What’s New in Revit 2027

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

2027.2 Release

Forma Microclimate Analysis (Tech Preview)

Understand how your model may affect local climate conditions when designing outdoor spaces.

Forma Parcels (Tech Preview)

Acquire up-to-date, legal property boundaries for the building site to streamline boundary definition, improve accuracy, and support early-stage planning and design decisions.

Incremental Model Open (Tech Preview)

Experience faster access to large Revit models by opening only the data required to begin working.

Autodesk Assistant (Tech Preview) Enhancements

Autodesk Assistant in Revit (Tech Preview) introduces new capabilities for modifying views, along with an improved Assistant experience.

Create Forma Projects from Revit Home

You can create a Forma project directly from Revit Home.

Tag by Example

Quickly create consistent documentation with the new Tag by Example workflow.

View Titles: Enhanced Snapping

Community idea: Place and align view titles faster and more precisely.

Improved Ambient Shadows in Accelerated Views

Ambient Shadows are now supported in all Accelerated Views, delivering improved visual depth across your project without impacting graphics performance.

Vulkan Based Graphics Engine Option for Accelerated Views

You can enable a new Revit.ini setting to use Accelerated Graphics with Vulkan in place of OpenGL to further optimize performance and use of system resources.

Presentation Options for Spliced Rebar Sets

Control rebar visibility across spliced rebar sets more efficiently.

MEP Sizing Calculator for Pipe

Use the MEP Sizing Calculator to define sizing criteria and design constraints for pipe and generate a table of pipe sizes.

2027.1 Release

Autodesk Assistant (Tech Preview) Enhancements

Autodesk Assistant in Revit (Tech Preview) introduces improvements that increase reliability, transparency, and user control when using AI-assisted tools.

Forma Connected Client - Less Friction in Worksharing

Multiple users can now work with the same Revit cloud model and reload scenarios without requiring unnecessary permissions.

Model Analytics

Autodesk Model Analytics (AMA) is a cloud-connected Revit add-in that provides near-real-time insights into the health, performance, and usage of Revit cloud models—without opening Revit.

Place Standard Rebar Shapes in 3D Views

Place standard shape-driven rebar directly in 3D views using familiar placement methods. Model longitudinal bars, vertical bars, stirrups, and path-based reinforcement more intuitively while working directly in 3D.

Analytical Elements at Grids

On Grids option allows creating analytical elements using grids, just like physical elements.

Rotate Custom Fill Pattern Definition

Community idea: Rotate custom fill patterns for easier use of saved patterns as a new rotated pattern type.​

Display Gradient and Sky Background in Accelerated Views

Gradient and sky backgrounds in accelerated views display in parity with original Revit graphics.

Exploration of Structural Analysis Results

The redesigned Results Explorer dialog makes exploring structural analysis results easier and more efficient.

MEP Sizing Calculator

Use the MEP Sizing Calculator to define sizing criteria and design constraints for selected duct. Apply filters to generate a table of duct sizes that satisfy the specified velocity, friction, and capacity requirements.

Improved Modeling Experience with In-Canvas Connector Controls

Visual cues in-canvas provide information about connector number, type, and size.

Annotation Quality Enhancements for Steel to Fabrication Models

Improved annotation behavior and graphical consistency for steel workflows that transition from design to fabrication.

Steel Member Extension Control

Improved in-canvas editing workflows for steel framing members by restoring shape handle support when steel connections are applied.

Steel Connections Image Support for High DPI Scaling

Improved the display quality of Steel Connections dialog images when working with high-DPI display scaling settings.

Revit Help Video Gallery Refresh

Refreshed the Revit Help video library with a set of updated learning content designed to align with Revit 2027 workflows, user interface changes, and sample projects.

2027 Release

Highlights

Forma Connected Client (Tech Preview)

Revit is the first desktop application to become a Forma Connected Client. Deep integration into the Forma industry cloud unlocks new capabilities, workflows, and data that span multiple design solutions.

Autodesk Assistant (Tech Preview)

Community idea: Autodesk Assistant in Revit is your agentic design and make partner. It offers personalized, context-aware conversational automation tailored specifically for AEC workflows.

Revit Public MCP Server (Tech Preview)

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server is a lightweight, standardized program that acts as a connector, allowing AI models (LLMs) to securely access external data sources, APIs, and tools.

