Chapter 1

Introducing the Autodesk Revit Architecture Interface

After one decade in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) space, the Autodesk® Revit® Architecture software continues to be unique in its holistic building information modeling (BIM) approach to design integration. Sure, there are other BIM-ish tools that allow you to design in 3D. And 10 years ago, 3D might have been a differentiator, but today 3D is a commodity!

Revit Architecture provides the unique ability to design, manage, and document your project information from within a single file — something no other BIM tool allows you to do. Because all your data resides in a single project file, you can work in virtually any view to edit your model — plan, section, ...

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