The Project Browser

Revit is the frontrunner of BIM. BIM has swept our industry for a reason. One of the biggest reasons is that you have a fully integrated model right in front of you. That is, when you need to open a different floor plan, elevation, detail, drawing sheet, or 3D view, you can find it all right here in the model.

Also, this means your workflow will change drastically. When you think about all the external references and convoluted folder structures that make up a typical job, you can start to relate to the way Revit uses the Project Browser. Within Revit, you're using the Project Browser instead of the folder structure previously used in CAD.

This approach changes the playing field. The process of closing the file you're in and ...

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