What's New in Revit 2024

Learn about new features in the latest release of Autodesk Revit. For technical details, see the release notes.

2024.2 Release

Features

The New Revit Home: Tech Preview

Use the New Revit Home toggle button to switch between the classic and new homepage with more features.

Dark Theme for Schedules and Panel Schedules

You can now enable Dark Theme for Schedules, Panel Schedules and Panel Schedule Template edit mode to keep consistent with the other views.

Elevation Base Option Enhancement

Top Plane was added as an elevation base option when shape editing.

Dynamo Updates 2.19.3

Dynamo 2.19.3 introduces an improved node and package search, new ways to identify package nodes, enhancements to the Python editor, and more.

Sorting Parameters Alphanumerically

You can sort the project parameters alphanumerically both from the Property Palette and Type properties dialog.

Automatic Color Conversion for All Views in Dark Theme

When switching theme from Light to Dark, the color conversion is automatically enabled for all views to improve the existing readability in dark mode and reduce the eye strain.

Improved Electrical Analytical Design Performance

Performance was improved in the System Browser by reducing up to 90% of the time spent modifying electrical analytical nodes for very large models.

Add Area Boundary Line in Model Group Editor

The Add Area Boundary Line tool was enabled in the model group editor to modify the area boundary.

Remember Type Properties Divider Setting

The column width set in the Type Properties dialog will be preserved per machine.

Create Similar Uses Correct Draw Tool

When you click Create Similar, the correct tool is launched from the draw gallery.

Keep Views in Design Option Modification

When non-primary design options are deleted during Accept Primary, all views that were created in these design options can now be preserved.

Other Enhancements

Discover other small enhancements in this release of the software.

2024.1 Release

Highlights

Export Fill Patterns

Export drafting and model patterns from your model to a PAT file.

Simplify Topography

Community idea: Reduce the number of points used to generate toposolid elements.

Shape Editing: Split Line Enhancement

Community idea: Use the placement controls on the contextual tab to control the elevation of split lines when shape editing elements.

Visual Styles in Type Preview

To better visualize how an element is displayed in your model, apply a visual style to the element in the Type Properties dialog.

Automatic Tag Placement for Multi-Rebar Annotations

You can place multi-rebar annotations faster, with the tag oriented parallel to the dimension line, at a specified offset.

Intuitive Rebar Segment Length Editing

Edit rebar segment lengths directly in the canvas in 2D or 3D views for easier rebar detailing.

Split with Gap for Structural Framing and Columns

Use the Split Element and Split with Gap tools on all structural framings and columns for faster modelling in various scenarios that require splitting.

Structural Section Shape Parameters in Tags

Use structural section shape parameters to customize your tag labels for structural framing.

More features

Trim or Extend Structural Analytical Members

You can use the Trim and Extend tools on structural analytical members for a more productive modeling experience.

Split Structural Analytical Members

You can use the Split Element tool on structural analytical members for a more productive modeling experience.

Dynamo Updates 2.18

Dynamo 2.18 introduces a set of enhanced chart nodes for data visualization, improvements to the Python Script editor experience, a quick way to resize the node library, and more.

Project Browser Navigation Enhancements

Use Ctrl+Scroll to zoom the contents of the Project Browser. Following a search, use the arrow keys to move up/down in the search results.

Apply Area Rules is Remembered

The Apply Area Rules value setting is remembered and the default value is customizable.

Change Text Alignment for Multiple Selected Elements

Community idea: You can change the text alignment for multiple text elements at once from the ribbon.

Warnings for View Deletions in Workshard Models

To avoid data loss when deleting views in workshared models, a warning message provides additional information on how to restore a deleted view in a workshared model.

2024 Release

Highlights

Toposolids

Community idea: Create topographic elements as solid geometry.

Revit Dark Theme

Community idea: Revit supports the dark theme for first level user interface, including the Properties Palette, Project Browser, Option Bar, View Control Bar, and status bar. You can also set the drawing area (canvas) theme to Dark or Light both from the ribbon and the Options dialog.

Align Surface Patterns

Community idea: Use the Align tool to align surface patterns on shape-edited elements. Patterns can be aligned across the entire surface, or triangulated faces can be individually aligned.

Cut Geometry Enhancements

Community idea: Additional categories have been enabled to allow cutting in the project environment.

Search in Project Browser

Community idea: A search function is now available at the top of the Project Browser.

Schedule Revision Clouds

Community idea: Quickly manage your revision cloud parameter information using revision cloud schedules.

Link Coordination Models

Community idea: Visually cross-check between models of various disciplines and phases of a project. In 3D views, visually compare collaboration models created in Revit or other modeling tools for coordination purposes.

