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BIM and Green Building Studio - new plug-in for Revit enables architects to
optimize the energy efficiency of designs and achieve carbon neutrality, Rick
Rundell, Cadalyst, Aug 28, 2008
Dept. of Unfair - Calculated Values
- Revit MEP 2009 has option of choosing of parameters when creating calculated
values, Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, Aug 27, 2008
Looking For More MEP Analysis Use Cases
- two useful utilities for engineers, duct sizing
calculations, duct fitting pressure loss analysis, Scott
Sheppard, It's Alive in the Lab, July 14, 2008
10 Reasons to Use Revit
- humor: real life situations that could have been avoided, David Light,
Revit, June 27, 2008
Resizable Dialogs - Resize Enable Utility
- Steve, Revit OpEd, June 28, 2008
New Tutorial: The 'Room Bounding' Parameter
- determining rooms with Room Bounding, Revit Zone, June
9, 2008
BIM
and Searching For Product Content - Autodesk Seek with parametric
search technology is integrated into Revit UI to find exact design data and
files, Rick Rundell of Autodesk, Cadalyst, May 1, 2008
Swept Blends in Revit Architecture 2009 - Part 2
- link to video on creating geometric form, David Light, Revit, Mar 31, 2008
A Room With a View - Room Enhancements in Revit Architecture 2009
- ability to use color scheme tool, to select rooms in section view, more, David
Light, Revit, Apr 7, 2008
A New Dimension in Revit 2009
- ability to dimension to intersections of lines, references and walls, David
Light, Revit, Apr 7, 2008
Livin' Large With BIM - Jordan Goldstein of AIA talks about implementing
Autodesk Revit, its uses, advantages in his large firm Gensler, Heather
Livingston, Cadalyst, Apr 10, 2008
Heating & Cooling Load Analysis in Revit MEP 2009
- link to video, Kyle Bernhardt, Inside the System, Apr 9, 2008
Revit Structure 2009 - presentation and demo showing enhanced concrete
modeling, new beam cutback feature, foundation improvements, more, Excitech, Apr
2008
Revit Architecture 2009 - presentation and demo showing rendering
enhancements, new Swept Blend tool, mirror project feature, more, Excitech, Apr
2008
IES Virtual Environment - IES VE
Toolkits added to Revit help architects design green, sustainable, and
low-energy buildings, AEC Magazine, Apr 8, 2008
Revit Architecture 2009 User's Guide
- new and enhanced features in Revit Architecture 2009, Revit 3D.com, Apr 4,
2008 60-page pdf
Rendering
Examples From Revit Architecture 2009
- Matt Dillon, Breaking Down the Walls, Apr 3, 2008
Swept
Blend Tool in Revit Architecture 2009
- modeling swept blend using massing tools, David Light, Revit, Mar 25, 2008
Sloped
Pads in Revit Architecture 2009
- ability to slope building pads, David Light, Revit, Mar 26, 2008
Surface
Patterns in Revit Architecture 2009
- ability to add fill patterns to warped surfaces and cylinders, David Light,
Revit, Mar 27, 2008
Building Performance Analysis - Spaces & Zones - metadata on HVAC
zone and space elements in Revit MEP 2009, Kyle Bernhardt, Inside the System,
Mar 31, 2008
Revit
2009 - Smart About Shading Surfaces - exporting model with 'Shade'
surfaces turned off/on, Tomislav Zigo, BIMology, Mar 24, 2008
Zoning It
Up
- video on creating zones in Revit MEP 2009, Kyle Bernhardt, Inside the System,
Mar 19, 2008
Let There
Be Zones - video on creating zone element in Revit MEP 2009, Kyle
Bernhardt, Inside the System, Mar 17, 2008
Autodesk 2009 Lineup, Part 2 - new ViewCube and SteeringWheels,
Mirror Project tools in Revit; Inventor has ability to handle complex
assemblies, realistic graphical representation, more, Robert Green, Cadalyst,
Mar 12, 2008
Revit
2009: The Hidden Feature
- Revit now supports URL, Matt Mason, CAD Application Development, Mar 5, 2008
Revit 2009 API: The AddIn Manager - new 'AddIn Manager' tool for
