When dealing with large amounts of design options, it would be fantastic to have an "Overlay Design Option" option so we can communicate easily how something might be changing. In the residential world it would also make management of addons and other floor plan options much easier to maintain correct documentation. A current unfortunate workaround is using two views on top of each other which is tedious.     Thanks for the consideration! Show More

It would be fantastic if locking a 3D view enabled the "grips" for the linework tool to modify lines.   It makes perfect sense why they are disabled if the view position not locked because if the view position is changed or altered whatsoever all editing done with the linework tool will become inaccurate and this could be extremely frustrating if done accidentally.   However, if the view position is locked it would provide the user a safe guard against this happening. Then, if attempting to unlock a locked view where linework editing has been made, a warning could display saying that linework editing as been made and all altered lines in view will be reverted to original if view is unlocked. Show More

Hello Autodesk Revit team, I am Angus Hume, a 23-year-old marketing & business student with an interest in design. My parents are both architects. Learning to be proficient in Revit drafting is prohibitive. I would like to know when Revit will support a comprehensive AI drafting workflow controlled through ordinary written or spoken instructions, AutoCAD drawings, sketches and reference images. I want to be able to produce concept designs and detailed documentation and schedules in BIM using ai without first having to become an expert in Revit’s interface, commands and documentation procedures. I would like to import AutoCAD plan, elevation, site information, typical construction details, and images for the appearance I want and then instruct and supervise an AI assistant to: • Create an accurate, editable 3D BIM model based on my design. • Load and place suitable library components. • Apply my selected materials, dimensions and construction assemblies. • Generate coordinated plans, sections, elevations, perspectives and schedules. • Arrange drawing sheets, annotations and dimensions. • Carry out revisions and update the affected model elements and documentation. • Ask for clarification where my instructions are ambiguous, and let me review and undo changes. My brother Michael is studying civil engineering at the University of Western Australia and would also benefit from AI modelling and documentation tools relevant to his discipline. We want to be able to use Revit to design, produce accurate construction and engineering building documentation using AI to execute the software operations under our direction. The output needs to be properly structured, editable BIM documentation, with changes we can inspect and verify. How much of this workflow is available today, and what is Autodesk’s anticipated timeframe for making the complete workflow dependable for real projects? Are there student-accessible previews or trials? Please prioritise this capability and provide a clear roadmap. It could make BIM substantially more accessible without having to spend years in full-time drafting. Kind regards, Angus Hume Show More

Poder elegir dentro del formato de cada campo de manera individual si al pedir los totales generales se muestra o no el valor. Poder asignar a un parametro global el valos calculado en los totales generales.   The ability to individually select, within each field's formatting, whether or not to display the value when requesting grand totals. The ability to assign the value calculated in the grand totals to a global parameter.   Muestro un ejemplo - I am showing an example.   Todo se activa si esta elegido calcular totales. El parametro global tiene que estar creado y se toma de una lista. El dato que se transfiere al parametro global luego puede ser usado en Revit para cualquier otro proposito. Un ejemplo, seria poder mostrar este resultado de forma independiente y combinarlo con otros resultados. Abriendo la posibilida de vincular las tablas con cualquier otro parametro de Revit en cualquier otro elemento.   Everything activates if the option to calculate totals is selected. The global parameter must already exist and is selected from a list. The data transferred to the global parameter can subsequently be used in Revit for any other purpose. For example, this result could be displayed independently and combined with other results. This opens up the possibility of linking the tables to any other Revit parameter on any other element.   Podria ser util para generar presupuestos vinculando tablas de distinto tipo, de materiales, de elementos, etc. Esto daria la posibilida al programa de generar presupuestos sin necesidad de recurrir a programas adicionales externos.   It could be useful for generating cost estimates by linking different types of tables—such as those for materials, components, etc. This would enable the program to generate estimates without the need for additional external software.       Show More

Family Editor should optionally evaluate visibility parameters exactly as they would appear in a project, allowing users to isolate visibility states while editing Generic Annotation families. The feature exists in AutoCAD in the block editor - being able to preview visibility states without leaving the editor - let's make the same thing possible in family editor. This would make creating parameter-based drawing blocks like scale bars, 2D entourage families, etc much easier to create and edit. Thanks for reading. Show More

