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Sunday, May 22, 2016

Roundup – For the Week of May 15, 2016, New and Updated Revit Add-ins on the Autodesk App Store

Three new Revit add-ins dropped on the Autodesk App Store this week: one for copying similar elements to the same workset, phase, etc., one for setting the wall join type of a selection, and one to create panel schedule views automatically.

Add-ins updated to Revit 2017 this week included:
  • ArchVision RPC Entourage Starter Pack
  • Autodesk Seek
  • Bulk File Upgrader
  • CADforum BIM Families
  • CADstudio Revit Tools
  • Enscape
  • FilterMore
  • Import/Export Excel
  • Kubity Exporter
  • Unity
  • Workshared File Notification

NEW

Copy Similar
"Copy Similar" will copy and paste model elements while placing them on the same "Workset", “Phase Created”, and “Phase Demolished” as the original elements | Trial
About This Version: Version 1.0.0, 5/19/2016 – Initial Release

HotGear Project - Wall Join Controller
Quickly change the wall join type for each Wall on Autodesk® Revit® selection | Free
About This Version: Version v1.0, 5/18/2016 – First Version of Wall Join Controller.

Batch Create Panel Schedule View
The tool is designed to create panel schedule views automatically | USD 3.00
About This Version: Version 1.0.0, 5/17/2016 – Initial Release



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hsb3DPrinting
hsbcad’s hsb3DPrinting add-in generates building components in Autodesk® Revit® that you assemble by clicking them together**. Print the building model on a larger scale with a standard 3D printer | Free
About This Version: Version 1.0.3, 5/20/2016 – This version includes improvements to create parts of special solids.

SOFiSTiK 3D-PDF Export 2016 (Rental)
SOFiSTiK 3D-PDF Export generates PDF documents with embedded 3D content. Particularly focused on structural models and reinforcement it includes features to create a useful representation of them | USD 2.50/M
About This Version: Version 2016-2.1, 5/20/2016 – Update Release 2016-2.1.

Unity for Autodesk® Revit®
Unity for Autodesk® Revit® 1.2 is an add-in to connect Autodesk® Revit® and Unity® gaming development platform | Free
About This Version: Version 1.2.0.0, 5/20/2016 – Unity for Autodesk® Revit® 1.2 adds weather effects along with the support of textures.

CADstudio Revit Tools 2017
Set of productivity tools for Autodesk® Revit® 2017 - job-time tracker, door/wall legends, text replacements, renumbering, sheet formats, RFA library | Trial
About This Version: Version 2017, 5/20/2016 – Revit 2017 compatible

Kubity Exporter
Export any Autodesk® Revit® model to your mobile and see it in VR! | Free
About This Version: Version 1.0.0, 5/19/2016 – [Revit 2017 version]

FilterMore
Advanced filter with expand capabilities and selection keeper | Free
About This Version: Version 1.1, 5/19/2016 – Added Pre-Filter Button; Better Sheet Description.

Workshared File Notification
Allows user to easily recreate a local file if the local file is outdated. It also prevents user from accidentally opened a central model | Free
About This Version: Version 1.5, 5/19/2016 – Updated for Revit 2017 and drop support for Revit 2013


FREE ArchVision RPC Entourage Starter Pack
2017 now supported! Download and Drag & Drop RPC Content into Autodesk® AutoCAD, Autodesk® Revit® & Autodesk® 3ds Max. Place, edit & render thousands of RPC People, Trees, Cars & Objects | Free
About This Version: Version 2.4.12.0, 5/19/2016 57 – New RPC vehicles added to Automobiles Channel; RPC Plug-ins for Autodesk® 2017 products added; Entourage Worskhop added to Revit installer.

UNIFI
UNIFI is the essential cloud platform to create, organize, access and manage digital building content among leading architectural, engineering and construction organizations | Trial
About This Version: Version 2.0.2, 5/19/2016 – Bug fixes, read the release notes here.

CADstudio Revit Tools 2016
Set of productivity tools for Autodesk® Revit® Architecture and Autodesk® Revit® MEP - job-time tracker, door/wall legends, text replacements, renumbering, sheet formats, RFA library | Trial
About This Version: Version 2.1, 5/18/2016 – New functions: Sheet Formats, sentence case, updated filters

CADforum BIM-Families
CADforum BIM Families is a tool for convenient access to the online BIM block catalog at CADforum.cz. Directly insert any of the thousands free families | USD 10.00
About This Version: Version 1.01, 5/18/2016 – first release, fixed rare .NET problem

Import/Export Excel
Transfer data back and forth between Autodesk® Revit® and Excel | Free
About This Version: Version 17.0.1, 5/18/2016 – Fixed the unit conversion issue

Bulk File Upgrader
File Upgrader will batch upgrade previous versions of Autodesk® Revit® files to the latest Revit format. The tool can upgrade families, template files, and project files | USD 99.00
About This Version: Version 4.0.0, 5/17/2016 – Supports Autodesk® Revit® 2017; To avoid opening RVT links that may also need to be upgraded, there is now the option to open only selected worksets during the upgrade process

Enscape™
Enscape™ – Realtime 3D rendered walkthrough plug-in for your projects in Autodesk® Revit®. It enables you to show and communicate designs in your team or to your customers effortlessly | Trial
About This Version: Version 1.5.1, 5/17/2016 – Read the release notes here.

Autodesk® Seek
Autodesk® Seek enables designers to access high quality BIM files, drawings and product information for over 66,000 products, representing over 400 manufacturers, from inside Revit® | Subscription App
About This Version: Version 1.01, 5/17/2016 – This version incorporates support for Autodesk® Revit® 2017

Bonus Tools
Bonus Tools contains 80+ apps and can help any practice save time. Download, test and experience time saving tools that allow you to focus on the important tasks at hand | Trial
About This Version: Version 20.16.05.05, 5/16/2016 89 – 89 Open Views - New - Bulk open multiple View is one go; 81 Floor To Follow Floor - Fix to remove error message; 56 Print Revisions - Update - Export DWG's to Shared Coordinates. Select to Export only; Deletion Tracker removed.


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WorksetCreator
Workset creator will let you handle workset names and create multiple worksets in just a few clicks. WorksetbyAverage will let you assign workset to multiple elements based in category, family or type | Free
About This Version: Version 1.0.0, 5/18/2016 – First Public Version

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Please, Can someone send me the add in Copy Similar? i can not find it..... Thank you very much. sui023@hotmail.com

Tim Grimm said...

Hi Jesús. Sometimes add-ins debut on the App Store only to be removed later. This appears to have happened with Copy Similar. We suggest that you contact the developer about getting the app. Contact information is available on this page: https://sites.google.com/site/revitapi123/copy-similar-help