For example, if you place the cursor over a door in Rvt, you get instant selection as opposed to AC in which you have to find the magic spot to get selection.Īnother slight difference, when drawing a line, wall etc. Also the selection of objects in Revit is much faster than AC. ArchiCAD is extraordinarily quick and accurate in the hands of an experienced user.Īs a contrary point of view, I find the amount of clicks in Revit to be less than Archicad. Sloppiness is easier to do and harder to avoid or fix in Revit. I have seen some that would be difficult to make so badly in ArchiCAD.

The quality of models I see (including from major firms who shall remain nameless) is quite variable. It can be a real struggle to get accurate models in Revit. The Revit developers also seem to have an unwritten rule in UI/UX of 'Why do it in one or two clicks if you can make it take six to twelve?' Revit has a tendency to force you to work the way it wants and will even occasionally change things without your knowledge or consent. An analogy I like for the difference considering that they are both complex tools for difficult tasks is that using ArchiCAD is like dancing while Revit is more like wrestling. One downside to learning ArchiCAD is that if you end up working in Revit your frustration level may be higher for having seen the alternative. If you eventually start your own design oriented firm ArchiCAD is likely your best choice.

If you are in the US it is less likely that ArchiCAD will be useful to you but there are enough firms using it that it can still be handy experience to have. ArchiCAD is used primarily by small to medium sized firms but many if not most of these use Revit. In the US Revit dominates the large scale building market. Revit has an advantage coordinating between disciplines due to its various engineering tools but this can be worked around using IFC. Both are good at automating document production but ArchiCAD is much easier and more sophisticated in its capabilities in this regard. Revit has far more features for building engineering but it is frankly pretty much crap as a design tool.

ArchiCAD for almost 30 years and Revit for over 10.ĪrchiCAD is by far the better tool for architectural design.

Revit archicad