tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post2285205307680532829..comments2024-03-13T20:24:04.382+10:00Comments on Revit Rants: Revit 2015 - BORING...?Chrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382602297165554911noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post-87686027169368804742015-03-09T07:54:01.095+10:002015-03-09T07:54:01.095+10:00I might add, 2015 did have R2 which added more fea...I might add, 2015 did have R2 which added more features, which have not been included here.<br /><br />I do like the prospect of an increased development cycle. And I do like little things being addressed. But tackle some of the bigger features as well!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382602297165554911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post-52154230146820326902015-03-06T02:25:21.504+10:002015-03-06T02:25:21.504+10:00Very disappointed this year. I feel there is no va...Very disappointed this year. I feel there is no value in the supscription my firm pays for the thousands of employees we have. The text editor is a joke, at this point the integration of WordPad would be an improvement. Keynotes are such a powerful tool but we have such a limited flexibility in how we use them. Railings are worthless. I told my team that we were going to stop drawing railings in 3d, it's a waste of time with this program. There is no "meat" to these updates anymore. Stop picking at the interface because I could care less about the placement of the buttons or how they look. GIVE ME FUNCTIONALITY!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post-76272585143713368262014-07-13T17:58:14.806+10:002014-07-13T17:58:14.806+10:00We are pretty excited...linking IFC...we have been...We are pretty excited...linking IFC...we have been waiting for this...<br />As for value on the sub...I suspect we are paying for R&D of other apps more than maintenance/upgrade on the current release!<br /><br />Mike NOWSON<br />Http://www.3idarchitecture.com.auMike nowsonhttp://www.3idarchitecture.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post-32010951646489779962014-04-23T01:04:37.851+10:002014-04-23T01:04:37.851+10:00the perennial question remains, is this enough of ...the perennial question remains, is this enough of an update to warrant yet another tier of version incompatibility. Granted we are now in the Revit only via Design Suite/Subscription era, but even if one is a subscriber, implementation of the latest version does not seem to happen as readily across the board. <br />From my interpretation of the Autodesk LSA, you would be in violation by having multiple versions of Revit installed out of necessity as to work with other contractors on multiple projects. Which is Bologna Sandwich if you ask me.GPR_MNnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post-21619521414796102512014-04-09T09:16:08.708+10:002014-04-09T09:16:08.708+10:00I have been using Revit since 2002 and for as long...I have been using Revit since 2002 and for as long as that, Railings (for example) have been lacking in functionality and ease of use, and here in the proposed Revit 2015, they are still way short of being fixed, let a lone developed.<br />This is unfortunately (it seems to me), symptomatic of how AutoDesk work. I don't see myself as an AutoDesk hater, but I have learned from watching year to year, how they seem to operate across a basket of their products and Revit Structure, is now seen as the one to milk, because they have got a critical mass of Revit Architecture subscribers locked in, and now they are targeting the Engineers and later, the MEP market, depending upon how the world recovery goes, and how far Engineers run with Revit.<br /><br />We have seen Revit Architecture development, stagnate but for a number of smaller and always incremental fix ups and this time we have unimportant things like "Sketchy Lines" which to me are a waster of time, already look crappy and remind me of the failed experiment with AutoDesk Impressions 3, and now maybe attempts at integrating some of that into Revit as if it can make users not use SketchUp, so AD can try and remove that worfklow from customers mindset.<br /><br />It is these policies of not developing Revit Architecture and still ripping its code and ideas out to generate new product lines / revenue streams, that made me decide 5 years ago never to buy into another AutoDesk product and I still feel the same way this year as I read the pre-release Revit 2015 stuff. There is almost nothing been done of progression.<br />Yes larger firms will welcome schedule improvements, but are they ? The new work still won't show you the actual unconnected shape area is etc., and so this is just another example of a tool lacking in functionality, poorly implemented and is (unfortunately) typical of how AD works.<br />I am once again, very disappointed with a lack of progression in Revit Architecture and the Railngs tool has become an icon of that lack of progress.<br /><br /> <br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post-34673807885537338482014-04-03T22:01:04.739+10:002014-04-03T22:01:04.739+10:00@Brian Meyers,"The idea is that Major improve...@Brian Meyers,"The idea is that Major improvements just can't be made every year, but individuals need progressive improvements between major impact releases to stay on subscription."