Snap Points for Coordination Models

Community idea: Use snap points to easily model in context, to measure between two references based on the coordination model points, or to better position the coordination model.

More Path Alignment Options for Free Form Rebar

Choose how to align the bars in the set and also make the bars in the set be parallel to the planar face selected in the Align/Close constraint.

Bar Bending Details on Reinforcement Drawings

Community idea: Add bending details to your reinforcement drawings to create accurate bar bending and installation instructions.

Bar Bending Details in Schedules

Community idea: Create clear fabrication instructions by adding bar bending schedules which include shape bending details that accurately represent the geometry of the bars.

Custom Physical-Analytical Element Association

Create multiple associations between elements to better coordinate updates across the physical and analytical models.

Enhanced Analytical Loads

Apply structural loads on analytical members and panels, on defined areas of a host object.

Detailed Results Report for Connection Automation Rules

Use the information generated in the detailed report to better manage your steel connections.

Flow and Pressure Calculations for MEP Fabrication Parts

To integrate design and fabrication workflows, flow and pressure drop calculations have been added to straight segment fabrication parts. These results are only available on straight segments.

Create Energy Analytical Model by Elements in a 3D View

Use a section box, view filters, or Visibility/Graphic Overrides to display elements in a 3D view and include only those elements when you generate the energy analytical model.

More features

Insight: Tech Preview

Insight - Tech Preview provides architects insights on embodied carbon impacts starting with early stages of design.

Cloud Model Collaboration Cache Management

Community idea: To make the cloud model cache easier to manage, you can specify a folder path in the Options dialog.

Textures Visual Style

Use the new Textures visual style to apply the texture of render materials without lighting effects.

Draw Order Improvements

Community idea: Draw order of 2D elements in families is visually the same in the family editor, in a project, and when output to PDF/print.

Access Coordination Model Object Properties

Select individual coordination objects and access their properties.

Color Books Dialog

Specify colors using third-party color books or user-defined color books.

My Insights on Revit Home

My Insights are delivered to Revit Home giving you insights on your software use and suggestions to improve your experience.

User Interface Modernization

Community idea: Over 2000 icons were replaced with new modernized versions.

New Sample Model and Project Templates

Use the sample model to learn about features and workflows. The updated project templates make starting projects and developing your own templates easier.

Revit to Twinmotion Enhancements

Auto Sync functionality has been added to the Twinmotion drop-down menu.

Dynamo Player

View graph issues and dependencies, add image outputs, and try out new sample graphs in Dynamo Player for Revit 2024.

Patterns and Colors for Structural Area Loads

You can document area load patterns in plan views directly from the analytical model data - structural loads.

Improved Steel Connection SDK Documentation

The Revit API documentation contains detailed guidelines for expanding the steel connections functionalities, as well as new API samples.

Run Solar Studies with Seconds

Community idea: Smaller time intervals measured in seconds are now available for running the solar studies.

Access Sun Settings from the Ribbon

Community idea: You can access the Sun Settings dialog directly from the ribbon.

Sun Path in Perspective Views

Community idea: Editing drag-and-drop operations are now enabled in Perspective view.

Toggle Stirrup Orientation for Free Form Rebar Aligned Distribution

You can toggle the stirrup orientation for the aligned distribution free form rebar by pressing the Space bar.

Resize All Rows in Schedules Placed on Sheets

You can now resize all the rows in a schedule placed on a sheet to clearly represent its contents including text, images, or graphics.

Open Sheet Directly from Drawing Area

You can now open sheets directly from the right-click menu of the view drawing area.

Place Multiple Views and Schedules

Multiple views and schedules can be placed on a sheet at the same time by either dragging them from the Project Browser, or selecting multiple items from the Select View dialog.

Additional Resizable Dialogs

Twenty one dialogs have been enhanced so they can be resized as you work with them.

Sort Project Parameters

Project parameters are sorted alphabetically in type and instance properties dialogs.

Scope Box Height Parameter

Set the height of a scope box after it is placed.

Demand Loads and Demand Factors for Electrical Analytical Components

You can specify a load classification for each analytical load and apply a demand factor for electrical analytical components.

Define Loads Sets for Non-Coincident Loads

Add a load set and set the Quantity on Standby when you want to exclude non-coincident loads from the demand load calculation.

MEP Fabrication Ductwork Stiffeners

Community idea: MEP fabrication detailers can add stiffeners to individual ductwork in the model.

Network Based Calculations for Design Ductwork

To integrate design and fabrication workflows, network based calculations for flow and pressure drop are available for design ductwork.

Maintain Annotation Orientation Added to Air Terminals

Community idea: The Air Terminals category can now show an annotation symbol using the Maintain Annotation Orientation family parameter.