3D modeling tools for design changemakers

An expansive and growing set of capabilities for architectural design in BIM

Overview

Summary

A BIM (Building Information Modeling) solution for the self-starter, Revit LT™ is a cost-effective project workhorse for the small architecture studio or solo practitioner.

  • Get all the design to documentation power of Revit at a fraction of the cost
  • Win more work where BIM is required
  • Accelerate production workflows and standardize deliverables to reduce rework
System requirements:
Revit LT overview (video: 1:37 min.)

Highlights

Here’s what you can do with Revit LT.

Define & document design intent
With tools for sketching, model family creation, scheduling, annotating, and document production, Revit LT drives efficient BIM workflows for architectural design.
Grow your business around BIM
Impress clients in design review with 3D visualization and data-rich documentation, and effectively protect timelines and fees with Revit LT’s productivity and coordination tools.
The best of BIM & CAD software

Manage and integrate CAD and BIM data into clear, coordinated, and complete design deliverables. Purchase Revit LT and AutoCAD LT together in the AutoCAD Revit LT Suite and save.

What's New?

Revit LT improves interoperability, documentation efficiency, and design productivity for architectural modeling in BIM.

Filter schedules by sheets
Use filters to display schedule data corresponding to views and sheets for more accurate and fast-to-produce document sets. 
Displaced elements in 2D views

Improve visibility and clarity in documentation with the displaced elements tool, now for both 3D and 2D views.

Duplicate sheet
Accelerate documentation with the duplicate sheet dialog to reproduce title block and parameters, detailing, and views on sheets.
Snap to middle of two points

Place components, sketch, and measure quickly and accurately in 2D and 3D views with new snap to midpoint functionality.

Native PDF export

Share files easily with export and batch export of Revit LT views and sheets to 2D PDF files with user-defined naming rules.

Tapered walls

Model and modify wall profiles more quickly and with greater control for sloped and tapered walls.

Improved documentation efficiency
Easily capture and communicate design intent with improvements to scheduling and annotation tools.
Shared parameters in key schedules

Use shared parameters in key schedules to drive geometry and control visibility of model elements within Revit families.

Revit vs Revit LT​

Compare the features of Revit® and Revit® LT, and learn which software is the right solution for your design workflow.

Revit LT

Modeling toolsets for architecture, structure, MEP & construction

Collaboration

Documentation

Simulation and analysis

Key Features

Parametric component design

Place walls, doors, and windows in an open, graphical, and parameter-rich system for design and form-making.

Annotation

Communicate design intent effectively with tools for tagging, dimensioning, and illustrating in 2D and 3D.

Scheduling

Use tables to better capture, filter, sort, display, and share project data.

Interoperability

Import, export, and link with commonly used CAD formats, including IFC4, Rhino, SketchUp, and OBJ.

Global parameters

Embed design intent with project-wide parameters that work with radial and diameter dimensions and equality constraints.

Visibility settings & overrides

Control visibility by hiding, revealing, and highlighting building elements. Use overrides to customize appearance.

Frequent performance upgrades

Benefit from gains in hardware and processor performance and continuous evaluation against computing benchmarks.

BIM Content Libraries

Load content from the Autodesk cloud into a Revit project or create your own libraries of building components.

Personalization and customization

Customize the user interface to fit, with configurable keyboard shortcuts, ribbons, and toolbars.

Other Features

Autogenerated schedules

Automatically create building component schedules to improve the visibility of costs and quantities.

3D BIM vs. 2D design
Working in Revit LT, a 3D model-based environment, can deliver information about project design, scope, and phases when you need it.
Quantify materials
Use real-world materials with Autodesk cloud services and use Revit LT to quantify through the use of schedules.
3D design & visualization
Create 3D views to better visualize and share your designs.
High-quality documentation
Create current and coordinated design documentation.

The Micrographics Advantage

We don’t just sell software, we are technical experts who understand your industry. We can help you:

Integrate Business Systems

We develop data sharing solutions to improve and speed up the communication between CAD & business management technologies.

Optimize Business Processes

We do unique assessments of our clients, enabling them to address workflow challenges, identify opportunities & achieve objectives.

Leverage the Power of BIM

By understanding BIM philosophies we can develop & implement BIM solutions for any project or establish BIM standards for any company.

Have Questions About Complex Applications?

