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I can't tell you how often I will use this, Jeff! I have been lugging my workstation laptop around for years. When on vacation, I take my backpack full of stuff and set up for a few hours prior to my wife being ready to roll. This will be a game-changer! Thanks for providing all kind of productivity tools for this 65-year-old Revit user. Who would have thought, when I started using AutoCad on my 8088 computer (with floppy drives!) ....

This is absolutely helpful for when you’re doing CA and also as BIM engineer when visiting job sites you don’t have to disconnect and carry a rather heavy setup with you …

I'm an Architect and Revit user, Jump desktop sounds great, honestly didn't know my Ipad had the ability for remote desktop until now. I would use this to run revit during client meetings to workshop and walk my clients through the project.

Thank you for sharing this! As an architect / consultant, this will allow Revit access in remote locations where the portability of the iPad pro on 5G can really be leveraged. Best advantages for anticipated use: 1. Rapidly switch between iPad apps and Revit; 2. Sharing the collaborative power of table-top tablet view with a client, contractor, or other stakeholder. 3. To be able to make Revit modifications live, in full view of team.

I'm going to use this for client meetings as my laptop died and I had just bought a new desktop to run AutoCAD and Revit. This will be a big help in getting clients intimately involved in the design process and allowing me to show them the power of the software I have invested heavily in, both financially and time wise. Thanks for this great video.

So excited, as a new Revit designer I’ve thought about how there should be accessibility to Revit or Bluebeam on the go. Turns out that Revit wasn’t an option and Bluebeam app is more of a hassle. With this capability I believe some smoother sails are ahead. Thanks for the update and I can’t wait to get up to work on this option tomorrow!

I’m maybe too late but man thank God for suggesting this! I’ve been using autodesk viewer for awhile now and it has limited options in navigating the model whenever i’m on a jobsite. This is indeed a better solution.

As An architecture student this would be so helpful in making me work from anywhere carrying a laptop is hard when you have to carry architecture supplies and the physical model and etc I would take the iPad everywhere and start working at any time

Microsoft Remote Desktop app is also a good alternative as a free option.

What a great option! I would love to be able to use Jump Desktop to run Revit on my iPad. The massive size of our laptops really make them semi-portable desktops. The flexibility of using the iPad would allow for better collaboration with team members, owners, and clients. We work in 3d and then try to explain it all to others in 2d. Using the model itself would streamline the process and help to make us more efficient .

This is super helpful. I am planning on buying an iPad this month and have been learning Revit. My laptop is old and is slowing down significantly. So I think this is the way I’m going to go. Thanks man!

I would use it not just for Revit, but for so many programs! For me is a game changer.

This is insane! I am a South African Mechanical building services engineer and BIM manager for Triocon Consulting engineers. We are overseeing construction of a 21 floor residential building and being able to do inspections and make model adjustments on site using this workflow would be very helpful as one tends to forget some detail or need more context when problem solving off site requiring additional site visits, this flow would allow me to inspect and address the issue on site there and then. I am definitely looking into this, thanks Jeff

Thank you so much for jump app. I work in Archicad and I used Any desk and teamviewer apps but they can’t zoom in zoom out with the help of the mouse. This problem is solved in jump desktop, I really can work 99% like on a laptop

This is awesome, i always wanted to model with revit on my ipad, i searched so much for something like this and never found it, since my working pc is stationary, the only thing i found to use the models with my clients was a360, but sadly we couldn't afford to make changes real time on the reunions, at least only in paper and not in the model! Such a game changer!!!

Wow that's awesome another great discovery. My clients love the viewer. Now this, Thanks Jeff!

Tip to make it alot easier: online cloud computing and stream it to the ipad.

This is awesome ! Ive being an iPad user for a while and this for me will be life changing. Be Abel to work while traveling. And being able to easily Met with the Team in different locations and be able to work. This is awesome 🎉

Very cool, this would be a game changer for making quick model updates while on the go without having to lug around an entire work station.

I have been using Jumpdesk for about a year and it’s seamless on the iPad Pro 12. For Revit and other applications. You just need very good internet connection when you’re out an about. I have even tried connectivity via my mobile data. Sometimes a bit slow but does work. There is also teams viewer and google desktop which do work too to connect to your desktop.

I would love to use my iPad to remotely connect to my laptop. I would probably use it for showing models and docs in a more casual or spontaneous setting during meetings.

