Industry Standard, with flaws
Updated February 26, 2020
Industry Standard, with flaws
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Revit
Revit is used by nearly all architects and architectural staff in my organization. The primary function is the production and coordination of architectural drawing sets. Secondary to this is its use as a coordination tool, where we link consultants models into ours for clash detection, and in order to work out other spatial puzzles in a design. Third, we use Revit for design studies, though it is not well suited for architectural design work early in the process.
- Document set management and production.
- Graphic consistency in architectural plans.
- Revit has very few tools for use in early stages of design.
- Local collaboration-- i.e. 'syncing' -- tends to take a long time, and cuts into workflow efficiency.
There are really no competitors to Revit for large complex building projects. It is essentially an industry standard, and we would not be able to complete our work or collaborate with our consultants effectively if we did not use Revit. AutoCAD is still used in the office for side studies and production of some plan graphics and details because it is less constrained than Revit.
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?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Revit go as expected?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy Revit again?
Yes
Revit is the industry standard for the production of architectural drawings for large complex projects, and its widespread adoption make is a necessity for architects and designers whose work involves the production of drawing sets. The software is not well-suited for early-stage design work, as it lacks the tools for conceptual modeling and iteration of various design options.