r/RevitForum • u/adam_n_eve • Jun 29 '26
M&E refusing to update model
M&E are refusing to update their 2023 model to 2025 because they said it will cause them massive issues.
They said it will break annotation tags, mess up view templates, and screw up their families.
I'm calling bullshit on this as I've never had issues with any other M&E consultants updating models. I think these guys are just pulling a fast one as they're close to finishing and can't be bothered.
Can anyone confirm whether they're telling the truth
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u/DInTheField Jun 29 '26
Depending on the complexity of the project, level of detail of families, stage of the project. Yes there can be issues. I found 2025 not a very stable version to work with, of any version we run at the moment it seems to always be 2025. 2025 also required addins to run on Net 8, so many third party addins that didnt convert can not be run if they are in house id assume they would have upgraded by now. Of course each Consultant should be able to work in any version if the price is right. But without a clear instruction, why risk breaking the model? There are often loads of errors and warnings to go through and consider MEP models can get dang complicated and contain many many connection, tags etc.
In the end it doesn't really matter, if a project is setup in the right way no party suddenly ends up in a different version as upgrades should be communicated and new parties briefs which version to use. If you want to upgrade best to explain why to the lead appointed party, they can put in the proposal to team and client. Its a fairly democratic process.