From the Revit blog:
The product team is happy introduce this latest Revit point release, bringing you enhancements and optimizations – including user requests—and a serious piece of new functionality for engineers. Read on to see what’s new in Revit 2020.1
MEP systems analysis features and framework
For mechanical design engineers, systems analysis new features enable a design and analysis workflow fully integrated in BIM. Now you can use the same model for documentation and analysis, eliminating the need to build a redundant analytical model.
Systems analysis provides a fast, simple, yet very flexible way to define all the main components and a set of relationships that comprise building and HVAC systems, without having to physically model any part of it. It is open and extensible, empowering users to conduct the analysis that meets their needs
Making a tight connection between analysis and downstream design and documentation results in the faster processes and better outcomes.
Delivering on your requests
Your requests on the Revit Idea station wishlist inform how we develop and prioritize the Revit Roadmap. Many of the features and improvements new in Revit 2020.1 come directly from your feedback.
BIM 360 Design Sync Activity Indicator is a new tool in the Revit ribbon that supports collaboration by notifying users working with Revit Cloud Models when another user is performing a sync with central operation on the same model. You can view the sync status for a cloud workshared model, including the username of the person synchronizing with the central model.
Row striping in schedule view is a new option that makes viewing schedules easier by letting you color or shade alternating rows. This is especially helpful when you are working wide schedules.
Move Circuits For electrical designers, the Move To command can now move the selected circuit or circuit group to an occupied target location, swapping the position of the circuits, simplifying the process of managing circuits within a panel.
Greater control of path of travel tool
The Path of Travel feature just released in Revit 2020 lets users understand how people will navigate a building and determine the shortest route between points in order to optimize layout. New in Revit 2020.1 are additional enhancements that give you more control for higher level analysis.
- The “from room” and “to room” parameters for path of travel now report the rooms where the paths start and end. These parameters can also be scheduled and tagged
- Adjust the start and end points of placed path of travel lines by simply dragging the nodes to their new desired position; the path of travel automatically updates when the points are adjusted
- Understand which elements in route analysis are considered obstacles with new “reveal obstacles” mode in floorplans, highlighting obstacles in orange
Concrete rebar tool enhancements
Revit 2020.1 has several new features that make it faster and easier for you to model rebar and accommodate changes.
New rebar-to-rebar adjustments
Constrain any shape of driven rebar sets in a project together at a specified distance regardless of bar shape or style. Parametric association makes it easier to reuse and adjust rebar patterns and to maintain design intent. New rebar-to-rebar constraint types include constraining stirrup to stirrup.
To read the full release notes, including images, please click here.
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