It would be great to be able to set filters for rooms when exporting to IFC. At the moment, it is only possible to export either all rooms or none of them.       Show More

Redlines to Revit Allow Revit MCP to read redlined PDFs or Bluebeam markups and turn them into proposed Revit changes. A typical workflow could be: 1. Export a drawing set from Revit. 2. Mark it up in Bluebeam. 3. Give the marked-up PDF to the MCP. 4. Have it identify the affected sheets, views, and model elements. 5. Review a list of proposed changes. 6. Approve the changes individually or in batches. 7. Have the MCP make the revisions and provide a summary of what changed. This could handle common redlines such as: * Move a wall * Change a door size * Rename a room * Add or revise dimensions * Delete or revise notes * Update detail references * Add missing tags * Apply the same change to similar conditions The important part is that the MCP should distinguish between straightforward drafting changes and items that require architectural judgment. It would also be useful if each markup could be tracked as **Completed, Needs Clarification, or Not Implemented**, creating a direct round-trip workflow between Revit and Bluebeam. Ideally: **Revit → PDF markup → MCP review → approved revisions → Revit** Show More

Idea Allow an AI agent connected through Revit MCP to generate architectural test-fit floor-plan options within existing building geometry. The architect could identify an existing floor or tenant area and provide a program consisting of rooms, quantities, target areas, adjacency preferences and other design constraints. The MCP agent could then generate several preliminary test-fit options directly in Revit. Inputs might include: Existing Revit floor plan PDF or CAD background Required rooms and target areas Occupant count Adjacency requirements Public vs. private spaces Required furniture or equipment Existing columns and shafts Existing plumbing locations Required exits Accessibility constraints Exterior windows and daylight preferences Spaces or elements that cannot be moved The AI could produce multiple alternatives using Revit Design Options, for example: Option A — Maximum Efficiency Option B — Strongest Adjacencies Option C — Maximum Daylight / Perimeter Access Each option could include: Walls and doors Rooms Room names and numbers Preliminary furniture layouts Area calculations Circulation Basic accessibility clearances Proposed exit paths Room/area schedules The agent could then compare the options quantitatively: Net programmed area Gross area Circulation percentage Number of required rooms achieved Rooms below target area Adjacency requirements achieved Travel distances Exterior-window access Example prompt “Test-fit this 8,500 SF existing floor for a dermatology clinic using the attached program. Preserve the existing core, exterior walls, structural columns and plumbing risers. Generate three alternatives and summarize the tradeoffs between them. Do not overwrite the base model.” The intention would not be for AI to select the final design. It would rapidly produce viable starting points so the architect can compare alternatives, exercise professional judgment and develop the selected scheme. All generated options should remain clearly separated from the architect's approved model until explicitly accepted. Show More

Idea Allow an AI agent connected through Revit MCP to assist in creating an existing-conditions BIM model from photographs and other reference information. Architects frequently begin renovation projects with incomplete documentation. We may have photographs, scans of old drawings, site measurements, aerial images, PDFs, Matterport imagery, point clouds or a limited field survey. An AI agent should be able to analyze this reference material and construct a preliminary Revit existing-conditions model. For example, the user could provide: Exterior and interior photographs Existing floor-plan PDFs Historical drawings Known dimensions Ceiling heights Door/window measurements Site photographs Point-cloud or scan information where available The agent could then create: Levels Grids Exterior and interior walls Floors Roofs Ceilings Doors Windows Stairs Major casework or fixtures Rooms Basic materials Existing-condition elevations Handling uncertainty is critical The AI should never silently invent dimensions. Instead, reconstructed geometry should identify its basis and uncertainty. Elements could be categorized as: Verified by dimension Derived from drawing Estimated from imagery Assumed / requires field verification The agent could also generate an Existing Conditions Verification Report listing dimensions or conditions that should be confirmed during the next site visit. Example prompt “Using these 42 site photographs, the existing PDF plan and the dimensions I recorded in the field, create a preliminary existing-conditions model. Use verified dimensions wherever available. Where geometry cannot be determined reliably, make a reasonable provisional assumption and flag it for field verification.” This would be especially valuable for renovation, historic preservation, tenant improvement and due-diligence projects where architects currently spend substantial time manually rebuilding existing conditions before design can begin. Show More

