Autodesk Revit for Windows PC is BIM software designed for architects, builders, and engineers. It provides 3D modeling tools, including functionality for architectural design, MEP and structural engineering, and construction. It also integrates file processing workflows within a unified environment.

Autodesk Revit Overview

Revit is the latest step in the ongoing evolution and development of multidisciplinary BIM, an intelligent model-based process for planning, designing, constructing, and managing buildings and infrastructure. Revit supports a multidisciplinary collaborative design process.

Based on Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology, Autodesk Revit software products are designed to design, construct, and manage high-quality, energy-efficient buildings. It's a comprehensive solution that combines architectural design, engineering systems design, building structures, and architectural modeling capabilities (Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Revit MEP, and Autodesk Revit Structure). This release marks some progress on this path. The roadmap defines forward-looking themes that guide and prioritize the development of Revit features and functionality based on input you provide through the Revit Ideas page.

Terrain Entity Enhancements (New in 2025)

Tools and functionality have been enhanced for working with terrain solid entities in models.

Mining Terrain Solid Volumes

Excavate volumes from a terrain solid with intersecting floors, roofs, or terrain solid elements. Use this tool to create excavation locations within a terrain solid for a building, or to use a second intersecting terrain solid as a parking lot excavated from the first. Using the Excavation tool reduces the need to cut a terrain solid with a massing element and then place a floor or similar element. Excavation allows you to perform this operation on a single intersecting element in a single step. If your design changes, you can remove the excavation.

To excavate terrain entities

  1. Select a terrain solid with an intersecting element (roof, floor, or terrain solid).
  2. Click the Modify | Terrain Entities tab Terrain Solid Shape (Excavation).
  3. Select the intersection entities to use for excavation.
  4. Click (Revise).

For additional information, see Terrain Solids: Excavation and Removing Excavation.

Using Shafts on Terrain Entities

In previous versions, shaft openings would pass through the entire terrain solid element. Now, the bottom of the shaft is relative to its position within the terrain solid. Use shaft elements in conjunction with terrain solids and adjust the bottom of the shaft based on model conditions without requiring the shaft element to pass completely through the terrain solid element.

Boolean surface carrying primitives

After cutting, hosts the element to the displayed (Boolean) surface of the Topography Solid. The Boolean surface is used as the original surface of the Topography Solid element when hosting elements such as railings or plant elements.

Set the elevation datum from the top plane

When editing the shape of a terrain entity or placing points, use the Top Plane setting for the elevation datum. This setting allows you to set and measure elevations from the top plane of the terrain entity. This makes it easier to edit the terrain surface. Add points without calculating their depth or position. Change values from their current position to values relative to 0.

Creating a Terrain Solid from Volume Faces

Generate a terrain solid element using the non-vertical faces of a mass element. When the mass element changes, the terrain solid element created from the mass element can update to the new faces.

Smooth shading of terrain entities

Enable Smooth Shading to improve the display of all terrain solid entities in the model. This option smooths the appearance of terrain solids using the following visual styles: Shaded, Consistent Color, Textured, and Realistic. To enable this setting, clickMassing and Site tab Model Site Panel Terrain Solid Smooth Shading.
Terrain entity smooth shading off
Terrain entity smooth shading on

Contour display during editing

Contour lines display when editing terrain entities. Contour lines remain visible as points and edges are added and edited, providing feedback as changes are made. Visibility of contour lines must be enabled per terrain entity type in the view's Visibility and Graphics.

Terrain surface conversion improvements

When working with legacy files that contain a toposurface and building pads, converting the toposurface to a toposolid preserves the building pads as excavation areas on the toposolid.

Features of Autodesk Revit

The evolving functionality and multi-discipline toolset in Autodesk Revit® helps every architecture, engineering, and construction professional do their best work, both individually and as a team.

  • Streamline your modeling workflow by working directly in perspective view.
  • When you import or link items into a model, you can apply tags to those items.
  • Use the Split Elements tool on structural columns and framing elements
  • To ensure that the structural connections of this application comply with the latest standards
  • Use the Properties palette or the Edit Part dialog box to resize the corresponding fabricated part runs.
  • When using some automatic fill tools, you can specify fabricated parts to exclude.
  • Use the Properties palette to easily change the services of MEP fabrication parts in your model.
  • Change the size (diameter) of the hanger support rod while maintaining accurate cost data.
  • Add or remove dampers or change manufactured parts that support built-in dampers.
  • Use the Split Element tool and the Split with Gap tool on any fabrication line.

 

Parametric components

Place walls, doors, and windows in an open, graphical, and parametric system to design and build shapes.

Worksharing

Save, synchronize, review, and update your work to a centrally shared model in the Revit project collaboration environment.

list

Use tables to better capture, filter, sort, display, and share project data.

Interoperability

Revit imports, exports, and links common BIM and CAD file formats, including IFC, 3DM, SKP, OBJ, and more.

Notes

Effectively communicate design intent using 2D and 3D markup, dimensioning, and annotation tools.

Global Parameters

Embed design intent with project-wide parameters that use radius and diameter dimensions and equal length constraints.

Developer Tools and Solutions

Extend the capabilities of Revit with Dynamo, API access, developer solutions, and BIM content on the Autodesk App Store.

Generative Design in Revit

Evaluate and compare design alternatives at scale using Generative Design in Revit. Available only to customers who subscribe to the AEC Collection.

Visibility Settings and Overrides

Control visibility by hiding, showing, and highlighting building elements. Use overrides to customize appearance.

Twinmotion for Revit

Launch Twinmotion directly from Revit. Synchronize design data and immerse yourself in an intuitive editor environment that transforms designs into realistic stills, scenes, and animations.

Standard and custom family content

Load content from the Autodesk Cloud into your Revit projects, or create your own library of building components.

Personalization and customization

Customize the user interface to suit your needs using configurable keyboard shortcuts, ribbons, and toolbars.

System requirements and technical details

Revit 2025

Minimum requirements: Entry-level configuration
operating system * 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. For support information, see Autodesk'sProduct Support Lifecycle.
CPU type Intel® I-series, Xeon®, AMD® Ryzen, Ryzen Threadripper PRO. 2.5 GHz or higher.

It is recommended to use as high a CPU GHz as possible.
Autodesk® Revit® software products use multiple cores to perform many tasks.
Memory 16-GB RAM

  • Typically sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 300 MB of disk space. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models will vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics.
  • Models created in previous versions of Revit software products may require more available memory during the one-time upgrade process.
Video display resolution Minimum requirements:
1280 x 1024 true color displayHighest requirements:
Ultra-high-definition (4k) displays
Video adapter Basic graphics card:
Display adapter that supports 24-bit colorAdvanced Graphics:
DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and at least 4 GB of video memory
Disk space 30 GB of available disk space
pointing device Microsoft Mouse-compatible pointing device or 3Dconnexion®-compatible device
.NET platform .NET 8
Browser Chrome, Edge, or Firefox
Desktop Connector Versions When using Desktop Connector for collaborative workflows – Desktop Connector version 16.x or later is required for Revit 2025. Versions 15.8 or earlier are not supported for Revit 2025. Revit 2024 or earlier is compatible with Desktop Connector version 16.x.
connect Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component downloads
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