Learning Revit 2027
3h 43mBeginner2026-07-15
Authors

Paul F. Aubin
Author and Consultant
Course details
BIM (building information modeling) is a baseline skill for architecture, engineering, and construction roles.This course provides a clear, practical starting point to using Revit, the industry standard tool for BIM. Learn how to navigate the Revit 2027 interface, build a unified 3D model, and produce professional documentation. Find out how to create walls, doors, windows, ceilings, floors, and roofs, then work across multiple views to refine and communicate your design. Discover how to annotate models with dimensions, tags, and schedules, collaborate by linking files, and generate sheets and renderings for delivery.
The course is structured as a step-by-step walkthrough, starting with setup and navigation, then moving into modeling, documentation, collaboration, and output. By the end of this course, you will be able to build, document, and share a complete architectural model using Revit 2027 and collaborate more effectively with project teams.
Learning objectives
Navigate the Revit 2027 interface and manage project files.
Build a unified model using walls, doors, windows, floors, and roofs.
Create and edit views, including plans, sections, 3D, and camera perspectives.
Apply dimensions, tags, and schedules to document design intent.
Work across views to make coordinated edits in a single model.
Collaborate by linking CAD files and other Revit models.
Generate sheets, document sets, and PDF outputs.
Produce basic renderings to communicate design visually.
The course is structured as a step-by-step walkthrough, starting with setup and navigation, then moving into modeling, documentation, collaboration, and output. By the end of this course, you will be able to build, document, and share a complete architectural model using Revit 2027 and collaborate more effectively with project teams.
Learning objectives
Navigate the Revit 2027 interface and manage project files.
Build a unified model using walls, doors, windows, floors, and roofs.
Create and edit views, including plans, sections, 3D, and camera perspectives.
Apply dimensions, tags, and schedules to document design intent.
Work across views to make coordinated edits in a single model.
Collaborate by linking CAD files and other Revit models.
Generate sheets, document sets, and PDF outputs.
Produce basic renderings to communicate design visually.
Concepts
Introduction
- Getting started with Revit
- What is Revit
- Understanding Revit release versions and file formats
Getting Started
- Revit or Revit LT
- Introducing the interface
- Opening the sample model
- Opening a collaborative team project
- Navigating a project's views
- The unified building information model
- Choosing a template file
Building a Model
- Understanding levels
- Understanding grids
- Element selection
- Working with walls
- Adding doors
- Adding windows
- Placing components
- Place components line based
- Creating ceilings
- Adding lighting fixtures
- Adding floors
- Adding footprint roofs
Working with Views
- Working with section views
- Working with 3D views
- Create camera views
- Editing in any view
- Color scheme diagram
- Model visibility
Creating Documentation
- Dimensioning a plan
- Working with tags
- Tags with multiple hosts
- Adding a schedule view
- Customizing a schedule view
- Creating a construction detail
- Path of travel
- Annotation visibility
- Creating enlarged views
Colaborating with Others
- Working with files from CAD
- Importing image and PDF files
- Linking another Revit file
- Link to a coordination model
Creating Output
- Add a sheet to the project
- Add views to sheets
- Outputting a set of documents
- Generating a cloud rendering
Conclusion
- Next steps
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