More Specification Rumors

[cgraham]

I searched this forum for "Masterspec", and the last entry I saw was 2016. So, I heard this week that Revit is going to force the "Masterspec" system on everyone, rather than letting the market place decide on specification software. Is there any basis to that?

[digihumminbird]

MasterSpec itself is not a software, per se, while it is a standard system published by ARCOM for the AIA. And, therefore, as with most editable settings, AIA standards usually become the baseline (outside of government work). There are several companion tools for working with specifications using MasterSpec, some integrate with Revit. But, Revit itself does not have an integrated specifications add-in or function (just a link to a customize-able external keynotes list). I'd be curious to learn your sources, if you could share?

[sfmcg688875]

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