Flipbook – Create Animations with Key Frames

From the Autodesk App Store:

Create animations with Flipbook for Autodesk® Revit®. Control movement of objects and cameras dynamically in a Revit project with the use of keyframes.

• Dynamic and easy to use interface - Modeless dialogue box.
• Visualize object movements directly in a Revit project.
• Animation of multiple object locations, length and angle parameters with the use of keyframes.
• Animation of multiple cameras and section boxes with the use of keyframes.
• Move keyframes, control parameter values and velocities.
• Animate an object along a Model Line.
• Animate Object color.
• Paste frames from one object to another.
• Save Animated gifs.
• Send Flipbook animations to Maxwell Render engine version 3.2.56.
• Export some animations to Autodesk® 3ds Max®.

Product Roundup – Add-ins from Emanuel Favreau (Update #2)

From the Autodesk App Store:

• BIM addin development
• High quality rendering for architecture and graphic design
• Animation
• Virtual reality
• Complex geometry
• Maxscript tool development

From the Autodesk App Store

Boomerang
Use Boomerang to add sheets and rooms, to convert Autodesk® Navisworks® clash tests into families and to create topography from an Excel sheet.

Crowd
Crowd is a tool for Autodesk® Revit® that allows the user to place multiple elements randomly in an area defined by an adjustable box | USD 6.00

Flipbook
Flipbook for Revit is a simple and dynamic app that can generate images for animation, using keyframes with object and camera parameters | Free

RebuildWalls
RebuildWalls allows the user to convert Autodesk® AutoCAD® 2D lines into Autodesk® Revit® Walls and Lines | USD 16.00, Free 30-Day Trial

Rewrite
Rename multiple Views, Sheets, Levels, Grids, Reference Planes, Family Types, Families, Family Parameter Values, Rooms, Areas and Materials. Duplicate Multiple Views, Sheets and Family Types | USD 9.00

KeyShot 6 Versions 6.3.16 Released

From the Autodesk App Store:

See version comparison here

KeyShot Rendering

With the CPU based architecture, photo realistic real-time rendering can be achieved even on simple laptops without the need for special graphics cards. KeyShot allows you to easily change materials, interactively adjust your lighting and move the camera making the product development process faster and easier than ever before. KeyShot reads in every major CAD format natively on both PC and Mac, thus making it fit into any virtually product development environment.

KeyShot Animation

KeyShot Animation is a revolutionary new, patent-pending 3D Animation system that brings a whole new level of creating animations quickly and easily to your product development pipeline. KeyShot doesn’t rely on inserting and managing keyframes. Instead, apply individual transforms (rotations, translations, etc.) to set up new animations with a click of button, and update materials and lighting as the animation plays.

Note: This app uses a custom installer (and not the standard App Store installer).

About This Version

Version 6.3.16, 12/20/2016 – KeyShot 6 brings even more speed and simplicity to creating high-quality visuals. Experience a completely optimized workflow with faster lighting capabilities and expanded material features with the new KeyShot Material Graph. Advanced tools enable scripting and geometry editing, allowing you to do more in KeyShot to create amazing shots even faster.

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The KeyShot 6 add-in is brought to you by Luxion, Inc. The HD version is priced at 995.00 USD, the Pro version at 1,995.00 USD.

This add-in is compatible with Revit 2017, 2016, 2015, and 2014.

There's more information available on the Autodesk App Store.

LightUp – Real-Time Rendering in Revit

From the Autodesk App Store:

LightUp enables realtime rendering inside Autodesk® Revit® and can export ultra high resolution Stills in seconds. Walk or fly around your models, edit materials instantly, take spot light level measurements and export Stills directly into your Revit project.

Features include:

• Revit IES light sources
• Revit materials
• Reflections
• Physical Sky
• Realtime shadows integrated with Revit Sun
• Realtime lightmeter measurements (including insolation)
• Entourage from ArchVision
• Ambient Occlusion
• Section Planes
• Export to iPad / Android tablet

Real navigation of your lit model without leaving Revit

 This is a full-featured, 60 day trial of LightUp after which you can purchase a license from https://light-up.co.uk/revit

About This Version

Version 5.3.5, 12/5/2016

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The LightUp add-in is brought to you by LightUp. Pricing starts at USD 289.00. A free trial is available.

This add-in is compatible with Revit 2017, 2016, and 2015.

