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Architectural enhancements in Revit 2016 – An overview

AutoDesk Revit 2016 is the latest version of Revit that has brought many enhanced features in comparison to the previous versions. I can write pages and pages on the enhanced features, but I would like to go segment wise. Today we will talk about Architectural enhancements in Revit 2016. How this version can improvise project deliverables within Architectural Revit Modeling. 

Rooms linked in IFC Model:  IFC model based components and itemscreated in the host model can be used to define boundaries in the rooms.
Room Placements: There is a new tool that can be used to quickly position rooms within boundary areas at any level in an Architectural Revit Model.
Annotating Floor: Architectural floors and elevations can be annotated and scheduled conveniently within Revit 2016. There are multiple fields that are available in the software that can assist in this particular process.
Energy modeling : Out of all the topics that we discussed, this is the most salient feature that is additional within Architectural Revit Modeling .

There are several tools that can be used to enhance the work flow. These tools can be utilized to develop conceptual mass model. There are a lot of tools that have been removed from this topic and new ones have been addd. These include the tools for mass mode and building concepts. Instead of these tools Analysis model parameter and other energy settings have been added.

These tools make it very easy to perform energy analysis on any model. Once can perform energy modeling and analysis even after the building is only designed conceptually and there are less or more details. You can also develop mass model to represent existing buildings.

With these features, you can develop building elements by selecting analysis mode. Revit software version 2016 creates 3 views in such a scenario, one would be a 3d energy model another one would be a schedule and third would be surfaces. These views can be used to examine the model and accommodate any changes that is required before running simulations. In this new version the energy savings chart have been removed.

Rendering:  There is an additional advantage that one can avail while working on Rendering project using Revit 2016. Rendering is an extension of  Architectural Revit modeling which can give a realistic look to a building when virtually modeled.  When you are rendering any 3d view, you can now toggle between two rendering plugins like V-Ray or Ray tracer. Though some options or commands may not be supported by v-ray and some may not be supported by the other plug in

These are some of the features that we have spoken about in this article. It is an extremely wise step to move from Revit 2015 to Revit 2016.  Lot of outsourcing firms like Tesla Outsourcing Services, have adopted Revit 2016 version for successful execution of Architectural Revit Modeling Services

Source of Information: Autodesk Revit 2016 enhancement article , www.autodesk.com/blog revit enhancement. 

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