Cool, I’d use it for Revit, rhino/ grasshopper and Twinmotion. I’ve used Remote Desktop before which has been ok.

This is awesome news! For years I have researched ways to do this but there was always so much lag that it just wasn't worth it. I'd love to test this out on my iPad and see how well it works. If so, then when I'm gone on trips or out of the office but don't want to take a full laptop with me, this is definitely going to be my go-to option. Got unexpectedly stuck outside of my home city for an extra few days and this would have saved my butt being able to use an iPad. Thanks for posting!

i used RD client, same solution but the connection is better

I would use this for onsite modifications with real time changes to shop drawings, I don’t know how many times I have gone to a project site just to see my shop drawings measurements are different to what is on the field!

Love this! I used to use a PC laptop for Remote Desktop to Revit. The laptop died so it’s great to know I can use my iPad Pro instead. I’m hoping it will work with LiDAR software as well!

I’ve done this with my 2017 iPad Pro 10.5. Just used RDP app to login to my desktop. Nice in a quick pinch while traveling with a Logitech Bluetooth mouse and Logitech Combo Touch keyboard case. Only issue is scroll wheel is opposite (due to natural scrolling) and can’t ctrl + tab to switch view windows in Revit.

Countless times of covid lockdowns in 2022 forced me to stay at home and unable to work. This seems like a sweet extension to the office machine and sometimes to access the home one too.

Amazing what you can do nowadays, regarding remote workflow. Especially the combination between the iPad and your PC is a big step forward. Will be looking forward to working with this, as i travel a lot. Thank you for the great Videos!

Wow! I finely can design from the beach

This is definitely going to be a game changer!

Amazing!!! I already bought the IPad and I was looking for ways to use Revit, Solibri, Archicad in my Ipad!!!! I’m a BIM Manager in Mexico and this workflow is going to help me a lot!

Awesome!! Thanks for sharing this.

I use Chrome Remote desktop modeling in Catia, really good.

This video was super helpful. Been looking for a portable solution for the office. Thank you!

Awesome information that couldn't be timelier for me. I will be looking forward to getting this setup on my Ipad pro.

Hey! This video makes me reaaally happy! I'm a student and my favorite thing is to go to new coffee shops to study while I drink a cup of coffee. Knowing that I could continue to do all the stuff without having to carry a heavy backpack its really amazing! I would love to win and try Jump Desktop. Thanks for this video!!

WooHoo - what an amazingly awesome game changer! As a grad student, I could really use this to be more productive with my thesis project. I have a workstation laptop that I'm afraid to take anywhere because I can't afford another one if something happens to it. I have the 12.9" iPad Pro (2018 version) with Apple Pencil. Being able to use Revit on the iPad is a dream come true! Thank you, Jeff! :)

Thanks Jeff you just cost me a lot of money for my "Christmas gift to me" this year...looks like I will be upgrading my Ipad Pro and get all those nice gadgets you have :) Cheers Tony

I've used the DUET app as another screen connecting my iPad to my Laptop for a few years now. Having the ability to do this remotely is a big plus! I can see using this whilst' traveling and lightening my payload. Great video!

I have been looking for the app which would simplify the process for windows Remote Desktop pc and Revit access from iPad for some years. This looks like definitely the life changer! Can’t wait to try it on my M1 iPad Pro!!

Absolutely magic and perfect for client site visits! Definitely, going to look into this further over the Christmas break. Thanks Jeff

If possible, please make a review on a 49-inch monitor in conjunction with Revit.

Next step would be to connect the Ipad to bigger screens on site. Easily done with an adapter?

That seems to work smooth. I tried TeamViewer, but I found the response time laggy, so I gave up on using remote until I saw this

great video, i am using VNC, I would like to try Jump Desktop

Very cool tool tip! Many thanks for sharing. I think the portable nature of running Revit to an iPad could be a very useful for jobsite visits, remote productivity, or even simply pulling the model up in front of a potential client in a coffee shop rather than having to be tethered to a desktop. I think all three of these scenarios is how i would use Jump Desktop.

Many thanks for this video. Please could you tell me what is the average data consumption per hour of intensive work in Revit via WIFI and via cellular network in comparsion? I was wondering because of the FUP.

