revit 2014 whats new

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What’s New in Autodesk®

Revit® 2014

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Autodesk® Building Design Suite 2014

*Autodesk Revit 2014 software is only available as part of the Autodesk Building Design Suite 2014 Premium and Ultimate Editions.

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New & Enhanced Features

Building Element Energy Analysis

Displaced Elements

Dockable Window Framework and Enhancements

Double-Click to Edit Enhancements

Interoperability Enhancements

Materials UI Enhancements

Productivity Enhancements

Non-Rectangular Crop Regions

Parameter Variance for Groups

Room Calculation Point

Schedules Enhancements

Selection Enhancements

Split Elevations

Temporary View Templates

View Navigation Performance

Stairs & Railings Enhancements

Point Cloud Improvements

Alternate Dimensions

Enhanced API

Air Terminal on Duct

Angle Constraints

Cap Open Ends

CSV File Removal Project

Duct and Pipe Calculations to API

Plumbing Template

Split Systems

Platform & For Architects For MEP Engineers

Enhanced Analytical Model

Reinforcement Enhancements

Rebar Placement Constraints Customization

Improved Rebar Tagging

Improved Positioning of Beams and Braces

Join Geometry Ordering

Structural Analysis and Code Checking Toolkit

for Autodesk Revit

For Structural Engineers

*Autodesk Revit 2014 software is only available as part of the Autodesk Building Design Suite 2014 Premium and Ultimate Editions.

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Platform & For Architects

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Platform & For Architects Autodesk Revit 2014*

Building Element Energy

Analysis

Fully automatic generation an

effective Energy Analytical

Model

Works both with and without

Revit room / space objects

Utilizes Revit model data for

Energy Analysis directly in

varying levels of detail Conduct more reliable, repeatable

whole building energy analysis with

less time and skill.

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Platform & For Architects Autodesk Revit 2014

Displaced Elements

Configurable views of exploded

models

MEP risers, modular racks, plant

room details

View-specific model data

preserved

Improve visualization of building

elements by creating “exploded”

