Autodesk, a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, has unveiled its updated Revit software for Building Information Modeling (BIM) for maintenance and desktop subscription customers.

The Autodesk Revit 2015 R2 includes over 30 user-requested features that add powerful capabilities, enhance software performance and improve user productivity for architects, MEP and structural engineers in the Middle East and across the globe, said a statement.

Jim Lynch, vice president, Building and Collaboration Products, said: “Our customers are constantly looking for greater productivity and capabilities from the technologies they rely on to meet their own business needs.  

“We are releasing this update to Revit to help deliver on those needs and help our subscribers exceed the expectations of their clients using the latest, advanced technologies from Autodesk.”

Autodesk is also delivering on a continued customer request for access to site planning tools within Revit, said the statement.

The new Site Designer Extension for Revit 2015 software, available through the Autodesk Exchange store to select subscription customers, is based on an acquisition of site planning software formerly known as SiteWorks from Eagle Point Software Corporation, it said.

Site Designer will enable architects, designers and planners to shape the terrain for building sites and runs natively in the Revit environment so the site design becomes part of the overall building model.

Users can model alternatives for mass grading; building pads, streets, sidewalks, parking lots and retaining walls all within the Revit environment, and Site Designer will automatically updated the underlying toposurface.

These context-rich site models can then be shared between Revit and Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D software through Land XML files, improving collaboration between architects and engineers.  Enhancements in Revit R2 specifically optimise the performance of Site Designer by speeding the edit and regeneration of complex site design elements.

The new updated version will enable users to explore energy performance information in custom dashboards with Project Solon accessible through the Result and Compare dialog; use existing geometry in a linked IFC model as a reference for dimensions, alignment, snapping and hosting of some families in a Revit model; trouble shoot models better with the Reveal Constraints mode making all dimension constraints and alignment constraints in a view visible; and explore visual programming with the open-source Dynamo interface for computational design, which now installs automatically with Revit.

The R2 will also meet requests for faster software performance to make work easier and its multiple enhancements are aimed at improving modelling and work productivity.

“With so many new Revit features ready, we are excited to put this additional value into the hands of our Subscription customers – those who are dedicated to Autodesk BIM solutions as the best software to accomplish their own goals,” Lynch added. - TradeArabia News Service