Revit Core Practice

Revit

Core Practice

Ready to Unlock Your Creativity?

Learn the industry's leading BIM software. Discover how to harness the power of Revit to express your design vision, collaborate with teammates, and efficiently deliver high quality solutions.

Revit Core Practice is designed to equip you with all the foundational skills you need to harness the industry's leading BIM software. You'll be realizing your design solutions and collaborating in harmony with your team in no time!

This course is specifically tailored to architects & interior designers but also includes how to model basic structural & MEP systems with the goal to express design intent— not size members or building systems.

Revit CP is perfect for you if you are an emerging professional with 0-7 years of industry experience or if this is your first exposure with Revit seeking to modernize your technology skill set with the latest BIM best practices.

7fold's teaching style is outcome-driven and scenario-based meaning you get examples shown in context to what you'll face in daily practice. I've structured the material to be easy to reference & searchable should you need a refresher later!

Estimated time to complete 4-6 weeks

1,830 minutes (30+ hours) of high value, curated training lessons equivalent to 1.5 university credits

7 sections packed with everything you need to know to feel confident in all aspects of modeling with Revit

Continuous updates as long as you're a member! Rest easy knowing this training program is actively maintained to be your go-to evergreen resource.

Watch these lessons pulled directly from the 7fold Academy

Navigation Basics & User Interface Walkthrough

Questions to Ask When Joining a Firm

Welcome to the start of going to your next level as a designer...

Duration: 2 min

"I found the information in Revit Core Practice really helpful for me. It helped clear up a lot of questions while at work. I find it as an asset or a comprehensive library broken down into a lot of small steps I can go back to. It's easy to use like a dictionary while I'm working."

Sajith Chandra

BIM Coordinator

Student #1 to go through Revit Core Practice

Intro + Foundational Concepts

What is BIM and what are the typical deliverables in architecture Revit is used for?
We’ll explore the 3 Revit environments and understand how to collaborate with others on your team in model space.
We’ll establish how information flows through the model and it’s vital importance to developing successful projects.

Value

$250

Features Covered in Training • Section 1

Revit Feature	Description	Environment	Menu
BIM	Define a the boundaries of a room using this essential building component.	Industry Term	-
Navigate the 7fold Academy	How to use the course, video controls with chapters, searchable transcripts in multiple languages, playback speed to learn at your own pace, how to access the community area, and how to submit questions not directly addressed in the course.	7fold	-
Mouse Shortcuts	How to use a 3 button mouse to efficiently orbit, pan, and zoom in Revit.	Revit Navigation	Model Space
Element Properties	Understand how the Revit UI changes depending on what element you have actively selected.	Project, Family, Mass	Project Browser
Tab	How to cycle through multiple possible elements to select before choosing to add it to your active selection set	Revit Navigation	Model Space
Selection Window	How creating a bounding box from right to left versus left to right affects how Revit selects elements in view	Revit Navigation	Model Space
Navigation Wheel	How to operate Revit's navigation wheel and use hidden features like cropping a section box to the view based on a floor plan OR how to adjust the depth of field in your perspective view using the 'Focal Length' feature.	Revit Navigation	Model Space
Section Box	How to create one manually with grips to control 3D view extents OR how to automatically crop the section box based on the view range of another view in your model such as a floor plan or section 2D view.	Revit Navigation	Model Space
Activate / Deactivate View	How to work with a view that's been placed on a sheet without needing to leave the sheet to make edits	Project	Project Browser > Sheets
Project Browser Organization	How to sort, group, and filter your project browser to stay organized. The lesson shows how to do this independently for Views, Sheets, and Schedules for independent control.	Project	Project Browser
View Types	How Revit keeps views organized and how view types relates to managing the project browser organization.	Project, Family, Mass	Properties Browser
Duplicate View	Differences between duplicate view, duplicate with detailing, and duplicate as dependent	Project	View
Selection Filters	How to intentionally limit which elements are allowed to be added to a selection set, optionally excluding elements that are pinned, linked, visible via underlay, or forcing elements to be clicked before moved disallowing ability to click/drag an element all in one action.	Revit Navigation	Model Space
Type Parameters	How a property associated with any element in Revit works on the typical definition of that element	Revit Core	Embedded
Instance Parameters	How a property associated with any element in Revit works on a specific instance / specific copy of that element	Revit Core	Embedded
Global Parameters	How a property can be defined globally for the project allowing additional control & consistency, especially for elements exclusively available in Revit's Project Environment.	Revit Core	Manage
Project Parameters	How a property can be defined in the BIM model to centralize project specific info such as it's address, client, architect of record, engineer of record, etc.	Revit Core	Manage
Shared Parameters	How a property can be used to ensure it is accurately quantified in a schedule when tabulated. Having consistent use of Shared Parameters is required when developing the technical drawings. A built-in parameter is a special type of shared parameter that's definition can't be edited by the user, only the parameter's values.	Revit Core	Manage
Built-In Parameters	Type, Instance, and Project parameters that ship with Revit out of the box before introducing custom user-defined Shared Parameters. Where possible it's recommended to use Built-In parameters to increase data stability in the model.	Revit Core	Embedded
Key Questions	Go to questions when first joining a firm to take advantage of existing Revit resources and get up to speed quickly with the firm's standards before looking to create in Revit modeling content from scratch.	7fold	-
Harvesting Workflows	Recommended ways to transfer Revit elements from one model to another beyond copy / paste. Detach from central. Using a Revit Template model (RTE). How to save / export a family out of a project. How to use multiple copy / paste methods. How to use an existing Type Catalog to bring in just the families you need. How to use Transfer Project Standards. How to use 'Insert Views from File'.	7fold	-
Worksharing	Overview of how to work collaboratively in shared model space with every member of the design team, no matter what discipline they represent.	Industry Term	-
Revit Environments	Overview providing a clear distinction between Revit's Project, Family, and Mass environments and major considerations for how to use each.	Revit Core	Start / File