handling external applications, Matt Mason, CAD Application Development, Mar 5,
2008
Rendering Changes in Revit 2009
- new Mental Ray rendering engine and enhanced interface, Matt Dillon, Breaking
Down the Walls, Mar 6, 2008
Revit
2009 API: VSTA: Here Comes the Neighborhood
- Visual Studio Tools for Applications for writing and running macros, Matt
Mason, CAD Application Development, Feb 28, 2008
Revit 2009 API: New Creationism - ability to create new element types
like Area, AreaViewPlan, AreaTag, SpaceTag, more, Matt Mason, CAD Application
Development, Feb 28, 2008
Revit 2009 API: Parameter Improvements
- Matt Mason, CAD Application Development, Feb 28, 2008
Revit 2009 API: Rooms for Improvement - support for ClosedShell
geometry of a room, improved tagging, ability to 'unplace' room, more, Matt
Mason, CAD Application Development, Feb 28, 2008
Revit 2009 API: Searching Improves
- filters for searching by category, type, family, more, Matt Mason, CAD
Application Development, Feb 28, 2008
Revit 2009 API: What's New? - full support for printers and paper
sizes, support for export of GBXML and FBX, more, Matt Mason, CAD Application
Development, Feb 28, 2008
Revit Reading
- suggested reading includes SmartMarket report, AECbytes survey results,
virtual design and construction, more, Mark Kiker, CADD Manager Journal, Feb
2008
Revit
Demands - Part 1 - Think Again
- Revit requires changes in workflow, project teams, levels of design detail,
more, Mark Kiker, CADD Manager Journal, Feb 2008
Revit Demands - Part 2 - No Spare Change
- Revit demands use of 3D, Mark Kiker, CADD Manager Journal, Feb 2008
Spaces and Rooms - Good Friends - video on referencing room
parameters in spaces in Revit MEP 2009, Kyle Bernhardt, Inside the System, Feb
22, 2008
Space Creation - Part 1 - video on creating spaces through linked
building geometry in Revit MEP 2009, Kyle Bernhardt, Inside the System, Feb 21,
2008
Revit Architecture 2009 - New Features
- rendering enhancements, swept blends, room tag improvements, more, Mark Kiker,
CADD Manager.com Blog, Feb 20, 2008
Revit
2009 Interface Changes - Open
- features of new open dialog, Richard Binning, Beside the Cursor, Feb 14, 2008
Revit
2009 New Feature - VSTA - 'Visual Studio Tools for Applications' is
programming environment for creating VB.NET and C# based macros, Beau Turner,
Green Revit, Feb 14, 2008
New Navigation Tools - Revit 2009
- View Cube and Steering Wheel tools, Steve, Revit OpEd, Feb 13, 2008
Autodesk World Press Days 2008 -- Day 1.75
- Inventor 2009 has improved sheet metal design, native 64 bit support while
Revit 2009 has increased sustainable design and energy analysis, commercial
condensing units, more, Ralph Grabowski, WorldCAD Access, Feb 12, 2008
Welcome to Revit Architecture 2009
- dimension and revision enhancements, Mike Massey, Knowing What You Don't Know
About CAD, Feb 12, 2008
Revit 2009 w/Mental Ray - improved analysis and visualization
capabilities, state-of-the-art formwork drawings, air handlers, commercial
condensing units, more, Mark Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, Feb 12, 2008
Revit Structure 2008 - Shortcuts
- Alan James Wooldridge, REVIT Structure Learning Curve, Feb 6, 2008
pdf
Revit and
AutoCAD's Visual Styles - A SketchUp Alternative? - Revit model can
be imported into AutoCAD for quick visual styles, RobiNZ CAD Blog, Jan 30, 2008
My User
Name in Revit - keep your user name same for Revit and computer
login, Steve, Revit OpEd, Jan 11, 2008
Errors
with Saving out Groups in the New Year
- workaround is to change system clock to month other than January 2008 in
Revit, Alan James Wooldridge, REVIT Structure Learning Curve, Jan 7, 2008
Run Revit
Structure in Vista? - almost negligible crash experience with Revit
