melarch wrote:
> In answer to your subscription question its value, YES! Here are my three main reasons for recommending subscription for the Autodesk Revit solution products specifically and not in any order of priority:
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> 1. Revit is not backward compatible as is other Autodesk software solutions (ie. AutoCAD or ADT). Therefore an earlier release of Autodesk Revit Building, Structure or Systems cannot open the latest releases project file. Example-If you open a project file in Autodesk Revit 9.1 and your associates or consultants have an earlier version of Autodesk Revit Building, Structure or Systems, they will not be able to open your saved project and there is no way you can save it back to an earlier release.
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> 2. The most current release has new functionality, improvements to existing tools and features and enhanced controls over object management and visibility. Don't you want to have the latest and greatest product to improve the design, development and production documentation process of your clients projects? Also, item number 1 limitation of sharing the project with earlier versions.
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> 3. Subscription guarantees that you will have the latest and greatest release of Autodesk Revit Building, Structure and Systems, product support, interoperability with other CAD and Graphic software, access to current library content and upcoming manufactures product library content, and be able to line item the expense of upgrading through subscription so you don't have to justify the expenditure as new product is released and budget or funds are tight or unavailable. Also, items 1 and 2.
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> What more can I say, except that Revit was originally sold only on subscription and it makes good sense based on items 1, 2 & 3 cited above. So go out there and convince your firm to subscribe to Revit because if you don't you will be out of sync with the rest of the Revit community, possibly your consultants, not have all those new features and tools to benefit your project, design-production and client, and have to pay for the upgrades in full or more at a later date. So don't defer updating, instead embrace it as part of the natural order and be in harmony with the universe.
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> Mel Persin, AIA
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Just FYI