Estimator & Revit
August 01, 2017
Estimator & Revit
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".