CHAPTER 1
The Revit World
I'm sure you've seen plenty of presentations on how wonderful and versatile this 3D Revit revolution thing is. You may be thinking, “This all seems too complicated for what I do. Why do I need 3D anyway?”
The answer is: you don't. What do you do to get a job out—that is, after the presentation when you're awarded the project? First, you redraw the plans. Next comes the detail round-up game we have all come to love: pull the specs together, and then plot. This is a simple process that works.
Well, it worked up until 3D showed up. Now we have no real clue where things come from, drawings don't look very good, and getting a drawing out the door takes three times as long.
That's the perception, anyway. I've certainly seen ...
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