AI-Generated Cartoon Set / Project Setup Idea Allow the Revit MCP to create an initial architectural drawing set—or “cartoon set”—for a project based on an office template, project type, scope, and user instructions. A large amount of effort at the beginning of every Revit project is spent performing predictable setup work rather than design. An AI agent should be able to take an existing company Revit template and create the initial structure of the project. For example, the architect could provide: Project name, address, client and project number Project type and scope Existing vs. new construction Project phases Jurisdiction Anticipated drawing milestones Required disciplines Office naming and sheet-numbering conventions The MCP agent could then create and populate: Project Information parameters Sheet list and sheet numbers Title blocks Floor plans Reflected ceiling plans Enlarged plans Elevations Building sections Wall sections Finish plans Life-safety plans Code sheets Schedules Legends Cover sheet General notes sheets Placeholder detail sheets Appropriate view templates Browser organization Scope boxes and dependent views where appropriate The result would not need to contain finished drawings. The goal is to produce a well-organized cartoon set ready for the architect to begin working in. Example prompt: “Create a 50% CD cartoon set for a 3,000 SF medical tenant improvement using our office template. Populate the project information, create the anticipated sheet list and views, apply our standard view templates, create room and door schedules, and identify anything you need me to resolve.” Important workflow Before creating anything, the agent should present a proposed sheet/view structure for approval. After approval, Revit MCP could perform the batch creation through Trusted-Write and provide a summary of everything created or modified. This could eliminate hours of repetitive project setup while still keeping the architect completely in control of the resulting document set. Show More

If multiple lines are selected, Revit should automatically calculate the combined total length and display the result in the Properties palette. Show More

Autodesk need to add a built-in setting in the Revit Options menu under "File Locations", where you have an option to activate a "backup folder" option or not. This setting can have an option to create a backup folder in the same Revit Project/Family/Template location, or you can choose a specific folder location where all backups can be saved to. Personally, I would prefer all backups to be saved in a backup folder in the same file directory as the Revit file.   This helps also with server backup software which can be set to exclude specific folders (like backup folders) from being backed up and causing the backup drives to fill up quick with unnecessary clutter.   These are simple additions that Autodesk can make to the Revit software instead of getting other third-party apps. Show More