I would use this many times per week when I travel to sites. It would be really rad to open up right in the field and make edits while getting feed back from the build team. Not to mention how the world would open up having an Ipad that is connected to my powerhouse windows machine. I can only imagine the possibilities......

Hi @TheRevitKid hope your well. im keen to know what your 1 year update on this post is, using the ipad for Revit. How has it been to date.

❤i want to travel with only my iPad and not a clunky laptop. Would love to have this. I use Morpholio trace constantly so to add Revit would be great.

I should also say that my main need is AutoCAD not Revit. They have the AutoCAD mobile app but I find it’s just too lightweight to use besides doing a few extremely basic site revisions/markups. If anyone has any clever suggestions I’d love to hear them :)

Thank you very much for sharing this. It’s very interesting and it will be very useful to all Revit users. Absolutely I want to try it. 🙌🏻💯

I would use with revit and graphics programs. Work remotely across multiple western states. This would be very helpful.

Fantastic! Never realized you could use a mouse with an iPad. This would be great for job site visits and meetings for quickly pulling up a Revit model.

10:10 you can use Microsoft powertoys and remap your keys in your windows machine. I personally remapped the "~" key which right under the actual escape key. The apple keyboard has the same key. I changed that key in the windows machine because no one (99%) uses that key anyway.

Hi how are u, I’m going to use this for clients because is more easy to show our job on your iPad , this gonna be a huge help in getting clients the perspective , and I didn’t mention that my laptop its broken, thank u very much for the video. Good day

iPad Pro is also great if your using it to scan spaces, because it has more ram, and the scans process faster, I never got a mouse I should get that

I too have been using ipad mostly for media consumption and reviewing documents but if there are other creative uses like running revit then it would be even better.

Hey Jeff, that’s super cool! Now I’ll be able to run Revit on site just on my iPad without carrying weight around and worrying about damaging a laptop!

Ok so the reason I think this sounds like a good tool, because I would like to show my clients the revit model at meetings, so this sounds like a great option because I don’t use a laptop

Question for you, does jump support the middle mouse click of a 3rd party mouse?

Thanks Jeff for this video. I’ve been using Splashtop for a couple of years now for my Remote Desktop solution to run Revit on iPad, but Splashtop has issues with screen scaling that I don’t like. Maybe Jump Desktop will work better in this regard. I can’t recall if I’ve tried it yet. I am going to try it now.

So excited! Looking forward to try!

I don't try to scape or cancel, that's like working in Autocad. I just click the next command.

I really need to try Jump Desktop. I’m the resident nerd at my office, so it doesn’t bother me to run Microsoft Remote Desktop. I have wondered about other solutions such as Citrix or other “Autodesk certified” RD or VDI environments. It always makes me a little worried bringing a $5,000+ laptop to job sites.

This is great news! I have downloaded the iOS app for my iPad Pro, and while I near my Revit PC, I was able to successfully remote into the iPad and see my 3d model, spin it, look at all the different views in the Project Browser… However, now that I am away from the PC, when I remote into the PC, I can everything but the actual ‘working / live’ part of the screen is just blank white. Hovering my Logitech mouse on the blank white area pops up the info in the Properties box, so I know I am touching a window for example, or a wall. Even the 3d navigation cube is missing?? When I try a print preview, the model shows up, ready to print.. Any issues like this for anyone? Any ideas? I am very much looking forward to sitting with clients in a meeting and showing them their custom house design in all its Revit 3d glory… Any help or ideas very much appreciated. A google search came up with pretty much nothing… THANKS!

This would be awesome for traveling...when I really don't want to bring the big laptop.

Finally someone is talking about that app 💪🏻

Jump Desktop looks like it might answer my problem. I work on my own and when on site I don't have any means of getting work off my desktop (no one to call) and Jump Desktop looks like it will allow me to access my project files directly, if I need to amend something or check dimensions. Please throw me into the random generator 🙂

Yes! This will change the game. Whilst I’ve been using my MacBook Air as a lightweight portable interface for years - remoting to my power PC. I love using the iPad Pro and magic keyboard onsite/out of the studio, but not being able to access and spin the model has been its Achilles heel. This is the solution I’ve been wishing for. Quick question - how does it manage a multiple monitor desktop setup?

It's amazing! I would love to be able to test Jump Desktop to run Revit and Navisworks on my iPad.

