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Compare the features of AutoCAD and Revit, and learn which CAD software is the right solution for your design workflow.
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Monthly | $175 | $235 | $285 |
Annual | $1,395 | $1,865 | $2,285 |
3 year | $4,185 | $5,595 | $6,855 |
Software for 2D and 3D CAD. Subscription includes AutoCAD, specialized toolsets, and apps. |
Plan, design, construct, and manage buildings with powerful tools for Building Information Modeling. |
Powerful BIM and CAD tools to unlock workflows for designers, engineers, and contractors. |
Walls, floors, roofs, ceilings, columns | |||
Components: doors, windows, etc. | |||
Design options | |||
Rooms and areas | |||
Site modeling | |||
Stairs and ramps | |||
Railings | |||
Massing studies | |||
Floor plans, sections, elevations |
Limited |
Comprehensive |
Comprehensive |
Create geometry from floor plans | |||
8,500+ intelligent architectural objects | |||
Supports AIA 2nd edition layer standards | |||
BS1192 DIN 276, ISYBAU Long Format | |||
ISYBAU Short Format, and STLB |
Structural walls, floor slab | |||
Structural foundation wall and Isolated |
Limited |
Comprehensive |
Comprehensive |
Structural columns, beams, and braces | |||
Slanted columns | |||
Trusses | |||
Steel connections | |||
Reinforcement, rebar modeling |
HVAC duct systems | |||
Mechanical equipment | |||
Piping and plumbing systems | |||
Fabrication parts | |||
Electrical and lighting systems | |||
Accurate MEP documentation | |||
Create MEP drawings | |||
MEP, HVAC symbol libraries | |||
10,500+ intelligent MEP objects | |||
Support AIA 2nd ed., BS1192 Descriptive | |||
Support BS1192 – AUG Version 2 standards | |||
Piping parts alignment | |||
Calculate forces on parts, objects | |||
Materials reports |
Parts | |||
Assemblies | |||
Phases | |||
Revisions |
Create groups for repeating elements | |||
Family editor environment | |||
Send Revit content to FormIt Pro | |||
In-place modeling | |||
Shaped edited floors and roofs | |||
Global parameters | |||
Conceptual massing, adaptive components |
Incorporate GIS topology | |||
Create, maintain CAD, GIS data | |||
Aggregate GIS data with design data | |||
Access spatial data in multiple sources | |||
Electric N. Amer./Europe data schemas | |||
Reports for water, wastewater, and gas | |||
Create geometries from geomap data | |||
Insert geomapping data |
Create panel layouts, schematic diagrams | |||
Organize in a project-based structure | |||
Use consistent project standards | |||
Wiring diagram error checking | |||
Intelligent electrical symbols | |||
AS, GB, IEC, JIC, and IEEE standards |
Design parts, assemblies, products | |||
Intelligent tool palettes | |||
Import external CAD geometry | |||
Automate bills of materials creation | |||
Automate part updates | |||
Assign parametric constraints for parts | |||
Object materials and mass properties | |||
700,000+ intelligent manufacturing parts | |||
ISO, ANSI, DIN, JIS, BSI, CSN, and GB support |
Interference check, copy/monitor | |||
Shared view | |||
Export blocks to Inventor, BIM 360 | |||
Import/export drawings to BIM 360, Inventor | |||
Import/export from Revit, Fusion 360 | |||
Attach, edit, display point clouds | |||
Cloud Models for Revit | |||
Worksharing (multiuser environment) | |||
Shared coordinates among projects | |||
Revit Server | |||
Integrate coordinated BIM models | |||
Import and convert PDFs |
Area analysis | |||
Route analysis | |||
Electrical load analysis | |||
MEP systems analysis | |||
Energy Optimization for Revit | |||
Lighting Analysis with Autodesk Rendering | |||
Solar analysis | |||
Sun and shadow studies | |||
Structural analytical model | |||
Structural analysis results exploration | |||
Structural analysis |
Enhanced 2D smoothing and line displays | |||
Convert to DWG objects | |||
Assign objects to layers with colors | |||
High quality 3D graphics rotation/panning | |||
Realistic, conceptual 3D geometric views | |||
Create professional renderings | |||
