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Get the Edge Revit is winning us new work,
helping us deliver the best possi-
ble quality to our customers,
and helping us turn existing
clients into repeat clients.
Larry Rocha, VP and CIO
Wimberly Allison Tong & Goo
A Change Anywhere Is a Change Everywhere
With the Autodesk Revit building information
model, every drawing sheet, every 2D and 3D
view, and every schedule is a direct representa-
tion of the same underlying building information.
As you work in familiar drawing and schedule
views, Revit collects information about the build-
ing project and presents it correctly in all other
representations. Parametric technology automati-
cally coordinates all changesin model views
and drawing sheets, schedules, sections, plans,
renderings. The result: better use of your time,
fully coordinated documents, and better work.
Working the Way You Think
Autodesk Revit works holistically, in terms of the
entire building rather than individual sections and
oor plans. It helps provide better design insight
through in-process visualization and analysis.
Striking rendered images and videos; integrated
cost, schedule, and phasing informationfor as
many design options as you wantprovide the
most complete information for making the best
decisions. Its a better way to think about your
building project and a better way to work.
Autodesk Revit for Todays Work
Architects must be both versatile professionals
and expert businesspeople. Clients expect high-
quality work and timely delivery. From multiuse
urban developments to state-of-the-art medical
facilities to gracious private residences. From large
projects to small, building industry professionals
worldwide use Autodesk Revit to deliver better
work and increase their competitive advantage.
Get the Edge
Gain instant competitive advantage, improved coordination and quality,
and higher profitability with the
Autodesk
®
Revit
®
building design and
documentation system. Specifically designed for building information
modeling, its parametric change technology lets you change anything,
anytime, anywhere, while Revit coordinates the change everywhere.
All your design information is coordinated, consistent, and complete.
Youll like it, and your clients will too. Go for the competitive edge.
Go for Autodesk Revit.
www.autodesk.com/revit Building information modeling is a digital approach to building
design that gives you accurate, coordinated information about your
projects when and where you need it. Autodesk Revit is the only
software specically designed for building information modeling.
Better Tools for Better Work
Some building professionals spend as much
time checking for and xing coordination mis-
takes as they spend on the real work of making
the project better. With Autodesk Revit para-
metric change technology, you dont have to.
You can add, remove, or modify project infor-
mation at any time, without worrying about
manually coordinating that information. It auto-
matically coordinates all project deliverables,
right down to your construction documents.
Suppose youre halfway through construction
documents and see a change that would
make a great project even better. With
Autodesk Revit, you dont have to worry
about the time and effort associated with
coordinating revisions late in the process,
because the software does the work for you.
Automatic coordination means you have the
freedom to explore design options and make
changes whenever and wherever you want,
and your documents are more accurate, con-
sistent, and complete. Better quality in design,
better quality in delivery.
Better for Your Business
Havent you spent too much time and money
trying to catch and x coordination errors? Not
to mention all the aggravation. And the cost of
xing those errors increases exponentially with
each phase of the design process. Autodesk
Revit helps eliminate coordination problems
altogether. With Revit, you enter information
From site plan to final designs and schedules, you produce and rely on a continuous flow of
information. Traditional CAD breaks this information into individual, unrelated documents.
This time-consuming process leaves much room for error. But building information models
support iterative change in a buildings design, construction, and operation. You use the same
information for documentation as you do for design and preserve that design information for
use throughout the building lifecycle. in the building database onceand only
once. The information is captured and
applied to all aspects of the building docu-
mentation. Not only does this save you up
to 40 percent in design and production
time,* but better documents mean fewer
problems and fewer hours spent in the con-
struction phase. In essence, you eliminate
problems before they happen. So what are
you waiting for? Autodesk Revit helps you
do better work. And if your work is better,
your business is better. Simple.
Collaboration: Share the Work
Autodesk Revit works the way you do, mak-
ing collaboration easier and better. The
whole team works together on a shared,
central model. Permissions and messaging
between team members working on the
same parts of the building are fully integrat-
ed into the work environment, so everybody
can always see who is working on what. The
software automatically coordinates concur-
rent changes for all team members, either
dynamically as they work on selected
portions of the building or through formal,
preassigned worksets. If one team member
moves, say, the west wall out to enlarge the
building, while another lays out offices
against the same wall, both those changes
are coordinated as the team members save
their work. Now thats magic. Well, actually
its Autodesk Revit.
Interoperability: Share Design Data
Use Autodesk Revit as a stand-alone prod-
uct or with other Autodesk
®
software tools
to ensure clear communication of design
data. Revit is interoperable with AutoCAD
®
software and can import, export, and link
to DWG, DXF , and DGN files. Use Revit
with AutoCAD for detailing and produc-
tion, Autodesk
®
VIZ for exceptionally high-
quality rendering outside the project
model, and the Autodesk
®
Buzzsaw
®
service
for online document management and
project collaboration.
AutoCAD Revit Series:
Best of Both Worlds
If you are an AutoCAD user interested in
Autodesk Revit and building information
modeling, the Autodesk
®
AutoCAD
®
Revit
®
Series may be right for you. It couples
industry-leading AutoCAD software with
the powerful Revit building information
modeling systeman unbeatable combi-
nation that protects your investment in
technology and training, offers the compet-
itive advantage of building information
modeling, and gives you the exibility to
move to new ways of working when
youre ready. For more information, visit
www.autodesk.com/autocadrevitseries
.
*
Average productivity improvement reported by commercial
Revit users with at least three months experience with the
software responding to a survey conducted by Autodesk. As
with all performance tests, your results may vary. www.autodesk.com/revit
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Works the Way You Do Easy-to-use interface based on
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
. Customizable design toolbar. Customizable project browser to
manage drawings and schedules,
renderings, and more. Several design options can be included in
project model.
Fully Integrated Building
Information Model Single project database simplies project
management. Bidirectional associativity ensures
coordination. Detail drawings created directly in
model using 2D drafting and parametric
detailing tools. Project phasing automates renovation
and planning documents. Worksets and on-the-y element
sharing mean multiple users can work
on same model. Model linking connects separate models
into a single integrated project.
Design and Management Control Expressive geometry and design
supported by real-world materials
and systems. Detailed graphic control and
view-specic graphics. Congurable to office standards for
graphic style, data export, and more.
Visualization Integrated AccuRender® raytracing and
radiosity for on-demand visualizations. Rendered walk-throughs exportable to
AVI les. ArchVision RPC image-based
rendering. Panoramic rendered image les for
presentations. PANTONE® Color Picker for color
selections. Color-plan diagrams of program
assignments or other room data.
Data Sharing Output to DWG, DXF, or DGN formats. Publish to Design Web Format (DWF )
standard for distribution of design data. Support for local layer standards,
including U.S. standards, BS1192
(United Kingdom), ISO13567 (Europe),
and CP83 (Asia). Output to any ODBC-comp