New Features Interviews

Revit 2013 General Enhancements: Erik Egbertson, Principal User Experience Designer, talks about changes in view templates that make them more consistent and predictable. He also discusses productivity enhancements related to dimensions, as well as challenges around bringing the Revit verticals into one Revit application.

         Interview  6m 14s

Visualization Enhancements: Listen to Tobias Hathorn, Senior QA Analyst, describe the visualization enhancements in Revit 2013. Tobias explains how they add to the user experience and help create better presentations. He also discusses performance and hardware considerations related to these enhancements.

         Interview  8m 09s

Materials: Jim Smell, Senior QA Analyst, discusses the new data model used for materials.  Jim explains how materials are defined, how assets are part of the materials definition, and how assets associated with the materials can be used in downstream functions.  The materials data model expands the role of materials in Revit to functions beyond graphical representation and can be shared as a library to other applications.

          Interview  5m 11s

Railings: Hear Jean Foster, Senior Interaction Designer, speak about railing enhancements.  Jean describes how the top rail and hand rail elements have been changed to better accommodate continuous conditions.  She explains how additional controls allow you to add extensions and different types of extensions to a railing, and how making components within the railing system makes the system more flexible as a whole.

         Interview  6m 09s