<br /><br />So why is it that Graphisoft can knock out major improvements and new features every year for the last 5 years straight, while Autodesk can't. And doing that on two platforms too. Arguably this is the worst release I've seen since Revit 9.Chad Bradleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post-12208818989399220162014-04-02T23:56:08.874+10:002014-04-02T23:56:08.874+10:00The MEP improvements are so disappointing. There i...The MEP improvements are so disappointing. There is a huge list of electrical issues that have been around since the major MEP 2011 release that still plague us, not to mention the lists for mechanical and plumbing. Frankly, it is inexcusable that most of these electrical bugs are still with us 5 years later.R. Robert Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02638616808239854488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post-83870278501693008602014-04-02T05:56:50.552+10:002014-04-02T05:56:50.552+10:00This release isn't boring, but I can certainly...This release isn't boring, but I can certainly argue that it isn't impactful. That also does not make it a bad release, but it isn't the type of release that would make a person run out and purchase the software due to the added features. This release, it won't have that impact. The impact it will have is that it could be a nice "filler" release between major software releases. The idea is that Major improvements just can't be made every year, but individuals need progressive improvements between major impact releases to stay on subscription. This happens to be, for most individuals, one of those releases. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01169945533654193400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post-9694301984353535662014-03-31T11:54:05.392+10:002014-03-31T11:54:05.392+10:00Well, so if you were Autodesk and your customers g...Well, so if you were Autodesk and your customers gave you the choice of fix the stuff you haven't finished and we won't pay you for it, or add new stuff and we will pay you for it. What would you choose?<br /><br />Unfortunately software development isn't really comparable to many other industries.<br /><br />For one, its not a matter that they have tools that don't work. They have tools that don't offer the options and flexibility to suit the many different ways people all over the world operate. That's the hardest part with software development, getting the right balance of features and options.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382602297165554911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post-20711591554880698232014-03-31T11:28:17.916+10:002014-03-31T11:28:17.916+10:00That is very generous of you Chris.
If you had com...That is very generous of you Chris.<br />If you had commissioned and paid someone to - let's say - paint your office and they are doing a 50% job (you know the way Autodesk have realized they can get away with implementing new features).<br /><br />Would you also we willing to pay them again for doing the same job - but only properly this time please.<br /><br />Maybe my expectation on workmanship, pride of your work and decency is too high?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502339183917149781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post-55998396791287902392014-03-31T10:54:17.745+10:002014-03-31T10:54:17.745+10:00@Ryan, not at all. In fact 5 of the 7 suggestions...@Ryan, not at all. In fact 5 of the 7 suggestions I made effect all disciplines not just architectural...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382602297165554911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post-14057225839528197592014-03-31T10:50:56.580+10:002014-03-31T10:50:56.580+10:00I, for one would not consider it a boring release ...I, for one would not consider it a boring release if they fixed the bulk of the half done/poorly implemented tools and I'd happily pay subscription for it.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382602297165554911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post-28235091122699418532014-03-31T10:48:31.636+10:002014-03-31T10:48:31.636+10:00So basically if there were more architectural upda...So basically if there were more architectural updates, even trivial updates, the change list would be less boring?<br /><br />Agree they need to fix up the text editor amongst other things, but that aside you have to remember everyone needs a little bit of love, not just architects.<br /><br />You're probably looking at Autodesk moving to a tick-tock release schedule. Odd years with minor updates and features, even years with bigger changes.Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post-57298504222652748442014-03-31T10:46:55.315+10:002014-03-31T10:46:55.315+10:00Thank you for your write up and comments on the va...Thank you for your write up and comments on the various new features/ improvements.<br /><br />Even though what I believe Revit needs is a very, very boring new realease. One that does not introduce anything new but fixes up the poorly implemented 'new improvements' from the last few years.<br />And to be fair with their customers they should not charge us for that one.<br /><br />I hope Autodesk are realizing that their customer satisfaction level is dropping year after year...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17502339183917149781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post-72949638597385402212014-03-31T04:34:18.230+10:002014-03-31T04:34:18.230+10:00I fully agree with your comment on making assembli...I fully agree with your comment on making assemblies work the way they should. It makes no sense for them not to be able to have sub-assemblies. It would also be very nice to be able to create a group of components with the same geometry and make them into assemblies and then allow one to be the template with the rest updating to match the template. As it is now if you find an error in a group of assemblies that are all the same and make a change it creates a new one instead of updating the others.Haydennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19080627.post-81311955341198278302014-03-30T23:21:12.292+10:002014-03-30T23:21:12.292+10:00Revit, the new Madden football? Electronic Arts ha...Revit, the new Madden football? Electronic Arts had no competition and innovation stalled. Pretty much puts some more makeup on it and straight to the bank. I wonder how the R & D budget has changed in the last few years. I will reserve judgement until I have used it for awhile. Lets hope Autodesk keeps pushing the envelope and stays focused. Jeremy Dealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17943157494257552782noreply@blogger.com