Estimator & Revit
August 01, 2017

Estimator & Revit

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Revit

It's used across the whole organization. We typically use Revit to analyze a model which has already been designed. It's often used as a step stone to get models into other programs such as Navisworks, Assemble, Synchro, etc. Sometimes there is some editing done in Revit, but from my experience as an estimator, this is very rare.
  • It is by far the most commonly used software by architects to design.
  • It exports very easily into other programs (I personally spend more time with these other programs than I do with Revit).
  • It is easy to look at phasing, worksets, etc.
  • It is not a user-friendly software. Because I don't use Revit on a daily basis, it's very difficult to stay on top of things to maintain good productivity.
  • When looking at items which are imported from Rhino, the objects lose their data. As an estimator trying to get quantities, this is very frustrating.
  • Revit has allowed me to use a model in such a way that I can extract quantities. This is a huge benefit. Whether I'm actually getting the data directly from Revit, or from another software which required Revit, both scenarios require Revit.
  • As a negative, because it is so difficult to use, it can be intimidating for every day estimators to open it up and try to get something out of it.
I have very little experience using Rhino, so it is difficult to fairly compare the two programs. I felt that both programs were very difficult to use and required you to spend a lot of time with them on a daily basis. Because I do not use them on a daily basis, it is not uncommon to forget the things that I "figure out".
I chose a rating of 10 because like I said in previous answers, Revit dominates the design market and it seems that almost everyone is using Revit these days. If you do not have Revit, then in my opinion you are at a great disadvantage. As an estimator, models are being used more and more for doing quantity takeoff and 95% of projects I work on come are designed in Revit.

Revit Feature Ratings

Plan distribution & viewing
7
Plan markups & sharing
Not Rated
Document sharing
2
Issue tracking & punchlists
Not Rated
Photo documentation
Not Rated
Jobsite reports
Not Rated
RFI tools
6
Collaboration & approvals
7
As-built drawings
9
Mobile app
Not Rated