We really need an option for those editing toposolid topographies to batch their edits so that the surface does not have to fully recalculate after any point is moved.  When you are working on a complex /  steep site, SO much time is wasted modifying the toposolid. Show More

I am submitting this request on behalf of a customer. In their workflow, sites must be divided into multiple hierarchical levels (e.g., entire site > primary zones > secondary zones > program areas). However, Revit currently supports only one layer of Subdivision, which makes it impossible to represent real-world multi-tier site structures. The customer strongly needs the ability to: Create a Subdivision inside another Subdivision (nested subdivision) Define multiple hierarchical levels of site divisions Control materials, offsets, and geometry independently for each level This capability would significantly improve Revit’s usefulness for complex site modeling and masterplanning. Show More

There used to be an add-in tool that worked in Revit from versions 2010-2017 +/- and the tool was called Freeze Drawings.  This allowed you to take a "screenshot" of any 3D-based view, and it would transform it into a 2D Detail View without exporting to AutoCAD first.  It maintained the standard Revit linetypes, Thin, Medium, Heavy, etc, then you could easily "explode" this detail view for larger details.  This was great for showing flashing & building wrap interactions under the siding, etc.   Revit needs to find that old source code from the app maker, and integrate it into Revit as a standard tool.  Stop relying on AutoCAD, it's an antiquated piece of software that needs to be phased out. Show More

Hello everyone, I wanted to bring to your attention an important matter regarding our clients' increasing BIM maturity and their rising expectations for our model deliverables.   One of the most frequently requested BIM requirements is the Uniformat Classification in our Revit families.   Currently, this parameter is set as a “type” parameter, which has led to several issues. Changing this to an “instance” based parameter would effectively resolve many of these concerns.   Issues for the mechanical discipline Case of Pipes, pipe fittings, pipe accessories, pipe insulation, flex pipes + equivalent Duct: In mechanical design, we use a Pipe type (and Duct type) that represents a material (for example, black steel with threaded fittings), which is then used across different Uniformat categories (heating, cooling, plumbing, etc.). Since the same material is used in different Uniformat categories and because the Assembly Code parameter is set at the Type level, we are forced to duplicate pipe types, pipe fittings, pipe accessories (and their Duct equivalents) solely to differentiate Uniformat codes. Duplicating these elements creates challenges for model quality management. With the Assembly Code parameter set at the Instance level, we would not need to duplicate families for Uniformat purposes. These concerns occur in other disciplines as well. Show More

On behalf of a customer from German let me register the following wish: Enable editing parameter values for linked elements in host model. The idea would be to be able to fill different values for elements placed by same links multiple time in the model. Eg a window from a link should show at parameter Location value: South in one position and Nort in a different position placed same link. An idea would be to edit this via schedules. Currently these values are read only, could be edited in the link itself or after binding them.    Show More

In some buildings, there are rooms within rooms. This occurs, for example, with permanently installed containers inside a hall or in server rooms with hot and cold zones. Currently, MEP spaces can only be determined based on their floor area up to an upper boundary. If there is an additional smaller and shallower space within a MEP space, the air volume above and, if applicable, below this inner space is not assigned to the MEP space. One possible solution would be to calculate the MEP space as a whole and treat the smaller / shallower internal space as an independent MEP space. Its technical values (volume, enclosure area, etc.) would then be taken into account within the larger MEP space. The representation of hot and cold zones in server rooms is intended to illustrate this issue. Show More

The ability to assign a pen weight and line style to a membrane layer. Right now it is repetitive to draw detail lines showing the membrane layers in wall and floor... layer build ups.    Then down the road you change something and ie move a wall here, change a floor thickness there... and the detail lines don't always follow the change. Now you have to go through a number of views updating detail lines and sometimes there is an urgency to get a job out and you miss a change in a view.... By assigning a pen weight and line style i's always there, and always correct!!!    Probably best way is to pick a line type so that it automatically picks up the settings of the line type, and this easily managed in the available line types.   Show More

When Select Links is turned off, Revit should also block elements from being hosted to linked models. At the moment, disabling Select Links prevents users from accidentally selecting links, but Revit still treats linked geometry as valid hosts when placing objects. This leads to elements unintentionally attaching to links instead of the active model. Proposed Change Extend the Select Links toggle to fully exclude links from interaction, not only selection. This includes preventing linked models from acting as hosts during element placement or modification. Show More

I have been using Revit since versions prior to 8.1. Revit has evolved over time but there has been little to no focus for Landscape Architecture. Our Australian Company (Urbis) took on Revit for Landscape back in 2017. We understand Revit was initially designed for Architectural and Engineering Disciplines. I am finding more and more Landscape Company's now use Revit. It would be great that Autodesk can put some focus on Landscape Architecture in Revit.   A good start would be to have the following; a) Softscape Revit Category? b) Hardscape Revit Category? c) A Fence Revit Category? d) A Landscape Tab with some basic tools (see Landscape modelling Notes below)? e) A Landscape Discipline in View Properties?   Landscape Modelling Notes; For Landscape modelling we generally use Architectural Floor and Wall Elements. It be great if the Floor element can be made into a Softscape Catergory. Site Component and Site tools can be added to the Landscape tab. Landscape will use other Architectural elements when required.   This would be a great start for Landscape Architecture for Revit moving forward.   Thanks [Passionate Revit user] Show More