Speak to us about your operational requirements or outcomes and we'll tailor a solution best suited to your business.

Revit LT Windows OS

System Requirements

Operating System

64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11. 

CPU Type

Intel® i-Series, Xeon®, AMD® Ryzen, Ryzen Threadripper PRO. 2.5GHz or Higher.

Highest CPU GHz recommended – 3 GHz or Higher recommended
Autodesk® Revit® software products will use multiple cores for many tasks.

Memory

8 GB RAM

  • Usually sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 100 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models will vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics.
  • Models created in previous versions of Revit software products may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process.

Video Display Resolutions

Minimum: 1280 x 1024 with true color
Maximum: Ultra-High (4k) Definition Monitor

Video Adapter

Basic Graphics: Display adapter capable of 24-bit color
Advanced Graphics: DirectX® 11 capable graphics card with Shader Model 5 and a minimum of 4GB of video memory

Disk space

30 GB free disk space
Pointing Device
MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.

Browser

Chrome, Edge, or Firefox

Connectivity

Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

VMware®: Recommended-Level Configuration³

VMware Software

  • VMware Horizon® 6.1 or later
  • VMware vSphere® 6 or later

Virtual Machine Operating System

64-bit Microsoft Windows 10
Microsoft Windows 11

Host Server Recommendation

Performance4

CPU

3.0 GHz+ Intel® Xeon E5 or later; or AMD® equivalent.

Memory

384-512 GB

Networking

10 GB

Storage

~750+ IOPS Per User

GPU

NVIDIA® GRID (K260Q or later) or AMD MxGPU (Radeon Pro V340 or later)

Virtual Machine Settings

Performance4

Memory

16-32 GB RAM

vCPUs

8 vCPUs

Disk Space

30 GB free disk space

Virtual Machine Connectivity

Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download.

User Access

Each client computer should have the VMware Horizon Client installed.

Parallels Desktop® for Mac: Recommended-Level Configuration

Host Operating System

macOS 10.13 (“High Sierra”) or newer

Memory

16 GB

CPU Type

2.7 GHz quad-core Intel® Core i7™ or newer Intel based Mac

Virtualization Software

Parallels Desktop for Mac

Virtual Machine Operating System¹

Microsoft Windows 10 64-bit
Microsoft Windows 11

Virtual Machine Browser

Chrome, Edge, or Firefox

.NET Framework

.NET Framework Version 4.8 or later.

Virtual Machine Memory

8 GB RAM

  • Usually sufficient for a typical editing session for a single model up to approximately 100 MB on disk. This estimate is based on internal testing and customer reports. Individual models will vary in their use of computer resources and performance characteristics.
  • Models created in previous versions of Revit software products may require more available memory for the one-time upgrade process.

Virtual Machine Video Adapter

4 GB video memory minimum dedicated to the Microsoft Windows Virtual Machine. Starting with Parallels Desktop for Mac version 14, use Automatic graphics memory for maximum efficiency.

Note: While at Retina® display resolutions on macOS, turn off any Retina Resolution options in Parallels Desktop to adjust for proper DPI within Windows and Revit software products.

Graphics:
Parallels Desktop virtual display adapter without “Use Hardware Acceleration” option in Revit software products.

Disk Space

Minimum 40 GB free disk space; recommend 100 GB free disk space available

Pointing Device

MS-Mouse or 3Dconnexion compliant device

Connectivity

Internet connection for license registration and prerequisite component download

¹ Learn more about using Autodesk Revit or Autodesk Revit LT software with Boot Camp, part of macOS that enables you to install and run Microsoft Windows (and Windows-based applications) on a Mac® computer or with Parallels Desktop, a system utility available from Parallels, Inc. that allows you to run applications in each operating system without restarting your computer.

² Disclaimer: The Citrix application is network-based and performance of Autodesk Revit for Citrix software products may vary with network performance. The software does not include the Citrix application, nor does Autodesk provide direct support for issues with the Citrix application. Users should contact Citrix directly with questions related to procurement and operation of the Citrix application.

³ Disclaimer: The VMware application is network-based and performance of Autodesk Revit for VMware software products may vary with network performance. The software does not include the VMware application, nor does Autodesk provide direct support for issues with the VMware application. Users should contact VMware directly with questions related to procurement and operation of the VMware application.

4 Please see: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/data-center/virtualization/resources/

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