Revit vs. Architectural AutoCAD

[kcarlson70]

Hi,

Wasn't sure where to post this.  I'm a custom home/light commercial designer.  I created building plans and digital models using Architectural ACAD (3D version).  Lately, I have been contemplating switching to Revit and I am trying to figure out if it is worth it. I am so proficient in ACAD but I am noticing more and more firms are moving to Revit - especially in the engineering fields.

What are your thoughts?

Would Revit that more advantageous that Archiectural ACAD?  Has anyone worked on both and could explain the benefits of a switch?  The money part is insanely expensive - I am a one man show 😉

Thanks so much

KimCarlsonDesigns

[L.Maas]

Yeah. I moved from vanilla Autocad to Autocad Architectural to Revit.

When I started with Revit most of my clients and suppliers were still working with Autocad. However at that point export/import of autocad from/to revit was sufficient (for me) to collaborate on projects.

For me the main reason was my clients. I had/have to deal with people from many different backgrounds. This includes people not familiar with reading 2D layouts. So to be able to show them a 3D representation was a big plus.

A second big improvement for me personally was the parametric behaviour of Revit. In Autocad (Architectural) I had to deal with a lot of blocks. On regular basis I had to update many blocks because of changes. In Revit I was able to use families. In several cases I could replace 100 blocks with a single family. What used to be a lot of work in Autocad (Architectural) was done quickly in Revit.

And now I am more and more involved in projects were also the contractor/clients work in Revit. So slowly it is not an advantage anymore but is becoming a necessity.

You will have to find out how things are in your situation. Talk to your suppliers and your clients. Maybe in your case Autocad (Architectural) will do just fine.