – 94revision clouds, 867 – 868, 868room, 740 – 741, 740, 791, 791section, 129 – 132, 129 – 132shared parameters, 803 – 807, 804 – 807text vs. labels, 126 – 127, 126tools, 790 – 794, 790 – 794views, 129 – 134, 129 – 134

Tags dialog box, 128, 789Tammik, Jeremy, 970tangent function, 832targets for cameras, 44, 44teams

adding members, 150 – 151coordinating, 234, 234

loading work from members, 179, 179worksharing, 151 – 153, 152 – 153

templatesbalusters, 651, 651conceptual massing, 329, 329custom, 134, 135data aggregation, 136 – 139, 137 – 139details, 725film and stage, 982generic model, 318, 318managing, 135 – 139, 137 – 139mass, 310, 310overview, 99 – 100parametric projects, 829, 829pattern-based panels, 288, 289saving, 464, 464schedules, 755selection, 598 – 601, 598 – 600views, 123 – 124, 124visibility, 187, 187

Temporary Dimension Properties dialog box, 67, 67

temporary dimensions, 66 – 67, 66 – 67text

annotations, 772 – 775, 772 – 775dimension, 795, 795documents, 641, 641exporting, 243, 250 – 252, 251vs. labels, 126 – 127, 126

Text & Fonts tab, 243, 250 – 252, 251Text Document option, 641, 641Text Location setting, 796Text tag, 950Text tool, 772, 772textile design in Singapore Polytechnic

project, 898, 898 – 899textnotes, 775 – 776, 776thick floor finishes, 575 – 576, 576thickness

roof layers, 592, 592walls, 505, 512

Thickness setting, 505thin floor finishes, 574 – 575, 574 – 575

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thin lines option • type pArAmeters | 1101

Thin Lines option, 608third-act sets, 9773D axonometric views, 4863D data

exporting, 253 – 257, 254 – 257importing, 236 – 242, 238 – 240, 242

3D Snapping option, 552 – 5533D view window, 483D views, 31, 819

annotating, 821, 821orienting, 819 – 820, 819 – 820types, 42 – 46, 43 – 46

3ds Max Design application, 369, 372 – 379, 372 – 379

timein phasing, 383 – 385, 383 – 385virtualization settings, 929, 929

Ting, Ong Wan, student project by, 907 – 908, 908

Tocci, John, 193, 881Tocci Building Corporation case study, 881

construction visualization, 881 – 882, 881 – 882

design to fabrication, 885 – 886, 885 – 886integrated project delivery

planning, 882 – 884Toggle Slope Defining option, 580TooltipImage tag, 950Top/Base Attach tool, 588Top Extension Distance parameter, 517 – 519Top Is Attached parameter, 522Top Offset setting

balusters, 660walls, 519

Topography tab, 89toposurfaces, 83 – 84, 84

creating, 84 – 87, 85 – 86dividing, 89 – 90, 89 – 90section poches for, 91, 91subregions, 87 – 89, 88

Total Frames setting, 479, 479Transfer Project Standards tool, 111, 124,

136, 515Transfer View Scale option, 139

transparency and Transparency settingfilm and stage, 982, 982materials, 610, 610railings, 657temporary dimensions, 67

transportation components as railings, 660 – 661, 661

Trapezoid Corner Mullion type, 534treads

adding, 669, 669depth and thickness, 654glass stairs, 695 – 698, 695 – 697nosing profiles, 672 – 673, 672 – 673supports, 677 – 678, 677 – 678, 680 – 683, 680,

686, 687Trelligence Affinity application, 818Triangle (Flat) pattern, 286, 286, 289, 289triangles, formulas for, 832trigonometry, 832trim details, 716Trim/Extend Multiple Elements tool, 75, 520Trim/Extend Single Element tool, 75, 520Trim/Extend To Corner tool, 75, 534trimming lines and walls, 75 – 76, 75Tron Legacy, 1008 – 1010, 1008 – 1010true north, 200 – 201, 351TrueType fonts, 227 – 228Truss option, 582, 582tubular structure, chair with,

623 – 628, 623 – 628twists, 319 – 3202D and orthographic View Control bar, 450, 4502D data

exporting, 247 – 253, 247 – 253importing, 232 – 236, 234 – 236

2D views, 31TXT files, 777 – 778, 777 – 778type catalogs, 640 – 644, 641 – 644Type Of Parameter setting, 120, 798, 801Type Or Instance Parameter setting, 799type parameters

family components, 613 – 614, 614vs. instance, 30, 31purpose, 799

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1102 | type properties And type properties diAloG box • uvw coordinAte system

