Compare the features of AutoCAD and Revit, and learn which CAD software is the right solution for your design workflow.
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Bundle
| Monthly | $250 | $365 | $445 |
| Annual | $2,030 | $2,910 | $3,560 |
| 3 year | $6,085 (3 annual payments) | $8,730 (3 annual payments) | $10,675 (3 annual payments) |
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Software for 2D and 3D CAD. Subscription includes AutoCAD, specialized toolsets, and apps. |
Plan, design, construct, and manage buildings with powerful tools for Building Information Modeling. |
Powerful BIM and CAD tools to unlock workflows for designers, engineers, and contractors. |
| Walls, floors, roofs, ceilings, columns |
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| Components: doors, windows, etc. |
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| Design options |
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| Rooms and areas |
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| Site modeling |
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| Stairs and ramps |
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| Railings |
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| Massing studies |
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| Floor plans, sections, elevations |
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Comprehensive |
Comprehensive |
| Create geometry from floor plans |
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| 8,500+ intelligent architectural objects |
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| Supports AIA 2nd edition layer standards |
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| BS1192 DIN 276, ISYBAU Long Format |
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| ISYBAU Short Format, and STLB |
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| Structural walls, floor slab |
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| Structural foundation wall and Isolated |
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Comprehensive |
Comprehensive |
| Structural columns, beams, and braces |
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| Slanted columns |
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| Trusses |
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| Steel connections |
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| Reinforcement, rebar modeling |
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| HVAC duct systems |
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| Mechanical equipment |
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| Piping and plumbing systems |
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| Fabrication parts |
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| Electrical and lighting systems |
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| Accurate MEP documentation |
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| Create MEP drawings |
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| MEP, HVAC symbol libraries |
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| 10,500+ intelligent MEP objects |
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| Support AIA 2nd ed., BS1192 Descriptive |
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| Support BS1192 – AUG Version 2 standards |
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| Piping parts alignment |
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| Calculate forces on parts, objects |
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| Materials reports |
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| Parts |
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| Assemblies |
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| Phases |
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| Revisions |
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| Create groups for repeating elements |
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| Family editor environment |
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| Send Revit content to FormIt Pro |
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| In-place modeling |
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| Shaped edited floors and roofs |
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| Global parameters |
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| Conceptual massing, adaptive components |
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| Incorporate GIS topology |
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| Create, maintain CAD, GIS data |
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| Aggregate GIS data with design data |
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| Access spatial data in multiple sources |
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| Electric N. Amer./Europe data schemas |
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| Reports for water, wastewater, and gas |
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| Create geometries from geomap data |
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| Insert geomapping data |
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| Create panel layouts, schematic diagrams |
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| Organize in a project-based structure |
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| Use consistent project standards |
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| Wiring diagram error checking |
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| Intelligent electrical symbols |
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| AS, GB, IEC, JIC, and IEEE standards |
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| Design parts, assemblies, products |
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| Intelligent tool palettes |
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| Import external CAD geometry |
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| Automate bills of materials creation |
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| Automate part updates |
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| Assign parametric constraints for parts |
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| Object materials and mass properties |
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| 700,000+ intelligent manufacturing parts |
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| ISO, ANSI, DIN, JIS, BSI, CSN, and GB support |
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| Interference check, copy/monitor |
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| Shared view |
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| Export blocks to Inventor, BIM 360 |
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| Import/export drawings to BIM 360, Inventor |
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| Import/export from Revit, Fusion 360 |
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| Attach, edit, display point clouds |
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| Cloud Models for Revit |
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| Worksharing (multiuser environment) |
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| Shared coordinates among projects |
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| Revit Server |
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| Integrate coordinated BIM models |
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| Import and convert PDFs |
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| Area analysis |
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| Route analysis |
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| Electrical load analysis |
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| MEP systems analysis |
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| Energy Optimization for Revit |
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| Lighting Analysis with Autodesk Rendering |
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| Solar analysis |
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| Sun and shadow studies |
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| Structural analytical model |
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| Structural analysis results exploration |
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| Structural analysis |
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| Enhanced 2D smoothing and line displays |
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| Convert to DWG objects |
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| Assign objects to layers with colors |
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| High quality 3D graphics rotation/panning |
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| Realistic, conceptual 3D geometric views |
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| Create professional renderings |
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| Creation and detailing of concepts |
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| Compatible for 3D printing |
