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Revit Cloud Worksharing (formerly Collaboration for Revit):
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Initiate collaboration (2018.3): When you use
Revit Cloud Worksharing to collaborate on a
Revit model in the cloud, models can be saved to BIM 360 Team or BIM 360 Document Management. See
Revit Cloud Worksharing.
- Select more than one set to publish (2018.1): Before you publish models to the cloud, use the Publish Settings dialog to select more than one set of views and sheets to publish. See Select Views and Sheets to Publish.
- Revit Cloud Worksharing installs with Revit: Revit Cloud Worksharing is now installed with Revit. As a result, you can use tools like Publish Settings with non-cloud workshared models. See Select Views and Sheets to Publish.
- Reliability: Publishing a Revit Cloud Worksharing model is now more reliable.
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Scope boxes sort alphanumerically (2018.3): The Scope Box drop-down list in the Properties palette now lists scope boxes in alphanumeric order.
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Expand/collapse the Project Browser with right-click commands (2018.2): Quickly expand or collapse all or part of the Project Browser using new right-click commands. For example, right-click Views and select Expand Selected to expand the Project Browser to list all views. Or right-click any top-level node or white space in the browser and select Collapse All to quickly collapse all nodes in the Project Browser. These commands allow you to more quickly navigate the Project Browser to locate the items you want to work on. See
Project Browser.
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Streamlined family loading (2018.2): To streamline the process of loading families into the current model,
Revit remembers the last folder from which you loaded families during the current session. When you want to load another family into the model, the Load Family dialog points to the most recently accessed folder. This improvement means you don't need to navigate to the same location each time, thus streamlining your workflow and improving productivity.
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Remember column widths in the Family Editor (2018.2): To better support customization of content in the Family Editor,
Revit remembers column sizing in the Family Types dialog for the current session. This regression appeared in the 2016 release, and the functionality has now been restored. Resize the width of the Formula column and other columns in the dialog to make changes to the formulas and other parameters. Then test the content. When you return to the Family Types dialog to make further tweaks, the columns retain the sizing that you specified earlier.
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Fill Patterns dialog (2018.2): The dialog is reorganized and improved to streamline the workflow and achieve consistency with other areas of the user interface. A new Search field allows you to quickly locate patterns. And if you need to rescale imported patterns, you can do so without re-importing the file. See
Create a Simple Fill Pattern,
Edit a Fill Pattern, and
Custom Pattern Files.
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Section box shape control (2018.2): The Section Box shape control has been improved so you can more reliably adjust a section box.
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Browser organization for schedules (2018.1): To support the way you work, customize the Project Browser to filter, group, and sort schedules, in addition to views and sheets. Define up to 3 levels of filtering, 6 levels of grouping, and sorting criteria for schedules/quantities based on their properties or custom parameters. See
Organizing the Project Browser.
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Dynamo Player supports input for scripts (2018.1): Expand the power of scripts by giving
Revit designers and engineers the ability to provide values for
Dynamo scripts within the
Dynamo Player interface.
Revit users can quickly change input values to adjust a script for the current model. See
About Requiring Input for Dynamo Scripts and
Provide Input for a Script in
Dynamo Player.
- Updated graphics and hardware options (2018.1): The Graphics tab of the Options dialog is reorganized to clarify the impact of graphics-related options. A new Hardware tab provides more meaningful information about your hardware setup. See Options Dialog: Graphics Tab and Options Dialog: Hardware Tab.
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Quick Access Toolbar: The Print command has been added to the default Quick Access Toolbar.
- Desktop Connector: Use the Desktop Connector cloud service to reference files in BIM 360 Team. You can use the BIM 360 Team connected drive to link to CAD files, keynote tables, assembly code files, and RVT files as cloud links. See About the BIM 360 Team Connected Drive.
- Schedule model groups and RVT links: To better document models, you can select Model Groups or RVT Links as categories when creating a schedule. See Workflow: Select Fields for a Schedule.
- Add parameters to model groups, RVT links, and schedules: To support organizing additional data in models, you can create custom parameters for one of these new categories from the Project Parameters dialog. Custom parameters can also be associated to global parameters where applicable. See Create Project Parameters.
- Subcategories for reference planes: Use the Subcategory tool to add a subcategory to a reference plane. See Create Reference Plane Subcategories.
- Symbols in text notes: Enhance annotations by adding symbols and special characters to text notes without interrupting your workflow. Select from a list of commonly used symbols on a context menu, or type a key sequence that includes the symbol's Unicode decimal value. For infrequently used symbols, access the Windows® Character Map® from within Revit, and copy and paste symbols into the text note. See Add a Symbol or Special Character to a Text Note.
