sorry, I'm playing catchup, this is a very active post, which is great 😁! lots of good information!
"Then do you draft the whole building using the architectural Tab when you get a 2D CAD background from the architect?"
- Sometimes, we do. I remember teaching a class 10+yr ago about using Revit on a project where you only got 2D backgrounds. My firm is fortunate enough to have in-house architect's, and most of our projects have been converted to Revit by now. But back in the day, we would "mock-up" the architecture in Revit to take advantage of its benefits. As long as you're not working on a massive building with lots of rooms, it really doesn't take long to throw in some generic walls and doors.
"About 35% of our projects still come in as 2D CAD files. "
- what are the other 65% 😉?
- has anyone had a conversation with your clients about using Revit? We had a couple of cases over the years where the client was sending us DWGs only to find out they had Revit models. its always worth having the conversation.
- we even contracted with some to redraw their buildings in Revit for them (for a fee of course 😉)
"They are more used to AutoCAD since that's where they started and haven't learned or don't want to learn Revit"
- like @HVAC-Novice, i started working in Revit in 1999 and have been using AutoCAD since 1987. I have been at several companies when they made the switch. It can be a hard pill to swallow for some. but our management saw the benefits and made the decision to use it. change isn't going to happen overnight, at some firms i have been at it took Years to get "most" of the people on-board with Revit. and we still have people who resist it, usually because they are stuck in the old AutoCAD ways of doing things. We still do some projects in AutoCAD, but our default is Revit, and that is where we keep our standard details, legends, and schedules.
"I'm thinking about using drafting views to do both the schedules and details"
- Drafting Views for Details are fine. Please don't use drafting views for schedules though. That defeats one of the major advantages of Revit. if you have placed the content (families), use Revits schedules. There, are hundreds of videos out there on how to use, tweak, and customize schedules to do what you need.
"Revit isn't able to create a "dumb" table."
- sure it can.... Key Schedules 😊. A Key Schedule can be used similarly to a Table. People have been using them for years for Abbreviation lists and all sorts of schedules that don't rely on quantifying content. I personally try to discourage them in my office because, again, they kinda defeat the purpose of quantifying and pulling information from the content in Revit. That said, there are times and places to use them, if you not using them for there intended purpose 😉.
I think that about gets me caught up 😂. Oh great... i just saw @HVAC-Novice added another comment LOL... Just kidding... keep it going, this is all good information 👍.
Howard Munsell
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