Expanded Embodied Carbon Scope (Tech Preview)

The Embodied Carbon analysis scope has been expanded to include additional Revit elements, including structural elements, when working with cloud models.

Collaborative Insight - Sharing Capability on Insight Dashboards, Metrics, Factors, and Benchmarks

Collaborative Insight enables teams to share Sustainability Analysis results associated with cloud workshared Revit models.

Carbon Parameters on Materials

Carbon parameters are supported as assets on Revit materials.

Detailed Changes for Coordination Models

Compare property values for changed coordination model elements between versions using the Changes Details palette.

Integrated Issues Management in Revit

Integrated Issues Management in Revit, enabling a unified workflow for creating, viewing, and managing issues directly within Revit and across Forma Design Collaboration.

Accelerated Graphics Graduates from Tech Preview

Accelerated Graphics transitions from Tech Preview status to a fully supported capability.

Real-Time Section Box and View Extents in Accelerated Views

Community idea: Section Box manipulation in Accelerated Views is now real-time and GPU-driven.

Halftone Settings in Accelerated Views

Halftone overrides are now fully supported in Accelerated Views, maintaining visual consistency with standard Revit views.

Transparency Overrides in Accelerated Views

Accelerated Views now respect transparency overrides, improving communication of design intent and coordination clarity.

Improved Performance and Quality of Linked Revit Models in Accelerated Views

Accelerated Graphics introduces enhanced linked model handling in accelerated views, and improved display and coordination.

Host a Wall on Another Wall

Create walls hosted on other walls to maintain alignment and coordinated behavior. Hosted walls follow their host’s geometry and support offsets, rehosting, scheduling, and view control.

Rule-Based Numbering for Model Elements

Automate and standardize element numbering with rule-based templates, filters, and partitions. Control formatting, resolve gaps, and manage element numbering with consistent, editable results.

3D Path Rebar Shape Distribution

Model transverse rebar along complex, double-curved concrete elements using a new 3D path-based distribution. Maintain consistent rebar geometry while adapting automatically to host changes.

Enhanced Spacing Layout for Rebar

Community idea: Define complex rebar spacing with a single formula using fixed, variable, or proportional values. Revit automatically places remaining spacing and reports multiple spacings for clearer documentation.

Longitudinal Bars Driven by Transverse Rebar

Create longitudinal reinforcement directly from transverse rebar. Longitudinal bars follow stirrups, spirals, or multi-segment shapes and update automatically as transverse geometry changes. This new method can be used for both civil structures (bridges, tunnels), as well as typical building elements.

Longitudinal Free Form Rebar Splicing

Introduced improved longitudinal free form rebar splicing capabilities, to improve rebar detailing productivity for bridges and tunnels.

Easy Rebar Weight Calculation

Community idea: Reinforcement mass is now automatically calculated and displayed in the bar properties, schedules and tags.

Tag Leader Enhancements

Community idea: You now have more control over tag leaders. Both the start and end points of the leader can be set to free and positioned manually. Tag outline geometry is more flexible letting you control and snap leader positions more accurately.

Improved Heating and Cooling Loads Analysis

The user interface for Heating and Cooling Loads Analysis has been improved.

Improved Editing for MEP Fabrication Parts

Part editing and documentation for MEP fabrication parts has been improved.

More features

Enhanced Stair Tread/Riser Numbering, Visibility, and Annotation Control

Community idea: Stair tread/riser numbering has been enhanced to provide greater control over visibility, appearance, and documentation workflows.

User Interface Updates

Commonly used Revit dialogs have been updated to align with a cohesive cross-product Autodesk experience, including support for Light and Dark themes.

Control Line Weights in Linked Models

Community idea: Control whether linked models use host or linked line weight tables to achieve more consistent graphics across views when working with Revit links.

Multi-Category Tag Enhancements

Community idea: Multi-Category tags are now supported as default tags in key tagging dialogs. Apply consistent annotation more efficiently with improved integration in Tag by Category and Tag All Not Tagged.

IFC Parameter Mapping

Map parameters to IFC property sets directly in the export workflow. Create and manage default or custom IFC property mappings, improving control over IFC data output.

Improved Support for SpaceMouse 3D Navigation Devices

Community idea: Integrated the latest 3Dconnexion SDK to improve SpaceMouse navigation performance and usability.

