What's new in Revit 2021?

In this blog, the Cadspec architectural team goes through some of their favourite additions to Revit 2021 including Dynamo capabilities, Generative Design + much more!

Please note – all imagery used within this blog is of full credit to Autodesk.

Platform

Utilize and manage PDFs and images much more easily

• Link PDF’s and images from local or cloud file locations
• Select multiple rows to reload or remove links
• Convert links to imports as needed
• Use the show button to find a PDF or image in a project

Enjoy more choice in where your cloud-hosted projects are stored

• Store Revit Cloud data models on Europe data center
• Location determined by location of BIM 360 account

Tailor your Revit interface to better meet your needs

• Provides a personalized experience for the way you work, based on your discipline and primary job role
• Proposes a customized UI that hides unnecessary Ribbon tabs
• You can accept or decline the result, and your customized UI is saved

The latest Dynamo capabilities are now installed with Revit

• The latest version of Dynamo now ships with Revit; no need to maintain multiple versions
• Automatically finds required packages
• Filters for external application dependencies
• Offers significant improvements to performance and memory management

Architecture

Revit generative design allows you to quickly evaluate design options and save time with automation

• Create and explore generative studies directly in Revit
• Generate design options
• Filter and rank results
• Evaluate goals
• Create Revit elements

Easily model slanted architectural, structural, and curtain walls.

• Apply a slant or tilt to walls
• Cross-Section and Angle from Vertical instance parameters
• Hosted elements may be vertical or slanted (e.g. windows, doors)

Structure

Introduce new, intelligent 3D rebar shapes

• Enable shape codes completeness
• Extract bending instructions
• Full fabrication instructions

Easily create and modify steel component shapes

• Edit Boundary or Edit Pattern button
• Editable steel objects: Steel plates, Contour cuts on beams/plates, Bolts, Anchors, Shear stud patterns
• Use the editing tools to: Adjust the sketch, Stretch a plate or specify the circular opening diameter

Create better documentation with more dimensioning options

• Dimension to the centerline in a front view
• Dimension to the midpoint in a side view

MEP

Better flexibility with circuit naming schemes

• Circuit naming schemes enabled in electrical settings
• Circuit identifier in panel schedules
• Circuit identifier on wire and device tags
• French and UK templates are preloaded with ‘By Project’ default settings

Fabrication capabilities are now integrated into Revit

• MEP Fabrication Export now located under the File tab
• Import MEP Fabrication Job on the Insert tab
• Export Job File on the Contextual Ribbon tab

Popular units have been added for mechanical design

• New pipe flow units have been added: Cubic Feet per Hour, Cubic Feet per Minute, and Litres per Hour

For further information on Revit 2021, or to purchase a license – get in touch with our team.