Cut-down Revit for small practices doing architectural BIM without MEP or structural work.
Why we recommend it
For a sole practitioner doing architecture only, it delivers the core BIM workflow at a fraction of full Revit's cost.
Strengths
- Far cheaper than full Revit
- Same core BIM modelling
- Compatible Revit file format
Drawbacks
- No MEP or structural modelling
- No Dynamo scripting
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