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REVIT 2027 IS HERE

Revit 2027 is designed to empower your team with cutting-edge tools and enhancements that drive innovation
and efficiency in your BIM projects. New features will improve your design and construction processes to meet
the demands of today’s dynamic industry.

REVIT 2027 Has Arrived!!

Connected, Data‑Led BIM

 

Rather than introducing disruptive interface change, this release focuses on maturity—improving performance, strengthening data workflows, and laying groundwork for more adaptive model interaction. For technical teams, the value of 2027 lies in productivity gains at scale and improved continuity across project phases.

AI‑Assisted Model Interaction (Tech Preview)

Revit 2027 introduces Autodesk Assistant for Revit, available as a tech preview. The Assistant operates directly within a project, allowing users to query elements, generate schedules, manage views, and retrieve task guidance using natural language.

While capability is currently limited, it provides insight into future possibilities in documentation assistance and model management.

Accelerated Graphics

Promoted to a reliable production feature by making more effective use of GPU resources, Revit delivers smoother model navigation, more responsive view regeneration, and improved handling of large or heavily linked models.

This translates to project teams working on complex infrastructure, healthcare, and high‑density developments, seeing reduced friction in coordination and review workflows without altering established modelling standards.

Closer Integration with Autodesk Forma

Revit 2027 extends its integration with Autodesk Forma, supporting more continuous workflows between early‑stage analysis and detailed design. As a Forma‑connected client (tech preview), Revit can reference geolocated site data and environmental insights generated during concept studies.

Relevant for sustainability‑driven projects, enabling earlier alignment between environmental analysis and BIM development.

Targeted Workflow Enhancements

Alongside platform‑level changes, Revit 2027 delivers practical improvements to address production challenges:

  • Wall‑on‑wall hosting – improves clunkiness by hosting a secondary wall such as a finish layer on an another wall so they move as one.
Targeted Workflow Enhancements

Alongside platform‑level changes, Revit 2027 delivers practical improvements to address production challenges:

  • Wall‑on‑wall hosting – improves clunkiness by hosting a secondary wall such as a finish layer on an another wall so they move as one.
  • Rule‑based numbering, allowing automated and consistent element identification driven by defined parameters
  • Multi-Category Tagging – is now available using the Tag All workflow.
  • Tag Leaders – Leaders can now be positioned manually with quick snapping.
  • IFC Parameter mapping – supporting greater interoperability
  • UI Dark Mode – Sub-menu’s now better support dark mode.
  • Integrated Issues Management – Issues created in Forma Design Collaboration are displayed directly within Revit in both 2D and 3D views

Individually, the updates are modest; collectively, they reduce manual rework and improve model reliability under change.

Targeted Workflow Enhancements

Alongside platform‑level changes, Revit 2027 delivers practical improvements to address production challenges:

  • Wall‑on‑wall hosting – improves clunkiness by hosting a secondary wall such as a finish layer on an another wall so they move as one.
  • Rule‑based numbering, allowing automated and consistent element identification driven by defined parameters
  • Multi-Category Tagging – is now available using the Tag All workflow.
  • Tag Leaders – Leaders can now be positioned manually with quick snapping.
  • IFC Parameter mapping – supporting greater interoperability
  • UI Dark Mode – Sub-menu’s now better support dark mode.
  • Integrated Issues Management – Issues created in Forma Design Collaboration are displayed directly within Revit in both 2D and 3D views

Individually, the updates are modest; collectively, they reduce manual rework and improve model reliability under change.

Structured Data and Carbon Awareness

Revit 2027 expands, enabling centrally managed data schemas to be embedded directly into model elements. This supports better data consistency across teams and improves downstream interoperability.

In parallel, the introduction of Forma Carbon Insights signals Autodesk’s ongoing investment in earlier‑stage carbon awareness, supporting more informed design decisions responding to growing sustainability requirements across the region.

Other Features:
  • Carbon Analysis
  • Energy Analysis
  • Stair Numbering Visibility
  • Linked Model Line weights
  • Property line properties accessible through API
  • Structural steel, Concrete detailing and Analytical Panel enhancements
  • Dynamo Updates
  • HVAC Zones renamed to System-Zones
  • Design option Enhancements

OUR TAKE

Revit 2027 is best viewed as a consolidation release, strengthening foundations rather than redefining workflows. A stepping stone along a much longer road to efficient collaboration and project delivery across all sectors, in a cohesive environment.

To see the full improvement list click here.

Autodesk Construction Cloud joins Forma

New Updates to Autodesk Products

ACC GETS A REBRAND

On March 24, Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC) will be renamed Autodesk Forma as an extension into the Forma Industry Cloud; An AI-native platform that organizes currently fragmented workflows and data into a single, insight-driven environment.

Autodesk’s vision is to support more informed decision-making across planning, design, construction and operations. 

Autodesk Forma

WHATS CHANGING?

