Item: Revit
Rating: 9
Author: Jake Karl

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our company uses Revit across all three trades we do here. We use Revit or other software depending on the project. For larger or new construction projects I find that Revit is extremely helpful with coordination between trades. It can help reveal areas where space is too tight for our designs that we might not have noticed otherwise.

Pros and Cons

The ability to turn on and off selected things based on what you want to show on your drawings
High detailed families so you can control the level of detail you want to see
Using families to auto-schedule equipment

Dealing with sloped pipe for plumbing can be very frustrating at times
There should be more functions to do with tagged existing or new items

Return on Investment

It has reduced the number of RFI's on larger projects
Setup and initial phases can be more time consuming modeling everything
Time to tag plans and creating 3D views is reduced

Alternatives Considered

AutoCAD

Revit provides much more coordination between trades and the architects. Provides a better picture of how the designs are actually going to be constructed.

Other Software Used

AutoCAD, Bluebeam Revu

Likelihood to Recommend

Revit is excellent for new construction projects where you can enter in all the data as the project goes along.

Revit can be hard for older people in the industry as there can be a high barrier of entry to get the hang of how Revit likes to do things.
It can also be tough for modifying existing buildings as there can be a lot of existing conditions to model correctly.

Revit is a must have for new construction

Overall Satisfaction with Revit