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What is Revit? The Top 5 Insights Into Autodesk Revit


In order to save you time scouring the web, I have provided an easy to follow blog series containing information and videos from around the world and my own personal experience with the power of Revit.

Skip straight to The Top 5 Insights


What is Revit - in (very) brief:

Autodesk Revit is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) software tool. It is currently broken up into 3 discipline based flavours; Revit Architecture, Revit Structure and Revit MEP.
 
Straight out of the box, this software is not BIM but rather a powerful parametric 3D modeling database driven program that allows for BIM to take place.


 

What is Revit - in (boring) long detail:

For a detailed insight into Revit’s history feel free to look at Revit Wiki

 

 


The Top 5 insights into Autodesk
 
Revit & BIM
Simply follow the links:

 

1.   Revit – more than just Architecture
       ...where the building design process is heading in the 21st century
       1_RevitMoreThanJustArchitecture
 

 

       ... the most important difference between Revit and 2D AutoCAD
       2_RevitParametricModeling

 

       ... the elements that make up and reside within a Revit model
       3_RevitFamilies

 

       ...your marketing team is going to love Revit!
       4_RevitVisualisation

 

 

      ...design, construction, facility management and demolition
      5_RevitLifecycle


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What is Revit? Insight No.1 - Revit

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More Than Just Architecture  The first step in understanding Revit is to gain an insight into where the building design process is heading in the 21st...
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What is Revit? Insight No.2 - Revit Parametric Modeling

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Change One Thing, Change Everything The most important difference between Revit and 2D AutoCAD is its simple intelligent parametric modeling ability.  No longer do you need...
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What is Revit? Insight No.3 - Revit Families

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  Intelligent Visual Information Placeholders Revit families are the elements that make up and reside within a Revit model. Below is a brief YouTube video by...
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What is Revit? Insight No.4 - Revit Visualisation

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Your Marketing Team is Going to Love Revit! Clients now fall in love emotionally with ideas and design before they exist – there is no...
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What is Revit? Insight No.5 - Revit Lifecycle

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Integrated Building Design & Management; 2D, 3D, 4D, 5D & Beyond  Through using Revit the tool, BIM can be harnessed during the design, construction, facility management...