ENST 2338 - 3D Structural Fundamentals

Credit hours: 3

Prerequisites: ENST 2330 - 3-D Commercial Design

Course Description:
Introductory course designed to teach the concepts and principles of creating 3D parametric models of structural buildings from engineering design through construction documentation. This course is intended to be introduce students to the user interface and the basic building components of the software and to familiarize students with the tools required to create, modify, analyze, and document the parametric model. This course is designed to walk a student through the basics of a full structural project, from linking in an architectural model to construction documents.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

Describe the Autodesk Revit software, including navigating the Revit interface.
Prepare a structural project based on a linked architectural model and creating levels and grids as datum elements for the model.
Identify the project browser and work with various views.
Identify and apply various Revit families and components.
Apply structural columns to a project by copying and monitoring elements from linked models.
Apply foundations and footings to a structural design.
Create structural framing, including beams, trusses, and framing systems.
Create slabs for foundations, structural floors, and roofs.
Create structural reinforcement, including placing rebar and adding fabric reinforcement.
Set up working documents, complete with dimensions, annotations, tags and schedules.