Saturday, February 28, 2015
New URL for Revit Add-ons
Sunday, February 22, 2015
dp Stuff Utils for Revit 2015
dp Stuff Utils for Revit 2015 is a collection of time saver legacy addins upgraded for 2015 version with a few bug fixes. This time instead of downloading each addin separately all the dp Stuff tools from the Utils series were bundled into one installer. The fixes from 2014 version will mainly affect the users of metric Revit files. See description of each tool below:
ChangeTextCase
ChangeTextCase 2014 Revit AddinChangeTextCase 2014 Revit Addin allows you to alter the case of Revit Text elements. You will be able to chose between: UPPERCASE, lowercase, TitleCase, SentenceCase.
Apart from that you would be able to chose whether you want to alter selected text notes only or all visible text notes in the active view.
CopySelectionIds
CopySelectionIds Revit Addin dp StuffMeet CopySelectionIds addin! I think it took me 10 minutes or so to write and compile this tool. It has absolutely no UI and is the simplest tool on Earth (even simpler than any “Hello World” sample). But who cares – if you are like me and use Revit’s IDs of Selection command a lot and copy Element IDs to clipboard to use them later then it can cut the actions to achieve that goal in half! Now your process of copying selection IDs to clipboard looks precisely like that:
- select elements
- run CopySelectionIds shortcut (you have got to assign a shortcut to this one!)
RemoveAreasRooms
PermRemoveAreasRooms 2014 Revit Addin from dp StuffRemoveAreasRooms 2014 Revit Addin allows you to delete rooms or areas permanently on the fly directly from any of your Revit views without having to do it from the Revit schedule.RemoveAreasRooms 2014 Revit Addin allows you to delete rooms or areas permanently on the fly directly from any of your Revit views without having to do it from the Revit schedule. You have two options: either pre-select the elements and run the tool to delete just the rooms/areas in your selection, or you can collect ids of rooms/areas that you want to get rid of and copy/paste them via “Type In Element Ids” method.
CropViewToSelection
CropViewToSelection 2014 Revit AddinCropViewToSelection 2014 Revit Addin lets crop your 3D Views to elements in active selection. You will have an option to either pre-select elements to which you want your view to be cropped or you can type in element ids in the plugin’s dialog box.
Randomizer 2015 Revit Add-in
Need to create random appearance in Revit? Randomizer 2015 Revit Addin lets you randomize instance parameters of family instances. Random pattern “trick” is being used very often by designers so hopefully this will save a hassle of mimicking random behavior “by hand”. The way it works – it lets you locate the instance parameter that you want to randomize among the family instances in your document by selecting the Category, then Family and then Type of your objects.
This is an updated version of modeless Randomizer addin for Revit 2015
Issues Fixed / Functionality Added:
- This add-in is now a modeless form. The form stays active and you can keep Randomizing without having to re-run the add-in after every pass. Also you can open or cycle through already open views with the add-in being active.
- The Add/Override button allows you to override randomization values of already submitted parameters.
- Fixed the “native unit” issue that was giving troubles to people working in metric files. Now all the user input values are treated exactly according to Project Unit settings. Also for Angle parameters Randomizer doesn't convert them to radians and works directly in degrees (if the Angle values formatting in Project units is set to degrees)
The Randomizer 2015 add-in is brought to you by DP STUFF and is priced at USD 4.50.
There's more information available on the dp Stuff website.
Roundup – New and Updated Revit Add-ins on Autodesk Exchange Apps for the Week of 2/15/2015
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Fuzor Ultimate offers the best of both Design Synergy and BIM Solutions with additional GIS functionality to enable advance site study with real geographical data | Kalloc Studios Asia Limited | USD 300.00/Month
Allows duplication of family type from an Excel file | AriCad | Trial
Allows you to export Autodesk® Revit® schedules to Excel | AriCad | Trial
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Enscape™ – the best way to walk virtually through Projects in Autodesk® Revit®. It enables you to show and communicate designs in your team or to your customers effortlessly | Inreal Technologies | Trial
Productivity suite for Autodesk® Revit® | Revolution Design, Inc | Trial
Section your Autodesk® Revit® models automatically and repeatedly by using preconfigured settings, which allow multiple different 3D sectioned views to be created within a single interface | DPR Construction | Free
Save all the families form active project to a folder | thep.me | USD 0.99
New shortcut keys for direct access to the desired folder in one click | Hyder Consulting | Free
A note writing assistant, NoteBuilder gives Autodesk® Revit® live spell check, drafting standards check, change case of notes, it updates all identical notes in a drawing, and more note writing tools | DavidVeld | USD 3.50
Move circuits easily between electrical panels in your model | Kyle T. Morin | USD 15.99
Revizto is a simple collaboration software for AEC industry. It enables visual communication between professionals and non-design focused users, allowing all parties to work together | VIZERRA | Trial
Seamlessly replaces the built-in IFC import and export capabilities of Autodesk® Revit® 2015 | Autodesk, Inc | Free
Seamlessly replaces the built-in IFC export capabilities of Autodesk® Revit® 2014 | Autodesk, Inc | Free
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Duplicate Type Add-in – Duplicate Family Type from Excel File
The plug-in Duplicate type allows duplicating family type from Excel file.
