My employer recently purchased Revit Architecture 2008 for the office. My previous knowledge of this program is based upon what I have read on Revit's corporate website, along with conversation with people in the office (whose knowledge is also limited). I have been completing training tutorials for the last day and a half, and am still somewhat skeptical with regards to the software's ability/flexibility to create more complex forms/spaces.
Can anyone give me any opinions with regards to the effectiveness of Revit? Also, I question why AutoCAD 2008 is included in the software package, if Revit is supposed to replace all other programs?
revit is so much fun
i would suggest taking a class or 2 for Revit b/c you will never figure it all out on your own.
first definatly drop anything you know about acad and your trip through revit will be an easier one...just remember that revit and autocad were created for 2 completely different purposes - and there method of creating const. docs are completely different as well
-as for the reason why autodesk gives you a copy of autocad w/ revit.
1-not everyone is using revit so autocad cant be abandoned completely
2-i like this one...since the invention of revit - autocad is almost worthless
but honestly we could probobly never totally get rid of autocad...revit just becomes another TOOL to create an erected building w/...just like autocad became just another tool to draft w/ - i still do somehand sketchs and light drafting when i feel nessacary - hand rendering is always fun too
I thought that ACAD was still there for boolean modelling of complex objects which can then be inserted into the revit model? I haven't used it so I have no idea really. Seems lame since they parts aren't really prametric then.
What kind of 'complex' forms are you trying to create?
I know that ArchiCAD has organic modelling capabilities:
Revit up?
My employer recently purchased Revit Architecture 2008 for the office. My previous knowledge of this program is based upon what I have read on Revit's corporate website, along with conversation with people in the office (whose knowledge is also limited). I have been completing training tutorials for the last day and a half, and am still somewhat skeptical with regards to the software's ability/flexibility to create more complex forms/spaces.
Can anyone give me any opinions with regards to the effectiveness of Revit? Also, I question why AutoCAD 2008 is included in the software package, if Revit is supposed to replace all other programs?
among others
The new NATO Headquarters (SOM) used revit from beginning to end.
http://www.architectureweek.com/2003/0226/news_1-1.html
that's great... thanks much!
revit is so much fun
i would suggest taking a class or 2 for Revit b/c you will never figure it all out on your own.
first definatly drop anything you know about acad and your trip through revit will be an easier one...just remember that revit and autocad were created for 2 completely different purposes - and there method of creating const. docs are completely different as well
-as for the reason why autodesk gives you a copy of autocad w/ revit.
1-not everyone is using revit so autocad cant be abandoned completely
2-i like this one...since the invention of revit - autocad is almost worthless
but honestly we could probobly never totally get rid of autocad...revit just becomes another TOOL to create an erected building w/...just like autocad became just another tool to draft w/ - i still do somehand sketchs and light drafting when i feel nessacary - hand rendering is always fun too
I thought that ACAD was still there for boolean modelling of complex objects which can then be inserted into the revit model? I haven't used it so I have no idea really. Seems lame since they parts aren't really prametric then.
What kind of 'complex' forms are you trying to create?
I know that ArchiCAD has organic modelling capabilities:
http://www.graphisoft.com/products/archicad/solutions/maxonform.html
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