Delivering
the BIM Promise - Revit 2009 product line offers
sustainable design and energy analysis capabilities to fulfill BIM potential,
Heather Livingston, Cadalyst, May 8, 2008
Revit
Architecture 2009 - mental ray rendering engine for improved renderings,
swept blend tool, mirror project tool, new work sharing monitor, more, Lachmi
Khemlani, AECbytes, Apr 30, 2008
Revit
Structure 2008 - new Beam tool options, dedicated Truss tool, bi-directional
link to popular structural analysis tools, many display enhancements, more,
Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, Sep 30, 2007
Revit
Architecture 2008 - an easy-to-use, comprehensive BIM application with
enhanced Groups feature, display enhancements, but many problems remain
unaddressed, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, June 26, 2007
Revit
Architecture for Builders - new features include: scheduling wall
sweeps, openings in structural beams, more, Laura Handler, (BIM)X, June
13, 2007
Digital Structural Engineering and Analysis - engineering applications for
architectural needs: Autodesk Revit Structure, Bentley RAM Structural System,
STAAD.Pro 2006, ROBOT Millennium, CSI programs, GT STRUDL, RISA analysis modules, ROBOT
Millennium, Structural Desktop, Tekla Structures, H. Edward Goldberg of AIA,
Cadalyst, February 1, 2007
Autodesk Revit Building 9.1 - improved display control for revision clouds
and tags, capability to export net room/area data from Revit model to HTML file,
set units for DWG exports, more, highly praised by Cyril Verley, Cadalyst,
November 1, 2006
Autodesk Revit Structure 3
- improved API, drafting and documentation tools, new sloped elements,
keynoting needs improvement, but still highly recommended by Patrick
Davis, Cadalyst, October 1, 2006
What's Really New in Revit 9.1 - set the DWG units for export, exporting
room and area properties to 2D DWF, specify the building type and zip code and
more wishlist items included, Jay Polding, Revit in Plain English, September 8,
2006
Autodesk Revit Structure 4 - one-click beam system modeling, truss wizard,
rebar layout system, checks for member support and analytical model consistency,
more, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes.com, September 21, 2006
What's to Love About Revit Building 9.1?
- units verification during exporting to DWG, improved section lines,
filled regions with an area parameter, more, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd,
September 8, 2006
What's New in the Revit 9.1 API?
- better control of materials, ability to create room tags, new element
classes, more, Matt Mason, CAD Application Development, September 8,
2006
Revit Structure 3 - with excellent
modeling functionality, Revit Structure
automatically creates an analytical model of
the physical model that can be linked to
structural analysis applications for
automatic updates, Greg Corke, AEC Magazine,
August 23, 2006
Autodesk Revit Building 9 - new features include rooms as a new
building element, keynoting, expanded Detail Library, animated sun
studies, material take-off schedules, direct SketchUp import, more,
Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes.com, July 26, 2006
Autodesk's 2007 AEC Products - AutoCAD 2007 for 3D and Revit 9 attract users
among Autodesk's 2007 AEC products, Martyn Day, AEC Magazine, April 21, 2006
Digital Options for Structural Analysis - engineering applications for
architectural needs: Autodesk Revit Structure, Bentley STAAD.Pro and RAM, Etabs,
Dr. Frame, RISA, Robobat, and Tekla, H. Edward Goldberg of AIA, Cadalyst AEC,
March 1, 2006
Autodesk Unveils 2007 Line-up for AEC, Part 2 - Revit Building 9 can import
massing models and IFC format files, Revit Structure 3 can do interference
checking for better coordination, and Revit Systems is for mechanical,
electrical and plumbing design within the BIM model, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst AEC,
March 8, 2006
20 Reasons to Move to Revit Series 8.1 - a true building model environment,
automatic interference checking, and export and import to DWG are some of the
reasons to migrate to latest Revit Series 8.1, Mark W. Kiker, CADDManager.com
Blog, September 23, 2005
Revit Building 8
- solid BIM concept implementation with ease of use earns an A grade and is
highly recommended, Steven S. Ross, Cadalyst AEC, September 1, 2005
Autodesk Revit Structure - recently released Revit Structure 2 features
interoperability with Revit Building 8.1, which can bring benefits of BIM to
structural engineering, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, September 15, 2005
Software Links
Physical and Analytical Models - Autodesk Revit Structure helps coordinate
analysis result updates throughout design and documentation files, provides
bi-directional exchange of information without the need of multiple systems,
Matthew Phair, Building Design and Construction, September 1, 2005
Autodesk Revit Building 8/8.1 - parametric building modeler for
architectural design that integrates views, annotations, and components into a
