Item: Revit
Rating: 10
Author: William Cameron

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Revit is used by our design department to create construction documents and it is also used by our construction department for coordination and spool drawings. We have been using it for about 10 years. It has really streamlined our coordination. It is a huge advantage to have the entire architectural and structural model reside (Linked) in your design model.

Pros and Cons

The ability to have the architectural and structural models linked to your own design model is a big advantage.
Modeling risers and shafts is much easier now compared to the old AutoCAD days.
A combination of design and construction tools gives Revit the edge in Design software.

The text editor is not as robust as AutoCAD.

Return on Investment

Modeling time has gone down using Revit.
Our spool drawings have improved greatly.

Support Rating

Autodesk licensing and support is still substandard.

Key Insights

Do you think Revit delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Revit's feature set?

Yes

Did Revit live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Revit go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Revit again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Navisworks, Smartsheet, Bluebeam Revu

Likelihood to Recommend

Revit is the perfect design and construction software. The intuitive nature of the software makes it a great design tool. In the construction world, we use it with Trimble SysQue and it is powerful. Our designers have all of the information at their fingertips. Modeling shafts is much easier than it was compared to AutoCAD. It is the same with sleeves and cores.

Revit for design and construction

Overall Satisfaction with Revit