application running in Vista 64-bit, David Harrington, CADDHELP, Dec 18, 2007
October
2007, Revit Architecture Wish List Ballot Results
- site tools and improved rendering engine are among top 10 wishes, Mike Perry,
BLAUGI, Dec 4, 2007
BIM and
Civil Engineering
- Revit and AutoCAD Civil 3D working together in BIM workflow, Rick Rundell of
AIA, Cadalyst, Sep 1, 2007
REVIT MEP 2008 - Lets Get It On! - overview of REVIT MEP, Daryl
Gregoire, Revit Rocks, Sep 9, 2007
Revit
Architecture & Revit MEP Content - links to useful information on
Revit, Beth Powell, Beth's CAD Blog, August 3, 2007
Revit
Architecture 2008 Design Phases Overview - help topics with slide
show or links for users, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog, July 2, 2007
Building
Performance Analysis Using Revit - white paper for converting a Revit
physical model to an analytical model, Autodesk, May 2007,
1.17Mb pdf
How to
Enter Subscripts and Superscripts in Inventor, Revit and AutoCAD? -
Unicode for subscripts and superscipts, CAD Forum, May 2007
AIA
Convention 2007 - There Still Seems to be Some Confusion - use Revit
to fulfill BIM needs, otherwise AutoCAD Architecture is appropriate for 2D/3D
job, Matt Dillon, Breaking Down the Walls, May 5, 2007
Revit
Structure 2008 New Functionalities (Part 1) - explaining advanced
modeling and improved construction documentation functionalities, Nicolas
Mangon, BIM & BEAM, April 16, 2007
Hiding
Elements in Revit 2008
- creating view filter and using new "Persistent Hide" tool to hide the objects,
Mike Massey, Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD, April 11, 2007
Revit
2008 API: New Creation Capabilities, Newly Promoted Objects
- New Application Object Creation, Document Object Creation and promoted
elements to represent full classes, Matt Mason, CAD Application Development,
March 22, 2007
Revit
Architecture 2008: Not Just a Name Change - element and category
visibility control and option to permanently hide the elements or categories in
view, Mike Wenta, Hagerman & Company, Inc., March 2007
Autodesk
Revit 2008 a.k.a. DWF BIM Capturer
- Revit 2008 uses DWF Toolkit v 7.3, produces smaller DWF files, can publish DWF
files to Buzzsaw, more, Scott Sheppard, Beyond the Paper, March 23, 2007
Revit Happenings at Autodesk
- Revit Architecture 2008 has improved DWF support, Google Earth plug-in; Revit
Structure 2008 has new warped slab and curved beam capabilities, more, David
Cohn, RevitUp, February 15, 2007
Snooping Under the Tree for Revit Architecture 2008
- color fill enhancements, Revit Groups, dependent views feature, masking region
tool, more, Mike Massey, Knowing What You Don't Know About CAD, February 14,
2007
REVIT Architecture 2008 Q & A
- new features, file format support for interoperability, parametric components,
plus licensing and support information, Autodesk, February 2007,
pdf
3D Detailing - the Future? - Excitech's Revit User Group meeting
discussed different aspects of architectural detailing with Revit in 3D, AEC
Magazine, December 8, 2006
REVIT Element Classifications
- classifying Revit building elements, Daryl, Revit Rocks, December 7, 2006
The Rap on Revit
- introduction to Autodesk Revit, Eric Wing, AUGI, December 2006 (may require
free registration)
Revit Recommendations
- suggested books on Revit, links to downloads, communities, blogs, more, Beth's
CAD Blog, November 28, 2006
Move over ADT... Make
room for Revit
- Revit coordinates drawings, updates XREFs or schedules automatically, Mike
Massey, Knowing What You Don't know About AutoCAD, November 8, 2006
Revit is Returning the
Craftsmanship to the Architects - Revit facilitates architects
while working on 3D building projects, Mark W. Kiker, CADD Manager.com Blog,
October 30, 2006
Shortcomings of Revit
for Contractors - limitations of Revit 9.0 restrict
