Revit for Landscape Architects

[darrenplewis]

I was wondering if anyone has been using Revit for doing landscape architecture. For the vertical design work, Revit is our primary choice. We have made a couple of runs at Civil 3D for our civil groups. But the landscape architects kind of fall in to this in between space. They don't have an app for that. So if you or anyone you know is using Revit for providing landscape design services, please reply. I would love to know how it is working...if it is working.

Thanks.

[awatkins]

Our LA studio is using Revit in conjunction with civil engineers using Civil 3D.
It's not anywhere near ideal for them, so it's primarily for doing final grading topo, planting plans / schedules, and hardscape design and documentation.
Are they happy about it? No, but they weren't given a choice.
Resistance is futile.
(if they had the ability to cut curbs and do sloping walks fairly easily they'd be much happier.

[sbrown]

I just watched a demo for eaglepoints landscape add-in for revit. you may want to check it out. This is the person to contact for a demo.

Luis Eduardo Rojas
Architecture Product Line Manager
Eagle Point Software
http://www.eaglepoint.com/

[mmiles]

I just watched a demo

Is there any way you can provide a link to the demo? My initial scan of the website; I saw none.
Thanks.

[Scott D Davis]

From the home page of their website:

(Webcasts have scheduled dates in the link. Contacting Luis in Scott Brown's link can get you a demo outside of the scheduled webcast)

[darrenplewis]

Thanks for the notes Scott(s). I will check it out. In the meantime, if anyone else has seen anyone using Revit for Landscape design, please chime in.

[TroyGates]

We are using Revit for landscape on some of our projects. Its still in its infancy and we are figuring out things as we move from project to project. Most of the work is being done with a mix of 2d and 3d families to generate plans and limited elevations/sections. We use floors for creating 3D planting spaces that can be used for schedules. Also, we create a separate project file for the landscape group that links in the arch and struct models.

Any specific questions?

We have been talking with EaglePoint for a few months about LandCADD for Revit. Its current version contains tools for planting and parking. They plan to do more to fill in the gaps for landscape in future versions.

[legacylandscapinganddesign821455]

Revit can definitely be used for landscaping design, although it does have some limitations compared to software specifically tailored for landscape architecture, such as Civil 3D or SketchUp. Many landscape architects use Revit successfully by leveraging its 3D modeling capabilities and parametric tools to create terrain, planting plans, and hardscape elements.

To make it work better for landscaping design, you may need to integrate additional tools or plugins like Dynamo for automating repetitive tasks or Land F/X, which enhances Revit’s capabilities with plant libraries and irrigation tools.

That said, Revit’s strength lies in collaboration, so if your workflow already involves vertical design and civil engineering teams using Revit, keeping landscape architecture in the same ecosystem can streamline coordination. It may require a bit of a learning curve and customization, but it’s definitely worth exploring further!