The second week of the internship was far less exciting than the first. It consisted of me watching tutorial videos and playing around on the Revit software in order to learn it and be able to apply it to the work I would be doing as an employee here at Miller.
The software is very intuitive and can really be changed and manipulated to suit each persons personal preference and workflow. You can input add-ins to the software for different views. Even within the software you can pick and choose what and how you want to see what you are working on( thank you Meghan for the tip). Meghan is one of my supervisors, she’s awesome. Anyway, for me, I liked to utilize the tab view feature. Which allows me to see multiple views all at once. I can have the 3d view on one tab, the section view in 2d, and the full layout of the sheet drawings. Having multiple views has allowed me to work more efficiently in drafting the practice model I have been given to work on. The fun and also the most challenging part about this internship for me, is the fact that I am learning electrical as well as how to model and use a new software. It is both exciting and daunting at times. But an unforgettable experience, and I am only two weeks in.
Asking other workers and my fellow interns has been a great help to figuring out the software and just how Miller operates and completes projects . Although this week has been unexpected and ever changing. It has been a productive and enjoyable learning experience.
Great to read your reflections on learning new software. This is one of the skills we expect our graduates to have, so its great to see it in action.
While you are working in the software, consider grabbing some screenshots. This will help with your final portfolio and hopefully mean less work at the end of summer. Plus, you can insert images in your posts to complement your text descriptions.
Gotcha, will do!