implementation of BIM; Revit wishlist items, Laura Handler, (BIM)X, September
29, 2006
Detailing in Revit
- misconceptions about detailing, Jay Polding, Revit in Plain English, October
5, 2006
Unsung Feature in 9.1
- grids and levels keep themselves aligned irrespective of sketching direction,
Steve Stafford, Revit OpEd, September 11, 2006
It's All in the Details
- Revit Building Series provides easy and simple 3D modeling with excellent
detailing functions, Paul Woddy of CADline, AEC Magazine, August 23, 2006
Autodesk Revit Building 9
Detailing Improvements - detail component library with new 2D
detail components, type and instance parameters for tag, standard 2D detail
views, Peter Gehring, AECbytes.com, July 31, 2006
Revit Books - Reviews - two Revit instructional books "Mastering
Autodesk Building" by Paul F. Aubin and "Introduction to Commercial Design Using
Autodesk Revit Building 9" by Daniel John Stine, Jay Polding, Revit in Plain
English, July 28, 2006
Revit Structure 3
- focused on engineering field, Revit Structure interface is different from
Revit Building and can integrate a physical model, Paul Woddy of CADline, AEC
Magazine, June 28, 2006
BIM for MEP Engineering,
Part 3
- computable Revit Systems model helps in building electrical circuits design,
Rick Rundell of AIA, Cadalyst AEC, June 9, 2006
Export to DWG Known
Issues
- a list of DWG export issues in Revit, Chris Price, Revit Rants, May 19,
2006
BIM for MEP
Engineering, Part 2
- Autodesk Revit Systems provides mechanical ductwork, piping and plumbing
systems layouts, Rick Rundell of AIA, Cadalyst AEC, May 9, 2006
BIM for MEP Engineering - Autodesk Revit Systems can improve
MEP design and documentation process, Rick Rundell of AIA, Cadalyst AEC,
April 12, 2006
AutoCAD vs. ABS vs. Revit Systems
- advantages and limitations of AutoCAD 2007, Autodesk Building Systems 2007
and Revit Systems, Todd Shackelford, CAD Shack, April 27, 2006
The
Revit Team - considerations when assembling a project team using
Revit, Jay Polding, Revit in Plain English, February 2, 2006
BIM
for Interior Design Options
- BIM provides multiple design options within a single model, Rick Rundell
of Autodesk, Cadalyst AEC, January 12, 2006
Revit
Hardware - know the best hardware configuration for Revit, Jay
Polding, Revit in Plain English, January 26, 2006
BIM for Interior Design
- Revit Building helps interior designers visualize and render their models,
Rick Rundell of Autodesk, Cadalyst AEC, December 15, 2005
BIM in China
- BIM is helping Chinese architects as China sees the largest construction
boom in the world, Rick Rundell of Autodesk, Cadalyst AEC, November 15, 2005
BIM
Goes to School - Revit Building is helping students to think
beyond design in many US colleges, Rick Rundell of Autodesk, Cadalyst AEC,
October 14, 2005
Building Information Modeling in India - BIM is helping Indian
architects to deliver high-quality projects on time, but some issues still
remain, Rick Rundell of Autodesk, Cadalyst AEC, September 15, 2005
BIM, Structural Engineering and Design - coordinating the design and
documentation with architectural digital design information model gives a
winning combination to structural engineering firms, Rick Rundell of
Autodesk, Cadalyst AEC, August 15, 2005
BIM for Structural
Design - Revit Structure enables firms to work more
efficiently and make better use of their time with integrated modeling for
structural analysis and documentation, Rick Rundell of Autodesk, Cadalyst
AEC, July 15, 2005
BIM and Structural Engineering - Autodesk Revit Structure
not only extends the building information model for construction
documentation and driving analysis but also lets users explore different
structural systems and other design options, Rick Rundell, Cadalyst AEC,
June 15, 2005
