So, it’s that time of year again to review and comment on the new features and improvements in Revit 2021, as always, I will focus on the structural features and mention a couple of core platform features which will be useful. Don’t forget to check out the new features in 2020.1 and 2020.2 as I will not be reviewing these in this blog post.
Before I take a look at the structural features lets look at a platform feature which many have been waiting for a very long time! The ability to rotate section heads, elevation heads and detail callouts. I think every time I create a template or train Revit; someone always asks if the sections can be rotated. Having said that, most now simply accept the standard way in which sections are presented but if you want to change the section heads then you simply open the family and check the ‘Rotate text with component’ option.
Another useful platform feature is the ability to enable filters that are setup in the filters tab of the…