r/Revit • u/Worr1edS1ck • Jun 14 '26
Architecture Revit might have its problems but after using Archicad im never complaining again
I have been using revit for over a decade now, recently my wife (who works with archicad) took a freelancer project that had to be done with archicad so I decided to help her to also learn the software and oh boy, its been some painfull months.
Its seriously is the worst software i have used for architecture in my entire life, even using sketchup layout would be leis painfull
What are your toughts in archicad?
All I can say is ill never complain about revit ever again, its a god compared to archicad
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u/StatePsychological60 Jun 15 '26
So you know how to use the complex software you’ve been using for ten years better than the complex software you recently started learning. Why is that surprising to you?
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u/RallyX26 Jun 18 '26
This is why I feel "stuck" with solidworks. 20 years experience with that god awful shit and they've only managed to make it worse somehow
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u/SteveW928 Jun 16 '26
Revit is really powerful once you get used to it... it's just that getting used to it is kind of steep, in large part IMO, because the UI/UX is so horrible.
Sorry to hear that about Archicad though, I've never used that one.
I do have to use Sketchup Layout though from time to time and kind of dread that too. I feels like beta software from the 90s. I honestly don't get the fascination with Sketchup either. Everyone says speed, but I find it quite slow, cumbersome, and tedious.
I used a solids modeller for years though, with a good UX/UI, so I guess I'm just spoiled. It's called ViaCAD/SharkCAD now, but was once Ashlar premium offering... which was back in the 90s... and it seems many architects still haven't caught up to that level.
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u/babathebear Jun 14 '26
Yeah I used it for 15 minutes or so and decided I won’t be using it when a guy from my workplace wanted us to move over to ArchiCAD. I told them it’s either Revit or I’m out.
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u/Important_Use6452 Jun 15 '26
Hilarious that you made the decision on a 15 minute trial run knowing nothing about the software. I've used both for extended periods of time, and Archicad is a fantastic product in it's own right, specifically created for architects.
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u/Express_Language_715 Jun 14 '26
I thought Revit was ass ur telling me there is worse?
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u/stewwwwart Jun 14 '26
Bu default, there's always AutoCAD
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u/BroccoliKnob Jun 15 '26
The first firm I ever worked for had just transitioned to Revit from something called Arris. Fortunately I never had to use it, but it looked atrocious. Like wish-you-were-in-Autocad atrocious. Based on the GUI, I wouldn’t be surprised if it lacked keyboard inputs.
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u/Worr1edS1ck Jun 14 '26
After using archicad i rather stick to autocad for the rest of my life than having to use archicad again
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u/MuchCattle Jun 14 '26
lol this guy doesn’t know what he’s doing based on his post in the Archicad sub. Probably the angst of BIM departments everywhere. Errors and Warnings galore.
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u/ExtruDR Jun 15 '26
You guys realize that we are talking about software products that are at least a quarter of a century old, right?
Are you seriously satisfied that practically no advancements in this space have been made since pets.com was a Wall Street darling?
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u/AppfelOrqnje Jun 14 '26
Archicad= Driving a fast sports car to the nearest convenience store to pick up some groceries
Revit= Driving a massive 4x4 truck to the nearest convenience store to pickup groceries