Free PCL PartsLab® v4.1.1.5 – Features New Divide Parts Tools

From the Autodesk App Store:

Revolutionize your Construction Model Workflow! If you manage Revit® construction models, this addin will significantly improve how you directly leverage design model geometry. PCL PartsLab® is a free Autodesk® Revit® model browser that automates the creation, visualization, and change management of Revit Parts. Drastically reduce time and clicks by instantly creating thousands of Parts from targeted categories/families/types. Context sensitive tools assist in quick hiding & isolation. Isolation tools show overlapping Parts to reveal design issues. The managed history view helps you keep track of what was created during each design update, and what changed.

Feature Highlights:

• Browse linked model categories/families/types from the aggregated construction model
• Filter linked model categories/families/types content by Level
• Create thousands of native Revit® Parts from targeted categories/families/types
• Automatically associates the level of Parts from linked-model objects
• Find / highlight / review all overlapping Parts in your model in a managed view
• NEW in 4.1 – Division tools that quickly divide Parts by levels or style
• Creates and manages a 3D history view of all Parts created
• Context ribbon tools that Hide/Isolate Parts by original categories/families/types
• Use as investigative tool for Linked model content, shows object counts
• Copy selected family/type definitions from linked models into your current model

Free PCL PartsLab® v4.0.0.6

From the developer:

Reusing design models for construction detailing using Revit Parts just got easier. PCL PartsLab 4.0 has new tools that visualize and isolate all overlap conditions with Parts when those design models are less than perfect. With a single click, these new features isolate modeling busts in the design model – floors overlapping other floors, walls overlapping walls, floors penetrating walls – you get the idea. All occurrences of overlapping parts across all categories can be instantly isolated and visualized, preventing overreporting of volumes in take-offs and incorrect dimensioning to overlapping faces. These Part overlap conditions can increase when more than one design model is linked into a construction model, and Parts created from those linked model objects conflict with each other. PCL’s main use of Parts in Revit is with linked concrete design models (authored by others), creating pour breaks / slab depressions / blockouts / slab edge adjustments / hosted reinforcement & embeds / take-offs in the construction model.

Free PCL PartsLab Version 2.5.0.2 Released

From the Autodesk App Store:

Revolutionize your Construction Model Workflow! If you manage Revit® construction models, this addin will significantly improve how you directly leverage design model geometry. PCL PartsLab is a free Autodesk® Revit® model browser that automates the creation, visualization, and change management of Revit Parts. Drastically reduce time and clicks by instantly creating thousands of Parts from targeted categories/families/types. Context sensitive tools assist in quick hiding & isolation. The managed history view helps you keep track of when design updates happened, and what changed.

Feature Highlights:

• Supports Autodesk® Revit® 2015, 2016, 2017 (all verticals supported)
• Browse linked model categories/families/types from the aggregated construction model
• Filter model categories/families/types content by Level
• Create thousands of Parts from targeted categories/families/types
• Automatically associates the level of Parts from linked-model objects
• Creates and manages a 3D history view of all Parts created
• Context ribbon tools that Hide/Isolate Parts by original categories/families/types
• Use as investigative tool for Linked model content, shows object counts
• Copy selected family/type definitions from linked models into your current model 

Investigate current & linked model content, filter content by level,
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Free PCL PartsLab

From the Autodesk App Store...

Revolutionize your Construction Model Workflow! PCL PartsLab is a free Autodesk® Revit® model browser that automates the creation, visualization, and change management of Revit Parts. Drastically reduce time and clicks by instantly creating thousands of Parts from targeted categories/families/types. Context sensitive tools assist in quick hiding & isolation. The managed history view helps you keep track of when design updates happened, and what changed.

Feature Highlights:

• Supports Autodesk® Revit® 2015, 2016, 2017 (all verticals supported)
• Browse linked model categories/families/types from the aggregated construction model
• Filter model categories/families/types content by Level
• Create thousands of Parts from targeted categories/families/types
• Automatically associates the level of Parts from linked-model objects
• Creates and manages a 3D history view of all Parts created
• Context ribbon tools that Hide/Isolate Parts by original categories/families/types
• Use as investigative tool for Linked model content, shows object counts
• Copy selected family/type definitions from linked models into your current model 

Revit Parts are typically used in the construction documentation process when modifications to host objects are required (including linked-model objects) like foundations, floor slabs, walls, concrete columns, concrete beams, structural steel… without actually modifying those host objects in the linked models. Native Revit functionality lets you divide Parts created from walls, floors, and other objects into pours that can be dimensioned, give accurate take-offs & host families like embeds & blockouts. PCL uses this workflow to prevent documentation rework after design model updates, specifically changes within linked design models. Watch our YouTube videos for more information.