Download the complete documentation set for Revit® Architecture 2009. From the User’s Guide to metric and imperial tutorials, here’s where you’ll find everything you need to get started.

Tutorials (CHM)

A complete set of self-paced training exercises is available for you to use to become more productive using Autodesk’s Revit Architecture 2009.

IMPORTANT: Follow these steps to successfully download the tutorials.

1. Close the Revit Architecture online Help window with the tutorial download instructions.
2. Click one file below (Imperial or Metric) and save the file to: C:\Program Files\Revit Architecture 2009\Program\.
3. Open the folder: C:\Program Files\Revit Architecture 2009\Program\.
4. Right-click the TutorialsArchitectureImpENU.chm or TutorialsArchitectureMetENU.chm, select ‘Properties,’ uncheck the attribute ‘Read-only’, and click ‘OK.’
5. Double-click the file Revit Architecture Imperial Tutorials.exe or Revit Architecture Metric Tutorials.exe.
6. Verify that the path is C:\Program Files\Revit Architecture 2009\Program, and click ‘Unzip.’
7. Click ‘OK.’

Windows Vista users: You must be an administrator in order to extract the tutorial documentation files. You must override the default Unzip to folder, extract the CHM to the Desktop, and manually copy the tutorial CHM file to the C:\Program Files\Revit Architecture 2009\Program folder.

Tutorials (PDF)

Revit Architecture Imperial Tutorials (pdf - 13Mb)

Revit Architecture Metric Tutorial (pdf - 13Mb)

Revit Architecture Metric Tutorial A4 (pdf - 12Mb)

Imperial Training Files

Double-click each file below to download (files will be copied to: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\RAC 2009\Training\Imperial).

Windows Vista users: You must be an administrator in order to extract the tutorial training files. During the extraction process, specify the following Unzip to folder since the default path is not correct for Vista installations: C:\Program Data\Autodesk\RAC 2009\Training.

If you receive errors during the file extraction, make sure that the Training folder on your system is empty, and try again.

• Revit Architecture Imperial Training Files 1 of 4 (exe - 95Mb)
• Revit Architecture Imperial Training Files 2 of 4 (exe - 92Mb)
• Revit Architecture Imperial Training Files 3 of 4 (exe - 94Mb)
• Revit Architecture Imperial Training Files 4 of 4 (exe - 22Mb)

Metric Training Files

Double-click each file below to download (files will be copied to: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\RAC 2009\Training\Metric).

Windows Vista users: You must be an administrator in order to extract the tutorial training files. During the extraction process, specify the following Unzip to folder since the default path is not correct for Vista installations: C:\Program Data\Autodesk\RAC 2009\Training.

If you receive errors during the file extraction, make sure that the Training folder on your system is empty, and try again.

• Revit Architecture Metric Training Files 1 of 4 (exe - 94Mb)
• Revit Architecture Metric Training Files 2 of 4 (exe - 90Mb)
• Revit Architecture Metric Training Files 3 of 4 (exe - 78Mb)
• Revit Architecture Metric Training Files 4 of 4 (exe -  22Mb)

Families Guide (CHM)

To help you understand how to work with Revit Architecture families, this guide contains conceptual explanations, hands-on tutorials, and reference information. Before using this guide, you should have a basic understanding of Revit Architecture.

Important: The Families Guide (help and pdf format) is installed in the C:\Program Files\Revit Architecture 2009\Program folder. To open the guide, navigate to the Program folder and double-click the ArchitectureFamiliesImpENU.chm (ArchitectureFamiliesMetENU.chm) or ArchitectureFamiliesImpENU.pdf (ArchitectureFamiliesMetENU.pdf) file.

Windows Vista users: You must be an administrator in order to extract the families guide documentation files. You must override the default Unzip to folder, extract the CHM file to the Desktop, and manually copy the families guide CHM file to the c:\Program Files\Revit Architecture 2009\Program folder.

Families Guide (PDF)

Families Guide Imperial

Families Guide Metric

Families Guide Imperial Training Files

Windows Vista Users: You must be an administrator in order to extract the families guide training files. During the extraction process, specify the following Unzip to folder since the default path is not correct for Vista installations: c:\Program Data\Autodesk\RAC 2009\Training.

Families Guide Metric Training Files

Families Guide Metric Training Files

Getting Started (PDF)

This is a quick guide to get the basics on how to start a project in Revit Architecture.

Getting Started with Autodesk Revit Architecture (pdf - 5MB)

User’s Guide (PDF)

This document contains all the information available in the product Help.

Revit Architecture User's Guide (pdf - 24MB)

Revit Architecture User's Guide A4 (pdf - 22MB)