Safe to start using R25?

[mhiserZFHXS]

Has anyone had any catastrophic issues with Revit 25? In the past, we usually started using new Revit versions on launch. After the schema mess in R24, we decided to wait to start using R25. I don't recall seeing any major issues up to this point, but figured I'd check to see as we start to consider using the new version.

[HVAC-Novice]

My experience is exactly as yours that I always upgraded right away... until the schema mess caught me last year. 

R2024 required SP2 to be "good" and that was released late fall/winter. 

I personally decided to not install a new Revit version before January after the release assuming all bugs will be fixed by then. I would hesitate to move to R2025 before SP1 (or the first 1-2 patches for that)

There were some threads with some issues, you should check those and decide if the resolutions to those are acceptable to you. You also should check for the add-ins you use if they are trouble-free by now. 

I didn't see R2025 killer features that really outweigh the potential risk. Let someone else be the guinea pig. YMMV. 

[azad.Nanva]

yes R25 is far,far better than R24.

[mhiserZFHXS]

I know I've seen folks have issue with toposolids, but we use those solely for graphical purposes. We don't do any calculations with them, so I'm not concerned about those.

Those are the only pseudo-major issues I recall, but that's why I'm checking.

You're correct that there aren't any game-changing features, but there are some nice ones that would be handy to gain access to. But they're not worth someone being locked out of a model indefinitely again!

[HVAC-Novice]

could you elaborate what is "far, far" better? 

Are there undocumented improvements? I know sometimes the new version just works better or some tools are more mature even if that isn't an officially listed new feature. 

Yes, if there are no bugs, the added features will make it better. But calling it far better may be a stretch (subjective, I know). But that is assuming no bugs introduced. 

And I don't recall when exactly the schema error became apparent last year. I think I had that issue the first time in the June-July time frame. Sorry to sound negative... maybe it isn't warranted. But I'm a burnt child. 

On the other hand I was totally fine with the new UI in R2024, but some people complained about that. YMMV. 

[mhiserZFHXS]

Yea I feel like I remember the schema issue taking off around this time last year. So even now it feels like it may be too early to make the switch.

[HVAC-Novice]

Also consider everyone you work with has to use the same version (even the same SP and patch). If you are just a lone warrior, you can be more fault tolerant and resolve issues as they occur. But if you make other people to upgrade, you better have some certainty this doesn't backfire. 

There were quite some issues before R2024 SP1. Nothing major like the schema issue. But the browser didn't work well with long strings etc. SP1 made it more like the first release should have been and SP2 fixed the schema issue. 

Obviously you can do what you want.... but SP1 + 1st patch for SP1 + "not hearing of issues" would be my soonest moment to upgrade.