Features of Archicad not in Revit?

[4hotshoes]

I have a friend that knows Revit somewhat and is look to make a change from Architectural Desktop with Sketchup. I am trying to promote Archicad. Those of you Archicad users who know Revit, what are some key features that Archicad has that Revit does not have? Otherwise there are many features that are very similar.

What makes Archicad stand out from Revit?

[Anonymous]

You might want to check this blog. Hope it helps
http://cadonia.com.au/which-bim-software-is-better-archicad-or-revit/

[felcunha]

Well,
- the learning curve of ArchiCAD is twice faster than Revit
- ArchiCAD interface is easier to understand
- ArchiCAD library is far more useful as it provides really useful elements
- It's easier to achieve graphically well-done 2D drawings with ArchiCAD
- Layouts are easier to make and to manage with ArchiCAD
- Some tools are really much more powerful like the magic wand and the dimension editing. Also, it's easier to work and edit the model in 3D with ArchiCAD than Revit
- Complex profiles in ArchiCAD are much more powerful than the equivalent (if any) in Revit
- Exporting and importing IFC are easier and more powerful in ArchiCAD
- ...
I surely forget some but there's a lot more functions in ArchiCAD that are better than Revit.

Cheers,

[Anonymous]

Archicad can export PDF natively whereas in Revit you will need to purchase ‘Bluebeam CAD’ or ‘Adobe Acrobat Pro’ to print to PDF.

Plus PDF files from Archicad are smaller in file size and sharper than those from Revit as Revit will rasterise the whole PDF produced if there are any halftone fills or any images on the page (eg a jpeg logo in a title block)

Drawings from Archicad generally look better than those from Revit. Revit shows it’s engineering roots as typically drawings from Revit look like engineers drawings (a bit flat and overly constrained)

Regards
Scott

[Erwin Edel]

here's some fun things

https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/knowledgebase/25577/

[Mats_Knutsson]

Love.

ArchiCAD is fiddly in a nice free way.
Revit is fiddly in a hard boring way.
Arch vs Engineer tool.

imo

[felcunha]

Erwin wrote:
here's some fun things

https://helpcenter.graphisoft.com/knowledgebase/25577/

There's another one, since AC22:
In the Curtain Wall Settings window, show the Scheme and right-click on the Preview Pattern frame (where you can see the pattern of your settings). Click on the "Surprise Me!" text...