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Compare the features of Revit LT vs. Revit
Learn about the differences between Revit and Revit LT software. Revit LT is cost-effective, streamlined BIM software for architecture professionals. Revit software includes additional features and functionality such as worksharing, analysis and in-product rendering. See which product is right for you.
| Products |  Revit LT 2016 |
 Revit 2016 in Building Design Suite Premium or Ultimate |
|---|---|---|
| DESKTOP SUBSCRIPTION | ||
| Pay-as-you-go access | ✓ | ✓ |
| Up-to-date software | ✓ | ✓ |
| Online support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scalable licensing | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3D architectural modelling | ||
| Architectural wall, curtain wall, floor, roof, ceiling and column | ✓ | ✓ |
| Design options | ✓ | ✓ |
| Loadable component | ✓ | ✓ |
| Room and area | ✓ | ✓ |
| Site design | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stair by component, ramp and railing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anti-aliasing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Construction modelling parts and assemblies | ✓ | |
| Stair by sketch | ✓ | |
| Structural modelling | ||
| Structural walls, floor slab and foundation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structural columns, beams and braces | ✓ | ✓ |
| Slanted columns and trusses | ✓ | |
| Reinforcement | ✓ | |
| Mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering | ||
| HVAC duct systems | ✓ | |
| Piping and plumbing systems | ✓ | |
| Power and lighting systems | ✓ | |
| Advanced 3D modelling | ||
| Create groups for repeating elements | ✓ | ✓ |
| Family editor environment | ✓ | ✓ |
| In-place modelling1 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Conceptual massing, adaptive components | ✓ | |
| Presentation and visualisation | ||
| Sketchy lines | ✓ | ✓ |
| Realistic view styles | ✓ | ✓ |
| Orthographic and perspective views, walk throughs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Photo-realistic rendering in the cloud2 (A360 Rendering) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Photo-realistic rendering materials | ✓ | ✓ |
| Photo-realistic rendering within the product | ✓ | |
| Ray trace (in-canvas rendering) | ✓ | |
| View filters | ✓ | |
| Analysis | ||
| A360 energy analysis for Revit3 | ✓ | |
| Area analysis | ✓ | |
| Analytical model | ✓ | |
| Structural loads and boundary conditions | ✓ | |
| A360 structural analysis for Revit4 | ✓ | |
| Heating and cooling loads | ✓ | |
| Massing studies | ✓ | |
| Solar studies6 | ✓ | |
| Documentation | ||
| 2D detail lines, 2D detail components | ✓ | ✓ |
| Revision tracking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dimensioning, tagging and annotation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Phasing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Schedules, material take-off | ✓ | ✓ |
| Collaboration | ||
| Interference check, copy/monitor | ✓ | |
| Worksharing (multi-user environment) | ✓ | |
| Shared co-ordinates among projects | ✓ | |
| Revit Server | ✓ | |
| Linking other Revit files | ||
| Link files from other Revit applications | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tag and schedule elements in link files | ✓ | ✓ |
| Copy/Paste elements from links | ✓ | |
| Customise the visibility of linked models | ✓ | |
| Links/imports | ||
| DWG™, DXF file format, TrustedDWG technology, images | ✓ | ✓ |
| IFC | ✓ | ✓ |
| DGN, SketchUp, DWF mark-up | ✓ | ✓ |
| Point cloud, Decal | ✓ | |
| Exports | ||
| DWG, DXF, DGN, DWF, DWFx | ✓ | ✓ |
| Walkthroughs and images, FBX, NWC5 | ✓ | ✓ |
| Room/Area Reports, Schedules | ✓ | ✓ |
| Solar studies6 | ✓ | ✓ |
| IFC | ✓ | ✓ |
| SAT, ADSK, gbXML, ODBC, family types | ✓ | |
| APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) | ||
| Third-party application programming interface (API) | ✓ | |
| Free trial | Free trial | |