David Conant
2003-09-24, 08:07 PM
Updated May 8, 2015
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Beginnings
10/31/97 - Charles River Software was incorporated by Leonid Raiz
2/2/98 - Irwin Jungreiz joins Charles River Software
1998 - First round of venture capital secured
1998 - First lines of code were written
First office (not counting Leonid Raiz's living room) was in Wellesley, MA, upstairs from Dominoes Pizza.
Read the Revit Origins (http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=10925&highlight=revit+history) thread here in the other forums.
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Prior to Public release
Charles River Software
0.1 1999 11 (Early Adopter 1)
0.2 2000 01 (Early Adopter 2)
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Product released to Public
Revit Technology Corporation
1.0 2000 04
2.0 2000 08
2.1 2000 10
3.0 2001 02
3.1 2001 06
4.0 2001 11
4.1 2002 01
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Autodesk Revit
2002 04 04 (Autodesk buys Revit Technology Corp)
4.5 2002 05 09
5.0 2002 12 17
2003 04 28 (Zoogdesign Revit Forum goes Live)
5.1 2003 05
5.5 2003 04 01 (pseudo mac release screen shot, April Fools joke...Author unknown)
6.0 2003 12 22
6.1 2004 03 11
2004 05 26 (Zoogdesign Read Only to Merge with AUGI)
7.0 2004 12 13
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Architectural Version of Revit
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Autodesk Revit Building (New Name)
8.0 2005 02 26ish
8.1 2005 08 12 (web release then withdrawn)
8.1 2005 08 23 (Actual release)
9.0 2006 04 12 (Shipping & Web Release)
Autodesk Revit Series (Marketing Bundle w/ AutoCAD)
1.0 2003 12 01 (Revit 6.1)
2.0 2004 XX XX (Revit 6.1)
8.0 2005 XX XX (Revit 8.0)
8.1 2005 XX XX (Revit 8.1, AutoCAD 2006)
Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series 9 - Building (Marketing Bundle w/ AutoCAD)
9.0 2006 04 12 (Revit 9.0, AutoCAD 2007)
Revit Architecture 2008 (new name) 2007 04
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite (Bundle with AutoCAD 2008 ) 2007 04
Revit Architecture 2009 2008 04 15
AutoCAD Revit Series 2009 2008 04 15
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 2009 04 16
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2010 2009 04 16
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011 2010 04 16
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2011 2010 04 16
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 2011 04 11
Autodesk Revit Architecture Suite 2012 2011 04 11
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2012 2011 tba (includes all Revit versions)
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013 2012 03 27
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2013 2012 03 27 (all versions part of suite)
Autodesk Revit 2013 2012 03 27 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2014 2013 04 18
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2014 2013 04 18 (all versions part of suite)
Autodesk Revit 2014[/COLOR] 2013 04 18 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2015 2014 04 18
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2015[/COLOR] 2014 04 18 (all versions part of suite)
[B]Autodesk Revit 2015 2014 04 18 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit 2015 R2 2014 09 17 (subscription only pre-release of some 2016 features)
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 2015 04 16
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2016 2015 04 16 (all versions part of suite)
Autodesk Revit 2016 2015 04 16 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2017 2016 04
Autodesk Revit 2017 2016 04
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2017 2016 04
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2018 2017 04
Autodesk Revit 2018 2017 04
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2018 2017 04
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Structural Version of Revit
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Autodesk Revit Structure (New Application)
1.0 2005 06 07
2.0 2005 08 23
3.0 2006 04 12
Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series 3 - Structure (Marketing Bundle w/ AutoCAD)
3.0 2006 04 12 (RS 3 & AutoCAD 2007)
Revit Structure 2008 (New Name) 2007 04
AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2008 (Bundle with AutoCAD 2008 ) 2007 04
Revit Structure 2009 2008 04 15
AutoCAD Revit Structure Series 2009 2008 04 15
Autodesk Revit Structure 2010 2009 04 16
Autodesk Revit Structure 2011 2010 04 16
Autodesk Revit Structure Suite 2011 2010 04 16
Autodesk Revit Structure 2012 2011 04 11
Autodesk Revit Structure Suite 2012 2011 04 11
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2012 2011 tba (includes all Revit versions)
Autodesk Revit Structure 2013 2012 03 27
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2013 2012 03 27 (all versions part of suite)
Autodesk Revit 2013 2012 03 27 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit Structure 2014 2013 04 18
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2014 2013 04 18 (all versions part of suite)
Autodesk Revit 2014[/COLOR] 2013 04 18 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit Structure 2015 2014 04 18
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2015 2014 04 18 (Package with other software and all Revit features)
Autodesk Revit 2015 2014 04 18 (all Revit features included)
Autodesk Revit 2015 R2 2014 09 17 (subscription only pre-release of some 2016 features)
Autodesk Revit Structure 2016 2015 04 18
