Looking for a nice book to help me learn Revit 2023

[clZVWU5]

Specifically, on how to route ductwork, add duct fittings, create and place/route ducts to the air handling devices that

the ductwork to go to and from. I wasn't sure if the Revit 2023 Architecture books include that information or not.

I'm just getting into using the software and I would prefer something that was very easy to follow. Thanks in advance

for any help anyone can provide.

[barthbradley]

https://www.sdcpublications.com/Textbooks/Autodesk-Revit/74/

[ToanDN]

I would think it would be easier to learn by videos and hand-on models.

https://www.guru99.com/best-revit-courses.html

[HVAC-Novice]

An older version of this book helped me a lot. it walks you through a whole project. 

We use it now for new people learning Revit. 

Best to also do actual projects. That will force you to learn and research. Andhopefully your office isn't stuck in the old days and forces you to use Revit like AutoCAD. Some things just have to change and are much better in Revit (but different, and some people have a problem with change). AutoCAD = drafting. Revit = modeling. Don't use Revit as a drafting tool. 

[akvsix]

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C43TNCGZ 
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C5TQWVZ1

[HVAC-Novice]

Are you the author? is there a TOC or more information? There was no " Look inside"  option. I'm wondering if those 2 books would be redundant to the ones I suggested above, or would have additional information/methods. We have a few new people supposed to learn Revit and I wonder if they would help.

One somewhat frustrating experience from learning from books was that multiple books have a LOT of redundant information. Many books also waste a lot of space on things that already should be clear. Like how a computer works, or how to install Revit. that easily could be skipped and if needed found elsewhere. 

Also check out Balkan Architect on YT. 

OP: if you can, I would recommend switching to R2024 and buying books for R2024. R2024 introduced some minor UI changes and the screenshots in the books will be less confusing if you use the exact same version. 

Without that UI change, it generally OK to learn with a 5 year old book, though. The user may miss some new features, but typically no deal breaker for a newby. I suspect the Books that have a 2018 and a 2019 version, for example,  are just re-prints and changed did a find-and-replace to turn 2018 into 2019 any actual change. A 2012 book would be quite a stretch, though. 

If you include Dynamo, there are only about 6 books you ever will need and the rest is all online. Books basically give you a somewhat structured start. 

[octavio2]

Just curious:

These books "construct" a building from scratch where you practice the steps by steps as instructed? (i.e., like the books of Stine and Aubin?).  Or each chapter involves a separate model (or separate models?) based on the topic covered on that chapter?

Please advise.

[Alfredo_Medina]

Search for books with "Revit MEP" in the title. There is one by Don Bokmiller, Simon Whitbread, and Joel Londenberg. That one is called "Mastering Autodesk Revit MEP 2012". It is a good book. Maybe they have alreday updated their book? Look it up.