Type Properties and Type Properties dialog box

color fill legends, 815, 816dimensions, 795 – 796, 795 – 796filled regions, 710 – 711, 710lights, 490, 490poches, 465, 465Project Browser, 51, 51pyramid curtain walls, 554railings, 652, 652, 656regions, 715repeating detail, 720 – 721, 720, 722room area, 740section types, 132shelf, 632, 632stairs, 669, 669text, 773 – 774, 773view tags, 129, 129viewport types, 822 – 823, 822walls, 30, 31, 502, 502, 505, 508 – 511, 508

Type Selectoraccessing, 50, 64, 64ceilings, 577curtain walls, 527 – 529, 537pattern-based panels

changing patterns, 547loading, 550nesting, 557predefined panels, 543pyramid curtain walls, 554scheduling, 560

text, 773, 773

UU grid for curtain walls, 541 – 542, 545, 546U Grid Rotation setting, 542U Grid tool, 541 – 542Unattached End option, 790undo disks for virtualization, 933, 933Uniform Speed option, 479United States, energy use in, 358, 358units

daylighting, 372, 373importing, 229

Units & Coordinates tab, 252, 252Units Setup dialog box, 372, 373Unlock View option, 821unlocked references, 305, 305Unresolved References dialog box, 759, 759unused items, deleting and unloading,

154 – 155, 155Update Extents option, 219Update To Face option, 282, 283, 853Updates tab, 189, 189Upper Limit setting, 365usable area, 742 – 744USB devices for virtualization, 939, 939Use Project Settings option, 128User-Created worksets, 168 – 169user-defined keynotes, 777, 785, 785user-defined parameters, 443 – 445, 443 – 445user forms

class constructors, 956controls, 954 – 956, 955helper subroutines, 957 – 959

user interface, 48, 48Application menu, 48, 49drawing area, 52, 52 – 53graphic display options, 54, 54 – 55InfoCenter, 50, 50massing, 310, 311Navigation bar, 57, 57Project Browser, 51, 51Properties palette, 50, 50Quick Access toolbar, 49, 49 – 50Ribbon, 57 – 59, 57 – 59status bar, 52, 52View Control bar, 53, 53ViewCube, 56, 56work plane viewer, 55, 55

User Keynote tool, 785, 785User keynotes, 785, 785user managed worksets, 47User option for keynotes, 777UV grids

curtain walls, 540 – 546, 541 – 542, 546pattern-based panel families, 546

UVW coordinate system, 539, 542

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v/G overrides worksets option • views worksets | 1103

VV/G Overrides Worksets option, 187V grid for curtain walls, 541 – 542, 545, 546V Grid Rotation setting, 542V Grid tool, 541valleys for roofs, 591, 591variable thickness for roof layers, 592, 592variables, 956, 959 – 960VendorDescription tag, 949VendorId tag, 949Vertical Opening tool, 583, 583vertical structure settings for walls, 505vertices for in-place solids, 296Video Compression dialog box, 356, 356video for solar studies, 354 – 356, 355 – 357video hardware for virtualization, 936, 936View Control bar, 53, 53

sun path, 447visual styles, 450, 450

View Extents settings, 45View List Properties dialog box,

156 – 157, 156 – 157View List schedules, 41, 749View option for legends, 758View Range dialog box, 33, 33, 819, 819View Range option, 39View/Sheet Set tab, 244, 244View tab for templates, 187View Templates dialog box, 123 – 124, 124,

464, 464View Templates option, 769View Templates panel, 187, 187view titles, 765 – 766, 766View Zoom control, 57ViewCube, 56, 56, 367Viewer option, 55, 55views and View tab, 31, 31, 58, 58, 118

3D, 42 – 46, 43 – 46, 819annotating, 821, 821orienting, 819 – 820, 819 – 820

activating, 766animation paths, 473, 473arranging elements, 718 – 719, 718 – 719

assemblies, 892, 893callouts, 38 – 39, 38 – 39creating, 32 – 34, 32 – 34cropping, 34, 34, 44, 44daylighting, 370, 372, 372deactivating, 766in design process, 597, 597documentation, 42drafting, 40, 40duplicating, 32 – 33, 33elevations, 35 – 36, 35in export sets, 244 – 245exporting, 372 – 379, 372 – 379filters, 121 – 122, 122, 156, 156importing and linking, 763 – 764, 764legends, 40, 40 – 41, 757, 786linked data, 235 – 236monochromatic, 437 – 440, 438 – 440number of, 155 – 157, 156 – 157organizing, 119 – 121, 119 – 121pattern-based panel scheduling, 561phasing, 381 – 383, 386, 387,