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2016 2015 04 16 (Package with other software and all Revit features)
Autodesk Revit 2016 2015 04 16 (all Revit features included)
Autodesk Revit Structure 2017 2016 04Package with other software and all Revit features
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2017 2016 04 ()
Autodesk Revit 2017 2016 04 (all Revit features included)
Autodesk Revit Structure 2018 2017 04
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2018 2017 04 (Package with other software and all Revit features)
Autodesk Revit 2018 2017 04 (all Revit features included)
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MEP Version of Revit
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Autodesk Revit Systems 1 (New Application)
1.0 2006 04 XX
Autodesk Revit Systems 2
2.0 2006 09 XX
Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series 1 - Systems Plus (Marketing Bundle w/ Autodesk Building Systems)
1.0 2006 04 XX
Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series 2 - Systems Plus
2.0 2006 09 XX
Revit MEP 2008 (New Name) 2007 04
AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite (Bundle with AutoCAD 2008 ) 2007 04
Revit MEP 2009 2008 04 15
AutoCAD Revit MEP Series 2009 2008 04 15
Autodesk Revit MEP 2010 2009 04 16
Autodesk Revit MEP Suite 2011 2010 04 16
Autodesk Revit MEP Suite 2012 2011 04 11
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2012 2011 tba (includes all Revit versions)
Autodesk Revit MEP 2013 2012 03 27
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2013 2012 03 27 (all versions part of suite)
Autodesk Revit 2013 2012 03 27 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit MEP 2014 2013 04 18
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2014 2013 04 18 (all versions part of suite)
Autodesk Revit 2014 2013 04 18 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit MEP 2015 2014 04 18
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2015 2014 04 18 (all versions part of suite)
Autodesk Revit 2015 2014 04 18 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit 2015 R2 2014 09 17 (subscription only pre-release of some 2016 features)
Autodesk Revit MEP 2016 2015 04 16
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2016 2015 04 (Package with other software and all Revit features)
Autodesk Revit 2016 2015 05 16 (all Revit features included)
Autodesk Revit MEP 2017 2016 04
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2017 2016 04 (Package with other software and all Revit features)
Autodesk Revit 2017 2016 04 (all Revit features included)
Autodesk Revit MEP 2018 2017 04
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2018 2017 04 (Package with other software and all Revit features)
Autodesk Revit 2018 2017 04 (all Revit features included)
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Beginnings
10/31/97 - Charles River Software was incorporated by Leonid Raiz
2/2/98 - Irwin Jungreiz joins Charles River Software
1998 - First round of venture capital secured
1998 - First lines of code were written
First office (not counting Leonid Raiz's living room) was in Wellesley, MA, upstairs from Dominoes Pizza.
Read the Revit Origins (http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=10925&highlight=revit+history) thread here in the other forums.
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Prior to Public release
Charles River Software
0.1 1999 11 (Early Adopter 1)
0.2 2000 01 (Early Adopter 2)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Product released to Public
Revit Technology Corporation
1.0 2000 04
2.0 2000 08
2.1 2000 10
3.0 2001 02
3.1 2001 06
4.0 2001 11
4.1 2002 01
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Autodesk Revit
2002 04 04 (Autodesk buys Revit Technology Corp)
4.5 2002 05 09
5.0 2002 12 17
2003 04 28 (Zoogdesign Revit Forum goes Live)
5.1 2003 05
5.5 2003 04 01 (pseudo mac release screen shot, April Fools joke...Author unknown)
6.0 2003 12 22
6.1 2004 03 11
2004 05 26 (Zoogdesign Read Only to Merge with AUGI)
7.0 2004 12 13
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Architectural Version of Revit
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Autodesk Revit Building (New Name)
8.0 2005 02 26ish
8.1 2005 08 12 (web release then withdrawn)
8.1 2005 08 23 (Actual release)
9.0 2006 04 12 (Shipping & Web Release)
Autodesk Revit Series (Marketing Bundle w/ AutoCAD)
1.0 2003 12 01 (Revit 6.1)
2.0 2004 XX XX (Revit 6.1)
8.0 2005 XX XX (Revit 8.0)
8.1 2005 XX XX (Revit 8.1, AutoCAD 2006)
Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series 9 - Building (Marketing Bundle w/ AutoCAD)
9.0 2006 04 12 (Revit 9.0, AutoCAD 2007)
Revit Architecture 2008 (new name) 2007 04
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite (Bundle with AutoCAD 2008 ) 2007 04
Revit Architecture 2009 2008 04 15
AutoCAD Revit Series 2009 2008 04 15
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010 2009 04 16
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2010 2009 04 16
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011 2010 04 16
AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2011 2010 04 16
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 2011 04 11
Autodesk Revit Architecture Suite 2012 2011 04 11
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2012 2011 tba (includes all Revit versions)
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013 2012 03 27
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2013 2012 03 27 (all versions part of suite)
