Description

Revit is increasingly central to multidisciplinary design and project delivery, but moving from AutoCAD to BIM requires more than learning new software. It means changing how projects are set up, produced, coordinated, and shared. 

Many firms invest in Revit only to carry familiar CAD habits into BIM: manually overriding graphics, updating schedules and tags by hand, and recreating workflows Revit was designed to automate. Used effectively, Revit can improve consistency and efficiency through view templates, parametric content, automated schedules, shared coordinates, linked models, and worksharing tools. 

This practical, demonstration-focused webinar shows design professionals how to make Revit work in the real world, where consultants may still use AutoCAD and valuable DWG content must be preserved. 

Join Karen Krolewski, PLA, LEED AP, a landscape architect with more than 30 years of experience who previously led a firmwide transition from AutoCAD to Revit. She will demonstrate strategies for planning a successful transition, creating standards, using templates, filters, schedules, fills and hatches, integrating CAD information, and coordinating multidisciplinary models. 

The program will also explore shared coordinates, linked files, worksets, Autodesk Construction Cloud, Forma, and Bridge. 

Whether you’re preparing to adopt Revit or want to move beyond inefficient CAD-style workflows, you’ll gain practical strategies for more consistent, collaborative, and efficient project delivery. 

Register now! 

Agenda

Webinar instructions will be emailed 24-48 business hours before the date of the webinar.
Please log into the webinar 10-15 minutes before start time.


Friday, February 19, 2027
10:00 am – 2:00 pm CST


Agenda:
Presented by Karen Krolewski, PLA, LEED AP

 

Making the Switch  

  • Why make the switch  
  • Managing the transition, including the hybrid CAD/Revit approach  
  • Working with consultants still on AutoCAD  

 

Setting Up for Production  

  • Plan and sheet setup with automatic text sizing  
  • Filters and view templates  
  • Switching between black-and-white and color  
  • Parametric content and schedules, using planting families  

 

Drafting Differently  

  • Color-block drafting with floor fills for concept plans  
  • Self-updating hatches and fills
  • Detail views with overlapping fills and send-to-back  

 

Coordination and Collaboration  

  • Shared coordinates and project base point  
  • Linking other file types  
  • Model coordination across disciplines, using a multifamily example  
  • Worksharing basics  
  • ACC, Forma, and Bridge  

 

Closing Q&A  

 

Webinar Instructions 
 
All attendees must log-on through their own email – attendees may not watch together if they wish to earn continuing education credit. HalfMoon Education Inc. must be able to prove attendance if either the attendee or HalfMoon Education Inc. is audited.

Certificates of completion can be downloaded in PDF form upon passing a short quiz. A link to the quiz will be sent to each qualifying attendee immediately after the webinar. The certificate can be downloaded from the Results page of the quiz upon scoring 80% or higher.

Webinars are presented via GoToWebinar, an easy-to-use application that can be run on most systems and tablets. Instructions and login information will be provided in an email sent close to the date of the webinar. It is highly recommended that you download, install and test the application before the webinar begins by clicking on the link in the email.

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Windows 10 or higher, macOS 11 or higher, Linux, Google Chrome OS

Web Browser: 
Google Chrome (most recent 3 versions) 
Microsoft Edge (most recent 3 versions)

Internet connection: 1 Mbps or better

Hardware: 2GB of RAM (minimum), 4GB or more of RAM (recommended)

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Credits

Engineers
4.0 PDHs

PIE - Practicing Institute of Engineering
Pending*

Architects
4.0 CE Hours

AIA - American Institute of Architects
4.0 Elective LUs

ICC - International Code Council
0.4 CEUs (Administration)

This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 4.0 PDHs for professional engineers and 4.0 continuing education hours for licensed architects in most states that allow non-HSW coursework and this learning method. Please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.

HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider License No: CEA362), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, and New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00049300). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers and architects via course approval by the Practicing Institute of Engineering (PIE) (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2) and §69.6(i)(2)). Other states do not preapprove continuing education providers or courses. 

*HalfMoon Education is seeking to apply for PIE course accreditation pending finalization of the course materials.  This course listing at halfmoonseminars.org will be updated regarding pending credits.  In the event accreditation cannot be sought for this course, registrants will be contacted and notified prior to the cancellation deadline. 

