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Sunday, March 18, 2018

Roundup – For Mar 12-18, 2018, New and Updated Revit Add-ins on the Autodesk App Store

Even after sorting out the chaff, of which again there was unfortunately a lot, the week of March 12, 2018 was a busy one for Revit-related add-ins on the Autodesk App Store. Eight new add-ins were published (five for Revit and three for BIM 360), and another eight were updated (seven for Revit and one for Navisworks).

For new Revit add-ins, EXNO - Exterior Noise is a free add-in for evaluating the quality of sound insulation of windows against exterior noise, Dimensions by Line is for dimensioning objects identified with a crossing line, iviva Smart BIM is for extending BIM models to building operations, Line Cleaner is a free add-in for cleaning up CAD imports, and Section Height Editor is a free add-in for editing multiple section crop heights with one click.

For new BIM 360 add-ins, Cloud Browser is a free and lightweight alternative to Autodesk BIM 360, the aforementioned iviva Smart BIM is for extending BIM models to building operations, and MAGNET Enterprise is for connecting BIM 360 Docs to Topcon software and hardware products.

For updated add-ins, CaManSys Clash Management Suite for Navisworks Manage received a relatively significant refresh.

REVIT

New

Section Height Editor
Edits multiple selected sections crop heights with just one click! | Free
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About This Version: Version 1.0.0, 3/16/2018 – Initial Version

Line Cleaner - Quickly purge duplicates & convert!
Now you can easily delete duplicate and / or smaller lines in a view with a single click! Additionally convert model lines to symbolic/detail lines even faster than Autodesk® Revit®! | Free
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About This Version: Version 1.0.1, 3/16/2018 – Initial Release.

EXNO - Exterior Noise
To evaluate the quality of sound insulation of windows against exterior noise | Free
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About This Version: Version 1.0.0, 3/13/2018 – Original Version

Dimensions by line
Placing dimensions along the specified line | USD 20.00
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About This Version: Version 1.0.0.0, 3/13/2018 – Initial release

iviva Smart BIM
Take your BIM to operations with iviva Smart BIM | Trial
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About This Version: Version 1.0, 3/12/2018 – Introducing iviva Smart BIM

Updated

Dim Offset
The function monitors all the created and modified dimensions and, in case the dimensional text falls on dimensional lines, it displaces the dimensional text aside | USD 9.00
 (1 review)
About This Version: Version 1.0.1.0, 3/16/2018 – Fixed error when trying to move a dimension value for a dimensions whose value offset is not possible

Export to Unity
Export Autodesk® Revit® Models directly to Unity with materials and textures | USD 10.00
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About This Version: Version 1.0.1, 3/15/2018 – Improvements on Materials Tint and Transparency Options.

Xinaps Fire Safety Assessor
Xinaps Fire Safety Assessor™ App automates fire safety analysis against local building regulations | Trial
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About This Version: Version 1.5.4, 3/15/2018 – New Xinaps 3d Visualization showing the fire safety results

Plot Manager 2018 Trial
With the Plot Manager for Autodesk® Revit® 2018 you can easily plot your sheets. This trial version has limited options | Trial
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About This Version: Version 4.0.23, 3/14/2018 – Fixed the installer. Fixed a minus sign in the filename which shouldn't be there. Updated expired code signing certificate.

Plot Manager 2018
With the Plot Manager for Autodesk® Revit® you can easily plot your sheets | USD 40.00
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About This Version: Version 4.0.23, 3/14/2018 – Fixed the installer. Fixed a minus sign in the filename which shouldn't be there. Updated expired code signing certificate.

Plot Manager 2017 Trial
With the Plot Manager for Autodesk® Revit® 2017 you can easily plot your sheets. This trial version has limited options | Trial
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About This Version: Version 3.0.18, 3/14/2018 – Fixed the installer. Fixed a minus sign in the filename which shouldn't be there. Updated expired code signing certificate.

Plot Manager 2017
With the Plot Manager for Autodesk® Revit® you can easily plot your sheets | USD 40.00
 (1 review)
About This Version: Version 3.0.18, 3/14/2018 – Fixed the installer. Fixed a minus sign in the filename which shouldn't be there. Updated expired code signing certificate.

