Acknowledgments

Another edition and another opportunity to thank my lovely wife Shelley for all of her support, sacrifice and kindness. Thanks to my family for your kindness, encouragement, and genuine interest in a topic outside your realm of general interest.

I have had the great opportunity to work with many wonderful people who have influenced my career and provided wisdom, guidance, and friendship. Thanks to Dave Sammons and Mike Taylor for sharing so much insight on what it takes to collaborate and work as a team and for being such good friends. I also want to thank my friends and colleagues at Clark Nexsen, where I have been given the opportunity to grow and learn in such a wonderful working environment, which I could never take for granted. Thanks, Johan, Tom, Scott, Willie, Leslie, Bobby, and the coolest IT department ever. You guys are the best!

I cannot bypass the opportunity to thank all the incredible people at Sybex. Thank you, Willem, for once again keeping things moving. Thank you, David, Becca, and Linda, for being such great editors. I'm sure there are many others who have worked hard to bring this book together. Thank you, all!

Thank you, Simon. I truly enjoy working with you on these books. Thanks also for your friendship. Plamen, thank you so much for agreeing to participate in this edition. Thank you, Glen, for your technical edit. It has been my pleasure to work with you all.

—Don Bokmiller

To my wife, Carole, thanking you for your continued support over the past year while working on this and other projects doesn't go anywhere near the thanks due for all your hard work and patience while I have been either writing late into the night or away from home. Your support over the past 28 years has helped me achieve so much — what else can I say but thank you and I love you. Thanks also to my daughter, Jess, a beautiful, caring person whose hard work and perseverance will take her places — she cracks me up, she is the Queen of Reem!

Professionally, I'd like to thank JASMAX architects; their drive toward a collaborative environment meant that I (and they) had an early introduction to Revit. Thank you also goes for the encouragement from Shane Morris, CTO with one of the world's largest Autodesk resellers, KarelCAD. I have joined a team of extremely knowledgeable colleagues with whom I now teach and provide consulting and implementation services.

Thank you also to everyone at Sybex who have helped to get this edition moving. It seems unfair to single out any one person; suffice it to say that without you, there would be no book.

Finally, a special thanks to Don Bokmiller. You kept me around for another edition? The third outing and I think we're doing pretty well; you must rate as an official bff by now .

—Simon Whitbread

To my mother Krisi and my dad Marin, thank you for raising me and, more important, for the encouragement, faith, and love you surrounded me with while guiding me on this journey to the man I have become. I can never thank you enough!

Many thanks to all the people whom I have learned so much from and without doubt have influenced my personal and professional life — Saeid Berenjian, Shawn Zirbes, Bob Palioca, David Haynes, Glynnis Patterson, Dennis Nunes, Mark Reid, Bryan Johnson, and Lowell Shields. Thanks to my friends Stephanie, Suzie, Jessica, Ethan, and Krinchev.

I also want to thank all my colleagues at Capital Engineering Consultants, Inc. for the great opportunity to be part of an amazing team.

And finally, thanks to Don, Simon, and the entire Sybex team for giving me the opportunity to be part of something I will never forget.

—Plamen Hristov