Revit Add-ons: Ecco: Logistics Planning

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Ecco: Logistics Planning

Ecco is a Revit add-in that creates simplified logistics proxies from assemblies, families, and groups by converting their combined geometry into unified DirectShape elements. Each proxy is represented as a single solid, making it easier to support quantity takeoff, delivery sequencing, procurement tracking, and truck-loading workflows directly inside Revit without exposing the full complexity of the design model.

The workflow begins with Create Proxies. Users select assemblies, family instances, or groups, and Ecco recursively gathers all subcomponent solids from the selected elements. It then boolean-unions that geometry into one solid, aligns the resulting proxy according to the source element’s facing direction, and places it at a user-defined staging offset. Each proxy is linked back to its original source element using Revit ExtensibleStorage, creating a bidirectional relationship that helps keep the logistics model connected to the design model.

The Rotate Proxy tool supports visual staging and truck-fit review by allowing selected proxies to be rotated in 90-degree increments around the X, Y, or Z axis. Because the tool is modeless, users can keep it open while rotating multiple proxies without repeatedly restarting the command.

The Set to Truck workflow is designed for fast assignment of proxies to trucks or containers. When opened, it automatically isolates proxy elements in the active view so users can focus only on logistics objects. Proxies can then be assigned continuously to a truck or container ID without reopening the window for each assignment, and the view is restored when the workflow is closed.

The Create Schedule command generates a Revit schedule named Ecco — Logistics Schedule, listing proxy elements by truck or container assignment. This allows logistics and procurement teams to review delivery groupings directly in Revit instead of relying on manually maintained spreadsheets.

The Proxy QC tool validates the relationship between proxies and their source elements. It identifies broken links and orphaned proxies that may result from model revisions, helping teams maintain confidence that the logistics model remains synchronized with the evolving design model.

Overall, Ecco is intended for construction BIM coordinators, site logistics planners, and procurement teams working with prefabricated steel, modular construction, large MEP systems, or other coordination-heavy projects. It reduces the manual effort of creating simplified logistics models—such as extracting geometry, renaming elements, assigning delivery IDs, and maintaining schedules—from hours to minutes while preserving traceability between proxies and the original model elements.