BIM Concept to Completion - Autodesk Revit Building
combines the expressive and built forms of a building design, Rick Rundell,
Cadalyst, May 15, 2005
Parametric Building Modeling, Part 2
- BIM approaches building design with high quality, coordinated and
internally consistent information, Rick Rundell, Autodesk, Cadalyst AEC,
March 15, 2005
Not All BIM Is Parametric - what is parametric building modeling, and
how do you determine if it's the foundation of a BIM solution?, Rick
Rundell, Cadalyst, February 15, 2005
A Towering Project - Autodesk products - AutoCAD, Revit and Buzzsaw -
are chief among the CAD tools being used to design the Freedom Tower,
situated at the site of the former World Trade Center, Star Online, January
18, 2005
Building Information Modeling Takes Hold Down Under
- Australian designers are adopting Autodesk Revit and discovering the
competitive advantages of building information modeling, Rick Rundell,
Cadalyst, October 15, 2004
Calculating BIM's Return on Investment - a simple formula calculates
return on investment when you're considering a new building information
modeling system, Rick Rundell, Cadalyst, September 15, 2004
Building Information Modeling Rolls Out in South Africa - how
architectural firms in South Africa have adopted Autodesk Revit building
information modeling and what lessons we can learn from their success, Rick
Rundell, Cadalyst, July 15, 2004
Revit and Building Services Engineering - whatever happened to the building
systems capabilities that Autodesk said would be incorporated into Revit?,
Michael Dakan, Cadalyst AEC Tech News #122, June 17, 2004
Autodesk Embraces BIM - explains how Autodesk differentiates among AutoCAD,
Architectural Desktop, and Revit and where these applications may be heading,
and explores a recent implementation of BIM (building information modeling), H.
Edward Goldberg, Cadalyst, March 1, 2004
Autodesk Updates Design Software - Revit 6 includes new collaboration
capabilities and design tools that allow greater freedom for blending
information from sketches with finished building models, David Becker, CNET
News.com, December 17, 2003
Autodesk Ships AutoCAD Revit Series - the new Revit Series appears to have
been devised to allow existing customers to cross-grade to Revit, while being
able to keep hold of their AutoCAD licenses, Martyn Day, CADwire.net, December
1, 2003
Autodesk Offers New Design Software - architects already heavily invested in
AutoCAD and Architectural Desktop are now trying to determine whether Revit -
Autodesk's building information modeling software - might also be a necessary
tool, Mike Fimea, Arizona Business Gazette, October 16, 2003 (may require free
registration)
Students Learn with Integrated Building Modeling - using Autodesk Revit,
architecture students at Tulane learn how to surmount real-world design
problems, Ronald Filson and Ron Nyren, ArchitectureWeek, August 27, 2003
Autodesk's AEC Strategy, Part V - Carl Bass, Autodesk's executive VP of the
Design Solutions Division, concludes his discussion of his company's AEC product
strategy, Martyn Day, upFront.eZine, November 19, 2002
Autodesk's AEC Strategy, Part IV - Carl Bass, Autodesk's executive VP of the
Design Solutions Division, discusses the future of Architecture Desktop and his
company's AEC product strategy, Martyn Day, upFront.eZine, November 13, 2002
Autodesk's AEC Strategy, Part III - Carl Bass, Autodesk's executive VP of
the Design Solutions Division, discusses his company's AEC product strategy,
Martyn Day, upFront.eZine, November 5, 2002
Autodesk's AEC Strategy, Part II - Carl Bass, Autodesk's executive VP of the
Design Solutions Division, discusses his company's view on the building industry
and its processes, Martyn Day, upFront.eZine.com, October 29, 2002
