Revit ArchCenter: Revit Architecture 2009 Updated and New Features!!

It's finally OFFICIAL... as of today we were released from our confidentiality agreement to discuss the new features. Yes, new and updated features for Revit Architecture 2009 can now OFFICIALLY be shared!!

There are 3 main buckets of enhancements...Improved Design and Visualization Tools, Better Control and Flexibility, and Improved User Interaction. I've given a very brief description of each enhancement for now and will post more about each one as time permits. This list may not be all of the enhancements and I will post more as they become available...or I find them! I will also be posting more about each topic with examples through screen shots or small video clips.

Improved Design and Visualization Tools
Rendering Enhancements

The AccuRender® rendering engine has been replaced with the mental ray® rendering engine.

Swept Blend

A new tool blending a Sweep with a Blend.

Curved Edges in Sloped Slabs

You can now have cureved edges in your floors and roof and utilize the Sloping tools.

Mass Floor Area and Volume

When you create mass floors, Revit Architecture now calculates the area and perimeter of each mass floor and the exterior surface area and volume of the slice of space above it. Mass floors can be tagged individually and scheduled.

Sloped Pads

You can now have sloped Pads by utilizing a Slope Arrow.

Better Control and Flexibility
Room Enhancements

Room Volume Calculations can now be set by Level Type, Volume calculation always go to the finish face, Rooms can extend down as well as up, and you can select Rooms in Sections and Elevations.

Room Graphics in Section and Elevation views will now display the accurate boundary, you can modify the top and bottom limits with grips, and Color Fills (Schemes) can be applied in Section & Elevation.

Room Bounding elements can now be Pads as well as Links.

Rooms can be tagged using Tag all not Tagged, Room Tags can now move in other views if the room is moved and the tag resides outside the boundary.

Dimension Enhancements

Dimensions can be overridden with text (but not with another dimension value). You can now also add text strings above, below, before and after the dimensions.

Dimension to Intersections and to Circle, Arc, or Ellipse Centers.

Dimension text now has the same formatting options as other text.

Baseline Dimensions and Ordinate Dimensions are now available.

Revision Enhancements

Revisions can now be numbered alphabetically, numerically, or as a combination of both.

Revisions can build a table from the bottom-up, not just top-down.

Revision schedules can be rotated on a sheet.

Unit Formatting Enhancements

A new Currency value has been added for Numbers and Cost fields.

A new Slope unit has been added to report slope.

Phasing Graphic Override

Phasing graphic overrides now use an interface consistent with Visibility/Graphics

Line styles: color, weight, pattern (for both cut/projection)

Fill patterns: visibility, color, style (for both cut/surface)

Links

Now have the ability to control the display of linked views in section, elevation, and 3D views.

Phase Mapping Between Linked Projects

Linework Additional Edge Types

The Linework Tool now works on Edges in linked Revit files when displayed "By Host", Polylines (generally from imports), and Projection edges caused by plan regions.

DWFx Support