The Factory
NEW! December 2024 Update // Revit 2025.4
As this year draws to a close, we are happy to share that Revit 2025.4 is now available. This release brings enhancements that build upon capabilities introduced throughout the year, like background Export to PDF and the Add-In Manager, as well as improving the overall user experience, performance, and efficiency. See the Revit 2025.4 release notes for more information on the performance improvements and issues resolved.
Also in the release is Dynamo 3.4 which introduces several new features and enhancements aimed at improving user experience. Key updates include improvements to the Package Manager, which now defaults to compatible package versions based on new author-assigned compatibility information. The TuneUp tool has also seen enhancements, along with various other bug fixes and performance improvements. This release emphasizes better package management and community support, acknowledging that many users still operate on older versions of Dynamo.
Additionally, if you missed AU24 back in October, recordings for the AEC Futures Briefings are available on demand! In these presentations, you’ll gain insights into our industry strategy and development roadmaps and learn how Autodesk is evolving to better support the way you work now and into the future.
Learn more on what’s to come in the AEC Futures Briefings
October 2024 // Revit 2025.3
We are excited to announce that Revit 2025.3 is now available! This release builds on the offerings of Revit 2025.2, bringing you further enhancements aimed at improving user experience, productivity, and collaborating with your team. Additionally, we are pleased to share several of your ideas that have been incorporated into Revit 2025.3, among them the highly requested in-context spell check and add-in manager. Note that enhancements implemented from Revit Ideas and the Autodesk Community are marked with the “💡”.
What’s New in Revit 2025.3 at a glance:
- Productivity enhancements for documentation production
- Performance and user experience improvements, including your UI readability feedback 💡
- Export ceiling grids to IFC
- Modernized UI for load cases and combinations
- Rebar group sets when exporting to IFC 💡
- Duplicate layers for system families 💡
- Add-ins manager 💡
- Background PDF export initialization dialog
- In-context spell check 💡
- New updates for Autodesk Insight, including direct data exchange for more automation in AIA2030 reporting
- Recenter room reference lines and room tags 💡
If you’re eager to dive into these new capabilities that Revit has to offer, go ahead and open your Autodesk Manage or check your Autodesk Access App to start your update while continuing to read this release’s highlights!
Improved productivity for editing Compound Elements
We are always looking for new ways to streamline how you design and model. Thanks to your feedback, we’re happy to reveal that in the Revit 2025.3 release, users are now able to duplicate layers within the Edit Assembly dialog for all compound elements like walls, floors, roofs, ceilings, and toposolids.
Previously, users needed to manually create, add wall definitions, and reposition each layer, a process that was both time-consuming and prone to errors. With the new duplication capability, users can now quickly copy layers with their associated properties, ensuring consistency and accuracy across different compound elements. This enhancement significantly reduces time and improves efficiency when creating and modifying complex assemblies in Revit.
In-canvas spell check
You asked for it, we’re delivering! Implementing another community-requested idea, Revit’s in-canvas spell check is now available to enhance your documentation process. Whether you are adding text or keynotes, this new capability will help ensure that your documentation is free from typos and misspellings, improving overall quality and professionalism of your project.
In the fast-paced environment of architectural and engineering design, attention to detail is paramount. The introduction of in-context spell check directly within the Revit canvas addresses a crucial aspect of documentation accuracy. No longer will users need to rely on external spell-check tools or manually proofread their work for errors. Instead, the spell check functionality is seamlessly integrated into the workflow, providing real-time feedback as you type.
Recenter room reference lines and room tags
Throughout the design process things shift and we know that oftentimes, it is a meticulous process getting your sheets to presentation quality. With the Revit 2025.3 update, we have added another one of your requests to help speed things up for your deadlines. You’re now able to efficiently realign room reference lines and associated room tags to the center of the room geometry.
Quickly manage your Revit add-ins
We understand that add-ins are part of your workflows, that’s why we’ve made them easier to manage. The Add-In Manager allows you to identify all installed add-ins for each version of Revit where you can enable or disable individual add-ins before opening Revit.
Additionally, you have more visibility on critical insights like the load time of each add-in so that you can make easy and informed decisions about which add-ins may be reducing the time for you to get to work in Revit.
Also in recent release:
- Revit 2024.3 is now available, improving stability and fixes schema conflicts seen in earlier versions of Revit 2024
- Content Catalog, which launched in August, now expands to our friends and colleagues working on European and Australian hubs
- The Autodesk Data Connector for Power BI integrates granular design data from Autodesk Data Exchange into Power BI, enabling BIM and VDC managers to create detailed dashboards and reports for real-time project insights. This integration supports efficient project coordination and communication by auto-updating design data to avoid outdated plans and reduce rework. Additionally, the Navisworks Connector for Autodesk Data Exchange enhances coordination workflows by reducing file-based dependencies and standardizing data exports, ensuring consistency across applications within Autodesk Construction Cloud.
