Autodesk Building Design Suite 2014

Whats New in Autodesk

Revit 2014
AMS CAD + CAFM Solutions
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*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

Platform & For Architects

For MEP Engineers

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

For Structural 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

*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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Platform & For Architects

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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Platform & For Architects

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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Platform & For Architects

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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Platform & For Architects

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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Autodesk Revit 2014

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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Platform & For Architects

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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Platform & For Architects

Autodesk Revit 2014

Parameter Variance for

Groups
Vary the value of parameters
assigned to groups
Incorporate data into operation
and maintenance

Gain more flexible data reporting

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Space, System &

Equipment
Layout

Design

Build

Operate

Product Data, As-Built Layout,

Tag & Serial No.,
Warranties & Spares

Platform & For Architects

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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Autodesk Revit 2014

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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Platform & For Architects

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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Autodesk Revit 2014

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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Platform & For Architects

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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Platform & For Architects

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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Autodesk Revit 2014

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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Platform & For Architects

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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Autodesk Revit 2014

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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Platform & For Architects

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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For MEP Engineers

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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For MEP Engineers

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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For MEP Engineers

Autodesk Revit 2014

CSV File Removal Project

Embed CSV data into families
Eliminate need for external CSV
files
Import, export, or delete lookup
tables for families

Ensure model data integrity is

maintained when transferring models
among design teams

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For MEP Engineers

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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For MEP Engineers

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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For MEP Engineers

Autodesk Revit 2014

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

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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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For Structural Engineers

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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For Structural Engineers

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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For Structural Engineers

Autodesk Revit 2014

Improved Rebar Tagging

New multi-rebar anotations
Rebar set description with a
single tag

Greater support of concrete

reinforcement documentation

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For Structural Engineers

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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For Structural Engineers

Autodesk Revit 2014

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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For Structural Engineers

Autodesk Revit 2014

*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
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