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To my offspring, Cassidy and Jacob. Thanks for waiting patiently on the weekends as I work away.

Before I ever even pondered writing a technical book such as this one, I was the guy who bought them and studied them from the front to the back. This specific page, however, I always thought was somewhat superfluousbordering on self indulgent. As I sit here now, after finishing 22 chapters, I can categorically say that the 750-word allotment only scratches the surface of the list of people close to me who have been tremendously inconvenienced by my unavailability and, conversely, by my temperament during the rare occasions when I was available. Of course, topping this list are my wife Jennifer and the kids; Cassidy and Jacob. You guys always come through for me, and there is no way I could have written a single chapter without your support; and yes, you get to go to Disney again like the last seven years!

Also, Id like to thank Grandma and Baci for constantly watching and being with the kids.

On the technical side, thanks to Willem Knibbe for acquiring the book and working with me on my manuscript, and for his constant patience as I lumbered through each chapter. Thanks to Alberto Malagn for his thorough technical edits. Also, I would like to thank Richard Mateosian for keeping it all on track.

Eric Wing lives in Syracuse, New York, with his family. He is the BIM services manager for C&S Companies, which is a full service engineering/architectural firm headquartered in Syracuse. Erics degree is in construction; he earned it from Delhi University. In addition to writing this book, Eric has written Autodesk Revit Architecture: No Experienced Required 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , and 2013 and Revit Structure Fundamentals 2010 , and he co-wrote Mastering Revit Structure 2009 . Eric is also the author of the Learning Revit video tutorial, the Custom Stairs video tutorial, and the Revit Families video tutorial. Eric is an adjunct instructor at Clarkson University, teaching BIM and IPD. In addition to his writing, Eric is a globally recognized speaker, consultant, and trainer. He is also a bass player in a Syracuse band called Jemba when time permits.

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