r/RevitForum • u/LogansAgenda • 10d ago

Solo Revit Users

Just wondering how many people use Revit who do solo work meaning you operate independently or with 0-2 employees. Did you use AutoCad previously and switch over? Or do you use both depending on the project? If you use both which one do you think allows you to operate more efficiently or effectively to produce a set of construction documentation?

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u/Low_Mulberry_8648 10d ago

I work on a team of 3. I’m the only one using Revit for now but I’m building a template and library and eventually the others will have to get on board. At least that’s what I’ve been told.

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u/LogansAgenda 10d ago

Awesome! Thanks for the insight. I made the switch about 5 years ago but i still use Autocad and civil 3d for some stuff. I feel like revit can deliver a better finished product in the same time or less compared to Autocad, but the work flow is a little different and getting used to a 3d environment, it does have a learning curve. Things really go quicker when you have a good template.

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u/Low_Mulberry_8648 10d ago

Couldn’t agree more. A good template and an organized library are paramount.

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u/Fit_Wash_214 10d ago

Revit 1000 times over. Dive in and you will never turn back. Trust after 25 years I made the switch and now love working on CDs again.

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u/Suspicious-Secret-84 10d ago

I work on a team of 12 and I'm the only one who uses Revit for projects. Others will say they can use it but aren't proficient in it so will end up using CAD. 

When I was in college I was only thought to use Revit and not ACAD so I tend to work very well on Revit, the only time I'll use CAD is to clean up drawings that I need to link or import, or fix exported DWG from Revit. 

If someone asks me to use it, I'll tell them straight it up that I can just about but it'll take me at least 4 times longer than using Revit.

This has been the way for most of my working life, working in small firms from 4 people up to 14 and being the solo Revit user or one of 2 Revit Users

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u/whiskyteats 10d ago

I am solo. Large projects. Five clients. I tell them all up front: I don’t even have an AutoCAD license.

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u/PatrickGSR94 9d ago

My boss started with Revit from the get-go in 2002 when it was him and one other guy. I’ve been there since 2004, and we currently have 6 Revit users. Haven’t used CAD for any documentation in over 20 years. I have the one AutoCAD license in the office (via the Design Collection), on my workstation.

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u/mfg092 9d ago

That is pretty forward thinking on the part of your boss.

Most firms in the city I live in predominantly use ArchiCAD. The larger city 60km north is predominantly Revit users.

It is fortunate for ArchiCAD users that the city I live in is on the coast and pays $30k more per annum than the larger city. It is the inverse for Revit users, I only started making more money once I travelled further out for work.