Autodesk Releases Revit 2019
Emily Pollock posted on April 17, 2018 | | 38 views
Revit 2019 has a host of new user-requested features, including Levels in 3D, which enables the user to display and edit levels in 3D mode. (Image courtesy of Autodesk.)
On April 11, Autodesk released the newest version of its building information modeling (BIM) software, Revit 2019. The new program draws heavily on user feedback, which were solicited through the company’s Revit Ideas Pages. According to a recent statement released by Revit’s News Desk,”As detailed in the public Revit Road Map, Autodesk’s goal is to shape and evolve Revit to support its customers’ work across the full project lifecycle.” “Software development is aligned across three areas: Design … Optimize … Connect.”
Many of Revit’s new features are linked to the software’s “Design” Objective: making sure that users can create designs that better match their design intent. The most popular request on the Revit Ideas Page, which became a reality in this newest iteration, was adding an “or” variable to layer filters.
Revit 2019 lets users look at layers with multiple rule sets, including both “and” and “or” conditions, making it easier to filter layers. The new Revit also lets users display and edit levels while in 3D mode, control and organize their tabs, and use the software with two monitors simultaneously. Finally, Revit 2019 lets users display materials in more lifelike quality, due to the…