I am conducting a little bit of informal research and wondering:
1. Why did you choose to learn Revit?
and
2. How did you learn?
Personally, I craved something more sophisticated than AutoCAD that could simply create elevations as I modeled a floor plan. I understand a lot of hesitation toward shifting over to BIM--there is a steep learning curve and a lot of time spent up front to establish the model. I was introduced to Revit briefly in college, but learned much of it on my own through videos and forums like this one.
If you haven't learned yet, what is preventing you from doing so?
archietechie
Mar 1, 17 12:08 pm
Because I don't want to get fired.
GabrielleBovard
Mar 1, 17 12:55 pm
Wow, that's a lot of pressure on your decision! Did your company pay for your training or did you have to wing it?
archietechie
Mar 1, 17 1:00 pm
Kidding.
Meant to say, better keep up to date with the times.
Non Sequitur
Mar 1, 17 12:57 pm
Because in order to stay current I need to know the tools available to me. Also, since I'm inching my way to senior level architect (I'm only 33 so is senior really the right term?), being fluent in revit allows me to call out the bullshit 10/10 skills fresh grads claim on their CVs.
Fooled around with Revit back in the glorious days of 2006. 8 years later, my office paid for a autodesk intro course and I learned everything I needed within the first day. I've been a Revit wizard ever since.
xx__
Mar 1, 17 3:37 pm
>I'm only 33 so is senior really the right term?
With Revit it's easy to manage up to 4-6 projects by yourself alone, so you gain exp real fast.
Non Sequitur
Mar 1, 17 3:44 pm
... and you've successfully managed how many multi-million projects at the same time? Software is not going to save you if you don't know what you're doing in the first place.
Driko
Mar 1, 17 5:15 pm
learn revit. its just better all around. Rhino imo is best for design but dont expect to be designing on the job.
Shamila Zubairi, AIA
Mar 1, 17 5:58 pm
Because I am a geek at heart. I love the 3D nature of Revit, not because of renderings but the isometric type views that explain a lot to the client. All the years that I was studying for ARE 4.0, I gave up a lot of stuff that would distract me from studying. Updating my Revit skills was one of the things that took the back burner. Now I have gotten back to it and look forward to the time when I can work in a place with the most updated platforms like Revit, Rhino and Lumion
Hello!
I am conducting a little bit of informal research and wondering:
1. Why did you choose to learn Revit?
and
2. How did you learn?
Personally, I craved something more sophisticated than AutoCAD that could simply create elevations as I modeled a floor plan. I understand a lot of hesitation toward shifting over to BIM--there is a steep learning curve and a lot of time spent up front to establish the model. I was introduced to Revit briefly in college, but learned much of it on my own through videos and forums like this one.
If you haven't learned yet, what is preventing you from doing so?
Because I don't want to get fired.
Wow, that's a lot of pressure on your decision! Did your company pay for your training or did you have to wing it?
Kidding.
Meant to say, better keep up to date with the times.
>I'm only 33 so is senior really the right term?
With Revit it's easy to manage up to 4-6 projects by yourself alone, so you gain exp real fast.
... and you've successfully managed how many multi-million projects at the same time? Software is not going to save you if you don't know what you're doing in the first place.
learn revit. its just better all around. Rhino imo is best for design but dont expect to be designing on the job.
Because I am a geek at heart. I love the 3D nature of Revit, not because of renderings but the isometric type views that explain a lot to the client. All the years that I was studying for ARE 4.0, I gave up a lot of stuff that would distract me from studying. Updating my Revit skills was one of the things that took the back burner. Now I have gotten back to it and look forward to the time when I can work in a place with the most updated platforms like Revit, Rhino and Lumion