Modeling Across a Project

Dive into modeling in Revit’s project environment where the majority of design time is spent. Focus is on the composition and layout of components arranged in space.
Learn the 16 most essential elements for any project taught through practical, real-world examples and scenarios.
How to work with phases, design options, scope of work delineation, and where to source family components for use.

Value

$1000

Features Covered in Training • Section 2

Revit Feature	Description	Environment	Menu
Walls	Define the boundaries of a room using this essential building component	Project	Architecture
Doors	Creates a wall-hosted element to access or exit a room	Project	Architecture
Rooms	How to create a room to quantify room by room area, organize the rooms by level or by department, how to color the room with different fills based on the data assigned, how to recover a room if it was accidentally deleted through the unplaced rooms menu.	Project	Architecture
Levels & Grids	How levels & grids control the BIM model. The concept of how an element is 'hosted' is introduced.	Project	Architecture
Floors	How to work with floors, sub-element extrusions, sloping, and vertical openings like shafts.	Project	Architecture
Roofs	Three different methods demonstrated in a single lesson. How to make a hip roof and control the slope. How to create a dormer opening. How to work with roof by extrusion, roof by boundary, and roof with varying section profiles swept across the overall form.	Project	Architecture
Curtain Walls	How to work with grids, panels, mullions, mullion profiles, and hosting a curtain wall inside of another wall. How to pin / unpin elements easily. How to create a void wall opening through the curtain wall. How to host a door inside a curtain wall.	Project	Architecture
Stacked Walls	How to create and manage stacked walls in Revit, which allows you to use two different wall types joined together vertically with a shared finish on one side even if the overall wall thickness is different between the two types. This allows a continuous interior finish for accurate surface area takeoffs without needing to do extra graphic clean up hiding horizontal lines where the wall type changes.	Project	Architecture
Stairs	Understand the anatomy of a staircase and how to edit a stair adjusting things like tread depth, riser height, nosing profile, under stair runs and joist structures. How to define the default railing used, how to start with a component stair and then customize using sketch lines.	Project	Architecture
Railings	How to define rails, balusters, guardrails, and handrails relative to the path drawn and host element. The lesson shows how to apply a railing on a stair, on topography, and on floors, but the same workflow could work for applying a railing to roofs.	Project	Architecture
Ramps	How to make an ADA accessible interior ramp. How to use the ramp tool to create a parking speed ramp transferring from one level to another. Recommendations for how to ensure ADA compliance also taught in this lesson.	Project	Architecture
Windows	How to work with existing windows and tweak parameters to make it your own. How to use a window family as a skylight.	Project	Architecture
Furniture		Project	Architecture
Plumbing Fixtures	How to locate plumbing fixtures to convey design intent. How to host on a wall (or not) and what key model info do plumbing designers need to develop their support systems.	Project	Systems
Equipment		Project	Architecture
Ceilings	How to create and manage ceilings parametrically with Revit's built in features. Show recommended workflow of how to host light fixtures on a reference plane instead of directly in the ceiling to avoid risk of a ceiling accidentally getting deleted and losing entire lighting layout.	Project	Architecture
Lights	How to create not only the light can, mount, and stem but also define the basics of the analytical light and where to import IES settings. This sets up photo realistic rendering capability later in the course.	Project	Systems
Casework	How to create a flexible casework family with multiple types managed from a single family. Considerations for mixing 2D lines to represent door swings with 3D geometry to streamline technical documentation downstream.	Project	Architecture
Modifiers	How to use Wall Sweeps, Reveals, and Floor Slab Edge	Project	Architecture
Topography	How to prepare a survey DWG for Revit so it can be linked in for context	Project	Massing & Site
Toposolid	New in Revit 2024 and expanded features in 2025, lessons cover how to generate a new toposolid from a DWG import and how to work with the toposolid tools such as how to excavate, how to join multiple toposolids, how to modify sub-elements working with control points. How to work with contour lines and define custom lines to visualize flood plain setbacks. How to define the toposolid layers and work with a body of water.	Project	Massing & Site
Toposolid	How to create a topography surface in Rhino and import it to Revit as a custom toposolid	Interoperability
Revit Template Models	How to use a linked Revit Model (RVT) as a re-usable typical element in the project just like a family component except you get the benefit of elements only available in the project environment such as walls, roofs, floors, and rooms (to name just a few)	Project	Manage
MEP Systems	Basic modeling exercise for how Revit can model and manage mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems	Project	Systems
Structural Systems	Basic modeling exercise for how Revit can model structural elements. Intent is designers can mock up representations of as-built conditions to show clients how their improvements relate to existing structures. This can also be a way for designers to illustrate their vision without getting into in-depth engineering calculatiions.	Project	Structure