- Rich text in labels: To produce more consistent drawings in documentation, labels now use rich text format to better match text notes.
- File tab: The File tab replaces the application menu. See File tab.
- Verification of family constraints: To help ensure the reliability of families within your models, Revit now checks the status of constraints when you open a family in the Family Editor. If Revit detects potential issues, a dialog offers further information. See Constrain Family Geometry.
- Imported 3D shapes: Imported 3D shape elements can be tagged. The cut edges of 3D shapes can be dimensioned. 3D shapes imported into a family can have MEP connectors placed on the geometry.
- Tag All Not Tagged: The Tag All Not Tagged dialog has been modified to be more consistent with the user interface.
- Parameter tooltips: Tooltip information has been added to instance and type properties for a number of elements.
- Photographic exposure: Tone mapping for materials was enhanced to improve photographic exposures when rendering.
- Use geographic data from a linked DWG: Architects and civil engineers often need to maintain consistent geographic location (geolocation) data between models that are managed using multiple BIM products. To simplify this workflow, when you link a DWG file to a Revit model, you can import grid coordinates from the linked file for use in the model. See Linking DWG Files with Grid Coordinates.
- New family content (2018.1): To support the work of architects, new content is available for the following Revit family types: windows, furniture systems, and domestic appliances. For details and to download the content, see Autodesk Revit 2018.1 Content.
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FormIt Converter (2018.1): See
FormIt Import.
- Materials applied to elements in FormIt will transfer to Revit when importing.
- Model fidelity is improved when importing a FormIt model into Revit.
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Coordination models: To streamline coordination with models created using other software, link a file from
Navisworks® and use it as an underlay for a
Revit model. This feature provides context for the design, allowing you to compare your
Revit model to a non-Revit model for coordination purposes. See
Coordination Models.
- Railings:
- The sketch of a railing that has been re-hosted to an element will be displayed on the level of the host when editing. (2018.1)
- The process for modifying a railing is improved to provide access to the type properties for the top rail and handrails (continuous rails) directly from the railing Type Properties dialog. You can also view your changes in the Preview pane of the railing Type Properties. See Modify a Railing.
- Sketched railings can now be hosted to a topographic surface. This functionality allows you to use the Railing tool to model elements such as a fence or road barriers. See Create a Railing by Sketching.
- Railings hosted to a stair now use improved attachment behavior. You can control the start points and endpoints of railings to match your design intent. See
Modify a Railing.
Note: For existing models containing railings that are hosted to stairs, when the model is upgraded from a previous version, the railings must be un-hosted and re-hosted to the stairs to enable new controls and behaviors. See upgrade information.
- Railings hosted to multistory stairs will be grouped with the stairs and can be edited as a group.
- Multistory stairs: You can create a multistory stair from a component-based stair by selecting the building levels. Multistory stairs automatically adjust if level heights change. See Multistory Stairs and upgrade information for existing multistory stairs. You can tag individual stair elements in the multistory stair.
- Improved support for CAD imports: Revit has enhanced its support for CAD imports. Specifically, the import process is now more tolerant of tiny details, which in previous releases would generate error messages. Many of these CAD files can now be imported into the model without problems.
- MEP fabrication modeling:
- Override filter colors for fabrication parts (2018.2): Use the Visibility/Graphics dialog to override the graphic display and control the visibility of fabrication parts. See About Controlling Visibility and Graphic Display of Elements Using Filters.
- Change MEP fabrication service (2018.2): When you change the service of an MEP Fabrication system connected to another system, you can specify a service that use a different service template. See Change the Service for Fabrication Parts in Revit.
- Change MEP fabrication part sizes (2018.2): You can change the size of parts in an MEP Fabrication system connected to another system that uses a different service template. See Change the Size of Fabrication Parts in Revit.
- Multi-point routing for sloped piping (2018.1): The Multi-point routing tool for MEP fabrication now supports the creation of sloped piping. See Use the Multi-Point Routing Tool.
- Print fabrication reports (2018.1): You can now print fabrication reports from within Revit. See Print Fabrication Reports from Revit.
- Holes in duct developments for branches/taps (2018.1): When you use the Revit Extension for Fabrication, information related to holes in duct developments for branches/taps can now exported to the MAJ file. Holes for Dynamic Branches must be enabled in the fabrication database loaded for the Revit model you are exporting from. See Pattern Options in the Autodesk Fabrication User's Guide.
- Sloped pipe: You can use the placement tools to model sloped pipe in a fabrication model. See Tools for Placing Fabrication Parts in Revit.