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| Sketchy lines |
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| Shadows and ambient shadows |
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| Architectural depth cueing |
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| Displaced elements |
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| Realistic view styles |
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| Orthographic, perspective, walk-throughs |
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| Smooth lines with anti-aliasing |
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| Occlusion culling |
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| Cloud rendering |
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| Photorealistic materials |
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| In product rendering |
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| Decals |
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| Edit scans with raster and vector tools |
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| Create schematic diagrams, plant layouts |
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| Materials reports |
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| Structural members to support 40 standards |
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| Create, maintain plant design drawings |
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| Automate P&IDs |
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| Share isometrics, orthographics reports |
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| 400+ intelligent plant objects |
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| Includes equipment, support templates |
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| Access, view, or edit remotely |
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| Publish, share, and collaborate online |
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| Works with popular cloud services |
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| Cohesive user experience |
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| Annotate dwg files in airplane mode |
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| AutoCAD mobile app |
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| AutoCAD web app |
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| Automate updates and notifications |
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| Includes service packs, updates |
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| Certified hardware support |
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| Available dedicated phone support |
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| Extensive user community |
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| Guides, tutorials, and training center |
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| Access to releases from prior years |
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| Customize installs for your company |
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| Network deployment |
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| Customize menu, ribbon interfaces |
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| Context-sensitive ribbons |
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| Identify, place blocks from library |
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| Edit, print logical drawing sets |
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| Import, edit, and create CAD blocks |
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| Quick access recent or favorite blocks |
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| Load Autodesk Family browser |
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| Tailored user experience |
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| Smart annotation tools |
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| Dimensioning, hatching, revision clouds |
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| Print batches of drawings |
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| 2D detail lines, 2D detail components |
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| Revision tracking |
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| Dimensioning, tagging, annotation, text |
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| Phasing |
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| Schedules, material takeoff |
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| Rebar shape images |
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| Embedded schedules |
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| Panel schedules |
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| Duct and pipe pressure loss reports |
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| View filters |
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| Graphical column schedules |
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| Xref compare |
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| TrustedDWG™ file validation |
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| Create reusable block libraries |
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| Detect and comply with CAD standards |
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| Tracked changes within drawings |
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| DWG, DXF file format |
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| Images (JPG, JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF) |
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| IFC |
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| DWG, DXF, DGN, DWF, DWFx |
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| Import, expot PDF's |
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| Walk-throughs and images, FBX, NWC |
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| Room/Area reports, schedules |
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| Linked Rhino 3DM and FormIt AXM files |
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| DGN, SketchUp, DWF markup |
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| Point clouds |
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| SAT, ADSK, gbXML, ODBC, family types |
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| Tag and schedule elements in linked files |
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| Copy/paste elements from links |
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| Customize visibility of linked models |
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| Open, edit all Revit file types |
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| Link Revit files |
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| Work with non-native data |
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| Create custom keystroke commands |
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| Edit multiple object properties |
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| Record repetitive keystroke sequences |
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| Industry-specific object libraries |
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| Autodesk App Store access |
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| 3rd party API add-ins |
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| Macros |
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| Generative Design in Revit |
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| Software developer kit (SDK) |
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| Dynamo for Revit |
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| Export blocks to Inventor, BIM 360 |
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| Integrate coordinated BIM models |
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| Import/export drawings to BIM 360, Inventor |
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| Import/export from Revit, Fusion 360 |
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| Attach, edit, display point clouds |
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| AutoLISP programming and automation |
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| Visual LISP functionality |
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| Visual Basic applications |
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| Processor |
2.5-3+ GHz |
2.5-3+ GHz |
2.5-3+ GHz |
| Microsoft Windows |
10, 64-bit |
10, 64-bit |
10, 64-bit |
| Apple macOS |
Big Sur v11, Windows required for all AutoCAD toolsets |
Big Sur v11, Windows required |
Big Sur v11, Windows required |
| Virtualization |
VMware or Parallels |
VMware or Parallels |
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| Disk space |
9-16 GB |
30 GB |
30 GB |
| RAM |
8-16 GB |
8-32 GB |
8-32 GB |
| Video graphics card |
DirectX 11 capable |
DirectX 11 capable, Shader Model 5, min. 4 GB of video memory |
DirectX 11 capable, Shader Model 5, min. 4 GB of video memory |
| Browsers |
Chrome |
Chrome |
Chrome |
