AutoCAD VS Revit-Key Differences

AutoCAD is a two-dimensional general-purpose software. It can be used by anyone who needs to make technical drawings, including Electronics Engineers, Civil Engineers, Architects, Structural Drafters, and MEPF drafters.

AutoCAD uses Geometrical elements such as Arcs, Lines, and circles to create 2-Dimensional drawings. Revit on the other hand uses real-life building elements to generate Building Models. Revit is specially designed for Architecture and engineering (AEC) Professionals.

Feature	AutoCAD	Revit
Approach	General Purpose Drafting for anyone wanting to make technical Drawings	Design and Documentation for AEC Professionals
Focus	Creates Drawings	Creates Intelligent 3D Models
	Geometry, Drawings created using Geometrical Elements	Generates Drawings from Model that utilizes real-life building elements
Design Analysis	NIL	Full Featured Design Analysis for Architecture and MEPF Disciplines, Links with Structural Design Analysis software
Drafting	All Views are independent, changes not reflected, resulting in in0accurate Drawings	Drawings extracted from 3D Model, changes in plans reflect in other views
Documentation	Inaccurate, Dimensions can be fudged. No Capabilities for Rendering, 3D Models exported to create complex forms and elements. Difficult Cross0referencing	Accurate, Dimensions represent location of elements and cannot be fudged, resulting in more accurate dimensions. Automatic Cross-referencing
Cost Estimation	Thumb Rule based in-accurate	Model Based, accurate

Feature

AutoCAD

Revit

Approach

General Purpose Drafting for anyone wanting to make technical Drawings

Design and Documentation for AEC Professionals

Focus

Creates Drawings

Creates Intelligent 3D Models

Geometry, Drawings created using Geometrical Elements

Generates Drawings from Model that utilizes real-life building elements

Design Analysis

NIL

Full Featured Design Analysis for Architecture and MEPF Disciplines, Links with Structural Design Analysis software

Drafting

All Views are independent, changes not reflected, resulting in in0accurate Drawings

Drawings extracted from 3D Model, changes in plans reflect in other views

Documentation

Inaccurate, Dimensions can be fudged. No Capabilities for Rendering, 3D Models exported to create complex forms and elements. Difficult Cross0referencing

Accurate, Dimensions represent location of elements and cannot be fudged, resulting in more accurate dimensions. Automatic Cross-referencing

Cost Estimation

Thumb Rule based in-accurate

Model Based, accurate

AutoCAD

The Primary purpose of AutoCAD is to make Technical Drawings. CAD inherently is computer-aided drafting. It is a 1980s technology, first released in 1982. Making this one of the first CAD software for PCs. Is success has been due to its very nature. Any Industry professional could use AutoCAD to make technical drawings.

Revit

Understanding Toposurface in Revit

Toposurface or Topographical surface is created by using Toposurface Tool located on Massing & Site Tab. This tool allows us to create Site Topography in complete three dimensions. We can study slopes, identify buildable areas, plan out roads and paths. We can identify areas of potential problem as well as areas of opportunity. In a way, we can perform the Site Analysis in a fair amount of detail. In a situation, where you are working on a project, that is on a large piece of land and has great complexities, site planning is done using other software such as Autodesk Civil 3D

AutoCAD VS Revit-Key Differences

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