Revit 2018 Product Enhancements from Autodesk (Update #8)

Gathered here for your convenience are the Autodesk-authored add-ins for Revit 2018.

Known Released

Advance Steel Extension
Advance Steel 2018 Extension enables BIM data exchange between Autodesk® Revit® 2018 and Advance Steel 2018, through a complete set of functionalities like import, export or synchronize | Autodesk App Store | Free

BIM 360 Add-in
BIM 360™ construction management software enables almost anytime, anywhere access to project data throughout the building construction lifecycle. BIM 360 empowers those in the field to better anticipate and act, and those in the back office to optimize and manage all aspects of construction performance | BIM 360 website / Autodesk Account / Desktop App

Classification Manager
This free tool will allow you to quickly apply data from multiple
classification systems to all your elements | BIM Interoperability Tools website | Free

COBie Extension
This free tool will allow you to set up your Revit models to capture COBie
data and then export that data to a COBie compliant spreadsheet | BIM Interoperability Tools website | Free

DB Link
Use Autodesk Revit DB Link to export Revit project data to a database, make changes to the data, and import it back into the Revit project | Autodesk Account / Autodesk Desktop App | Subscription app

Dynamo
Dynamo extends building information modeling with the data and logic environment of a graphical algorithm editor | Dynamo website | Free

Enhanced DWG Exporter
Improves the DWG Export from Revit and makes the management of configurations simple and straightforward | BIM Interoperability Tools website | Free

Extension for Fabrication (2018.1)
This extension allows Autodesk® Revit® users to read and write files compatible with Autodesk® Fabrication products (CADmep, ESTmep, CAMduct) | Autodesk Account / Autodesk Desktop App | Subscription app

Extensions for Revit
Revit Extensions for Autodesk Revit 2018 software enhance the capabilities of Revit software in key modeling and documentation areas. This single download contains all current Revit Extensions | Autodesk Account / Autodesk Desktop App | Subscription app

The Revit® Extensions for Autodesk® Revit® 2018 software products package contains the following Revit Extensions:

• Reinforcement
• Beams
• Columns
• Continuous footings
• Pile caps
• Slab openings
• Spread footings
• Walls
• Walls corners
• Piles
• Parapets
• Slab corners
• Retaining walls
• Interferences of reinforcing bars
• Automatic Reinforcement Generation
• Timber
• Wood Framing Walls
• Rafter Framing
• Roof Trusses
• Modeling
• Frame Generator
• Grids Generator
• Miscellaneous
• Elements Positioning
• Compare Models

Formit Converter
The FormIt 360 Converter is a Revit add-in that will allow you to: Convert Revit RFA files for use in FormIt 360; Convert SketchUp SKP files for use in FormIt 360; Import FormIt 360 files into an open Revit file; Convert RFAs used in FormIt, back into the original RFA in Revit | FormIt website; may be installed during Revit install | Subscription app

IFC
Seamlessly replaces the built-in IFC import and export capabilities of Autodesk® Revit® 2018 | SourceForge website and Autodesk App Store | Free

Insight 360
Insight 360 is a cohesive guide for improving building energy and environmental performance. Insight 360 empowers architects and integrated teams with centralized access to performance data and advanced analysis engines | Insight 360 website | Free, though actual analysis requires cloud credits

Model Checker
This free tool will automatically check your Revit models based on a
set of BIM requirements and generate a compliance report | BIM Interoperability Tools website | Free

Model Checker Configurator
This free tool will allow you to make your own configuration
files for the Autodesk Model Checker for Revit | BIM Interoperability Tools website | Free

P&ID Modeler for Revit 2018.1
Revit P&ID Modeler helps you model piping faster and more efficiently using P&IDs (piping and instrumentation diagrams) from a Plant 3D Collaboration project directly within Revit. It connects Revit to AutoCAD P&ID drawings and associated data stored in BIM 360 Team using cloud collaboration capabilities included in Plant 3D | Autodesk Account / Autodesk Desktop App | Requires a subscription to Collaboration for Revit.

Revit Server
Revit Server is a server application for Autodesk Revit and is the foundation for server-based worksharing for Revit projects. Refer to the product overview within the Revit Online Help | Autodesk Knowledge Network | Free

Roombook / Areabook / Buildingbook
The Roombook Areabook Buildingbook Extension for Autodesk® Revit® 2018 products helps you with the quantification of your projects | Autodesk Account / Autodesk Desktop App | Subscription app

Site Designer

Autodesk Site Designer Extension for Revit software provides site planning tools to shape the terrain for building sites within the Revit environment | Autodesk Account / Autodesk Desktop App | Subscription Product Enhancement

Steel Connections (Update 1)
Use Steel Connections for Revit to view detailed structural connector geometry and to modify additional parameters in the Revit modeling environment | Autodesk Account / Autodesk Desktop App | Subscription app

STL Exporter
The STL Exporter is designed to produce a stereolithography file (STL) of your building model | Autodesk Account | Free

Structural Analysis Toolkit

The toolkit is a suite of tools that supports the BIM process and allows structural engineers to analyze structures from within the Autodesk® Revit® environment | Autodesk App Store | Free

Structural Precast Extension
Autodesk® Structural Precast Extension for Revit® 2018 is a BIM-centric offering for modeling and detailing precast planar elements that promotes productivity for engineers, detailers and fabricators | Autodesk App Store | Subscription app

Known Discontinued

The following add-ins appeared in our 2017 list, or in this current list previously, but have been removed here for the reasons listed below:

• A360 Collaboration for Revit – installed with Revit
• Autodesk Remote – retired
• Autodesk Seek – discontinued; moved to BIMobject's service
• Batch Print – installed with Revit
• Central European Content Extension for MEP – content, no update release required
• Civil Structures – discontinued (in favor if InfraWorks)
• Energy Analysis – discontinued; integrated into Insight 360
• eTransmit – installed with Revit
• Lighting Analysis – discontinued; integrated into Insight 360
• LIVE Viewer – discontinued with Revit LIVE 2.0
• Model Review – installed with Revit
• Shared Reference Point – discontinued; migrated into the AutoCAD Civil3D Civil Productivity Tool Set
• Space Naming Utility – discontinued; integrated into Revit
• Worksharing Monitor – installed with Revit

Updates

1. Updated on April 21, 2017 to include link to Advance Steel 2018 Extension.
2. Updated on May 11, 2017 to move Batch Print, eTransmit, Model Review, and Worksharing Monitor to the "Known Discontinued" list (they're now installed with Revit; thanks to Tim Waldock's RevitCat blog for the heads-up!)
3. Updated on July 16, 2017 to include DB Link, Roombook / Areabook / Buildingbook, Extension for Fabrication (2018.1), Steel Connections (Update 1), and STL Exporter in the "Known Released" list. Also moved A360 Collaboration for Revit into the "Known Discontinued" list (it's now installed with Revit).
4. Added the new Structural Precast Extension.
5. Changed link for STL Exporter from GitHub to Autodesk Account.
6. Added the new P&ID Modeler
7. Updated on January 13, 2018 to include the Autodesk Enhanced DWG Exporter for Revit.
8. Added Civil Structures and LIVE Viewer to "Known Discontinued" list.

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