394 – 400, 394 – 399photorealistic visualization, 470 – 471, 470ranges, 33, 33rendering, 467saving, 764, 764schedules, 41 – 42, 41 – 42, 94, 158, 269, 341,

414 – 415, 414, 749sections, 36 – 38, 36 – 38, 132settings between, 769solar studies, 348stacking, 991, 991starting, 187, 187sun studies, 352 – 354, 352 – 354tags, 129 – 134, 129 – 134templates, 123 – 124, 124viewport types, 822 – 823, 822 – 823visibility, 231visual styles, 453 – 457, 453 – 457window-to-wall ratio, 346windows, 48, 48

Views worksets, 169

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1104 | virtuAl mAchines • wAll enclosure pArAmeter

virtual machines, 918, 921 – 923, 921virtualization, 916

advantages, 918 – 920Bohlin Cywinski Jackson. See Bohlin

Cywinski Jackson (BCJ)guest computers, 918host computers, 917limitations, 920overview, 915 – 917, 917virtual machine creation, 921 – 923, 921

visibility and Visibility/Graphic Overrides dialog box

boundary lines, 766color fill legends, 814 – 815curtain wall surfaces, 545design options, 414, 414detail components, 733 – 734, 733 – 735extrusions, 627, 627family components, 607 – 609, 608 – 609filters, 384 – 385, 385, 440 – 442, 441,

444, 444imported data, 229 – 231, 230 – 231, 760lighting fixtures, 490line patterns, 104linked models, 211 – 212, 211 – 212parts, 889points, 202solar studies, 349templates, 187, 187views, 123 – 124window-to-wall ratio, 344worksets, 179 – 180

Visibility Settings tool, 733VisibilityMode tag, 950Visible In View selection option, 63Visible option, 627, 627Visual Studio 2010, 951 – 952, 951 – 952Visual Studio for Applications (VSTA),

941, 948visual styles, 450

level of detail, 451 – 453, 451 – 452shadows, 457 – 462, 457 – 462types, 453 – 457, 453 – 457

visualization, 5 – 7, 5 – 8, 435analytic. See analytic visualizationfilm and stage, 984 – 988, 984 – 989geometry and cameras, 481 – 482photorealistic. See photorealistic

visualizationrole, 435 – 457sequence and workflow, 480 – 481

artificial lighting, 485 – 486, 485geometry and cameras, 481 – 482light groups, 486 – 495, 486 – 495materials, 496, 496sunlight, 482 – 485, 483 – 485

Tocci Building Corporation case study, 881 – 882, 881 – 882

worksharing, 188 – 191, 188 – 191VMware, 916

in BCJ, 927 – 928P2V technology, 922 – 923

VMware Converter, 922Void Sweep option, 571 – 572, 571voids

converting solids into, 308 – 309, 308, 323 – 324, 323 – 324, 618, 618

as solids, 306, 308, 308solids relationships, 616 – 618, 616 – 618

volume-to-floor ratio, 270, 270volumes in energy modeling,

364 – 366, 364 – 366VSTA (Visual Studio for Applications),

941, 948

WWalkthrough Frames dialog box, 479, 479Walkthrough views, 42

animation paths, 473 – 474, 473 – 474editing, 476 – 477, 477frames, 479, 479properties, 475, 475section boxes, 46

wall by face mass, 281 – 284, 281 – 284Wall Closure parameter, 509Wall Enclosure parameter, 509

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wAll finish settinG • wire meshes for rAilinGs | 1105

