I have to admit, I’ve been struggling with this one. As an Autodesk partner I know we need to - at least publically :) - show a strong positive outlook to nearly everything that happens related to Autodesk and Autodesk software, but as I look at Revit LT, my initial impression was, “What?... Why in the world did Autodesk come out with that???”
For more information about Revit LT after you’ve gone through this post, you can follow this link and view additional product information including a couple of product comparison matrices:
http://imaginit.com/software-solutions/building-architecture/autodesk-revit-lt
The major limitations as I see it within Revit LT are:
- no worksets
- no rendering within Revit (only rendering in the Autodesk 360 Cloud)
- no interference checking
- no programming (i.e., no IMAGINiT Tools for Revit)
There are more (follow the link above to get to all the details), but those are the biggest ones to me. This really limits the use of Revit LT to people who work alone, or at least one at a time, on projects. So my initial reaction was, “Who does that anymore??”
After thinking about it for a little bit longer, I had no choice to arrive at the answer that there are plenty of people out there for whom Revit LT could work. Not an individual working in a larger firm, but what about all of the single proprietor businesses that are designers or architects that work alone… and probably use AutoCAD or AutoCAD LT? Regular Revit’s price point is probably out of the question, but what if those single person shops wanted to get more into a 3D / BIM world? Yeah, Revit LT is probably a good fit for them – in particular the LT Suite where you get both AutoCAD LT and Revit LT together.
Sure, the software has its limitations, but so does AutoCAD LT… Not knowing the full demographic of people that come here and view this blog, I can’t say if LT applies to you or not. If there are two or more of you working together on a project, this probably isn’t the software solution for you. If you work in a multi-person office and just want to poke around in Revit files, this is not for you. But of you work on projects by yourself, this is something to consider.
… and when in doubt? Give us a call. :)
don't forget to have fun while you're at it!
joe
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