Bidirectional Associativity
A change anywhere is a change everywhere. In Revit® Architecture software, all model information is stored in one place. As a result, any information that gets changed is effectively changed throughout the model.

Schedules
Schedules are just another view of the Revit Architecture model. A change to a schedule view is automatically reflected in every other view and vice versa. Functionality includes associative split-schedule sections and selectable design elements via schedule views, formulas, and filtering.

Parametric Components
Parametric Components, also known as families, are the basis for all building components designed in Revit Architecture. They offer an open, graphical system for design thinking and form making as well as an opportunity to express design intent at increasingly detailed levels. Use Parametric Components for the most elaborate assemblies, such as cabinetry and equipment, as well as for the most elementary building parts, such as walls and columns. Best of all, no programming language or coding is required.

Design Options
Develop and study multiple simultaneous design alternatives to make key design decisions. Present multiple schemes to your clients easily. Substitute each option into the model for visualization, quantification, and other data analysis to inform decision making.

Detailing
Take advantage of the extensive detail library and detailing tools provided with Revit Architecture. Pre-sorted to align with the CSI format, detail libraries can be tailored to accommodate your office standards. Create, manage, and share your own detail library.

Material Takeoff
Calculate detailed material quantities with this new tool. Appropriate for sustainable design and checking material quantities in cost estimates, Material Takeoff simplifies the tracking of material quantities. The parametric change engine helps ensure that your material takeoffs are always accurate.

Revit Building Maker
Access a better workflow for common tasks. Easily create expressive forms to produce an overall massing study. Import conceptual massing from applications such as Form-Z, Rhino, Sketchup™, and AutoCAD® 2007, or other ACIS® or NURBS-based applications and turn them into mass objects, and then select faces to design walls, roofs, floors, and curtain systems. Extract important information such as gross area per floor.

Design Visualization
Capture design ideas in a photorealistic state. With easy user interaction, high quality output and faster render times, mental ray® rendering engine enables superior design presentation.
For more granular control over the rendered scene, use the Autodesk® FBX® format to import your designs into Autodesk 3ds Max®. You’ll get unmatched flexibility and control over how you visualize and present your work.

Interference Check
Use Interference checking to scan your model for collisions between elements

Autodesk 2D and 3D DWF Integration
Revit Architecture supports complete round-tripping of markups with Autodesk® Design Review software. Because Autodesk Design Review software’s markup capabilities combine with Revit Architecture navigation and revision management capabilities, tracking changes is easy. There’s no need to reenter information. Revit Architecture supports publishing a model to 2D or 3D DWF format. This capability provides high-impact, dynamic communication of design information in a lightweight format. It’s great for including nontechnical participants in the project review process.