The plug-in is available in a 15-day trial version. During this evaluation period, you can use and test for free, without limitation, all the functionalities offered by the tool. At the end of the trial period, the application will be automatically locked.
You can purchase an annual license at any time through the functionality provided for this purpose in the application.
The Duplicate Type add-ins is brought to you by AriCad.
There's more information available on the Autodesk Exchange Apps website.
Friday, February 20, 2015
Export Schedules Add-in – Export to Excel
The plug-in Export schedules allows you to export, among the schedules created in the Autodesk® Revit® project, schedules to Excel.
The plug-in is available in a 15-day trial version. During this evaluation period, you can use and test for free, without limitation, all the functionalities offered by the tool. At the end of the trial period, the application will be automatically locked.
You can purchase an annual license at any time through the functionality provided for this purpose in the application.
The Export Schedules add-in is brought to you by AriCad.
There's more information available on the Autodesk Exchange Apps website.
Fuzor Ultimate
Fuzor Ultimate can simultaneously assist with architectural design and perform BIM data analysis while you enjoy the convenience of synchronizing your changes seamlessly back and forth to and from Autodesk® Revit®. As a design tool, this version includes different render modes, video walkthrough tool, weather control, avatar customization, and entourage placement with custom path preset capability.
In this version, 200+ foliage species are included for your landscape design. For BIM data analysis, this version supports various measurements, clash analysis, lighting analysis, color and visibility filters, cross section and section cut rendering, and walkthrough video rendering with BIM information embedded.
In addition to these features, Fuzor Ultimate supports the Geographic Information System (GIS) that directly utilizes HK 1980 Grid system GIS data without additional processing, or can use Filmbox standard file format (FBX) generated by any standard GIS tools. Fuzor Ultimate has the most comprehensive feature set for design, BIM process and communication with different stakeholders which offers you a simple, versatile, fast and cost effective AEC solution.
Fuzor Ultimate is brought to you by Kalloc Studios Asia Limited and is priced at USD 300 per month.
There's more information available on the Autodesk Exchange Apps website.
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
CL3VER 3.0 Releasing March 11
CL3VER, the cloud based platform for interactive 3D presentations, has announced the release of a brand new WebGL GPU-based real-time lightmap technology that will be available for users in the upcoming CL3VER 3.0 version. CL3VER 3.0 will add several game changing features that speed up the production workflow of cross platform interactive 3D presentations.
Faster presentations without rendering time
When it comes to presenting and communicating your designs, rendering times can become to cause significant bottlenecks. These potential delays can have an impact on project deadlines and can be multiplied when client changes to projects are required.
CL3VER 3.0 introduces a new proprietary automatic real-time lightmap rendering solution that drastically reduces the rendering time required by traditional visualization techniques from several hours to just minutes. By leveraging the performance of today’s GPUs within the artists workstations and laptops, CL3VER is able to dramatically improve the real-time lightmap rendering workflow.
The new solution will offers engineers, architects, and other design professionals
a higher level of flexibility, allowing them to easily create interactive 3D presentations. Any changes to the presentation can be incorporated quickly since extensive re-rendering will no longer be required. The process is automatic, meaning that lightmaps of the scene are calculated in real-time while users continue to work on the presentation allowing them to immediately see the impact on the scene illumination after any changes have been made.
Streamlined workflow for visual 3D communication
CL3VER is a solution for architects, engineers and designers to quickly create high quality multi-device interactive 3D presentations using existing 3D models.
The CL3VER platform will be improved to better support all compatible 3D formats, making the process to import models much faster.
An improved UI will make the process of creating a scene and including animation and interactivity more intuitive. Finally, a new sharing system will enable project owners to quickly invite users to view, edit and collaborate on projects in a secure environment.
Release date
CL3VER 3.0 will be released on March 11, 2015.
CL3VER has enabled a subscription list to provide early access to the 3.0 version. All the details of the new features and improvements will be unveiled on the release date.
There's more information available on the CL3VER website.
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Announcing Civil 3D Add-ons!
Civil 3D Add-ons will offer the same coverage that you've become used to here on Revit Add-ons, but for AutoCAD Civil 3D and related products like AutoCAD Map 3D, AutoCAD Utility Designer, and Infraworks 360.
If, like me, you use both Revit and Civil 3D, I hope that you'll join me on Civil 3D Add-ons for coverage of applications that extend Autodesk's line of infrastructure products.
It will take quite some time for me to whip Civil 3D Add-ons into a comprehensive resource, but I hope that you'll be patient while I do.
The URL for Civil 3D Add-ons is: http://www.c3daddons.com/.