single building information model, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, September 7, 2005
Revit Structure - this software is designed for engineering and
documentation and allows bi-directional linking, Beau Turner, Will Render
For Food, June 18, 2005
Revit Structure - Another Piece of the BIM Puzzle
- allows for the building of a geometrically accurate physical model of a
building's structure while maintaining intact the relationship with the
'stick-model,' Matt Dillon, Breaking Down the Walls, June 9, 2005
Design Tools, Presentation Devices, And
More - short looks at Revit Building 8, Blender 3D for modeling,
animation and rendering, Space Pilot
3D controller, PowerCAD CE for hand held PCs, ICE for designing modular
workspaces, VersaLaser for 3D printing, and VersaCAD for Mac, Deborah Snoonian,
Architectural Record, June 2005
AEC From the Ground Up - Top Tools for Preliminary DesignTools for
Preliminary Design - various tools that can help the architect with
preliminary design include Wacom Cintiq, Alias Sketch Book Pro,
Photoshop, Plan Tracer, SketchUp, form Z 5.0, Autodesk VIZ, 3ds max,
Alias Maya and Studio, ArchiCAD, Architectural Desktop and Revit, for
preliminary design, H.Edward Goldberg, Cadalyst AEC, April 1, 2005
Revit 7
- a look at the new and enhanced features of Autodesk's Building Information
Modeling (BIM) software, Martyn Day, CADserver, January 6, 2005
Autodesk
Revit 7 - new version boasts many useful enhancements but offers no
dramatic new feature additions, making it more of an incremental release
than a major upgrade, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, December 15, 2004
Updates
for 3D CAD, Collaboration Tools - reviews of AEC tools: Lamina 1.0,
ArchiCAD 9, Revit 7, Treo 650 Smartphone, Texxus, LaunchPad CadOperator,
ProjectWise V8 2004, Xdrive, Corecon 4.0 and PowerCAD SiteMaster/Leica DISTO
Plus, Deborah Snoonian, Architectural Record, December 2004
Revit
7, The Best Release Yet! - outstanding new version offers many new and
enhanced features within the Families, Import/Export, Modeling and Views
functionalities, Lisa Brady, Hagerman & Company Technology Bulletin, November 2004
Autodesk Revit 7 -
among the many excellent new features and enhancements is Building Maker, a
modeling and design environment that integrates with the building model, H. Edward Goldberg, Cadalyst,
November 1, 2004
Revit 6 - provides significant enhancements that will encourage its users to become even more creative, David Chadwick, CAD User, March/April 2004
Six New Tools for Today's Architects - a round-up of essential software and hardware tools: Revit 6, Atmosphere,
Pictometry Online and Electronic Field Study (EFS) Software, Sympodium ID250 Interactive Pen Display, Laser ScanArm and AirGen Fuel Cell Generator, Deborah Snoonian, Architectural Record, March 2004
Autodesk Revit 6 - aside from its new features and useful enhancements, the latest upgrade should be worth it just for the design options and element borrowing
capabilities alone, Lachmi Khemlani, AECbytes, January 29, 2004
New Tools Deliver BIM Data - reviews of software tools that extract information from building information modeling: Revit, Architectural Desktop 2004, Bentley Architecture 8.1, ArchiCAD 8.3 and e-SPECs, Edward Goldberg, Cadalyst, December 2003
Editors' Choice Awards - editors pick their favorite CAD-related hardware and software of the past six months: ArchiCAD 8.0, AutoCAD 2004, Autodesk Revit 5, Autodesk Vault, Bentley Architecture, ENCAD T-200, Iced*CAD, Inspector 2D/3D Device, PANTONE Color Cue TX, Pro/CONCEPT, SketchUp 3.0, Solid Edge V14, Sony Artisan Color Reference System, STAAD.Pro 2003 and VectorWorks 10, CADENCE, July 2003
Designing Ways by Autodesk - a look at some of the similarities and differences between Architectural Desktop 2004 and Revit 5.1, and how they interface with AutoCAD 2004, Susan Smith, AECCafe, June 9, 2003
Autodesk Revit 5.0 - the latest upgrade is the best Revit ever, approaching every architect's dream of what Building Information Modeling (BIM) should be, Jerry Laiserin, CADENCE, May 2003
Lifecycle FM Solutions - reviews of CAD-integrated facilities management tools from ARCHIBUS, Autodesk, Bentley and Graphisoft, H. Edward Goldberg, Cadalyst, March 2003
Constructive Analyses - Bentley TriForma, Revit and Graphisoft's ArchiCAD lead the trend toward data-centric AEC design, Jerry Laiserin, Computer Graphics World, August 2002
Revit and the Future 4.5 - Revit continues the rapid development of its SBM tool, while Autodesk gears up to distribute and promote its new acquisition, Martyn Day, CADserver, June 25, 2002
The Revit Revolution - hard to find any major criticisms of Revit's 4.0 release, Adrian Williamson, c3, March, 2002
Review: Revit 3.1 - a complete architectural system, intuitive and easy to use, Multi-CAD, Oct 2001 (pdf file)
A Child Prodigy Grows Up - Revit 3.0 continues to deliver improvements in rapid-fire releases, Jerry Laiserin, CGW, July 2001
Parametric Pleasures - Revit 3.0 is a complete 3D building solution that uses the "single building model" concept, Nigel Hunt, C3, July 2001
