2011 Teaser

I just got done reading the new features that were released in the new Revit 2011 that were posted on David Lights Blog.(linked via Cris Deel's) Impressive.... I am new to this Autodesk world that is Autocad and Revit, etc. I think that they are doing a good thing trying to bring a diverse set of programs together under one roof. This has to be a daunting task to buy a innovative company and try to make it work with your proprietary software. Both Revit and Ecotect are examples of such an umbrella procedure. Under the 2010 version of Revit I think that users have been experiencing what is the transition phase to Autodesk thought process from the prior company. This is why the earlier versions worked well, they were just improvements on the existing software architecture. (Hate, that software companies call this such) Now, finally we are seeing what the Autodesk powerhouse can produce. The 2010 format was all new and in many ways both innovative and a step backwards. 2011 seems from David Lights Blog to be improving the areas that need working on and debugging the system. It is my opinion that no one should depend on a new program/format for anything wonderful for the first few versions/years, especially when it comes to software. However they are making strides in the right direction. Modeling tools are getting better. Autodesk has realised that the 2009 way of modeling profiles should be reintroduced (go user interaction) and has attempted to meld the two. It also seems that several interfaces that have a need to be consistently available are becoming such; Type drop downs are now in a separate ribbon, etc.

This post is meant as a teaser for the front end of the class blog to get others interested in searching about the system to find out things that most of the time students pass over in favor of doing other work.

Aaron Buckman