Modeling with Families

Families are individual components in a building such as a door, window, chair, toilet, light fixture, or desk… nearly every element in Revit is some form of a family!
Understand the anatomy of a family in Revit.
I’ll show you how to make adjustments to existing families while preserving critical parametric & data settings.
Learn how to create your own parametric family from scratch to be flexible for re-use.
Learn how to work with materials and finishes to be both render ready and construction documentation ready.

Value

$500

Parameters + Managing Data

Learn how Revit functions like a database for your project carrying critical information within each family.
Learn how to efficiently craft, edit, and manage your data throughout the project lifecycle as part of a collaborative team.
Streamline effort to visualize and document the project.

Value

$450

Collaboration & Project Management

Learn to interoperate between Revit and Sketchup, Revit and Rhino, Revit and AutoCAD, and more.
Basics of working with Cloud Hosted Revit models with Autodesk Construction Cloud
Basics of working with Linked Revit models from other disciplines such as Structural, MEP, and Landscape design.

Value

$650

Document & Export

Learn to work with sheets sets to stay organized no matter how large your project scope is.
Learn how to use Revit to draw technical construction details and include them in your drawing set.
Learn how to export to print-ready formats such as PDF, DWG, and DXF to deliver your project.

Value

$1000

Total Value

$3,850

Yours Today

$597

Is the 7fold Academy right for me?

The 7fold Academy is the perfect technical resource to accompany you as a designer in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry. Our curated library of resources supplements your university education, filling the technical gaps to harness the most essential tools in the industry. The Academy frees up your time by getting you answers in one place rather than searching the interest for partial solutions endlessly. Enjoy more time focused on exploring your designs and less time frustrated by complex software.

This is a place for those seeking to elevate their craft, sharpen their skills, and realize their creative visions and dreams. This is a place to grow 1% better every day. Welcome to a community committed to doing our part to steward our projects for both people & planet through the power of design.

Where do I access courses & workshops I’m enrolled in?

https://learn.architecturetraining.com > My Programs seen at the menu bar at the top. Be sure to bookmark or save somewhere easy to reference since we’re confident you’ll be coming back often!

What should I know before taking the Revit Core Practice program?

Nothing! Revit Core Practice is a comprehensive guide designed like an interactive textbook, easy to reference on the fly while you are in the midst of developing your designs on the job. Our Core Practice offerings throughout the 7fold Academy provide a complete foundational understanding of the software. This is our recommended product for those serious about their education and who desire the most robust entry level course for Revit available on the market.

In general the target audience is you if you’re new to Revit or those emerging professionals who have 0 – 7 years of professional experience with Revit in the AEC industry.

It is tailored for architects and interior designers use of Revit and does not go into depth on how Structural or MEP engineers use Revit or how an energy modeler would use Revit.

Disclosure

“Revit” is a BIM authoring software owned by Autodesk, Inc. and is not affiliated with 7fold LLC whether directly or implied. Revit Core Practice™ is an independent training program developed by 7fold for training purposes to make the most of using Revit.

Revit

Core Practice

Ready to Unlock Your Creativity?

Watch these lessons pulled directly from the 7fold Academy

Navigation Basics & User Interface Walkthrough

Questions to Ask When Joining a Firm

Welcome to the start of going to your next level as a designer...

Sajith Chandra

Intro + Foundational Concepts

Value

$250

Modeling Across a Project

Value

$1000

Modeling with Families

Value

$500

Parameters + Managing Data

Value

$450

Collaboration & Project Management

Value

$650

Document & Export

Value

$1000

Total Value

$3,850

Yours Today

$597

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4 installments spread over 4 months

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