Introducing Revit 2024

Introducing Revit 2024

by | Apr 5, 2023 | AEC, Autodesk, BIM, Revit

Fresh from the Factory, Revit 2024 is rolling out globally! In this release, Autodesk has combined eagerly anticipated additions, like Site Tools for landscape designers, with highly requested enhancements from the community, like Dark Theme and a more modern user interface.

Here are three of the highlights from the new version:

Introducing Site Tools for Revit & Revit LT.

This new toolset supports the design and documentation of richly detailed landscapes. You can use Site Tools to:

  • Collect and rationalize existing conditions data from CAD Imports, CSV point files, and more.
  • Model your design intent freely and easily, with versatile site and massing tools for modeling topography.
  • Populate schedules, sheets, and views and calculate material quantities. Cut, fill, join, and run phasing scenarios. Use the design-to-documentation engine of Revit to save time and improve design quality when modeling landscape and site conditions.

Save time in concrete detailing.

Structural engineers and rebar detailers have new capabilities for creating, scheduling, and documenting rebar. Use the new bar bending details to:

  • Create reinforcement drawings and schedules with detailed fabrication instructions. With this new tool in Revit, when the model changes, the details adapt along with it.
  • Add and customize rebar bending details so that your views and sheets respect your typical practice.
  • Reduce errors and omissions in your document sets.

Evolve work together.

Link Coordination Model from Autodesk Docs into Revit makes it easier for project teams to sync and coordinate design deliverables. Keep project files light and teams on the same page.

  • Link models and views from any of the 60+ formats supported by Docs and the Autodesk Construction Cloud directly into Revit.
  • Underlay the coordination model as visual reference when designing in Revit.
  • Reduce the need for interpretation when coordinating up-to-date design deliverables with partners and project teams.   

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Access Twinmotion for Revit 2023 and 2024

Access Twinmotion for Revit 2023 and 2024

by | Mar 14, 2023 | BIM, Revit, Tutorial, Twinmotion

Recently included in all Revit subscriptions is access to Twinmotion. With a new partnership between Autodesk and Epic Games, all Revit subscriptions now have access to this real-time visualization tool to produce high-quality images.

Download Twinmotion:

  1. Access your Twinmotion subscription (included now with all Revit subscriptions) from your Autodesk Desktop App or access your Autodesk Account page.
  2. Click on the Twinmotion tile to get access to the Twinmotion installer webpage. You may have to accept their End User License Agreement to continue.
  3. Locate the downloaded .zip file (typically in your downloads folder) and right-click and choose Extract All
  4. Open the extracted folder, and double-click on the .msi file to startup the installer.
    Follow the onscreen prompts to complete the installation.

Exporting your Revit project to Twinmotion:

  1. Open Revit and open any project file.
    You must be within a 3D view to open Twinmotion.
  2. In the View tab > Presentation panel, click on Twinmotion then Open in Twinmotion.
  3. When Twinmotion opens, select New Project and click OK.

Updating your Revit model, and Synchronize back to Twinmotion:

  1. Open Revit again without closing Twinmotion.
  2. Modify your file, such as add new elements, change an element's properties, etc.
  3. In the View tab > Presentation panel > Twinmotion, select Direct Link Synchronization.
  4. You do not have to save your file before you synchronize.
  5. Switch back to Twinmotion and you will see the changes occur immediately within the file.

Don't forget to save your Twinmotion project to not lose your hard work!

Reopen a Twinmotion Project:

  1. If you already have an existing Twinmotion project, repeat the previous steps to export your file into Twinmotion
  2. When prompted, select Existing Project at the start window
  3. Navigate to the saved file on your system and click OK.
    You will continue from where you last left in the model.

Thank you for watching, hopefully you will all have fun visualizing your Revit projects in Twinmotion. If you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment. Like and subscribe if you'd like to see more Revit and Twinmotion content!

Revit Tips: Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

Revit Tips: Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts

by | Feb 16, 2023 | Revit

Have you tried setting up your own shortcuts in Revit? If you’re new to the program, shortcuts help increase your workflow and efficiency. Here’s how to set up your own Keyboard Shortcuts in Revit.

There are 2 methods of accessing this menu:

  1. Open the Application Menu > go to Options > click on User Interface > then Keyboard Shortcuts
  2. Find the View tab > under User Interface > click on Keyboard Shortcuts (KS is the keyboard shortcut)

This will opens the Dialog Box, where you can see all of the default keyboard shortcuts.
Locate the Search Bar at the top, type in your name or keyword for your desired command
Click within the empty cell next to the Command name
Press the new keys you would like to assign, and you will see at the bottom your input

Don’t forget to hit the green cross Assign button, then OK!
Let’s check out our new shortcut. If you haven’t used Revit or Revit shortcuts before, just type in the assigned letters or key combinations to activate the command. No need to press Enter or Spacebar if you’re coming from AutoCAD

You can also check out the tool itself within the Ribbon. The tooltip will now feature the assigned shortcut next to the name.