The Autodesk Suites have enabled us to access these tools (Keyscape, if needed can be purchased separately) and more, and like building a real asset we can use many tools to do the job properly. I would love to see a viable Revit solution or single box LA BIM solution, as those who keep up with me on a Twitter ( know, I just don’t think we have it yet with this latest plugin. I do agree that this is a little “involved”, and as somebody who knows both bits of software I understand the productivity implications, I talk about this a bit more in terms of training but I don’t have any easy answers here. This occasionally gets me in trouble, as I talk about later.
As a consultant I believe in giving you the best workflow and advice for long term gain not just the route of least resistance. This isn’t helped as some people in my profession will pander to this for fear of losing your custom. 3 bits of software?! Learning curve! Cost! I want it all in one box, like everybody else (we then hope they don’t look at what contractors, electrical engineers, HVAC fabricators, QS’s, steel fabricators etc. Immediately I get shouted at for this thought. I personally believe that an Architect or Structural Engineer who wants to engage in Landscaping and master planning should look at Civil 3D with something like Keyscape. Firstly, its good at what it does, I don’t dislike it but it has some quite big draw backs which you need to understand (I outline the main bits below) before relying on it, otherwise you can find yourself in the midst of quite tedious and unnecessary workarounds that could cost you in the long run. I have used it, trained it and worked with customers with. The problem is the software is based on Eaglepoint Siteworks which I have a few years experience with. So why am I writing about this on holiday? Surely this is simply good news!? Site tools in Revit? The one box solution for Building and Landscape Architecture we have being waiting for. So, here I am sat in a holiday cottage in Devon writing about a bit of new Autodesk software, Site Design which appears to be a new Revit 2015 (subscription only) plugin released in the latest update, R2.
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