Revit 2011 - the New

Some exciting new features that are part of Revit Architecture 2011 that I wanted to share with you:

• Repeat last command – via right-click or enter
• Entering commands – In previous versions, you had to select the object, then the command. In 2011, you can first select the command, then the object.
• Easier modification to the hotkeys/shortcut keys
• Additional structural components
• Customizable elevation tags
• Text improvements
• Auto-numbering
• Lists with bullets
• Text justification
• Leaders off both sides of text
• Easy modification to location of leaders
• Sheet list improvements – don’t need to create dummy sheets to get the consultants’ drawings to show up on the index of drawings
• Easy modification to the look of temporary dimensions
• Realistic texture is a view style so you don’t have to do a rendering
• Can add background images (of beautiful scenery or the surrounding city, etc.) when rendering
• Linked Revit files
• Can tag through linked files – walls, doors, windows, etc. (Must watch for duplicate numbers though)
• Can apply view filters to linked Revit files
• Sunpath – easier modification
• System enhancements
• Faster program startup
• Faster file opening
• Faster save-to-central
• Reporting dimensions in families – do not affect the geometry but can be used in schedules/formulas.