Product Review – ViewSync
Concept
ViewSync synchronizes open views with the active view. Zoom to an area in the active view and other open views zoom to the same area automatically. When zooming in plan views, ViewSync not only works across other plan views, but also ceiling plans, 3D views, and elevations!
Concept grade: A+
Setup
Setup was fairly painless; I registered for the ViewSync trial here. I received an email from the developer several minutes later after he had reviewed my request with a download link. After downloading the installer, installation was a one-click process.
When launching Revit for the first time after the installation, license terms were presented, followed by licensing options.
ViewSync is installed on the Add-Ins tab.
Setup grade: B-
(Deduction for the trial system not being entirely automated.)
Discover-ability
After agreeing to the license agreement and choosing a license option, I was presented with the option to open the online Help documentation. This was a nice touch to help me get started.
Discover-ability grade: A
Usability
I toggled on ViewSync and checked the options. The default settings were perfectly acceptable to me.
I then opened multiple views and started zooming around. ViewSync worked quickly and flawlessly.
I think there are some great potential uses for ViewSync. For coordination purposes, it's a no-brainer; for instance, zoom around in the Architectural plan view and have the other discipline plan views update automatically. It's also useful for locating the same areas in 3D views and elevation views as in plan, which can sometimes be tricky and time-consuming otherwise.
Usability grade: A+
Final Grade
ViewSync is brought to you by Marsh API and is priced at USD 9.00.
There's more information available on the Autodesk Exchange Apps website.
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Free Award-Winning Color Splasher Gets a Major Update
The Color Splasher is a tool by BIM One that allows rapid understanding of model information. It filters, selects and colors elements based on parameters values to help verify model data integrity and improve visualization of non-graphical data. The users first selects the desired category, then selects a parameter and, finally, set colors for each value of this parameter.
- Quick review of potential problems
- Facilitates monitoring of model quality
- Faster than creating view filters
New features
The Color Splasher of BIM One is upgraded to more practical and user-friendly experience! Here are the enhancements made:
Multi-Select
The multi-select update lets you select multiple categories and then select a common parameter to those categories.
Color in elements on 2D views
Now coloring the cut pattern, it is easier to color your plan views and any other 2D views for coordination or presentation.
MEP categories
The Color Splasher now includes the MEP categories to support all type of projects.
There's more information available here.
Free Color Splasher V3.0 - MEP categories now supported https://t.co/KsimTqodzg
— BIM One Inc (@BIM_One) February 17, 2015
Monday, February 16, 2015
Automatically Renumber Mark Values to Match Element IDs with Free Dynamo Definition
There's more information available on the What Revit Wants blog site.
Credit:
Automatically Renumber #Mark Parameter of Multiple Categories At Once with #Dynamo… http://t.co/kdukEvQmb3 #revit
— Luke Johnson (@lukeyjohnson) February 16, 2015
Roundup – New and Updated Revit Add-ins on Autodesk Exchange Apps for the Week of 2/8/2015
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Ideate Sticky for Autodesk® Revit® combines the ease and flexibility of Excel spreadsheet editing with the convenience of a sticky note | Ideate, Inc | Trial
Exploded rooms allows you to generate sheets containing selected rooms that have been exploded | AriCad | Trial
This is an Autodesk® Revit® application which imports the selection of data includes the exact format from Excel file into Revit. Imported data will be created as Revit family in Revit | SrinSoft Inc | USD 95.00
This is an Autodesk® Revit® application which imports the selection of data includes the exact format from Excel file into Revit. Imported data will be created as Revit family in Revit | SrinSoft Inc | Trial
Show element counts in the model by categories in a chart and provide quick schedule for each category with export to CSV features | JolSoft | Free
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Using this add-in you can easily export your scene from Autodesk® Revit® to COLLADA format (*.DAE) | Act-3D | Free
Cold-formed steel design tool that intelligently builds wall types with detailed properties, such as UL assemblies based on fire rating requirements, STC sound ratings and limiting height design | ClarkDietrich Building Systems | Free
3DPDF Exporter For Autodesk® Revit® exports your model to secured and encrypted 3D PDF file. | ProtoTech Solutions and Services Pvt. Ltd | Trial
ElumTools™ is a fully integrated lighting calculation and visualization Add-in for Autodesk® Revit® | Lighting Analysts, Inc | Trial
ElumTools™ is a fully integrated lighting calculation and visualization Add-in for Autodesk® Revit® | Lighting Analysts, Inc | Trial
Allows user to transfer Autodesk® Revit® 2013 model to CSI SAFE 12.x Application provides efficient way transfer structural elements and their sections and materials | Aurora Development | Trial
Allows user to transfer Autodesk® Revit® 2014 model to CSI SAFE 12.x Application provides efficient way transfer structural elements and their sections and materials | Aurora Development | Trial
Allows user to transfer Autodesk® Revit® 2015 model to CSI SAFE 12.x Application provides efficient way transfer structural elements and their sections and materials | Aurora Development | Trial
Improves productivity by giving users an early interface that puts tools, tabs and icon families at your fingertips | popIcon Software | Trial
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