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Revit

Score9.3 out of 10

226 Reviews and Ratings

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What is Revit?

Autodesk’s Revit is a Building Information Modelling (BIM) tool. It enables architectural, MEP, structural, and engineering design, and provides analysis to support iterative workflows

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Revit has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
Based on 226 ratings of Revit's features
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Top Performing Features

  • Standard reports

    The software offers pre-built reports with metrics standard to the category.

    Category average: 7.7

  • Custom reports

    Users can create custom reports.

    Category average: 7.4

  • Data exportability

    Data can be exported via a CSV or Excel file for further reporting and analysis outside of the tool.

    Category average: 7.6

Areas for Improvement

  • Issue tracking & punchlists

    Users can track issues from the field, and create punchlists upon substantial completion.

    Category average: 8.2

  • Dashboards

    Users can create, customize and share dashboards, which provide an overview of the most important metrics.

    Category average: 7.6

  • Mobile app

    Users can easily access the system from the field on mobile devices such as phones and tablets.

    Category average: 7.4

Reviews

What users are saying about Revit.
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The best BIM based process software

Incentivized
Marta InamaView profile
Research grant in Research & Development at Università degli Studi di Ferrara (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Revit quite often as an architect since it's one of the most used BIM process based software. It is not as intuitive as other ones but it permits to do many things. As a restoration-oriented researcher in the field of architecture it also permits a very easy interface with point clouds acquired by laser scanner technologies.

Pros

  • Creation of 3D models with a BIM process
  • Upload of point clouds and their management in the software
  • Creation of parametric families (that is to say parametric objects)
  • Integrated Rendering (with powerful rendering machines)
  • Real time co-working

Cons

  • H-BIM: Revit has high potentialities for this purpose, since it already allows a good interaction with point clouds. Nevertheless a BIM based software for cultural heritage still consists of a great challenge. The BIM process is specifically designed to create projects from scratch. We need to consider the perspective of those who need to create models based on reality. These are models that do not have objects that are all perfectly identical, objects that are strictly parametric. If this logic remains unchanged, then it should be easier to change individual instances and reproduce the defects of the existing building.
  • Creation of parameterized objects: the process can be sometimes not really intuitive. The lockers which characterise the creation of parameterized objects interface may be not easy to manage when there are many solids one next to the others.
  • Interaction between different Revit versions should be easier

Return on Investment

  • -50% of time spent creating 3D models based on point clouds
  • - 40% of time spent creating 3D models of objects that are identical or nearly identical (thanks to parametric families)
  • - 30% time creating renders

Usability

Alternatives Considered

ARCHICAD, SketchUp and Rhino 3D

Other Software Used

Blender, AutoCAD, ARCHICAD, Autodesk 3ds Max, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Illustrator CC, ArcGIS, Agisoft Metashape

Revit Feedback.

Incentivized
Taylor Johnson
Interior Designer at HKS Inc. (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I use Revit to model interior design intent for a commercial project. It allows us not only to design models but also to store information about the project and all its specifications for the design. Additionally, it enables us to visualize the design in 3D using Enscape and obtain realistic renderings for our clients.

Pros

  • Efficiency
  • Ease of use.
  • Information storing.

Cons

  • Limited in shape modeling.
  • Hard to explore very complex ideas.
  • Crashes frequently for larger projects.

Return on Investment

  • It is efficient.
  • It costs a lot of money for a license (especially for a 1,000+ employee company).
  • It has capabilities for full digital delivery.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

AutoCAD

Other Software Used

Adobe PhotoShop, Rhino 7, AutoCAD

REVIT STRUCTURES A GREAT INNOVATION IN 3D RENDERING IN CONSTRUCTION

Incentivized
Franz Lloyd MorotaView profile
BIMD COORDINATOR in Engineering at MAKATI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I usually use Revit for reference in my rebar datailing. Most of the time, I use it for structural purposes. I also issue floor setting out plan in my project using Revit structures. This was really a good software because it made our work easy with the software's tools. It is an advance way to see the hi rise project that we handle in detail by looking at the 3D model using Revit. You can also incorporate different trades in Revit such as architectural and MEPFS. By this way, you can easliy see clashes between the different trades involved. You can also convert your Revit file/model into pdf and cad file for other purposes you might be needing. Revit also allows you to work simultaneously with other modellers. This is one thing I loved about this software. You can even create rebar family in Revit so you can detect actual clashes in rebars to be installed on site. All in all, this was really a good innovation in the construction industry. This will ease the burden in the site and provide an efficient way to execute the plans in the different projects that you were handling in your company

Pros

  • Revit allows multiple users at the same time.
  • Revit provides 3D modelling/view
  • Revit can be used in different trades (structural,architectural and MEPFS)

Cons

  • Improvement in the capacity of the software to render bigger files
  • Saving process should be made more user friendly
  • Can perform more advance commands

Return on Investment

  • It makes the work easier
  • Performs more detailed plans

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Trimble Tekla

Other Software Used

AutoCAD, Trimble Tekla

A great product for complete building design

Incentivized
Verified User
Employee in Professional Services (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Revit is the main program our firm uses in our day to day work activities. It is utilized to create design options, renderings, and final construction documents for clients. We have used Revit to create drawings for projects as small as 100sf to projects that house manufacturing and lab uses and are a collaborative effort with outside firms.

Pros

  • Modeling 3D building components
  • Creating components in a central model space allowing for the creation of views without needing to redraw elements.
  • Creating detailed construction drawings

Cons

  • Revit tables can be hard to use for beginners
  • Complicated wall joins (where the walls meeting are different heights or at an angle) often break or are displayed incorrectly
  • The split face function for applying materials to specific areas often needs to be redone if a wall moves even slightly
  • Some BIM360 lower folder permissions do not always work for every person assigned to a folder.
  • The "component" feature can be clunky when creating custom components that include angles and curves.

Return on Investment

  • Revit's BIM360 collaborative cloud has allowed for real time updates from consultants and creating a more streamlined collaboration between firms.
  • Revit's 3D modeling allows for our firm to provide rendering services to clients as well as being able to provide them with marketing material made in house.

Usability

Alternatives Considered

AutoCAD and SketchUp

Other Software Used

AutoCAD

Revit in Architecture

Incentivized
Verified User
Employee (51-200 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Revit is used to create architectural drawing sets as well as to test programming and concepts. I use Revit almost daily and it is integral to our work.

Pros

  • Drawing Sets
  • 3D Modeling
  • Plan Graphics

Cons

  • Stair customizability
  • Railing customizability and function
  • lineweight communication with autocad

Return on Investment

  • Integral to architectural design process and documentation

Usability

Alternatives Considered

Rhino 3D, AutoCAD and SketchUp

Other Software Used

SketchUp, Rhino 3D, AutoCAD