For architects, there is not much discipline-specific improvement in 2019. But there are some nice interface improvements to get when you upgrade from Revit 2018 to Revit 2019:Multi-monitor support - When working in Revit, more screen real-estate means better productivity. Less scrolling, less zooming, less trying to remember what is showing in 3D.Tabbed views - Clicking on a tab is a lot faster than navigating a drop-down list. This change is not perfect. When the view is a family, the tab is blank.Improved 3D modeling tools - Levels show in 3D, perspective views can be un-cropped and scope boxes can be assigned to 3D views.At Yellowbryk, we focus on families, so we'll cover only family-related changes for the rest of this post.New BIM object librariesCountry-specific libraries for Germany, Austria and SwitzerlandNew and/or improved Revit families. (available in 2018.1)Appliances - Oven, range, dish washer, refrigerator, clothes washer, dryer, cooktopWindows - Many new shaps built with options for muntins and trim, plus bay windows, box windows and skylights.Office furniture - Systems furniture, workstations, cubiclesRemember Last Location for loading families (available in 2018.2)When working on a furniture plan, loading a variety of families required navigating through the folder structure to the same place over and over again.In Revit 2019, the last loaded family location is remembered. Such a small change, yet so valuable.Fill Pattern Dialog Improvement (available in 2018.2)There are a few good tweaks implemented here:The Solid Fill pattern is at the topSearch for patternsMulti-selection of patternsResizable dialog box that remembers the new sizeRescale a pattern without reloadingI like all these changes, but my favorite is the resizable dialog box. Now I can actually read the descriptive names I've so carefully crafted for my patterns.Double-fill patterns - and not just for families.Physically-based material appearance assetsDesigned to work with the Autodesk rendering engine.Better looking renders for carpet, concrete, fabric, glass, metal, stone and wood.