It would be very helpful if there there Parameters in the Properties pallet for Levels to select all levels in the view, and turn on or off the Left, Right, or both parameters for the display of the Level information.  Sometimes in a view, I want the level information to display all on one side, and sometimes I want them on the other, or maybe I don't want any.  Having to go to each individual level and turn on and off each side takes more time than it should.  I know the levels are a 3D element, so maybe they need to be North/South/West/East (yes/no) parameters to make it work.  It seems like this should have been a thing by now. Show More

Just like for Rooms - where we previously had to do the Dynamo dance - Areas should have a button to re-center the references. Easy peasy? Show More

There is great value in extending Revit’s core hierarchy (Category → Family → Type → Instance) into the Right-Click Menu on selection mode — specifically for Selection, Override Graphics in View, and Hide in View commands. Currently, via Right-Click Menu, these commands operate inconsistently and don’t align with Revit’s hierarchy. Therefore, users have rely on VG dialog, filters, or schedules — slowing down workflows and disrupting the modeling process. Right-Click Menu Proposed Enhancements   1. Selection Command       1.1. Current:                       Right-click → Select All Instances → In View / In Entire Project       1.2. Proposed:            1.2.1. Replace:                       Select All Instances to Select Type – to select all instances of the same type(s).            1.2.2. Add:                       Select Family – to selects all instances of the same family(s).                       Select Category – to selects all instances of the same category(s).   2. Override Graphics in View, or Hide in View commands       2.1. Current:                       Override Graphics in View → By Element / By Category / By Filter       2.2. Proposed:            2.2.1. Replace:                       By Element to By Selection – to control V/G for all selected instances.            2.2.2. Maintain:                       By Category – controls V/G for all instances of the category(s).                       By Filter – links to the filters panel.            2.2.3. Add:                       By Type – controls V/G for all instances of the same type(s).                       By Family – controls visibility/graphics for all instances of the same family(s).   Benefits & Impact This enhancement would deliver a clear, direct, and time-saving workflow, allowing users to manage selection and visibility/graphics at any hierarchy level without detouring through VG dialog or filters. It will speed up and streamline daily Revit tasks, making Revit more intuitive, consistent, and efficient, particularly for large and complex models.   My Proposal in Snapshots:           Show More

On behalf of customer:  There is a need to add a possibility to export rebar (concrete elements reinforcement) tags/labels from 3D Revit views into IFC format. Show More

Sometimes when completing a run of pipe revit takes over and removes fittings I have placed manually.  Things like reducers or flanges because the routing preferences for the system are limited.  We should have the ability to define a fitting as static and not to be modified by revit trying to be smart.  Could be a check box parameter in the family that defaults to checked when a fitting is placed manually vs using routing solutions. Show More

With infraworks or other third party tools you can import Gis data in your Revit project.  Every building is designed somewhere so the surrounding roads/terrain are always needed. Why is that Gis import not standard in Revit? Show More

It would be great if data from nested families was available within the family it is nested into. There are many ways this could be used, but the main use case for my firm would be setting up window families. We often need to calculate the total area of glass used in a window and the total area of operable portions of the window. Currently we use complex formulas to get these simple numbers, since reporting parameters are unable to be used in type formulas. If data from nested families was available, we could set up nested glass and operable window families with area parameters and just grab the sum of their areas. We cannot use shared families for this because we need Revit to read the window as one piece since we use Room Calculation Points to get ratios of the light and air provided in each room in our project.   In the window shown below I would like to harvest the relevant data from each highlighted panel.          Below is an example of the formulas needed. To get the areas we need to basically find the total height and width of the glass and the operable window. This tends to be done by taking the total height and width and then subtracting the mullions from the total, but the formulas are different for each window layout. Show More

It would be nice, if it is possible to measure directly in 3D Quick Views (BX), if you put the view on Left, or Right for example. It is not possible to measure the height of an element, because it is not possible to catch an ifc floor for example.  Show More

I'm using Revit architecture to create various interior spaces and I've found that scope boxes are very useful to mange interior elevations, but each time i want to change the "scope boxes" my eyes get really uncomfortable trying to find the row in properties panel. So I thought the "view control bar" might be a good UI placeholder to distinguish this key viewport option. Show More

When we open a Revit model using the standard File > Open dialog, the preview panel shows the Revit version in which the file was last saved. This is extremely helpful when working with multiple projects and different Revit releases, because we can immediately see whether the selected RVT file matches our current Revit version. However, when we use Insert > Link Revit and select an RVT file, the same preview panel does not display the file’s save version. Only the thumbnail of the model is shown. In many BIM workflows (multi-discipline teams, consultants, external links), we often need to check: Which Revit version was the link file last saved in Whether linking this file will trigger an upgrade Whether we should ask the consultant to send a model in another version Currently, to see the saved version, we have to either: Open the file directly first (which may upgrade it unintentionally), or Use external tools just to check the RVT version. --Proposed improvement Please add the “Saved in Revit Version” info to the preview panel of the Import/Link RVT dialog, similar to the standard Open dialog. For example: Under the thumbnail, show a line such as: Saved in: Revit 2023 or Saved in: Revit 2024.2 ** Benefits Faster decision-making when linking consultant models Avoid unwanted file upgrades during linking Clearer coordination in multi-version / multi-project environments Consistent UX between Open and Link Revit dialogs This is a small UI enhancement, but it would save time and prevent mistakes for many BIM coordinators and Revit users working with multiple versions every day. Thank you for considering this improvement.   Show More