Autodesk® Building Design Suite 2014

What’s New in Autodesk®

®
Revit 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
Platform & For Architects
 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
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For MEP Engineers
 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
 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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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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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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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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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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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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 Platform & For Architects Space, System &
Equipment
Autodesk Revit 2014 Layout

Parameter Variance for Design Build Operate

Groups
Product Data, As-Built Layout,
 Vary the value of parameters Tag & Serial No.,
Warranties & Spares
assigned to groups

 Support for COBie

 Incorporate data into operation

and maintenance

Gain more flexible data reporting

and increased support for COBie
requirements

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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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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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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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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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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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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

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

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