Revit Structure Fundamentals Course
Instructor-led Revit training for structural professionals building a strong foundation in BIM-based structural modelling.
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Gain a strong foundation in structural Building Information Modeling (BIM) with our Revit Fundamentals Training for Structure. This course is designed to teach you the core concepts and tools needed to model, analyze, and document structural building designs using Revit’s powerful and flexible 3D parametric modeling environment.
Course Overview
You’ll learn how to navigate the Revit interface and use essential structural tools to create accurate and efficient models. The course walks you through the entire structural workflow—from linking an architectural model to producing detailed construction documents. Through a combination of theory and hands-on practice, you'll gain the skills to confidently design and document structural systems within a BIM process.
What You'll Learn
- Navigating the Revit workspace and understanding the software interface
- Starting a structural project with a linked architectural model
- Creating levels and grids as datum elements
- Working with the Project Browser and managing views
- Understanding Revit families and structural components
- Using sketching and modifying tools for design development
- Adding and managing structural columns
- Copying and monitoring elements from linked models
- Creating foundations and footings
- Developing structural framing including beams, trusses, and framing systems
- Adding structural slabs for foundations, floors, and roofs
- Modeling structural reinforcement, including rebar and fabric reinforcement
- Setting up sheets and managing views for documentation
- Annotating drawings with dimensions, text, and legends
- Adding tags and generating schedules
- Creating detailed views and incorporating detail components
Who Should Attend?
This course is ideal for:
- Structural engineers, technologists, and drafters new to Revit
- Professionals transitioning from 2D to BIM-based structural design
- Self-taught Revit users looking to formalize and deepen their knowledge
- Anyone working in a structural role seeking to improve their productivity with Revit
Modena Technologies offers flexible delivery options for our training and consulting services, allowing you to choose the approach that best suits your location, team and requirements. Services can be delivered Live Online or In-Person, with private and company-specific arrangements available where required.
Live Online
Our Live Online delivery option brings Modena's expertise directly to you, wherever you are. Training and consulting sessions are delivered live, allowing you to interact with our instructors and consultants, ask questions and collaborate in real time without the need for travel.
Key Benefits:
- Live Interaction: Engage directly with your instructor or consultant in real time.
- Convenient Access: Join from your home, office or another suitable location.
- Reduced Travel: Ideal for individuals and teams located outside Cape Town or across multiple locations.
- Collaborative Delivery: Share screens, discuss workflows and work through practical requirements together.
Ideal for:
- Remote or geographically distributed teams
- Individuals located outside Cape Town
- Organisations looking to reduce travel time and costs
- Clients who value flexibility while retaining live interaction
In-Person
For clients who prefer face-to-face engagement, our In-Person delivery option provides direct access to Modena's instructors and consultants in a focused, collaborative environment.
Depending on the service, sessions may take place at a Modena training facility, at your organisation's premises or at another agreed location.
Key Benefits:
- Face-to-Face Interaction: Work directly with your instructor or consultant.
- Hands-On Collaboration: Well suited to practical training, workshops and more involved consulting engagements.
- Focused Environment: Work through course material, workflows or project requirements with direct guidance.
- Flexible Locations: Delivery can be arranged at Modena or at your organisation where appropriate.
Ideal for:
- Individuals who prefer face-to-face interaction
- Teams that benefit from working together in the same environment
- Practical or hands-on training and consulting engagements
- Organisations requiring on-site delivery
Private & Company-Specific Delivery
Not every requirement fits neatly into a standard format. Modena can also provide private training, company-specific workshops and tailored consulting engagements based on your organisation's requirements.
This can be particularly useful if you need:
- Alternative dates or scheduling
- A dedicated session for your team
- Training or consulting focused on specific tools, workflows or challenges
- Delivery at your premises
- A blended Live Online and In-Person approach
Not sure which option is right for you? Our team can help you determine the most appropriate delivery approach for your requirements.
Modena Technologies provides Autodesk training and consulting services to businesses and professionals across the UK, Ireland and Europe. From our South African base, we deliver expert-led services remotely through Live Online sessions and self-paced On-Demand courses, giving international clients convenient access to our Autodesk expertise without the need for travel.
As an Autodesk Platinum Partner and Autodesk Authorised Training Centre, we support organisations looking to develop their teams, improve workflows and get greater value from their Autodesk technology.
Why Work With Modena Technologies?
Working with Modena gives UK and European organisations access to experienced Autodesk specialists while benefiting from the commercial advantages of working with a South African-based provider.
Key Benefits:
- Autodesk Platinum Partner: Work with an established Autodesk partner offering extensive product knowledge, technical expertise and professional services.
- Autodesk Authorised Training Centre: Access structured Autodesk training delivered by experienced instructors through an authorised training provider.