FORMA BRANDING

  • Docs will appear as Data Management in the product UI
  • Navigation to additional Forma solutions will surface in the UI
  • The logo in the top of the UI will change to Autodesk Forma
  • ACC Mobile App will be re-named to Forma, see FAQ
  • Account Admin in the product UI will change to Hub Admin

 

SAME PRODUCTS, NEW NAMES:

  • Autodesk Docs  →  Forma Data Management
  • Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro  →  Forma Design Collaboration
  • Autodesk Build  →  Forma Build
  • Autodesk Takeoff  →  Forma Takeoff
  • Autodesk Estimate  →  Forma Estimate
  • Preconstruction Bundle  →  Forma for Preconstruction
  • Model Management Bundle  →  Forma for Model Management
  • Construction Operations Bundle  →  Forma for Construction Operations

WHATS NOT CHANGING?

Fret not, the change will not disrupt current projects and tasks:

  • No data migration. All projects, members, settings and data remains as is.
  • No changes to URLs, logins, APIs or integrations.
  • No changes to licensing or user provisioning.
  • No changes to workflows or automations setup in ACC.

WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?

To continue receiving product notifications, whitelist the new Forma email domains.

Otherwise, business as normal.

WANT TO KNOW MORE?

Manage Multiple Revit Files

Drawing Manager from RTV Tools may take away some of your pain.

RTV Tools is best known for its RTV Exporter for dealing with weekly document deliverables, allowing your to save presets for Sheets so it becomes a one button exercise (after your visual check). There are many other hidden gems in this Revit Plugin. 

If you have worked long enough on any project with Revit as your main modelling tool, there will be times when you wished some of these mind numbing tasks would just go away. Don’t you wish you could manage all your drawing sheets, your revisions, and transmittals in one place?

Drawing Manager from RTV Tools may take away some of your pain.

RTV Tools is best known for its RTV Exporter for dealing with weekly document deliverables, allowing your to save presets for Sheets so it becomes a one button exercise (after your visual check). There are many other hidden gems in this Revit Plugin. 

RTV Tools Drawing Manager can help streamline managing multiple Revit project files in one location. 

At it’s core is an SQL Database which adds a layer of “protection?” to the Revit database. You will need to Sync with the Revit Project file to commit changes made in Drawing Manager. Which is not a bad thing, allowing for some flexibility for reversing unintentional mistakes.

The other neat tools includes: Long complex numbering systems (which are unavoidable for infrastructure projects, health projects and defense projects..) Revision requirements for construction (with history reports) and Transmittals (that lets you work with complex numbering systems. To name a few.  If you find this is the space you are in why not have a chat with us.

Wish I could do that!
Manage multiple Revit files in one place.

Revit Survey Levels: 4 easy steps

Moving from Autocad to Revit, this and the previous tutorial (Survey Files in Revit in 4 easy steps) is for you.

Survey Levels in Revit in 4 easy steps.

If you are moving from Autocad to Revit, this is for you. (refer previous tutorial Survey Files in Revit in 4 easy steps)

This is the second of a series of tutorials to help you setup your Revit Projects quickly and painlessly; allowing you to work (or display) between Project Levels and Survey Levels.

During Sketch Design phase, detail or feature survey information are seldom available. In this phase we work with project based (Revit Terminology) levels. The numbers are smaller and easier to comprehend.

Come Design Development phase, we receive more detail survey information. We now have Planning requirements. In this phase we set up levels in Revit to show survey levels, while retaining project levels.

Learn to set up levels, using the Relocate Project tool in the Manage tab. 

If you need further explanation about the above method, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Survey Levels in Revit in 4 easy steps.

An easy way to set up Survey Levels in Revit without compromising Project Base Levels.

Survey Setup: 4 easy steps

This method will be handy for medium to smaller practices where you don’t have a BIM Manager or Design Technology Lead to rely on.

Finally a Survey Setup in Revit in 4 easy steps.

This is the first of a series of tutorials to help you setup your Revit Projects quickly and painlessly. You do not have to modify the Survey files but you do need to check the units used by your Survey. The units tend to be in meters but it’s good to check. The other issue is deciding on where the project origin point is. You may have already selected a point in your Project. But if you haven’t we recommend using the bottom left hand corner of your site, this is a good practice for the benefit of your team member who will be using Dynamo (for now) for any programming done to your project. That is any coordinates they work  with will have positive numbers (don’t think it’s critical but certainly will make it easier).

This method will be handy for medium to smaller practices where you don’t have a BIM Manager or Design Technology Lead to rely on.

The final result is a Revit Project File with Shared Coordinates with the Survey File. This is also a Mapping Grid coordinate. Which will help when working with Point Cloud surveys or updates to feature survey files.

If you are unclear about any of the steps mentioned in the Video, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Survey Setup in Revit in 4 easy steps.

No modification to Survey files from Surveyor required. The final result is a Revit Project File with Shared Coordinates with the Survey File. This is also a Mapping Grid coordinate, which has big implications down the track.