Revit suitability

[davidbrown]

We are currently using AutoCAD LT are are finding that it is becoming inadequate as the size and complexity of projects grows, particularly where we need to have a number of people working on the same project. Revit seems to be an attractive alternative.
The projects are always refurbishments of existing flats and houses.
As well as GA's, electrical layouts etc we need to produce:
1. Room elevations of every room
2. Detail joinery drawings for built in wardrobes, AC housings, panelling, kitchens etc. These are alway 'one-offs' and comprise the majority of the work on each project.
I'm fairly confident we can achieve the room elevations, but I'm not so sure about the joinery details, and how 'integrated' they would be with the main model. I would be interested in other peoples experience of this - at what level of detail is Revit usable?

[Martin P]

Revit could do any of these things, you would need to put in a fair amount of work to creating some custom families for kitchens etc if you want 3D - If you are happy with just 2D stuff for them then it would be easy. The level of detail is really up to you, Revit is not restricted in any way.

I suspect that you would still use LT regularly too, any refurb work we do I find it much easier to draw up the survey as simple 2D lines in Autocad then link in (xref) and "trace" in Revit. I think you would end up using both.

Phasing tools you would find very useful.

[dg]

I have been using Revit for about 4 months now, and for the extensions and refurbs that I get involved in it has been invaluable. I honestly don't know how I managed without it.

In fact last week I had to complete the Building Regs (sections, details etc) drawing from a legacy AutoCAD drawn project, and it was so painful - knowing how easy it would be in Revit.
The previous week a Planning amendment took me nearly 3 hours - probably 15 minutes max in Revit.

The phasing, and view properties are very useful - as is the ease of placing and editing the viewports on the sheet.

I don't do detail joinery work, but stuff like this I normally do in SketchUp if needed.

[jarod.tulanowski]

totaly agree with you Martin. Using Revit as a drawing manager is definetely a plus.

[davidbrown]

OK guys, thanks - very reassuring
dg - interesting idea using SketchUp - hadn't thought of that