Creation and detailing of concepts | |||
Compatible for 3D printing | |||
Sketchy lines | |||
Shadows and ambient shadows | |||
Architectural depth cueing | |||
Displaced elements | |||
Realistic view styles | |||
Orthographic, perspective, walk-throughs | |||
Smooth lines with anti-aliasing | |||
Occlusion culling | |||
Cloud rendering | |||
Photorealistic materials | |||
In product rendering | |||
Decals | |||
Edit scans with raster and vector tools |
Create schematic diagrams, plant layouts | |||
Materials reports | |||
Structural members to support 40 standards | |||
Create, maintain plant design drawings | |||
Automate P&IDs | |||
Share isometrics, orthographics reports | |||
400+ intelligent plant objects | |||
Includes equipment, support templates |
Access, view, or edit remotely | |||
Publish, share, and collaborate online | |||
Works with popular cloud services | |||
Cohesive user experience | |||
Annotate dwg files in airplane mode | |||
AutoCAD mobile app | |||
AutoCAD web app |
Automate updates and notifications | |||
Includes service packs, updates | |||
Certified hardware support | |||
Available dedicated phone support | |||
Extensive user community | |||
Guides, tutorials, and training center | |||
Access to releases from prior years | |||
Customize installs for your company | |||
Network deployment |
Customize menu, ribbon interfaces | |||
Context-sensitive ribbons | |||
Identify, place blocks from library | |||
Edit, print logical drawing sets | |||
Import, edit, and create CAD blocks | |||
Quick access recent or favorite blocks | |||
Load Autodesk Family browser | |||
Tailored user experience |
Smart annotation tools | |||
Dimensioning, hatching, revision clouds | |||
Print batches of drawings | |||
2D detail lines, 2D detail components | |||
Revision tracking | |||
Dimensioning, tagging, annotation, text | |||
Phasing | |||
Schedules, material takeoff | |||
Rebar shape images | |||
Embedded schedules | |||
Panel schedules | |||
Duct and pipe pressure loss reports | |||
View filters | |||
Graphical column schedules | |||
Xref compare | |||
TrustedDWG™ file validation | |||
Create reusable block libraries | |||
Detect and comply with CAD standards | |||
Tracked changes within drawings |
DWG, DXF file format | |||
Images (JPG, JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF) | |||
IFC | |||
DWG, DXF, DGN, DWF, DWFx | |||
Import, expot PDF's | |||
Walk-throughs and images, FBX, NWC | |||
Room/Area reports, schedules | |||
Linked Rhino 3DM and FormIt AXM files | |||
DGN, SketchUp, DWF markup | |||
Point clouds | |||
SAT, ADSK, gbXML, ODBC, family types |
Tag and schedule elements in linked files | |||
Copy/paste elements from links | |||
Customize visibility of linked models | |||
Open, edit all Revit file types | |||
Link Revit files | |||
Work with non-native data |
Create custom keystroke commands | |||
Edit multiple object properties | |||
Record repetitive keystroke sequences | |||
Industry-specific object libraries | |||
Autodesk App Store access | |||
3rd party API add-ins | |||
Macros | |||
Generative Design in Revit | |||
Software developer kit (SDK) | |||
Dynamo for Revit | |||
Export blocks to Inventor, BIM 360 | |||
Integrate coordinated BIM models | |||
Import/export drawings to BIM 360, Inventor | |||
Import/export from Revit, Fusion 360 | |||
Attach, edit, display point clouds | |||
AutoLISP programming and automation | |||
Visual LISP functionality | |||
Visual Basic applications |
Processor |
2.5-3+ GHz |
2.5-3+ GHz |
2.5-3+ GHz |
Microsoft Windows |
10, 64-bit |
10, 64-bit |
10, 64-bit |
Apple macOS |
Big Sur v11, Windows required for all AutoCAD toolsets |
Big Sur v11, Windows required |
Big Sur v11, Windows required |
Virtualization |
VMware or Parallels |
VMware or Parallels |
|
Linux | |||
Disk space |
9-16 GB |
30 GB |
30 GB |
RAM |
8-16 GB |
8-32 GB |
8-32 GB |
Video graphics card |
DirectX 11 capable |
DirectX 11 capable, Shader Model 5, min. 4 GB of video memory |
DirectX 11 capable, Shader Model 5, min. 4 GB of video memory |
Browsers |
Chrome |
Chrome |
Chrome |