What’s New in Revit 2024.2?
Better navigation within a new Revit Home is now in Tech Preview, along with interoperability and performance improvements for STEP Import and for IFC files, a packed release with Dynamo 2.19 for Revit, and tighter integration between Revit and Twinmotion are all highlights of this latest release.
You will also find dark theme for schedules and improved automatic color conversion, making for a more complete and consistent Revit experience, and making it easier on your eyes and attention.
Here are three highlights:
1) More performance and support for open workflows.
Revit now supports the import of STEP files, no workarounds required! We’re happy to announce that with Revit 2024.2 you can now import or link .stp into Revit, making it easier to share and aggregate 3D CAD model data into your BIM models. We’ve also improved performance for IFC files with multi-threaded processing in 2024.2, and certification for IFC4.3 is now on the roadmap for release.
For more on how Revit supports openBIM workflows, check out this article for recent milestones and the road ahead for IFC. And to see how we’re using the Autodesk Cloud to move toward a file-less future, keep scrolling to check out the latest updates for Autodesk Data Exchanges, including a new Beta release for Power BI to the Autodesk Construction Cloud.
2) Search and you will find with Dynamo for Revit 2.19.
Dynamo version 2.19 (2.19.3, to be exact) in Revit 2024.2 brings significant improvements to node and package search. This release enhances the search functionality, providing more relevant and expected results, and tolerating typos. These improvements save time by reducing the effort required by computational designers to locate specific nodes and packages. In addition to the improved search, Dynamo 2.19 introduces features like enhanced package node identification, improved Python editor experience, better documentation for chart nodes, drag and drop note pinning, and more.
3) Single Sign-On (SSO) to Twinmotion for Revit from your Autodesk Account.
First, you got Twinmotion with your Revit subscription. Then, with Revit 2024 and Twinmotion 2023, auto-synch tightened the workflow between 3D modeling and photoreal visualization, so you could quickly and easily bring your ideas and inspiration to life through a desktop-to-cloud data connection. Now, Revit and Twinmotion are even better together with SSO. Use your Autodesk ID to access the immersive power of Twinmotion, no other login necessary. Available for Revit 2024.2 and Twinmotion 2023.2.
To learn more about these and other enhanced highlights, you can visit the official Autodesk Revit website, where you will find many updated features, such as: improvements to site modeling, model coordination with Autodesk Docs, improvements to rebar modeling and documentation, and updated electrical and structural analysis and much more.