I would like to share a feature idea that I believe could significantly improve the construction documentation workflow within Revit by integrating AI-assisted construction detailing directly into the BIM environment. One of the more time-consuming aspects of architectural documentation is developing construction details. Even when the overall building has already been modeled, architects and designers often have to start a detail from a relatively blank canvas, determine which assemblies and connections are appropriate, search through previous projects or reference details, and then manually draft, dimension, annotate, and coordinate the result. I was wondering whether Revit could eventually incorporate an AI-powered Construction Detailing Assistant that could analyze the existing BIM model and generate a reasonably accurate first-pass construction detail based on the actual building conditions. The goal would not necessarily be for AI to produce a construction detail that is immediately ready for issue. Instead, I see it as an intelligent starting point that gives the architect a technically informed base drawing to review, modify, and develop into the final detail. For example, an architect could select a location in a wall section and ask: “Generate a construction detail at this location using our standard exterior wall assembly.” The AI could analyze the Revit model and recognize the relevant conditions, including: Wall types and their individual layers Floor and roof assemblies Structural elements Windows and doors Slabs and slab edges Levels and dimensions Materials and finishes Adjacent building assemblies Relevant Revit families and parameters The firm's standard details and assemblies It could then generate an actual Revit-based detail rather than simply producing an image. The resulting detail might include the appropriate layers, junctions, insulation, flashing, membranes, basic dimensions, annotations, and other typical components based on the information available to the system. The architect could then review the proposed detail and make the necessary technical and design decisions. For example: “The air barrier should connect differently here.” “Use our standard window installation detail.” “Move the insulation to maintain continuity.” “Add a thermal break at the slab edge.” “Use the structural condition shown in the model.” “Change this flashing configuration.” In this way, the AI would serve primarily as a drafting and technical starting point rather than attempting to replace the architect's professional judgment. I believe an especially valuable part of such a system could be its ability to learn from and search the firm's existing project information. Many architecture firms have decades of useful technical knowledge stored in previous Revit projects, PDFs, detail libraries, specifications, and drawing sets. However, finding a relevant precedent can be difficult and time-consuming. The assistant could therefore search the firm's existing files and identify similar conditions. For example: “I found six details from previous projects involving a brick veneer wall, concrete slab edge, and aluminum window. Three use the same wall assembly as this project.” The architect could then review those precedents alongside the current detail and choose whether to adapt one of them. This could turn the firm's existing project archive into a searchable technical knowledge base. I also think the assistant could become even more useful by providing external technical references when appropriate. If a relevant condition cannot be found in the firm's own files, the AI could search approved or trusted external sources such as: Manufacturer installation details Product technical documentation Building-envelope resources Published architectural details Construction-detail libraries BIM/detail resources Relevant technical publications The assistant could present these references alongside the Revit detail so that the architect can compare approaches. For example, while working on a curtain-wall-to-slab-edge condition, the system might display several relevant manufacturer details and previous firm details and allow the architect to compare them with the current project. The AI could potentially go one step further and analyze those references against the current detail. For example: “This proposed connection is similar to the manufacturer's recommended installation, but the current detail differs at the flashing termination.” Or: “This previous project uses a similar condition, but its wall assembly differs from the current project.” This would make the system useful not only for drawing but also for helping the architect research and understand how a particular construction condition is typically resolved. I believe the most important aspect of this concept is that the AI should work from the actual BIM model rather than attempting to generate construction details from a generic text prompt. There is a significant difference between asking an AI: “Draw a wall section.” and asking it: “Generate a detail at this specific location in my Revit model, using this wall assembly and the firm's established detailing standards.” In the second case, Revit already contains much of the contextual information necessary to produce a useful first draft. A potential workflow could therefore look something like: BIM model ↓ AI identifies the current construction condition ↓ AI searches the firm's standards and previous projects ↓ AI consults relevant technical/product references when needed ↓ AI generates a first-pass Revit detail ↓ Architect reviews and modifies the detail ↓ AI assists with further research, comparison, dimensions, annotations, and coordination Another potentially useful capability would be allowing the architect to select part of an existing detail and ask questions about it. For example: “How have we handled this connection on previous projects?” “Show me similar details.” “What are common ways of resolving this condition?” “Compare this detail with the manufacturer's installation guidance.” “Generate an alternative based on this reference detail.” This could make the AI function more like a technical design companion embedded within Revit rather than simply a generative drawing tool. I understand that automated detailing and AI-assisted design are already areas of development within the AEC industry. However, I believe integrating these capabilities directly with Revit's underlying BIM data, families, assemblies, documentation tools, and project history could make the concept particularly powerful. The objective would not be to have AI independently produce construction documents that architects simply accept. Instead, it would be to eliminate much of the repetitive drafting and research involved in getting from a BIM model to a technically informed first draft. Even if the AI-generated detail were only reasonably accurate and required substantial professional review, it could still save considerable time by giving architects a strong starting point rather than requiring them to develop every detail from scratch. Over time, the system could potentially become increasingly familiar with a firm's detailing standards and previous work, effectively turning the firm's accumulated technical knowledge into an intelligent, searchable resource within Revit. I believe this could become a particularly valuable application of AI in architectural documentation: an assistant that understands the building being designed, helps find relevant technical knowledge, and produces a useful first-pass construction detail that the architect can analyze, adjust, and ultimately take responsibility for. Thank you. Show More

