Autodesk Revit
Autodesk Revit is an architectural BIM software for Microsoft Windows, currently developed by Autodesk, which allows the user to design with parametric modeling and drafting elements. BIM is a new Computer Aided Design (CAD) paradigm that allows for intelligent, 3D and parametric object-based design. In this way, Revit provides full bi-directional associativity. A change anywhere is a change everywhere, instantly, with no user interaction to manually update any view. A BIM model contains the building's full life cycle, from concept to construction to decommissioning. This is made possible by Revit's underlying relational database architecture which its creators call the parametric change engine.
Autodesk purchased the Massachusetts-based Revit Technology Corporation for $133 million US in 2002.[1] The latest released version is Revit Architecture 2009 (April 2008) and AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2008 (which includes AutoCAD 2008 32-bit & 64-bit).
Since purchasing Revit, Autodesk has developed three versions of Revit for the varying building design disciplines:
- Revit Architecture, for architects and building designers (formerly Revit Building)
- Revit Structure, for structural engineers
- Revit MEP, for mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineers (formerly Revit Systems)
