AutoCAD LT + Revit LT = save

It's been out for a few months now.  Autodesk has a software suite called the Autocad Revit LT Suite (2013), which combines AutoCAD LT and Revit LT.  Now, obviously if you're using AutoCAD LT, you don't really need Revit LT, but the way I see it, this is a cheaper way of getting your feet wet in the BIM Revit ecosystem.  It also alleviates the other problem of some manufacturers producing just Revit drawings, and not SketchUp / CAD drawings.

The reason why I'm bringing this up, is because Dell has it for $1199.99, which, regardless of any rebates or promotions, is the lowest price anywhere, any time.  Normal price is $1495.

That's good enough to me, to get my feet wet - again - into BIM, even though I'm not sold on the implementation of Revit's BIM.

Below is Autodesk's comparison between Revit and Revit LT.

Category	Feature Name	Revit LT 2013	Revit 2013
Architectural Modeling in 3D	Architectural Wall, Curtain Wall, Floor, Roof, Ceiling, and Column	✔	✔
	Design Options		✔
	Loadable Component	✔	✔
	Room and Area	✔	✔
	Site Design	✔	✔
	Stair by Component, Ramp, and Railing	✔	✔
	Construction Modeling—Parts and Assemblies		✔
	Stair by Sketch		✔
Structural Modeling	Structural Walls, Floor Slab, and Foundation	✔	✔
	Structural Columns, Beams and Braces	✔	✔
	Truss and Reinforcement		✔
Advanced 3D Modeling	Create Groups for Repeating Elements	✔	✔
	Family Editor Environment	✔	✔
	Conceptual Massing, Adaptive Components		✔
	In-Place Modeling		✔
Presentation and Visualization	Orthographic and Perspective Views, Walk-throughs	✔	✔
	Photorealistic Architectural Rendering in the Cloud* (Autodesk® 360 Rendering)	✔	✔
	Photorealistic Architectural Rendering Materials	✔	✔
	Photorealistic Architectural Rendering Within the Product		✔
	Ray Trace (In-Canvas Rendering), Realistic View Styles		✔
Documentation	2D Detail Lines, 2D Detail Components	✔	✔
	Revision Tracking	✔	✔
	Dimensioning, Tagging, and Annotation	✔	✔
	Phasing	✔	✔
	Schedules, Material Takeoff	✔	✔
Collaboration	Interference Check, Copy/Monitor		✔
	Worksharing (Multiuser Environment)		✔
Linking Other Revit Files	Link Files from Other Revit Products	✔	✔
	Tag and Schedule Elements in Link Files	✔	✔
	Copy/Paste Elements from Links		✔
	Customize the Visibility of Linked Models		✔
Links/Imports	DWG™, DXF™ File Format	✔	✔
	DGN, SketchUp®, DWF™ Markup, Image		✔
	Point Cloud, Decal		✔
Exports	DWG, DXF, DGN, DWF, DWFx	✔	✔
	Images and Animations, FBX®, NWC	✔	✔
	Room/Area Reports, Schedules	✔	✔
	Solar Studies**	✔	✔
	SAT, ADSK, gbXML, IFC, ODBC, Family Types		✔
Analyze	Autodesk® 360 Energy Analysis for Autodesk Revit*		✔
API	Third-Party API (Application Programming Interface)		✔

*Available to Subscription customers of Autodesk® Revit LT™, Autodesk® Revit®, Autodesk® Revit® Architecture, Autodesk® Revit® MEP, and Autodesk® Revit® Structure software during the term of their Subscription.
**Only still images are available for solar study export.