All votes reflect the input of diverse voices, from global, multidisciplinary giants tackling megaprojects to regional specialty firms serving tight-knit communities.Ĭloser to the middle of the scale is the Mills Group, an architecture firm tucked into the northern hills of West Virginia.īeginning with Revit 2021 through Revit 2023, more than 100 community ideas have influenced our updates to Revit alone. Recently, its principal Ryan Hess told me his business “lives and dies by Revit.” I had to know more. Here’s a deeper dive with Ryan where he shares with me how his team gets the most out of the tool, and how your firm can too.Īmy: You made a strong declaration about Revit. Ryan: If we didn’t have Revit, we could not progress as a firm. We have a strict mantra that you don’t start projects in 2D. Even if someone is slow to learn the tricks and processes, Revit must be embraced because you can iterate and cover a lot of ground quickly. Revit is flexible enough to work on any type of project.Īmy: What’s your process for learning and staying up to date on Revit? We do everything from small home additions to $20 million sports complexes. Ryan: We have a six-person Revit team that meets quarterly. We share tips and tricks that we’ve learned, talk about the product updates, look at features in the next version of Revit. We adopt the latest version every two years. This year, we’re upgrading to Revit 2022. A game-changer because it allows us to duplicate sheets.Īmy: That seems like a small thing. Ryan: As you know, for us, time is money. ![]() Give us something that saves time, and we’re thrilled. ![]() It’s a tedious profession, a profession of minutiae. We see advances like sheet duplication as important leaps forward for our firm-and likely many others-because it addresses another critical efficiency challenge for architects.
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