Autodesk is a copycat

[Anonymous]

http://www.aecbytes.com/buildingthefuture/2010/RevitServer_CEA.html

[vistasp]

Software companies always have - and always will - copy each other. As long as they imitate the good parts, they'll get more customers.

Interesting that the energy analysis tool is given as part of the package and not as a paid addon (currently only for subscription customers). Maybe someday... 😉

[Anonymous]

I think you will find that Autodesk have been working on this long before ArchiCAD came out with ver 13, which had BIM server. SO i wouldn't exactly say that they copied, They were just slower to get it implemented???

[Anonymous]

kiwicodes wrote:
I think you will find that Autodesk have been working on this long before ArchiCAD came out with ver 13, which had BIM server. SO i wouldn't exactly say that they copied, They were just slower to get it implemented???

GS was working on TW2 for some years before the release of 13. I don't think there is much copying going on for these major development projects. The need for server improvements on large projects is obvious to everyone. Graphisoft just happened to be ahead of Autodesk on this. They have been doing it a bit longer after all.

[Anonymous]

Matthew wrote:
GS was working on TW2 for some years before the release of 13. I don't think there is much copying going on for these major development projects. The need for server improvements on large projects is obvious to everyone. Graphisoft just happened to be ahead of Autodesk on this. They have been doing it a bit longer after all.

I totally agree

[Link]

That Revit Server setup looks like digital duct tape to me. I wonder how well it works with a complex project.

I don't think it's comparable to TW2 when you get down to the nuts and bolts of working in it.

Won't be long before Graphisoft sets the record straight.

Will be good to hear from Karl on this also.

Cheers,
Link.

[Ben Cohen]

This bit makes the setup sound very difficult.

"While the new Revit Server technology is available for free (currently for subscription customers only), its implementation does require some additional hardware and software such as Windows Server 2008 and 64-bit servers"

And expensive.

[Laszlo Nagy]

GS has created a white paper about the design sharing methods in BIM as implemented by the various players.
Anyone interested can download it from here:

http://download.graphisoft.com/ftp/marketing/white_papers/GRAPHISOFT_White_Paper_Design_Sharing_in_B...

[Link]

And here it is! But why is it that when GS finally release a decent document like this, they hide it away in some obscure location instead of plastering it (or at least a link to it) on their homepage?

Come on GS you've got a rare chance to show the public that you have the (far) superior solution and you're squandering it.

Cheers,
Link.

[Anonymous]

Agreed with Link. That is good info, well presented