Revit - An unmatched software, the future of the construction industry.
March 29, 2017

Revit - An unmatched software, the future of the construction industry.

Chris Metropulos | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
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Overall Satisfaction with Revit

As Revit becomes more sophisticated not only in 3D modeling, but materials and project management, the Architect - Engineering communities are becoming more inclined towards working with manufacturers who can comply to their technological demands. If you're seeking to stay ahead of your competition, contractors and manufacturers alike realize they need to invest in new BIM technologies such as Revit to gain an edge.
  • Information Developed Instantly - Imported Materials from Manufacturers populates in schedule which allows for easy planning/ordering.
  • Information Developed Instantly - While you're building a 3D model, elevations and sections are created in parallel making you work efficiently many times over.
  • Sophisticated Building Information - Several Iterations of Building Feasibility Study each in regards to Structure or Environmental areas.
  • General Excellence in Data Categories and Building Features. For example, adding more compliance features for environmental construction demand. Changes in compliance should be built into new versions.
  • Adding more plugins for products. Autodesk Seek is OK but really need a plugin built into the system which updates itself when the database changes. The database should be a cloud database. Such a sophisticated software should have something more than just a link to a page to download products manually.
  • At times, it's difficult to model with some strange snaps being pre-selected or simple drawing features limiting you.
  • Our Construction Unit can pay for their licensing on the year by working on a small-medium sized project (by their standards) involving Revit.
  • Revit is always looking to be integrated in one way or another whether it be partnering with a company to develop apps, user training, design-engineering optimization, or project management sequencing.
Nothing really comes close to the full capabilities of Revit. There isn't even a type of program who can do everything that Revit can which comes to mind. There are some programs that can do a part of what Revit can but none of them put all these features together as succinctly as Revit can.
Construction Companies, Contractors, Engineers, Architects, Product Manufacturers, and anyone involved with the construction community should have some level of working knowledge with Revit. The best advice I can share is for leaders in any of the above businesses to become involved in training and implementing Revit into standard work. Those who already have integrated Revit can always learn new ways to optimize their processes by attending seminars, webinars, or contacting Autodesk (whom is a fantastic resource).