Revit 2019?

[CrawfordSmith99]

Has anyone heard anything about a release date for Revit 2019? Is there even going to BE a Revit 2019? I've been hearing for several years that Autodesk might go away from the annual release cycle. Now that they've rammed the subscription licensing model down everybody's throats, I thought it might be time.

Similarly, are there amy plans for a Revit 2018.3 upgrade. We usually don't install new versions until autumn.

Thanks.

-Crawford

[Scott D Davis]

Yes, there will be a Revit 2019, and a Revit 2018.3, coming soon. The release dates are not made public. The best indicator of an approximate date is to look at the history of previous releases of Revit.

[david_peterson]

Basically what Scott is saying is 2019 should be out mid April. Just like the last several releases of Autodesk products.

[CrawfordSmith99]

Thanks for the info, Scott.

I'm curious as to why this information is not made public. It would be quite useful for IT workload planning.

-Crawford

[Steve_Stafford]

The ages old reason they provide is that they are a publicly traded company and have to be careful about forward looking statements that can impact the stock and investment risk (also Sarbanes-Oxley Act). They take it seriously enough to behave this way consistently for as long as they've been around.

For what it's worth, they've released a new version of Revit in April/May every year, for many years now.

[a_meteni]

For what it's worth, they've released a new version of Revit in April/May every year, for many years now.

But had they announced any specific product release date ,in advance, before?

[Steve_Stafford]

But had they announced any specific product release date ,in advance, before?

No, not until 30 days prior to their intended internal release date target. When you see Autodesk publishing things about a new release you'll know that it will occur within 30 days.

[DaveP]

It's probably a myth, but legend has it that way back in the mid-90s, then CEO Carol Bartz off-handedly mentioned a release date for AutoCAD 13.
The developers panicked because they knew it wasn't ready yet. But since a public statement had been made, they were forced to release a buggy version.
And those of us who've been around for awhile (right, Steve?) know the reputation R13 had.
Supposedly, ever since, Autodesk has refused to pre-announce any ship dates.
Like I said, probably a legend, but it's a good story.
The other theory is simply because it was #13.

[wrmarshall]

found this link on the Autodesk website. Doesn't give the specifics, but a good indication on the direction they taking revit

http://blogs.autodesk.com/revit/category/roadmap/

[a_meteni]

Just wondering, it’s been almost 50 days since the above announcement that Revit 2018.3 update is coming soon and yet nothing showed up.