ArchiCAD and Revit Evaluation Criteria

[Anonymous]

Greetings,

We're a mid-size architectural firm (50-75 people) located on the East Coast of the US specializing in commercial, educational, higher education, retail, and corporate markets. We've been using AutoCAD and ADT for quite some time now with SketchUp being used almost exclusively for all SD and DD imaging. We've come to the conclusion that these tools have out lived their usefulness.

We've started an evaluation process looking at both ArchiCAD and Revit. Our team (8 people) will be professionally trained by outside consultants so they can competently evaluating both tools.

We need suggestions on what type of information gets included in our evaluation criteria. Has anyone gone through this process with both programs? If so, can you give us any tips or directions on what we should be looking for? What are the current advantages and pitfalls to using either program?

Is ArchiCAD generally better than Revit?

Thanks I advance for any replies. We’ll keep everyone updated on our evaluation process.

mj2

[Anonymous]

Sorry for the triple post.......It was not intentional, really.

Don Lee

[Anonymous]

These threads always give me a good laugh in the morning! Please, keep it up.
j

ps. my dad IS stronger than your dad

[__archiben]

joshcookie wrote:
ps. my dad IS stronger than your dad

is not!

[Anonymous]

Hmmm...

As a fellow Portuguese, I would like to apologize to you all in behalf of Refs.

Unfortunately he is a AC basher. I think it is a hobby for him, but could be a profession.

The same things he said on my blog, on a Portuguese AC forum, and even on a Portuguese Revit forum (where, incidentally, THEY told him to shut up).

So, please don´t judge a whole country from a single person.

[Anonymous]

I doubt anybody even noticed where's refs from 😉

[Rafal SLEK]

So, please don´t judge a whole country from a single person.

I was in Portugal - really nice place and people.

[Anonymous]

How did this thread end up digressing so badly?? Go back and read the first post. Someone was asking for help in defining criteria to be used to determine how appropriate one application might be over the other. What we end up with is a bunch of folks with too much time on their hands.

My dad can beat up your dad!! Chevy over Ford Dude! Geez!!! Help the guy out or keep quiet. My advice is if you want to drive Revit...drive Revit. If you want to drive AC...do that.

In the end, isn't it about the architecture? It should really be about the end and not the means.

Gary Bley
Portland, Oregon USA

[Anonymous]

gbley wrote:
In the end, isn't it about the architecture? It should really be about the end and not the means.

Yes and no.

That would be like saying that choosing your next automobile is all about getting from point A to point B.

[Laura Yanoviak]

Attached is an excerpt from an e-mail response to a questionnaire submitted to me by a firm considering AC vs. Revit (they ultimately decided on ArchiCAD). Keep in mind that this is based on my knowledge and experience, and some individuals may have conflicting opinions.

[Dennis Lee]

Very informative, Laura. I liked and still do, your reason #6 very much. The "rumor" about v12 sounds promising!