Autodesk Revit Viewer

[VMDO-ADMIN]

We really need a RVT file VIEWER for our Project Architects and Project Managers who just want to look around in the model, make comments, and maybe print out something to draw over.  Viewer Mode does not allow printing or saving, and therefore unsuitable for project review and contribution by the managing staff.

Before Revit, we came from a CAD platform that was familiar to everyone on the project team, and everyone contributed to the design and documentation process equally.  A full license of Revit is a hefty price to pay for an employee that is not going to be productive in the program, nor do I feel comfortable with giving editing power to these managers who are not using Revit enough to warrant full training.

I had hopes for the DWF viewer Autodesk gave us, but apparently support for the progam was dropped after Revit 2013. The navigation in the A360 Viewer is not intuitive enough for the older staff I am supporting and I do not see markup capabilities.  What are we to use to create DWF markups now? I would even appreciate such a program for a small desktop subscription cost.

[curtisridenour]

I agree the ACC/BIM360/FORMA viewer is a little clunky. BUT it does not not require a BIM Collaborate Pro license to the best of my knowledge. We have our PMs use it to view the 3D model. One way we control that PUBLISH setting is by having a coordination model with all the disciplines linked in. We have this as a Template file with 3D views and view templates to display the correct disciplines by Category and a few other things. We use this model for Clash Detection and for coordination during team meetings. One I really like about it is that you can add ISSUES to the 3D views. Those are visible within Revit for the users if you set the Issues Add In to show issues from this Coordination model by linking it in.

A better viewer would be nice. But I would settle for just being able to have a similar interface to Revit but in the Forma Model viewer.

[MiWolff]

@curtisridenour One of the reasons why we stick with BIM360 is that viewing files does not require a BCpro licence while it does in ACC/Forma. How does bare viewing work in an ACC/Forma project? Does that not require some sort of special invite by a project peer?

[curtisridenour]

The licenses all changed names recently. I believe we carry the new Forma Data Management license for our PMs and non-Revit and non-Civil3D users. The cost is significantly lower than the new Forma Design Collaboration for Revit users. There are also Forma Build options too. I think all of them come with 3D model viewer.