Toposolids can be cut by floors but not by walls. This requires extra steps of work-arounds to make sections read graphically correct. Either by creating an extra floor that is thin to be at the base of the wall so the toposolid cuts but the floor is not visible. Or by using Cut Geometry to cut the toposolid with each wall. Either option is cumbersome and time consuming.   Please make a setting that can fix this issue.    make toposolids automatically not show through walls?  make walls an element you can use to excavate the toposolid ....? Show More

Reposting an old issue for visibility.  This bug is still in the software in 2026.   Re-exporting at other sizes doesn't help.  A frame sized to 1280x720 still has a white border also.   https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/revit-walkthrough-images-show-white-border/td-p/8174936 https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-ideas/revit-walkthrough-images-show-white-border/idi-p/6584375 Show More

(The system doesn't allow me to edit the message, so I'm reposting the message with the missing part included) Enough with manual, antiquated BIM. It is time to create projects from AI prompts rather than manually modeling every element. Instead of grafting AI onto Revit and other legacy design platforms, Autodesk and the AEC industry should develop a truly AI-native design environment built from the ground up for the age of artificial intelligence. To be clear, Revit combined with Forma, Spacemaker, or any other hybrid approach is not the answer. Adding AI features to legacy software does not fundamentally transform the design process. This next-generation platform should be completely independent of Revit and the assumptions that have shaped BIM software for decades. In fact, it may be better if its creators are not influenced by Revit at all. Rather than replicating decades-old workflows behind a modern interface, AI-native design should be built from scratch on entirely new programming principles, data structures, and methods of human-computer interaction. It should function fundamentally differently from both traditional BIM and today's hybrid AI-enhanced BIM workflows. With AI-native design, architects should regain control of the design process, focusing on intent, creativity, performance, and outcomes rather than serving the constraints of outdated software. Designers should define goals, requirements, constraints, and priorities, while the software interprets those objectives, evaluates alternatives, and generates solutions. Architects would guide, direct, and refine the design, rather than manually constructing every wall, floor, roof, and component. The future of design is not AI-assisted BIM. It is AI-native design. Just as BIM transformed CAD, AI-native design will eventually transform BIM. The most important question is not how to integrate AI into Revit, but how to replace the underlying paradigm altogether. Every generation of technology reaches a point where incremental improvement is no longer enough. BIM  approached that point long ago. The next leap forward will come from reimagining design from first principles around artificial intelligence, not from extending the life of tools conceived long before AI existed. Show More

It wold be great to be able to get in schedule parameter Area of structural beam system. Currently we are using this tool in our project for lamellar ceiling, and it would help to be able to get this value too. thank you Show More

hi it would serve the profession to have an AI based support tool that would look at the building or building components, such as a full height storefront, for example, and suggest changes to its design based on the time-proven rules of proportion and scale, which have been largely lost due to modern school curricula and the designer's  interfacing with computer drawings.  Show More

Revit should allow view annotations, particularly North Arrows, to be anchored to a corner of the Crop Region with a user-defined offset. For example, a North Arrow could be set to remain 1/4" from the upper-right corner of the crop region. If the crop region is resized, moved, or its extents change, the North Arrow would automatically maintain its position relative to that corner. Ideally, this could be controlled through View Templates so that plan views automatically receive consistently positioned North Arrows without requiring manual placement and adjustment on every view. This could also be useful for other view-based annotations that need a consistent location relative to the drawing extents.   Suggested functionality:   Anchor annotation to Top Left, Top Right, Bottom Left, or Bottom Right of Crop Region Adjustable X/Y offset Annotation automatically follows changes to Crop Region Compatible with View Templates Works with North Arrows, Generic Annotations, and similar view annotations This would significantly improve drawing consistency and reduce repetitive annotation work across large drawing sets. This would also provide an important visual orientation check. Plans are not always oriented with North toward the top of the sheet, and an automatically anchored North Arrow would make the actual orientation immediately apparent regardless of how the view is cropped or positioned. Because the annotation remains associated with the view rather than being manually positioned on the sheet, it would also reduce the risk of a North Arrow being omitted, misplaced, or becoming inconsistent when views are reorganized. Show More