3D diagrams

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Dockable Window

Framework &

Enhancements

Combine windows into one

window with tabs

Integrate existing framework from

Microsoft® for dialog windows

API for third-party developers to

build dockable windows

Use tabs to work more efficiently with

a familiar workflow for dialog windows

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Double-Click to Edit

Enhancements

Edit elements by double-clicking

Edit assembly mode, open

schedule view, activate view, edit

profile, boundaries, sketches,

and more

Options dialogue to control

double-click features

Increase productivity with quicker

and more efficient access to edit

elements

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Interoperability

Enhancements Export improvements for IFC, DWFTM,

DWGTM/DXFTM, and Layer Standards

updates

Import improvements for IFC, and

DWG/DXF

Import and explode of 3D solids to

Revit 3D elements

Improved API translation for all CAF

formats export and import

Collaborate more effectively with

enhanced interoperability between

technologies

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Materials UI

Enhancements

Editor tabs

Material browsing

Material editing

Facilitates more efficient navigation of

both project-based and library-based

materials

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Productivity

Enhancements

Multiselection tools: Bring to

Front/Send to Back

Alignment control of divided

surfaces

Material tagging in locked 3D

views

Improve construction documentation

and better visualize design intent

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Non-Rectangular Crop

Regions

Reference and crop regions of

arbitrary shape

More efficient documentation

layout

Easier presentation of

referenced model areas

Lay out documentation more

efficiently for new and existing

buildings

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Parameter Variance for

Groups

Vary the value of parameters

assigned to groups

Support for COBie

Incorporate data into operation

and maintenance

Gain more flexible data reporting

and increased support for COBie

requirements

Space, System & Equipment

Layout

Product Data, As-Built Layout, Tag & Serial No.,

Warranties & Spares

Design Build Operate

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Room Calculation Point

Added to all family types that

are room-aware

Ensure family is accounted for

in room/space calculation

Improve design accuracy and

ensure room/space calculations

account for all elements

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Schedules

Enhancements

Text properties and table

formatting improvements

Improved data access, display,

and relationships

Ability to display graphics in

schedule headers

Gain greater control of schedule

formatting and increased access to

data within BIM model

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Selection Enhancements

Filter out links

Select underlay elements

Select elements by face

Filter out pinned elements

Drag elements on selection

Improved control over the behavior

of select element and links

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Split Elevations

Manage elevation cut-line

configuration

Exclude unwanted or

overlapping objects in elevation

Improve construction documents

with support for common

documentation practices

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Temporary View

Templates

Select a view template to apply

as a temporary state

Any property associated with

view templates can be modified,

but not saved

Reduce need for saving and

maintaining working views

Change view properties without

affecting the saved view state

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View Navigation

Performance

Turn off graphics-intensive

effects during pan, orbit, and

zoom commands

Supported in all views and in all

disciplines

Improved graphic performance

increases productivity and efficient

model manipulation

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Stairs & Railings

Enhancements

Stair location line improvements

Run width improvements

Stair temporary/listening

dimensions

Stair representation

Stair Join improvements

Stair snap reference

improvements

Stair landing direct manipulation

improvements

Railing quality improvements More easily model, edit, and

document stair and railing designs

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Point Cloud

Improvements

Integration of new point cloud

engine

Snapping to points and detected

planes

New visualization options and

control

Deliver superior performance and

visual fidelity, along with improved

graphic appearance and controls

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Alternate Dimensions

Display values in both Primary

and Alternate Units at the same

time

Support for all dimension types

Compliance with common

dimensioning standards

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Enhanced API

Enhanced visualization API

Enhanced view API

Enhanced worksharing API

Enhanced site API

Enhanced units API

Enhanced link API

Enhanced import/export API

Dockable Dialogs API

FreeForm Element API

Load add-ins without restarting

Revit session

Improved environment for third-party

developers

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For MEP Engineers

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For MEP Engineers Autodesk Revit 2014

Air Terminal on Duct

Place air terminals directly on

ducts

New air terminal content

Flow propagation to support

sizing

More accurately represent air

terminal design when terminals are

placed directly on ducts

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Angle Constraints

Restrict available angles when

adding or modifying pipe, duct,

conduit, and cable tray

Limit duct, conduit, and cable

tray to specific angles or

incremental angles

Limit pipe to specific angles

Route MEP systems more easily

using standard angles for more

accurate design

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Cap Open Ends

Easier to add endcaps

Close an open duct or pipe

segment easily

Add endcaps to all open

segments on a duct or pipe

system

Endcaps added to routing

preferences

Easily add endcaps to duct and pipe

segments to create properly closed

networks for more accurate air flow

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Ensure model data integrity is

maintained when transferring models

among design teams

CSV File Removal Project

Embed CSV data into families

Eliminate need for external CSV

files

Import, export, or delete lookup

tables for families

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Duct and Pipe Calculation

Enhancements

Move duct and pipe sizing

calculations to API

Improve duct and pipe

calculations

Provide tools to validate

calculations

Improve duct and pipe system design

by using regional calculations within

Revit and Revit MEP through the API

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Plumbing Template

Supports drainage, waste water,

vents and more

Views specific to plumbing

system design

Design plumbing systems more

quickly and easily with the new

plumbing templates

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Divide Systems

Divide large systems into

smaller, more manageable

systems, more easily

New content menu, system

browser, and ribbon tools

Improve large model and system

management

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For Structural Engineers Autodesk Revit 2014

Enhanced Analytical

Model

Improved adjustment of

analytical walls

Filters based on the Nodes

Connection Status

Nodes/analytical link tagging

Analytical and physical elements

in a single schedule

More flexibility and usability for

analytical model adjustments and

visibility

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Reinforcement

Enhancements

Rebar shape definition according

to European standards

Reinforcement rounding

Improved modeling and display of

welded wire mesh

Rebar length calculation and

scheduling for UK shapes

More rebar options when modeling

and documenting concrete

reinforcement

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Rebar Placement

Constraints Customization

New types of constrains for rebar

New Edit Constraints option

Greater control over rebar

placement

Help keep designs coordinated and

accurate

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Improved Rebar Tagging

New multi-rebar anotations

Rebar set description with a

single tag

Greater support of concrete

reinforcement documentation

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Improved Positioning of

Beams and Braces Characteristic points

standardization for sections in

both directions

Enhanced beams & braces

geometry justification with offsets

Independent elements ends

justification and offsetting

Location line visibility

Support detailing practices and

creation of as-built models to drive

fabrication

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Join Geometry Ordering

New Switch Join Order option

Changes the order in which

elements join with one another

More accurately represent concrete

design

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*Structural Analysis and

Code Checking Toolkit for

Autodesk Revit

Access to **Structural Analysis

for Autodesk® Revit®

Interoperability with Autodesk®

Robot™ Structural Analysis

Professional 2014

Structural Results Storage &

Exploration tools

Code Checking framework

Extend structural workflows in the

Revit environment * This can be downloaded from the Autodesk Exchange Apps website. ** You need to have a valid subscription to get access to Structural Analysis for Autodesk Revit service.

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