Plot Manager 2016 Trial
With the Plot Manager for Autodesk® Revit® 2016 you can easily plot your sheets. This trial version has limited options | Trial
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About This Version: Version 2.1.8, 3/14/2018 – Changed Free to Trial due of limited features in the application. Fixed the error on start the app with a keyboard shortcut. Fixed wrong mirrored text when viewport is rotated.

OBJ Exporter For Autodesk® Revit® - Trial
OBJ Exporter for Revit exports a Revit model to an OBJ file. The file format is open and has been adopted by other 3D graphics application vendors | Trial
 (1 review)
About This Version: Version 3.3.0.0, 3/14/2018 – Feature: Added feature to control the mesh quality of exported model. Fixed: Bug in license activation for Revit 2017.

LightUp
LightUp offers realtime rendering inside Autodesk® Revit® and is now available as Trial | Trial
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About This Version: Version 5.6.8, 3/14/2018 – Reduced memory usage. Improved rendering performance. Better scaling of text.

Lumion® LiveSync®
Model your Revit design in a beautiful environment that’s so realistic, it’s like you’re creating real-life buildings | Free
 (9 reviews)
About This Version: Version 3.00, 3/12/2018 – New generation of LiveSync technology allow you to improve your Revit workflow and achieve beautiful renders without any prior training.

BIM 360

New

MAGNET Enterprise
Streamline document management bi-directionally between the office and field crews performing survey, layout, or earthworks thanks to a real-time cloud connection with Topcon's MAGNET Enterprise | Free
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About This Version: Version 4.8, 3/16/2018 – This app will enable your MAGNET Enterprise account to integrate with your Autodesk applications such as BIM 360 Docs and A360 Personal HUB. The cloud connected document management allows users to copy, import, or export files between Autodesk and MAGNET software solutions.

Cloud Browser
A free and lightweight alternative to Autodesk® BIM 360® that integrates with both Autodesk® BIM 360® Team and Autodesk® BIM 360® Docs | Free
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About This Version: Version 2018.0.1.0, 3/12/2018 – Initial release.

iviva Smart BIM
Take your BIM to operations with iviva Smart BIM | Trial
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About This Version: Version 1.0, 3/12/2018 – Introducing iviva Smart BIM

NAVISWORKS

Updated

CaManSys Clash Management Suite - Standard
Manage Autodesk® Navisworks® Clashes in Autodesk® AutoCAD® | USD 375.00
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About This Version: Version 3.0.0.0, 3/14/2018 – For release notes, see this post

CaManSys Clash Management Suite - Trial
Manage Autodesk® Navisworks® Clashes in Autodesk® AutoCAD® | Trial
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About This Version: Version 3.0.0.0, 3/14/2018 – For release notes, see this post



Apparent False Updates

Most weeks there are a number of add-ins listed on the App Store as having been updated when they appear not to have been. We call these false updates.

We suspect false updates primarily occur because developers have the ability in the App Store database to mark an 'update' without changing the version number. This is advantageous to developers because it moves their add-ins up in the App Store  'Newest' list. Also, authors of multiple add-ins on the App Store may use the practice to group their add-ins together. And some may mistakenly not change the version number for a legitimate update.

False updates may also be caused by glitches in the way the App Store serves up its database.

Lastly, apps are sometimes re-published with new logo artwork only.

We verify false updates by comparing the current version numbers with our last posts about the add-ins. This is work for us, though, hopefully, value for you.

In the hopes that the App Store will someday fix this problem, or developers will cease the practice, we list the developers and their add-ins that, though marked as updated, were not.

  • Revit
    • Anton Ostanin
      • FilterOK PRO
    • BIM SOFT SOLUTIONS
      • Batch Duplicate Views 2018
      • Copy Electrical Circuits 2018
      • Create Worksets from Excel_2018
    • Hippo BIM
      • BV-FLIP WORK PLANE
      • BV-MASTER PURGER
    • Ingersoll Consulting, Inc.
      • Scan Locations
      • Scan Terrain
    • KUBUS BV
      • BIMcollab® BCF Manager for Autodesk® Revit®
    • ManufactOn
      • ManufactOn BIM Viewer
  • BIM 360
    • Applied Software Technology, Inc.
      • 360Sync™
    • hsbcad
      • hsbShare
    • ManufactOn
      • ManufactOn BIM Viewer
    • onTarget
      • onTarget
    • SiteAware
      • SiteAware

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