Okay, let’s talk about networks,
as in workstations, not cocktail parties.
Revit is a model based system, which is different from your
traditional AutoCAD networks. Revit is very demanding on the network components
and infrastructure. This means that the file sizes will be larger which will
result in greater network traffic.
Therefore, before you start on your Revit journey, I recommend that you
look at your total network architecture, as a whole, and determine the demand
of Revit on your entire system.
There is a number of hardware and software solutions that
will help you optimize your network.
Make sure you are spending money on one that:
1.
Optimizes your
bandwidth (MPLS)
2.
Expands your server
space. (SAN)
3.
Improves your
connectivity (Riverbed Steelhead)
Revit is collaborative software;
the key to its success is communication. Revit has built-in a couple of work
sharing software enhancements that will help your project team communicate and
share models. These enhancements will require dedicated server space and bandwidth
in order to take full advantage of their power.
So, before you introduce Revit to
your end users, make sure you do your homework and test some of these
considerations on a segmented network.
Conduct thorough research and development before you roll out
Revit to your end users. Remember an underperforming network, is just as bad as
non-existing network.
Paul VelozContributor for Industry Speaks
Paul Veloz is part of the Industry Speaks community. He has more than 20 years experience in information technology and BIM implementation in the architecture industry. To find him and learn more, visit us at www.industryspeaks.com
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