Autodesk's AEC Strategy, Part I - Autodesk already had a decent AEC tool in
Architectural Desktop when it recently bought Revit - so what's the company up
to?, Martyn Day, upFront.eZine.com, October 22, 2002
ADT or Revit, Which Will Prevail? - a long-running discussion - 10 weeks and
counting - in which CAD users weigh in on the pros and cons of ADT and Revit, as
well as other applications such as ArchiCAD,
CADstoreOnLine.com, October 16, 2002 (related
stories)
RevitDesk Versus AutoRevit - Autodesk clarifies its plans for Revit, Jerry
Laiserin, The LaiserinLetter, August 12, 2002
Constructive Analyses - AEC software - such as Bentley TriForma, Revit and
Graphisoft ArchiCAD -- helps architects evaluate the life cycle of buildings
before they are built, Jerry Laiserin, Computer Graphics World, August, 2002  Autodesk
Buys Revit - Frequently Asked Questions - submitted by Autodesk, April 3,
2002
Autodesk Completes Acquisition of Revit Technology - Autodesk press release,
April 3, 2002 Comments
from Industry Experts - compiled by TenLinks.com
Revit's Acquisition by Autodesk: A Smart Move or a Sell-Out? - Lachmi
Khemlani, CADENCE AEC Tech News, March 28, 2002
Interview: Graphisoft US Vice President, Chris Barron - ArchiCAD targets
AutoCAD users, dismisses Revit, Anthony Frausto-Robledo, architosh.com, March
15, 2002
On Autodesk, ADT and Revit - Geoff Harrod casts an opinion on Autodesk's
announcement to acquire Revit, CADinfo.NET, March 2002
Readers Chime in on Revit Buyout by Autodesk - architosh.com, March 15, 2002
Interview: Graphisoft US Vice President, Chris Barron - ArchiCAD targets
AutoCAD users, dismisses Revit, Anthony Frausto-Robledo, architosh.com, March
15, 2002 Executive
Reorganization Puts Autodesk on a New Path - Autodesk states that
Architectural Desktop was a "bridging mechanism, in much the same way that MDT
was a bridge to Inventor," Martyn Day, CADserver, Feb 13, 2002 Autodesk
Is Buying Revit! - looks like Autodesk has bought a successor for its
Architectural Desktop, Martyn Day, Cadserver, Feb 21, 2002 Revit
Wants to be Bought by Autodesk - Ralph Grabowski, editor, upFront.eZine, Feb
25, 2002 The
Path That Led Autodesk to Revit - Autodesk gets a jump start on its goal to
build smarter architectural software with the acquisition of Revit, Geoffrey
Moore Langdon, AIA, TenLinks.com, Feb 25, 2002 Keeping
an Eye On Autodesk - technology acquisition trend may have implications for
GIS - Adena Schutzberg, GIS Monitor, TenLinks.com, Feb 22, 2002
Revit Finds a New Home at Autodesk - Autodesk's Phil Bernstein states "It
was a simple build vs. buy decision," Heidi Hill, Peter Sheerin, Kenneth
Wong, CADENCE, Feb 26, 2002
Autodesk to Acquire Revit - the focus will be on making the Autodesk's
current products interoperable with Revit, rather than integrated, Judy
Schriener, construction.com, Feb 26, 2002
AutoCAD User Group's "Best of Best CAD" Award Goes to... Revit - SVAPU, the
world's largest AutoCAD User group, hopes to send a "wake up call to Autodesk,"
Feb 1, 2002
Autodesk Acquires Revit - What's Up With That? - message from Dave Lamont,
CEO of Revit
Q&A for Revit Customers and Partners - from Revit Will
Autodesk Know What to Do With Revit? - Autodesk has had an uneven history
with acquisitions, Evan Yares, TenLinks.com, Feb 25, 2002
Autodesk to Acquire Revit Technology - Autodesk is paying 2 1/2 times what
venture capitalists have invested and perhaps 30 times revenue for Revit, Evan
Yares, Brad Holtz, Cyon Research, Feb 22, 2002
Autodesk To Buy Revit for $133 Million - press release by Autodesk, Feb 21,
2002
The Case for 3D in Architecture - 5 key vendors (Autodesk, Bentley,
Graphisoft, Nemetschek and Revit state their cases for 3D, Martyn Day,
CADserver, Jan 15, 2002 denotes
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