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Next week the small firm where I work is going to do our Revit training.
Our principles are of the impression that Revit will replace Autocad as the way we do all our drawings.
How realistic is this? I have some BIG concerns from playing with the program on its functonality for creating CDs.
I am also concerned that we were told we should leave training and come back to the office and start a project, which makes sense except that we are not getting the more techincal training, where they teach you to make objects, for another few weeks, so I am afraid that we will be very limited.
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WIth Revit, it is very realistic to take a project all the way through CDs.
Yes its going to take some time changing your way of thinking but, trust me, when you make the transition you will not regret it. In our office we have been using Revit for a couple of years. And have been very happy with the results.
Revit gives you automation and takes care of the coordinating of the references in the drawings and callouts/section cuts etc. You as the designer don't have to worry about that any more the software does that for you automatically. That frees up a lot of time with a project. That really right there is the big advantage of Revit over ACAD; Coordination, you don't have to do as much coordinating, because with Revit eveything is linked so things update automatically.
Detailing, the detailer is Revit is very sophisticated. Revit has a lot of pre-created blocks that you can use to create details for any project. Not to mention if you have a library of standard details that you use in your office you can bring those in to the Revit enviroment and just reference your callouts to those views.
I could keep going on about the product, but trust me when I say that after your office training you will get a clearer picture of what Revit is capable of doing.
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When learning something new you can only absorb so much at a time. Basic training will get you quite far with Revit. Once you've had time to use Revit for awhile the advanced training will not only be appropriate but you'll be ready for it, with questions built on your recent experience and most important, you'll remember what you learn.
This forum, the one at AUGI and the Autodesk Revit Newgroup are always available for questions in the meantime, right?
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I am about to complete my second week of training - working on a project and setting up standards, etc. I agree with "arnosandoval". It will take some time to readjust our “2D – AutoCAD” mentality.
However, one thing to remember is that not every element needs to be created in 3D. You have model elements and sheet elements. In addition, you can import/link pre-existing files into you project. So you do not have to recreate everything over again.
I would suggest going into your training with an open mind. You will see very quickly how you can begin to use the various features.
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In reagards to eveyones comments they are all valid, the forums have been really great.To answer any post traning questions you might have. Not to mention, that every so often Autodesk has webcast that are very informative. In regards to the 3d environment. I would only model crucial components and leave the rest to the 2 dimensional detailer that Revit has. Plus the libraries that come with the software and the stuff avialiable on the web, AUGI, this website, you don't have to recreate as much 3 dimensionally as you think. That will help.
Hope this is helpful
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I have just started my first Revit project, decided to jump right in. After a solid weekend on the manuals, and a day and a half of tinkering to try to get some pretty simple existing conditions plans ready, I knew it wasn't going to happen in time for the first site meeting. So, two hours on autocad and I was done. After the meeting, I dropped the .dwg file into revit and now I'm screaming away, using the .dwg as a base, and it's really helped transition.
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