I'd love to use jump desktop to work remotely on residential projects at a local coffee shop. My current laptop battery isn't very good so I've been limited to about 45 minutes at best and buying a replacement is currently not an option. Jump seems way more promising than the Duet app I've tried in the past. Would love to try it out!

This tools is amazing! I have also been using iPad since the first generation. I have tried to use Autodesk 360, but it is uncomfortable to use. I hope to use this tool as soon as possible. Thank you.

Thanks for the cool video, and for introducing us to a different Remote Desktop software that looks like it might actually work well for Revit. Hopefully one day Revit will work natively on iOS, but for the time being this looks like a good workaround.

Hi thanks for the video! But i dont know how to download revit o the iPad

This is great! Thanks for the informative video! I can definitely use this as I travel out of state to sites and hate lugging my huge laptop around. It would be great to coordinate on site with the actual model. This is a game changer.

I'm the Director of Operations for a small firm in Cleveland OH, we current all have towers in the office, and use surfaces on the go. I find that the surface model is very lacking. Battery life is short, and the tablet functions are constraining. I recently got myself an Ipad pro, and have fallen in love, the pencil gives the ability to sketch + diagram within the digital world seamlessly. I see so many benefits to the ipad in an Architecture office, except the shortfall that IOS is not compatible with Revit. This video was very exciting for the possibilities of finding a way to integrate ipad into our office and phase out the archaic surface model. I would love to give Jump Desk a test run to see if it is compatible with out current systems and hopefully implore us to make a change in hardware to allow us to design freely on an ipad as the profession deserves.

Hi RevitKid - I would use the Ipad for business meatings and for new biz. 🙂

I ve tried this on august and I had problems with mouse middle button. I tried many remote desktop softwares. Maybe not that one you use. I realize that I have spent too much money for an ipad when I could bought a really powerful windows laptop or tablet. Just my two cents.

Thank you Sir for the video, I noticed on your screen you went from the iPad menu to the Windows menu. How did you achieve this?

Really hoping this will work with my companies setup, these 17” BIMbox laptops are not very portable!

Looking forward to testing this on a Surface device.

Nice solution. However I been using Revit on iPad, iMac, Mac book for about 3 years. I use Shadow. And you don’t need your own Windows PC. It had a good price of 15€ month but 1 year ago they doble it but stills a fair price for the excellence of the service. On my 27 iMac, where i use revit everyday it’s like use it on a native windows computer. Zero lag (with a good connection). The funny thing is that they have a similar button in the same place as JumpD…😅 but you can hide it. Let me know if you need more info. Cheers

Please you can try use commands in keyboard for revit in iPad in next video?

Please make a video on how to turn on PC windows remotely via Jump Desktop application, I'm stuck and don't know how to do 😭😭😭😭😭

Anyone can give info on which ipad can do this?

Amazing! I have an iPad Myself that I love to bits but the only downfall has been not been able to use Revit on it! I have tried TeamViewer but latelly it has been more struggle than actually suceeding, so I would loooove to try Jump Desktop and hopefully that would improve my workflows between ipad and Revit!

Thanks for the video, I kept debating if I should invest in an iPad for architecture school and you just convinced me. I would love to have Jump Desktop to be able to work remotely on my architecture thesis at school!

in Samsung tab S7???

Whats the minute when the video start ?

I’ve been using my iPad Pro in this way for a long time. I have been eyeing Jump Desktop recently since TeamViewer has been unreliable recently. I wish Revit would run natively on iPadOS but Apple has severely limited its capabilities unfortunately.

Thanks for this informative discussion regarding the iPad.

No es por demeritar, peo yo he hecho desde hace años eso en mi celular usando android + teamviewer. Si necesitaba alguna distancia o una vista más ampliada para mostrarla al contratista, llevaba una tablet con la misma configuración

That's great. Gonna install Jump Desktop right away

Sweet….would be great to see my iPad actually function for Revit

it would be amazing to use in front of my clients....3D and other cool elevations...

This is great for in the field. I personally would use this setup when at my family's house in LA. I drive down from East Bay on some weekends and I have a powerful desktop at my home office. Been using the surface tablet becuase up till now, Ipad hasn't been a good alternative for remote desktop so I'm excited to try this. Thank you for the review and have a Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

This is awsome , Thanks for sharing this and all your other tips.