Autodesk Revit 2013 2012 03 27 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2014 2013 04 18
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2014 2013 04 18 (all versions part of suite)
Autodesk Revit 2014[/COLOR] 2013 04 18 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2015 2014 04 18
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2015[/COLOR] 2014 04 18 (all versions part of suite)
[B]Autodesk Revit 2015 2014 04 18 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit 2015 R2 2014 09 17 (subscription only pre-release of some 2016 features)
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 2015 04 16
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2016 2015 04 16 (all versions part of suite)
Autodesk Revit 2016 2015 04 16 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2017 2016 04
Autodesk Revit 2017 2016 04
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2017 2016 04
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2018 2017 04
Autodesk Revit 2018 2017 04
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2018 2017 04
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Structural Version of Revit
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Autodesk Revit Structure (New Application)
1.0 2005 06 07
2.0 2005 08 23
3.0 2006 04 12
Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series 3 - Structure (Marketing Bundle w/ AutoCAD)
3.0 2006 04 12 (RS 3 & AutoCAD 2007)
Revit Structure 2008 (New Name) 2007 04
AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2008 (Bundle with AutoCAD 2008 ) 2007 04
Revit Structure 2009 2008 04 15
AutoCAD Revit Structure Series 2009 2008 04 15
Autodesk Revit Structure 2010 2009 04 16
Autodesk Revit Structure 2011 2010 04 16
Autodesk Revit Structure Suite 2011 2010 04 16
Autodesk Revit Structure 2012 2011 04 11
Autodesk Revit Structure Suite 2012 2011 04 11
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2012 2011 tba (includes all Revit versions)
Autodesk Revit Structure 2013 2012 03 27
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2013 2012 03 27 (all versions part of suite)
Autodesk Revit 2013 2012 03 27 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit Structure 2014 2013 04 18
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2014 2013 04 18 (all versions part of suite)
Autodesk Revit 2014[/COLOR] 2013 04 18 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit Structure 2015 2014 04 18
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2015 2014 04 18 (Package with other software and all Revit features)
Autodesk Revit 2015 2014 04 18 (all Revit features included)
Autodesk Revit 2015 R2 2014 09 17 (subscription only pre-release of some 2016 features)
Autodesk Revit Structure 2016 2015 04 18
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2016 2015 04 16 (Package with other software and all Revit features)
Autodesk Revit 2016 2015 04 16 (all Revit features included)
Autodesk Revit Structure 2017 2016 04Package with other software and all Revit features
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2017 2016 04 ()
Autodesk Revit 2017 2016 04 (all Revit features included)
Autodesk Revit Structure 2018 2017 04
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2018 2017 04 (Package with other software and all Revit features)
Autodesk Revit 2018 2017 04 (all Revit features included)
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MEP Version of Revit
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Autodesk Revit Systems 1 (New Application)
1.0 2006 04 XX
Autodesk Revit Systems 2
2.0 2006 09 XX
Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series 1 - Systems Plus (Marketing Bundle w/ Autodesk Building Systems)
1.0 2006 04 XX
Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Series 2 - Systems Plus
2.0 2006 09 XX
Revit MEP 2008 (New Name) 2007 04
AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite (Bundle with AutoCAD 2008 ) 2007 04
Revit MEP 2009 2008 04 15
AutoCAD Revit MEP Series 2009 2008 04 15
Autodesk Revit MEP 2010 2009 04 16
Autodesk Revit MEP Suite 2011 2010 04 16
Autodesk Revit MEP Suite 2012 2011 04 11
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2012 2011 tba (includes all Revit versions)
Autodesk Revit MEP 2013 2012 03 27
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2013 2012 03 27 (all versions part of suite)
Autodesk Revit 2013 2012 03 27 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit MEP 2014 2013 04 18
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2014 2013 04 18 (all versions part of suite)
Autodesk Revit 2014 2013 04 18 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit MEP 2015 2014 04 18
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2015 2014 04 18 (all versions part of suite)
Autodesk Revit 2015 2014 04 18 (all features in "one box")
Autodesk Revit 2015 R2 2014 09 17 (subscription only pre-release of some 2016 features)
Autodesk Revit MEP 2016 2015 04 16
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2016 2015 04 (Package with other software and all Revit features)
Autodesk Revit 2016 2015 05 16 (all Revit features included)
Autodesk Revit MEP 2017 2016 04
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2017 2016 04 (Package with other software and all Revit features)
Autodesk Revit 2017 2016 04 (all Revit features included)
Autodesk Revit MEP 2018 2017 04
Autodesk Building Design Suite 2018 2017 04 (Package with other software and all Revit features)
Autodesk Revit 2018 2017 04 (all Revit features included)