- Competitive International Pricing: Our South African cost base and exchange rates can make professional Autodesk training and consulting highly competitive for clients paying in pounds or euros.
- Live Online and On-Demand Delivery: Work directly with our specialists in real time through Live Online sessions, or learn at your own pace with our On-Demand courses, whichever suits your team and your time zone.
- Practical Industry Expertise: Our approach extends beyond software functionality, with a focus on practical workflows, implementation and the real-world application of Autodesk technology.
- Flexible & Tailored Engagements: From scheduled training courses to private team training and company-specific consulting, engagements can be structured around your organisation's requirements.
Autodesk Training for UK & European Clients
Our Live Online Autodesk training allows professionals and organisations across the UK, Ireland and Europe to attend instructor-led courses without travelling to South Africa.
Depending on the course, training may be available as scheduled public training or as a private session for your organisation. Company-specific training can also be arranged where your team requires alternative dates or greater focus on particular tools, workflows or requirements.
Ideal for:
- Professionals and teams based in the UK, Ireland or Europe
- Organisations looking for Live Online Autodesk training
- Teams requiring private or company-specific training
- Businesses seeking a competitive alternative to locally delivered training
On-Demand Autodesk Training
For professionals who prefer to learn at their own pace, a growing selection of our courses is also available On-Demand. These are full recordings of our classroom courses, presented by the same Autodesk Certified Instructors, with 12 months of access from enrolment.
On-Demand training removes the time-zone constraint entirely. Start whenever you like, work through the lessons around your own schedule and revisit any topic as often as you need. Pricing is in South African rand, which makes structured, authorised Autodesk training highly competitive for learners paying in pounds or euros.
Ideal for:
- Individuals who want to start immediately rather than wait for a scheduled date
- Professionals fitting training around a full working week
- Teams that need consistent training across several people and locations
- Learners who value being able to revisit lessons over time
Autodesk Consulting for UK & European Businesses
Modena also provides remote Autodesk consulting services to help organisations improve the way they implement, manage and use their technology.
Depending on your requirements, our consultants can assist with software implementation, workflow optimisation, standards, BIM and digital delivery, configuration, process improvement and other Autodesk-related challenges.
Ideal for:
- Organisations looking to improve Autodesk workflows and processes
- Teams requiring specialist Autodesk expertise
- Businesses undertaking implementation or digital transformation projects
- Organisations that need access to expertise without requiring on-site delivery
Work With Modena From Anywhere
Geography does not need to limit access to specialist Autodesk expertise. Live Online and On-Demand delivery enable our team to support clients across the UK, Ireland and Europe while keeping engagements practical, collaborative and cost-effective.
Looking for Autodesk training or consulting for your organisation? Our team can help you identify the most appropriate service and delivery approach for your requirements.
Once you are using what you learn here on live projects, this is the course that takes you further.
Your instructors
Every instructor-led course is taught by one of our Autodesk Certified Instructors, in the classroom and online. They also work on client projects, so what you learn comes from real work.
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Sebastian
AutoCAD, Fusion & Inventor
Brings the workflows he consults on for clients every day into the classroom. -
Mitch
Revit Architecture & Twinmotion
Builds automation that takes repetitive work out of Revit, and shows delegates where the time savings are. -
Sposetu
Revit Architecture & Interiors
Models existing buildings in Revit from laser scans on large as-built projects. -
Anria
Revit Architecture, Structure, Interiors & Forma
Runs BIM projects for architecture and interior design clients, so her courses reflect real project work. -
Herman
Revit MEP
Leads our AEC team and teaches Revit MEP, drawing on his building services experience. -
Lesley-Ann
Revit Architecture & Structure
Turns laser scans of existing buildings into accurate as-built Revit models. -
Wian
AutoCAD, Fusion & Inventor
Leads our product design and reality capture team, and plans our laser-scanning projects. -
Dino
Revit Architecture & MEP
Manages BIM on large building digitisation projects and coordinates models across teams.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is In-Person training held?
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How does Live Online training work?
How does Live Online training work?
What do I need to attend Live Online training?
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Do I need my own computer and Autodesk software?
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Will I receive a certificate after completing the course?
Does the course carry CPD points?
Does the course carry CPD points?
Can you provide private training for my company or team?
Can you provide private training for my company or team?
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Cape Town & Live Online
Revit Structure Fundamentals Course in Cape Town or Online
Modena Technologies delivers the Revit Structure Fundamentals Course as an Autodesk Authorised Training Centre and Autodesk Platinum Partner.
Join us in person at our Cape Town training centre or live online in SAST hours. Either way, you learn from a live instructor, with the same exercises, guidance and certificate.
We train professionals and organisations across the Western Cape, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape, and our live online courses are also available to learners outside South Africa.
Every course is built around real project workflows, so what you learn applies directly to your own work.