AC Versus Revit

[Anonymous]

All,

I know that this topic has been discussed in the past, however, what I am trying to decide is whether to move my office to ArchiCAD or Revit.

Currently we are using SketchUp for the design process and Autocad LT for the documentation portion of our projects.

We have decided that using software applications like ArchiCAD will yield efficiencies in our organization on a number of levels; however, we are trying to decide between AC and Revit.

I have obtained trial copies of both and have gone through tutorials and sample projects. What I am looking for is opinions from this forum as to why AC is better than Revit - what can't Revit do that AC can?

Incidentally, we specialize in residential and light commercial work with a modern emphasis.

Thanks in advance for everyone's assistance,

DJ Landreneau

[Eduardo Rolon]

One element of choosing software is price, this is not the only one. Since price is not the main reason but choosing the best software for what
I do, that is why I pay for Cinema instead of using Blender or that I pay for SketchUp instead of using the "New and Improved" Autocad's 2007 tools.

99% of the people in these forums have already made their choice and if asked will recommend AC over Revit, if you want a discount talk to your reseller since I don't think you will get it here.

JGK if everything is equal then buy Revit and have it done with, there is nothing that we users can do about it. And for the record I have Revit for free as part of the Software Agreement that my University has with Autodesk and I pay for AC and will continue to do so.

[TomWaltz]

jdk wrote:
We are upgrading in a few days, that's why we are excited about having the best CAD at the best price. It is a fortunate coincidence that Autodesk is running an aggressive price update in this very period, so I am really on the edge of the seat for this (rather expensive and committing) choice. I am waiting for a move by Graphisoft.

I hate to sound blunt, but if all you care about is price of software, I'm really surprised. I find that most high-end software far out-earns its own price, even if you don't save a couple hundred dollars on its price. (from a guy who buys 30 at a time).

I said it in my recommendations on AC10 in-house, I felt AC10 was worth full price, but encouraged them to buy during the discounted time period to save money while it was possible.

I doubt GS has much incentive to drop prices mid-cycle. It almost rewards people for waiting.