• Revit
  • 3ds Max
  • InfraWorks

Communicate design intent as an architect

Helping key stakeholders and the general public clearly understand the project scope can reduce project costs and help you win better work. Storytelling is an essential part of the visualization process, it excites the audience. Develop a process that starts by identifying audiences, the outcome they want to achieve for their visualization and ensure the outcomes are met. In this module, you explore several different options for communicating the design intent to stakeholders. Practice rendering images and creating videos of walkthroughs to better communicate the design.


Course overview

Helping key stakeholders and the general public clearly understand the project scope can reduce project costs and help you win better work. Storytelling is an essential part of the visualization process, it excites the audience. Develop a process that starts by identifying audiences, the outcome they want to achieve for their visualization and ensure the outcomes are met. In this module, you explore several different options for communicating the design intent to stakeholders. Practice rendering images and creating videos of walkthroughs to better communicate the design.

Course outline

30 min.

Win better work from your plans, elevations, and sections

The quality of your plans, elevations, and sections is more important than a business card when it comes to winning more work. Learn how to make your plan, elevation and section sheets communicate the professional image you want your firm to be known for.

The quality of your plans, elevations, and sections are more important than a business card when it comes to winning more work. Learn how to make your plan, elevation and section sheets communicate the professional image you want your firm to be known for.

This module should take approximately 30 minutes to complete. By the end of the module, you should be able to:

  • Create plans and elevation sheets.
  • Create sections.
  • Set up view templates.

Before you start

  • Please make sure you have the Revit software loaded.
  • If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support


35 min.

Communicate the design intent using Revit for rendering and animation

Save time by creating public meeting visualizations directly in the Revit software where you created your design.

Save time by creating public meeting visualizations directly in the Revit software where you created your design.

This content takes approximately 35 minutes to complete. By the end, you should be able to:

  • Set the perspective view.
  • Add materials.
  • Set up lighting.
  • Create a rendering.
  • Render to the cloud.

Before you start

  • Please make sure you have the Revit software loaded.
  • If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support

About the author

Jefferson Morris, Learning Content Developer at ASCENT. He has 15 years of experience with Revit products.


25 min.

Communicate the design intent by taking your Revit model to 3ds Max

Optimize Revit data for faster rendering in 3ds Max and Maya to create a VR experience in any platform.

Optimize Revit data for faster rendering in 3ds Max and Maya to create a VR experience in any platform.

This module takes approximately 25 minutes to complete. By the end of the module, you should be able to:

  • Prepare the Revit model for rendering in 3ds Max.
  • Import or link the Revit files to 3ds Max.
  • Select the rendering engine.
  • Covert the scene.
  • Add lighting to the scene.
  • Render the model.


45 min.

Take advantage of the information in the model during the documentation phase to be more efficient

Use BIM data to evaluate better alternatives for your design in real world context. Learn how to optimize the design and make informed decisions, based on information behind the design, before breaking ground in a fraction of the time.

Use BIM data to evaluate better alternatives for your design in real world context. Learn how to optimize the design and make informed decisions, based on information behind the design, before breaking ground in a fraction of the time.

This content takes approximately 45 minutes to complete. By the end, you should be able to:

  • Configure project information
  • Create a landing page
  • Configure database annotations
  • Create a new shared parameter
  • Control your model with global parameters

Before you start

  • Please make sure you have the Revit software loaded.
  • If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support


20 min.

Create compelling project visuals in InfraWorks

Creating compelling visuals for stakeholders streamlines the approval process. In this module, you learn how to use InfraWorks tools to create animation of the bridge in context of its surroundings to help you better communicate the design intent.

Creating compelling visuals for stakeholders streamlines the approval process. In this module, you learn how to use InfraWorks tools to create animation of the bridge in context of its surroundings to help you better communicate the design intent. 

This module takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. By the end of the module, you should be able to: 

  • Prepare the model for animation
  • Create camera views for the animation 
  • Add visual details to the model
  • Export the storyboard to a video 

Module pre-requisites

This module requires user-level knowledge of InfraWorks and is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experience with this product, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below:

Before you start

  • Please make sure you have the InfraWorks software loaded.
  • If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support