I have come to this place to find an answer to my query. I am a long-time Revit user who models and renders architectural buildings but complex building takes a lot of time in Revit to model. I am wondering if Rhino can do it efficiently or in less time. I have no clue. I am asking you, the experts.
I know where Revit excels but I have no idea about Rhino. Is Rhino better at some aspects? I gave Rhino multiple tries long ago but it appears to be very hard to learn.
I want to model buildings fast. Is Rhino the solution? What are your opinions?
Oh I forgot one more thing!
I want you to know that Revit helps me redesign certain parts of my design as per client’s needs. I am sure (but do not know about it) Rhino could do that too.
Rhino.inside.Revit might give you the best of both worlds, but certainly doesn’t make most workflows less complex.
Rhino is used in many ways and each industry/user has is its own definition of what Rhino is to them. In general the AEC market uses Rhino in the early and late stages; conceptual design & fabrication respectively.
The middle ground is up for debate.
Rhino isn’t a BIM software per say, granted there are 3rd party plugins that make it Object based (draw walls, insert doors), but the base Rhino is more akin to Autocad where you have Model Space and Paper Space and need to setup drawings with that in mind.
Revit’s appeal is the viewport management and callouts, where you don’t have to maintain the relationship between a view and its callout like you would in Acad or Rhino for the most part. As well as the BIM and scheduling aspects afforded by the database.
Rhino has a roll to play in these workflows, but if it is going to be more efficient is subject to needs and skill of the users of particular workflows. A strong grasshopper user in RiR for example can run circles around a typical Revit user in many areas.