- P&ID Modeler for Revit (2018.2): Model piping faster and more efficiently using P&IDs from a Plant 3D Collaboration project directly within Revit. See P&ID Modeler.
- Direction arrows for MEP connectors (2018.2): When you use the Connect Into tool or select connectors when placing analytical pipe connections, connector arrows on mechanical equipment now display flow direction.
- Flow and pressure drop calculations for hydronic piping networks (2018.2):
- Analytical pipe connections: To calculate flow and pressure drop in a piping network before physical connections have been made, you can add an analytical connection between mechanical equipment and piping. See Add Analytical Pipe Connections.
- Flow and pressure drop calculations: To improve performance, Revit can perform flow and pressure drop calculations for hydronic closed loop networks as a background process. Use the Mechanical Settings dialog to enable the new method. See Specify Calculation and Background Processes.
- User definable building and space types:
- Building and space types: You can create, duplicate, rename, or delete building and space types. See Specify Default Building Type Settings and Specify Default Space Type Settings.
- Export to gbXML: The building/space type name is now exported into the gbXML building/space type Description. In addition, you can export custom space types to gbXML. See Export to gbXML Using a Custom Space Type.
- Outdoor air input parameters for building and space types: For each building and space type, you can specify the Outdoor Air per Person, Outdoor Air per Area, Air Changes per Hour, and Outdoor Air Method. See Outdoor Air Information for Zones.
- Edit circuit path: You can edit the path for an electrical circuit so that it will reflect an intended design pathway. Voltage drop calculations are calculated based on the actual circuit path length. See Editing a Circuit Path.
- Rebar content update for France and Germany (2018.2): New French and German rebar shapes have been added to the Library, to enhance rebar modelling. Among the French rebar shapes, we have also included the ones according to French code NF P 02 016:1993. The new content can be downloaded from the Autodesk Knowledge Network.
- New precast content (2018.2): New Precast families for beams, columns, slabs, and foundations are available. The extended range of parameters that control their geometry allow for faster and more precise modelling of Precast concrete structures. The German version is based on Fachvereinigung Deutscher Betonfertigteilbau specifications. New content can be downloaded from the Autodesk Knowledge Network.
- New family content (2018.1): To support the work of structural designers, new content is available for the following Revit family types: structural steel column and framing shapes, structural steel families for Steel Connections, updated bolt spacing values, and structural steel shapes. For details and to download the content, see Autodesk Revit 2018.1 Content.
- Precast parts and assemblies (2018.1): The Structural Precast for Revit is a powerful BIM-centric offering for modeling and detailing precast planar elements that improves productivity for engineers, detailers and fabricators. It will be available soon at the Autodesk App Store. See Structural Precast for Revit.
- Free form rebar (2018.1): You can now model and detail reinforcement, either planar or 3D, in complex civil structural elements or challenging architectural models. See Free Form Rebar.
- Additional steel connections: The Steel Connections for Revit add-in has added over 100 new connections for steel detailing.
- Steel connections to support custom framing families: To better integrate structural connections, Revit now analyzes custom framing elements and generates structural section geometry parameters for the element. Steel connections are then more easily implemented with in-house framing elements. See About Standard Structural Steel Framing Families.
- Steel element priority in a connection: Specify primary elements and the order of secondary elements within a steel connection. See Change the Order of Connected Elements.
- Structural section geometry properties: The Type Properties dialog and the Family Types dialog now group parameters used to create fabrication geometry for structural framing elements. Additional parameters were also added to better define structural section shapes and help analyze custom framing elements when placing connections. See Hot Rolled Steel Section Shape Dimensions.
- Rebar placement in free form concrete objects: You can now place rebar in concrete elements with complex geometry such as curved piers and decks.
- Varying rebar distribution improvements: To enhance productivity and detailing intent, varying rebar sets can now distribute along curved surfaces, including free form objects. See Place a Varying Rebar Set.
- Rebar placement in imported concrete elements: You can now reinforce imported concrete elements from SAT files or InfraWorks. See About Importing 3D Shapes.
- Graphical rebar constraints in 3D Views: The graphical rebar constraint editor is now available in 3D views. Use in canvas tools for enhanced and accurate rebar placement. See Edit Rebar Constraint Behavior in a Host.
2017 Subscription Features Now Available to Users of Revit 2018
Most new features and enhancements that were made available to Autodesk subscribers in 2017 updates are now available to users of Revit 2018.
Note: Some of the 2017 update enhancements apply only to students and Autodesk subscribers.
For a detailed list of those enhancements, see New in Revit 2017.2 and 2017.1.