As always, thank you for your feedback and keep it coming! Check out the AEC Roadmaps to view future development for Architecture, Structures, and MEP, and see which of your ideas might be included in future releases of Revit. Keep reading for the first release of MEP Content Editor, takeaways from the BIM Workflows for Structural Engineers webinar, and some exciting digital preservation work underway in Volterra, Italy.
Happy Revit-ing,
The Factory
AIA 2030 Direct Data Exchange Workflow
Set benchmarks for carbon analysis with Autodesk Revit and Insight
Recent climate data reveals that merely reducing carbon emissions is not enough; we must aim for net zero emissions by 2030 through urgent, collective action. The built environment is responsible for about 40% of global emissions, placing architects, engineers, and owners at the forefront of this challenge. Over 1,300 firms have already committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.
To facilitate this, the AIA Design Data Exchange (AIA DDX) allows AEC professionals to easily benchmark their projects against industry standards and track their progress toward a carbon-neutral future. Now, firms aligned with the AIA 2030 goals can leverage a streamlined, automated process for reporting project data through the integration of Insight and AIA DDX.
Today, Insight has an automated connection that enables AIA 2030 committed firms to report their project and portfolio performance to the DDx directly from Autodesk Insight. This automated process between Insight and DDx eliminates the need for manual data entry and duplication of effort, encouraging performance analysis and more frequent reporting throughout the design process.
Autodesk Insight is now available as an entitlement with Revit and AEC Collection subscriptions.
MEP Content Editor
Within Revit, there are very separate and distinct concepts of “design” and “fabrication” parts, each with unique data, visibility, and behaviors. Autodesk’s goal is to work towards harmonizing these components to facilitate better and faster information flow among stakeholders. The launch of the MEP Content Editor is a significant step towards this goal, modernizing the use of fabrication parts to make them more accessible and useful for a broader range of users within Revit-based workflows.
The Fabrication components, like MEP Fabrication Pipework and Ductwork, offer detailed and standardized functionality, including better control over fitting angles, intelligent connectivity, and insulation specifications. The MEP Content Editor enhances the user experience by enabling more users to leverage these advanced capabilities, supporting efficient end-to-end workflows and meeting tight project deadlines.
This entitlement is now available to all Revit users, whether through a standalone subscription, a collection, or Autodesk Flex. It is supported in Revit versions 2022-2025.
Read more from the product team and how to get started!
BIM for Structures Webinar
Last month, we ran a webinar that focused on BIM Workflows for Structural Engineers. We received a lot of positive feedback from those who attended saying that it was very informative and valuable for their teams so here are some key takeaways in case you missed it!
- Discover how tools in the Autodesk AEC Collection and Autodesk Construction Cloud provide structural engineers end-to-end design solutions. Learn about the latest Revit features for structures and how to implement them into your structural analytical modeling.
- Learn BIM-centric workflows for your structural analysis and design while taking advantage of the library-based steel connection automation. In addition, explore Revit’s advanced modeling capabilities for 3D concrete reinforcement, bending schedules, and shop drawings.
- Harness the power of Autodesk Construction Cloud to enhance your design workflows and learn BIM-based detailing for clash free, construction-oriented BIM deliverables. Learn coordination model workflows across disciplines as well as Revit model versions.
Interested in learning more? A recording of the webinar has been made available. Just register to watch on-demand.
Partner Spotlight:
Case Technologies and Autodesk Partner to Preserve History
in Volterra, Italy
For nearly a decade, the Volterra Detroit Foundation, with the support of Case Technologies and Autodesk, has hosted an annual digital preservation workshop in Volterra, Italy. By bringing together practitioners and technology partners specializing in reality capture, the Workshop seeks to preserve Volterra’s historical and cultural treasures.
In this time-lapse video, Case Technologies’ Director of Services Mark Dietrick, who serves also on the board of the Foundation and is a key facilitator of the Workshop, guides us through a typical digital preservation project for the Chiesa San Giusto, a nearly 500-year-old structure still in use for religious services today.
Through the use of laser scanners, LIDAR, drones, and traditional in situ research, the Foundation is using the technologies of today to unlock a deeper understanding of the past and preserve it for future generations.
See highlights from the 2024 workshop @ Autodesk Building Solutions on YouTube.
Looking for what’s next in Autodesk AEC Technology? We’re committed to providing transparency for what is in our development pipeline.
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- Revit 2025 Release Notes: Read the full release notes in the Revit Product Help.
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