API: Expose Property Line API

Community idea: New methods and properties have been added to the PropertyLine class to enhance third-party workflows involving Property Lines in projects. Previously, the PropertyLine class was exposed without its own dedicated methods and properties.

Robot Structural Analysis: Design Code Updates

Robot Structural Analysis 2027 includes updates to supported design codes.

Consistent Steel Shape Behavior

Steel modeling is more predictable across design and fabrication. Members with void cuts now work with Steel Connections and modifiers, with consistent parameters, graphics, and in-canvas controls.

Concrete Detailing Ribbon

A Concrete Detailing tab on the ribbon centralizes reinforcement tools for cast-in-place and precast workflows, while keeping contextual access to reinforcement commands and offering greater control over ribbon tab visibility.

Analytical Panel Automation using Physical Core Layer Thickness

You can enable a setting for analytical model automation that will use the wall/floor/slab's structural layer thickness when creating or updating the analytical panel.

Improved Control When Editing the Analytical Panel

Community idea: A new Disconnect option allows you to continue editing while maintaining an analytical panel's geometric constraints.

Automated Analytical Model Updates from Physical Changes

You can automatically update the analytical model to reflect changes in the physical model, including updates to openings.

Analytical Cladding Panel for Loads Transfer

Community idea: Analytical panels can now be designated as cladding, allowing them to host and transfer lateral loads such as wind and roof snow loads.

Floor Panel Alignment for Automation

Community idea: Analytical floor panels can now be automatically aligned to their supporting elements. You can control the adjustment process to preserve features such as balconies while ensuring analytical contours accurately reflect structural support conditions.

Split Analytical Panels

Split an analytical panel along a line, level, grid, analytical member, edge of analytical panel or edge of a physical elements such as a floor or wall.

Analytical Node Hosting Control

New controls let you enable or disable a node's hosting behavior.

Identify Assigned Analytical Attributes

Quickly identify and select relationships between analytical elements and their assigned loads or boundary conditions.

Structural Boundary Conditions Documentation

Document boundary condition information through tags, filters, and schedules.

Interactive Load and Boundary Conditions Positioning

Identify the position of loads and boundary conditions using temporary dimensions.

Custom Placement of Boundary Conditions

Boundary conditions can be placed anywhere on their host analytical element.

Energy Model Guide

Use the Energy Model Guide in Revit to easily set up and create an energy model to perform system and carbon analysis on your design.

Improved Usability for Energy Settings

The Energy Settings dialog has been reorganized and is easier to use.

Dynamo Updates 4.0.2

Dynamo 4.0.2 introduces performance improvements, PythonNet3 as Dynamo’s default Python engine, improvements to collapsed groups, and more.

Annotation Leader Options in Revit.ini

You now have more control over annotation leaders with new options in Revit.ini

Customizable Editing Color

Community idea: Customize the color used to display elements during editing. The new generalized editing color replaces system visuals and applies consistently across multiple edit modes.

Streamlined User Interface: Options Bar Removal

The controls that were previously located on the Options Bar have been relocated to the Properties palette and the ribbon.

HVAC Zones Upgraded to System-Zones

HVAC Zones have been upgraded to System-Zones, introducing a revised zoning structure and updated project behavior.

Flip When Creating Walls by Room and by Segment

You can now flip wall orientation before placement when using Create Walls by Room or Create Walls by Segment.

Set Walls to Non-Room-Bounding Before Creation

Community idea: You can now check or uncheck the Room Bounding parameter before creating walls.

Toggle Auto Expand Sheet Views

Community idea: You can now control whether sheet nodes automatically expand when adding a new view to a sheet.

Easier Editing of View-Related Elements while in a Design Option

Editing view-related elements while working in Design Options is now more intuitive and consistent.

Migrating Revit to .NET 10

Revit 2027 has been updated to use the final .NET 10 runtime for running Revit and building add-ins.

Concrete Framing: Automatic Cross Section Properties

Cross-sectional properties for common concrete framing elements automatically calculates and updates based on element geometry, with the option to override values when needed.

Energy Model Creation Enhancement

The energy model creation process has been enhanced with an improved clipping algorithm.

Incremental Update in AEC Data Model for Cloud Models (Tech Preview)

A new Tech Preview enables incremental updates to the AEC Data Model for cloud models.

Extended Properties

Access properties created outside of Revit.