The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System has approved this course for 4.0 Elective LUs (Sponsor No. J885). Only full participation is reportable to the AIA/CES.

The International Code Council has approved this event for .4 CEUs in the specialty area of Administration (Preferred Provider No. 1232).

Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed). 

  

On-Demand Credits

The credits listed above apply only to the live webinar. This course in an on-demand format may not qualify for the same credit in some states. Please refer to specific board rules to determine if an asynchronous, on-demand course is appropriate. The following credits will be included in the on-demand format subject to approval: 

4.0 Elective LUs (AIA) 
4.0 PDHs (PIE)

Speakers

Karen Krolewski, PLA, LEED AP

Fogline Studio, Inc.

Ms. Krolewski is a licensed landscape architect (PLA CA #4347) and founder of Fogline Studio, with more than 30 years of practice across the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work spans affordable and market-rate multifamily housing, parks and public spaces, K-12 educational campuses, and civic environments, with particular depth in on-structure design which includes courtyards over parking decks as well as roof deck spaces.

Before founding Fogline Studio, Ms. Krolewski was a Principal at PGAdesign, where she spearheaded the firm’s transition in 2010 from AutoCAD to Revit, leading staff training, standards development, and workflow redesign firmwide.

Her built work includes award-winning multifamily communities such as Lume & Vasara at Menlo Park both integrating swimming pools and resident amenities directly over parking structures, and the San Francisco Bay Area’s first all-inclusive playground, the Rotary PlayGarden. Ms. Krolewski is a Certified Playground Safety Inspector, ReScape-certified rater, and an active ASLA member serving as a Small Business PPN Leadership Delegate.

Ms. Krolewski brings a rare combination to the classroom: the technical fluency of a Principal landscape architect who has designed and managed construction administration on complex, multi-consultant projects, and the clarity of an instructor who has already led an entire firm through a transition from AutoCAD to Revit.

AIA Info

AIA Provider Statement: 

HalfMoon Education Inc. is a registered provider of AIA-approved continuing education under Provider Number J885. All registered AIA/CES Providers must comply with the AIA Standards for Continuing Education Programs. Any questions or concerns about this provider of learning program may be sent to AIA/CES (cesupport@aia.org or (800) AIA 3837, Option 3). 

This learning program is registered with AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product. 

AIA continuing education credit has been reviewed and approved by AIA/CES. Learners must complete the entire learning program to receive continuing education credit. AIA continuing education Learning Units earned upon completion of this course will be reported to AIA/CES for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for both AIA members and non-AIA members are available upon request. 

Course Title:  Revit for Design Professionals: From AutoCAD to BIM, Cloud Coordination, and Better Project Delivery

Delivery Method: Live Online 

Course Description: This four-hour course examines practical strategies for transitioning a design practice from AutoCAD to Revit, including hybrid CAD/Revit workflows, production setup, and multidisciplinary coordination. This course also addresses parametric content, self-updating schedules and fills, shared coordinates, linked models, worksharing, and cloud collaboration tools including Autodesk Construction Cloud, Forma, and Bridge.

Learning Objectives: 

Learning Objective 1: Learners will be able to describe methods for integrating AutoCAD drawings and other file types into a Revit workflow while coordinating with consultants who continue to use CAD.

Learning Objective 2: Learners will be able to apply shared coordinates, project base points, linked models, and worksharing tools to improve multidisciplinary project coordination.

Learning Objective 3: Learners will be able to identify effective approaches for managing a firm-wide or project-level transition to Revit, including hybrid CAD/Revit workflows, pilot projects, staff training, and changes in production practices.

Learning Objective 4: Learners will be able to describe how Autodesk Construction Cloud, Forma, and Bridge can support cloud-based model sharing and collaboration across project teams and firms.

LUs: 4.0

LU Type: LU|Elective 

Prerequisites: None

Advance Preparation: None 

Program Level: Intermediate 

Course Expiration Date:  10/20/2029

Complaint Resolution Policy: 

Complaints regarding this course can be emailed to fchapman@halfmoonseminars.org or by calling (715) 835-5900. A HalfMoon Education representative will respond within 72 hours to resolve the complaint, which will include, but not limited to, access to another CE activity at no or reduced cost or a full or partial refund. Each instance will be resolved on a case-by-case situation.