Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Week 4 - Giovana Pelisser - How does Revit relate to Autocad and other drafting programs?

Autodesk was the first company to create a software for engineering design, and many companies after them  are improving this sector. AutoCAD is a complex software, with a enormity of commands, you can draw since a small house to big highway.
 Even though Revit is similar to AutoCAD, there are many differences between them, and the hard part it was not used the keyboard commands that AutoCAD has, which greatly streamlines the process. Revit is much more intuitive and can be created walls, floors, windows and doors more easily, with a much wider range in choice of materials, not to mention the 3D practicality, which is nothing available with AutoCAD.
The good thing about Revit,  since you can create a template and renders it immediately. Another thing that stands out is the connection between the components, both within the architectural project, the structural and systems, as can be seen in some examples inside the Revit. Furthermore, the ease with which it creates the final sheet, enabling the editing and the attachment of the elevations, views and profiles designed previously.
Also, you can see that despite the AutoCAD generate a more accurate design and have command and simpler interfaces, Revit facilitates the design when it comes about the time spent. Unlike AutoCAD, with Revit, the drawing steps may be done automatically, for example, in designing the plant it is possible to decide where the cuts will pass, thus cutting the program automatically generates, as the perspective is also generated simultaneously.
ArquiCAD is another good software for drawing, is the oldest BIM program available on the market, ArchiCAD is intuitive to learn and has a relatively large user base, distributed worldwide. Some Professors and Companies like to work with this software, but it has limitations, it lacks power to work with more complex projects, and database system is a little more basic than in similar programs, like Revit.

Comments:
Derek Lavigne talked about the advantages of Revit, giving more sense to projects, putting everything into a single set.
Angelina explained the differences and similarities between AutoCAD and Revit, such as Revit is easier to create a wall, for example.

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