THE PATH TO REVIT MASTERY

The Revit mastery path is a collection of 150+ skills, grouped into five skill levels. Within each skill level, the skills are
further grouped into categories that roughly correspond to Revits categories. Take a look at the skills in each level.
Where are you on the path to Revit mastery?

1. Newbie
A Newbie user has no practical experience with Revit. Theyre the equivalent of a white belt in martial arts and are
working toward their yellow belt. These users are developing the basic skills required to contribute to a Revit project.
Once a user has completed basic Revit training and demonstrated mastery of these skills, they can move on to the skills
in the next category.

Annotation
Add text and dimensions

Add leaders to text notes

Ceilings
Create a ceiling

Components
Place components

Floors
Create a floor

Grids & Basic Structure

Create / edit column grid

Place structural elements on grid

Interface
Pan, orbit, zoom views

Levels
Create / edit floor levels

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Roofs
Create a flat roof

Edit roof types

Site
Create flat topography

Create site pad

Add parking components

Vertical Circulation
Create railing

Create ramp

Views & Sheets

Create plan callouts

Create sections and elevation views

Create new sheets

Add views to sheets

Change sheet titleblock

Print sheets

Walls
Create walls

Create curtain walls

Add doors & windows to walls

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2. Beginner User
A Beginner user has been through initial Revit training and has completed one project in Revit. They are comfortable
with the principles of Revit and can model and annotate most standard elements.

Annotation
Add room tags to rooms

Tag components

Add filled regions

Create rooms

Edit annotation types

Ceilings
Create / edit a ceiling type

Components
Edit component types

Load external components

Details
Draw model lines

Use linework tool

Draw detail lines

Create drafting view

Floors
Edit existing floor type

Interface
Change view background color

Change view background color

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Open / close Project Browser & Properties window

Levels
Adjust level heads in elevation / section views

Materials

Paint materials

Miscellaneous
Edit project information

Link and import DWG files

Renderings
Render a 3D view

Roofs
Create simple sloped roof

Schedules
Update parameter values using a schedule

Create drawing index

Edit fields in an existing schedule

Site
Create contoured topography

Add property line

Vertical Circulation
Create simple component stair

Edit ramp type

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Views & Sheets

Create print sets

Adjust view crop

Apply section box to 3D views

Create perspective views

Apply view template to view

Adjust section depth

Walls
Create sweeps and reveals

Adjust wall constraints and offsets

Edit wall type

Worksharing
Change the current workset

3. Intermediate User
An Intermediate user has completed 2 4 Revit projects. They are comfortable editing and creating new system types.
Intermediate users can also create schedules and can demonstrate how to work in a workshared environment.

Annotation
Create new annotation types

Create annotation families

Create basic filled regions

Area Plans
Edit color scheme

Create area plan

Adjust area lines

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Components
Create new component types

Conceptual Models
Insert and edit 3D forms

Details
Use detail components

Floors
Create new floor type

Create openings in floors

Add slab edges to floors

Grids & Basic Structure

Edit grid types

Interface
Customize user interface using Options menu

Edit keyboard shortcuts

Levels
Create / edit level types

Materials
Modify existing materials

Split face

Miscellaneous
Automate a basic task using Dynamo

Create a group of elements

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Link an RVT file

Renderings
Create a walkthrough

Render in the cloud

Adjust rendering image exposure

Create interior renderings

Roofs
Add fascia and gutters to roof

Create new roof type

Add roof dormers

Schedules
Create new schedule

Site
Split toposurface

Vertical Circulation
Edit stair type

Create multi-story stair

Views & Sheets

Create a new revision

Add a revision to a sheet

Create new view types

Create new viewport types

Edit view templates

Create exploded 3D views

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Create scope boxes and apply to views

Walls
Add doors to curtain walls

Adjust mullion spacing in curtain wall

Create sweep and reveal profiles

Edit a walls profile

Create wall types

Worksharing
Create a new local file

Change an elements workset

Change the current workset

4. Advanced User
An Advanced user has completed 5+ projects in Revit. Advanced users can create advanced system families like stairs
and compound walls. They can also create their own basic families. Advanced users have also used Dynamo to automate
simple tasks in Revit.

Annotation
Create complex filled regions

Area Plans
Create new color scheme

Components
Create new families

Conceptual Models
Create walls, floors, roofs from mass

Create conceptual mass families

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Details
Create detail components

Grids & Basic Structure

Create new grid types

Interface
Set file locations

Add default template locations

Materials
Create new material

Miscellaneous
Create project parameters

Renderings
Create night renderings

Roofs
Create complex sloped roof

Schedules
Create multi-category schedules

Create key schedule

Site
Add street, curb, sidewalk and retaining walls

Vertical Circulation
Create new stair type

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Views & Sheets

Create new view templates

Create new titleblocks

Copy views from another project

Walls
Create new curtain system

Adjust wall layers

Create compound wall types

Create in-place walls

Worksharing
Create new worksets

5. Power User
A Power User is an advanced user of Revit who is experienced with the more high-level features of the software
including family creation and automation using Dynamo or macros. A power user typically acts as the BIM lead on their
projects. Power Users also act as trainers, helping less experienced users develop their skills.

Components
Create an adaptive component family

Create a complex parametric family

Interface
Load external add-ins

Create custom Project Browser views

Levels
Change project location

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Miscellaneous
Automate a complex task using Dynamo

Train new Revit users

Create a macro to automate a task

Transfer project standards from another file

Create shared parameters

Create / edit Revit templates

Create global parameters

Vertical Circulation
Create a complex custom stair

Views & Sheets

Create new view tags

Worksharing
Setup a model for worksharing

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