Wall Finish setting, 366wall-hosted plumbing fixtures, 602, 602Wall Joins tool, 520, 520 – 521Wall sections, 36 – 37Wall Sweeps dialog box, 513 – 514, 513Wall Sweeps tool, 516Wall Tags category, 804, 805walls, 501

articulation, 510 – 516, 510 – 516attaching, 521 – 522, 521 – 522copying, 215cores, 506, 506 – 507creating, 22 – 23, 22 – 24, 502, 502curtain. See curtain wallsfinish face materials, 511 – 512, 512Function type property, 507, 507geometry phase, 390 – 393, 391 – 393Google SketchUp, 253 – 255, 254 – 255in groups, 402, 402in-place, 262 – 264, 263, 523, 523joining

editing, 519 – 521, 519 – 521to floors and roofs, 79, 79limitations, 210links vs. groups, 408, 408

layers, 505, 507, 507extending, 517 – 519, 517 – 519Layers table, 503 – 504, 504merging, 512, 512wrapping, 505, 505, 508 – 510, 508 – 510

legends, 758 – 759, 758 – 759, 769, 769materials, 504 – 505, 504Model In Place, 27, 27offsetting, 77, 77perspective views, 26, 26profiles, 22 – 23, 22, 521 – 522, 521 – 522reference plane relationship, 24 – 27, 25 – 28reflectance settings, 371reveals, 514, 514 – 515roof attached to, 240, 240rotating, 70, 70schedules, 753 – 754slanted and curved, 1009, 1009splitting, 76 – 77, 76

stacked, 523 – 526, 524 – 526STC, 757structure, 503 – 506, 503 – 505sweep returns, 515 – 516, 516sweeps, 512 – 514, 513, 515trimming and extending, 75 – 76, 75wild, 982

Walls tabdesign options, 412dormers, 588

warningsarea plans, 747, 747overview, 161 – 163, 161 – 162

Warnings dialog box, 161, 747, 747Watchmen

apartment, 992, 993CGI work, 990, 991 – 992detail, 977glazing, 977green screens, 981, 981production, 1004 – 1007, 1005 – 1007

water closets, 857WCPL parameter, 335, 335weather data, 375, 376Weather Data File button, 375Whaley, Mike, 873 – 874White Point setting, 488white screen of death, 919 – 920whole-building BIM, 17Wide Line silhouettes, 461, 461Width setting

animated solar studies, 356labels, 128

Wikipedia for parametric models, 861wild walls, 982window family details, 726 – 733, 726 – 732window sills, 722, 722, 726 – 733, 726 – 732window-to-wall ratio (WWR),

343 – 346, 344 – 346windows, selection, 62Windows tab, 508winter solstice in sun studies, 348, 349wire meshes for railings, 654 – 658, 655 – 658

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1106 | wirefrAme view • zoom to sheet size option

Wireframe view, 453, 453, 489, 489Wolfram Alpha site for parametric

models, 861Work Plane dialog box, 491, 491Work Plane panel, 19, 55, 55, 549work plane viewer, 55, 55work planes

curtain walls, 549generic model mass families, 320, 320in-place solids, 303, 303lighting, 491, 491masking regions, 731, 731reference planes, 19

work plans, 150workflow

BIM, 141 – 145, 142 – 146visualization. See visualization

working space, 52, 53worksets and Worksets dialog box, 47, 47,

152 – 153, 152, 165central files, 172 – 173, 172 – 173changing, 188, 188copying with, 69element ownership in, 181 – 191, 181 – 191entourage, 495, 495linked models, 208 – 209loading work from team members,

179, 179local files, 173 – 176moving elements between, 179 – 181, 180number of, 170organizing, 170 – 171, 171ownership data, 174, 174permissions, 173, 173, 181saving work, 176 – 178, 177 – 178structure, 169types, 168 – 169

Worksets tab, 190, 190

worksharing, 165basics, 165 – 166, 166in design process, 597disabling, 186, 186film and stage, 997in large teams, 151 – 153, 152 – 153linked models with, 206 – 209, 207 – 208using, 167 – 168, 167 – 168visualizing, 188 – 191, 188 – 191worksets. See worksets and Worksets

dialog boxWorksharing dialog box, 167, 168Worksharing Display Settings dialog box,

188 – 189, 189Worksharing Update Frequency option, 190Workstation Extreme product, 920Wrapping At Ends setting, 508Wrapping At Inserts setting, 508 – 509wrapping layers, 505, 505, 508 – 510, 508 – 510Wright Flyer, 1003, 1003WWR (window-to-wall ratio),

343 – 346, 344 – 346

XX-Men: The Last Stand

production, 1000, 1000 – 1001realism, 976, 976

X-ray view, 297 – 298, 298Xref Views On Sheet option, 200

YYue, Chen, student project by,

912 – 913, 912 – 913

ZZoom To Sheet Size option, 608, 609

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