Mastering Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2012

Adding Revisions to Your Project

Revisions allow designers and builders to track changes made to a set of construction documents during the construction phase of a project. Since the construction documents usually consist of numerous sheets, this methodology allows everyone on the team to track and identify which changes were made and when they were made during construction. The purpose is not only to ensure correct construction but also to create as-built documentation recording how the building was actually created to be delivered to building owners upon occupancy.

In a typical drawing set, revisions will look like Figure 22.1 when they are created in Revit and issued as part of the drawing set. Revision clouds themselves are created within ...