Why is Revit becoming more popular than Autocad?

Answer 1

AutoCAD is designed for building mechanical parts, electrical schematic boards, Architecture drawings, civil drawings, etc. Autodesk purchased Revit Technology Corporation for $133 million in 2002. The software is specifically designed for building 3D Architectural spaces. Revit is a very advanced compared to AutoCAD. Your model is created in 3D with the help of families that are designed to help create a house in minutes. Revit has parametric capabilities which helps the Architect count doors, windows, walls, furniture, trees, automatically. Drawings are super easy to create and all the views are related to the cross sections automatically. Revit also has structural capabilities that allow you to create a foundation as well as the structure connections in minutes. MEP is also integrated in Revit allowing you to create these parts in 3D. This helps to see if you are hitting other objects with the use of clash detection.

As you can see Revit is AutoCAD on steroids. Once you switch to Revit you will never go back to AutoCAD.

Good luck with your venture using Revit.

John

Answer 2

Revit is more popular than most AEC design programs today because it encompasses all of the elements required to construct a building. In the past, architects designing projects in AutoCAD eventually built scaled down, real, models of their projects, as the next step of the design phase. Revit allows the designer to create that model in virtual space, with elements that are sized precisely the same as real elements. In doing so, it gives the viewer a real time view of conditions that otherwise could not be seen using AutoCAD. AutoCAD is primarily a drafting tool, the equivalent of an electronic pencil; Revit, on the other hand, is all of the components to construct a building...at your fingertips. You can assess and remedy, conflicting situations, if/when they arise.