Revit 2015 wishlist of features
I know it is too early to know what's happening in the factory but I dare to be bit visionary and dream out loud.
My wishlist for the upcoming release of Revit (2015 or whatever serial name it will get). I know it is rather a dream-list however, I want to publish what I expect to see and I think most of the long-term Revit users would agree:
# 1. Performance Optimization (mainly in case of large projects)
# 2. Very important: ability to assign world coordinates or X Y Z coordinates to almost all categories as parameters that can be modified to relocate an object from one position to another as well as being able to see/modify those coordinates in the element schedules. Excitech has got an add-in that accomplishes this in a limited way - it would be nice to see it as a developed feature in Revit.
# 3. MEP pipes should be able to measure INVERT LEVELS from the invert levels not from the center lines necessarily, and Spot Elevation tool should be respectively tuned to measure the inner bottom of MEP pipes as invert levels. Accordingly one should be able to schedule these invert levels in pipe schedules.
# 4. Scope boxes should get two major improvements: Firstly they should virtually slice the model in terms of material and schedule quantities. To enable kind of a 5D-ready model. This virtual scope slicing should be intelligent enough to automatically recognize the sequence of Location Breakdowns and include or exclude elements like foundations and columns or precast elements into the previous or the next phase/scope if it falls in the intersection of two different scopes.
Scope boxes could be much useful than they are currently. First of all I think they should be sketch based just like the recent update to crop regions. We should be able to sketch a non-rectangular scope boxes. Mo rover, Scope Boxes should be applicable in 3D Views and Schedules. In other words behave somewhat like Phases. Be accessible in VG settings in linked files.
# 5. Parametric Dashboard which will let us select which fields we would like to see in the Project/Model dashboard. Something like a Titleblock but with Labels that can allow to choose fields to be reported such as:
# 7. In the Structural module we would like to have a tool or option to define one of the layers of floors/foundations as a Blinding Layer with offsets instead of sketching it or adding it using slab edges. Most of the time we have blinding layers that flow from one slab to another with slopes and slanted concrete fills.
# 8. In the Conceptual Mass Environment - I would like to b able to create a sweep with a profile that has got more than one closed loop. In the adaptive points - I would like to get a more stable control which will prevent my sweeps from slightly rotating especially when I elevate the point when insterted into a project.
# 9. Ability to sort, re-order and group parameters in the family editor and see it in the element properties.
# 10. Ability to use values of Type parameters in the formulas of Instance Parameters.
# 11. Ability to attach top/bottom of walls and columns to the topo-surfaces Ability to host floors on topo-surfaces (Floor Control Points automatically adopt to topo levels and you still can control the offset).
# 12. Ability to have a Sweep template or a new type of Sweep Form with variable levels for each end.
This list can grow substantially so I believe people can add their wishes in the comments.
My wishlist for the upcoming release of Revit (2015 or whatever serial name it will get). I know it is rather a dream-list however, I want to publish what I expect to see and I think most of the long-term Revit users would agree:
# 1. Performance Optimization (mainly in case of large projects)
# 2. Very important: ability to assign world coordinates or X Y Z coordinates to almost all categories as parameters that can be modified to relocate an object from one position to another as well as being able to see/modify those coordinates in the element schedules. Excitech has got an add-in that accomplishes this in a limited way - it would be nice to see it as a developed feature in Revit.
# 3. MEP pipes should be able to measure INVERT LEVELS from the invert levels not from the center lines necessarily, and Spot Elevation tool should be respectively tuned to measure the inner bottom of MEP pipes as invert levels. Accordingly one should be able to schedule these invert levels in pipe schedules.
# 4. Scope boxes should get two major improvements: Firstly they should virtually slice the model in terms of material and schedule quantities. To enable kind of a 5D-ready model. This virtual scope slicing should be intelligent enough to automatically recognize the sequence of Location Breakdowns and include or exclude elements like foundations and columns or precast elements into the previous or the next phase/scope if it falls in the intersection of two different scopes.
Scope boxes could be much useful than they are currently. First of all I think they should be sketch based just like the recent update to crop regions. We should be able to sketch a non-rectangular scope boxes. Mo rover, Scope Boxes should be applicable in 3D Views and Schedules. In other words behave somewhat like Phases. Be accessible in VG settings in linked files.
# 5. Parametric Dashboard which will let us select which fields we would like to see in the Project/Model dashboard. Something like a Titleblock but with Labels that can allow to choose fields to be reported such as:
- File/Name
- Sheet List
- List of the Linked Revit Models
- List of the Linked CAD Files
- List of the Worksets and Owners of those worksets with the last modified or saved dates from respective users.
- etc.
# 7. In the Structural module we would like to have a tool or option to define one of the layers of floors/foundations as a Blinding Layer with offsets instead of sketching it or adding it using slab edges. Most of the time we have blinding layers that flow from one slab to another with slopes and slanted concrete fills.
# 8. In the Conceptual Mass Environment - I would like to b able to create a sweep with a profile that has got more than one closed loop. In the adaptive points - I would like to get a more stable control which will prevent my sweeps from slightly rotating especially when I elevate the point when insterted into a project.
# 9. Ability to sort, re-order and group parameters in the family editor and see it in the element properties.
# 10. Ability to use values of Type parameters in the formulas of Instance Parameters.
# 11. Ability to attach top/bottom of walls and columns to the topo-surfaces Ability to host floors on topo-surfaces (Floor Control Points automatically adopt to topo levels and you still can control the offset).
# 12. Ability to have a Sweep template or a new type of Sweep Form with variable levels for each end.
This list can grow substantially so I believe people can add their wishes in the comments.
I got other nice ones....:
ReplyDelete- Ability to set a beyond plane in elevations and sections . Have diferent lineweights after the plane.
-Ability to draw walls in any position, without a mass, and in any view.
- Auto Join For All!!!!! (The most wanted) . the join Ability should be in the V.G. , so we can choose between auto join or not for any category.
- Ability to join any category.
- Shape Handles for the floors, speacially in sections.
totally agree with auto join. Elevations are a pain right now
DeleteLink Panel Schedules!
ReplyDeleteperspective view like archicad !! not the camera view
ReplyDeleteSave Revit model as previous version would be nice.
ReplyDeleteAs would being able to save a Generic model family as Detail family.
An export to PDF function; for (multiple) sheets and for 3d views.
An option to hide all levels in linked files
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How about being able to model in place using the plane that the current view is in! I really dislike having to switch from section to plane, create reference plane, then go back into section and model.
ReplyDeleteHow about being able to Model-in-Place using the plane that your current view is in. It is a pain to switch from section to plane, create reference plane, then go back to section to model!
ReplyDelete