Chapter 19. Collaboration

Utilizing Revit as a design tool, architects can develop conceptual designs that others can then use to develop energy models, they can develop preliminary engineering designs for both structural and MEP designs, and they can even start developing preliminary estimates for construction.

The Autodesk Revit platform provides a way to collaborate between multiple disciplines within the platform and also provides methods you can use to collaborate with resources outside of Revit. Revit can interact with databases and other CAD programs, in addition to providing access to drawings to those users who do not have access to or do not know how to use conventional modeling or drafting tools.

This chapter explores these topics:

  • Coordinating ...

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