There's more information available on the Autodesk App Store.

Free Slapshot – Duplicate and Renumber Multiple Family Types (Corrected)

Updated on November 22, 2016 to reflect the actual function of the app (we previously incorrectly described it as a Revit to Unity app).

From the Emanuel Favreau website:

Multiple Family Type Copies - Add number as suffix or prefix, find a number and add 1, 2, 3,...

Slapshot is brought to you by Emanuel Favreau. It's free.

This add-in is compatible with Revit 2015.

There's more information available on the Emanuel Favreau website.

CL3VER Secures €2M from Chaos Group for New Line of Real-Time Mobile, Web and VR Applications

From the AECCafe website:

New Partnership to Bring Essential 3D Visualization and Communication Tools into One Software Platform; Joint Development Underway

Autodesk University 2016, LAS VEGAS, NV – November 15, 2016 – Today, Chaos Group, a world leader in computer graphics technology, and CL3VER, an award-winning Barcelona-based start-up, announced a strategic partnership, aimed at building the world’s most powerful interactive 3D visualization and communication platform for the AEC and design industries. To support the partnership, Chaos Group has invested €2 million in CL3VER, which is set to debut a new line of real-time mobile, web and VR applications next spring.

CL3VER’s cloud-based tools can turn designs into interactive 3D presentations that help users speed up projects, improve collaboration and shorten the customer feedback loop. The partnership’s first mission will be to connect V-Ray, an industry-standard rendering technology used by 92 of the top 100 architecture firms, to CL3VER’s interactive presentation platform. With V-Ray rendering on board, the presentations will become even more realistic, enabling faster design decisions and better visualizations.

The investment sees Peter Mitev, CEO of Chaos Group joining the CL3VER board of directors. Spanish investment firm 101Startups present since the inception of CL3VER also stay on as shareholdersand members of the board. This investment comes after the original seed round which featured Wayra, Caixa Capital Risc and a group of Barcelona based angel investors in July 2013.

“We’re thrilled to be a part of the new era of AEC storytelling,” said Viktor Nordstrom, founder and CEO of CL3VER. “Together, Chaos Group and CL3VER will introduce a platform that puts two essential tools in one place, so designs can be presented and shared in their best form, at any stage of the process.”

Enscape Version 1.7 Released

From the Autodesk App Store:

About This Version

Version 1.7.0, 11/11/2016

• Features
• Videorecorder
• Export the screenshot in different layers for deferred compositing
• Click into screen to fade position to target
• Support for ArchVision Dashboard (Billboards and 3D+ content)
• Improvements
• Improved Settings Save/Load Logic
• Faster rendering speed
• Simplify Brightness and DOF controls
• XBox-Controls Hints
• Inreased Performance loading from Revit
• Solved issues
• Archvision RPC Models are too big
• After second restarting Enscape, all RPCs are gone when using Archivision Dashboard
• Two-point perspective doesn't work for high pitch angles
• Ground color leaks into buildings
• After Enscape crash, Start button is stuck in Pause/Resume mode
• User is not notified when Trial expires
• Geometry (light fixtures) randomly missing for some objects
• When assigning non-custom screenshot resolution, input field is not disabled
• It's possible to type characters in the Screenshot resolution
• Flipped faces on some family models
• MouseWheel Navigation breaks rendering/crashes
• Cursor jumps one pixel after Left Mouse Button is released
• Movement Smoothing causes flickering
• HDR Skybox Checkbox doesn't behave right after cancelling FileDialog
• Clouds stop at 10km~50km distance, forming a visible, hard line
• Miscellaneous
• Remove 'On' from Camera Live Update dropdown
• Known issues
• Switching "Live Camera" mode from off to on can sometimes lead to a crash
• High resolution screenshot
• On low graphics memory systems textures or geometry rendering might get corrupted

Description

Realtime 3D walkthroughs with live integration in Autodesk® Revit®

Enscape™ is the world’s only VR and real-time rendering plugin for Revit. Simply start Enscape with one click and walk through your fully rendered project within seconds - no uploading to cloud or exporting to other programs required! All changes in Revit are immediately available to evaluation in Enscape. Explore different design options and present your projects to clients. With the option to create a standalone file, you can send an Enscape file to your clients or colleagues and demonstrate your project. Enscape has become a standard application in projects worldwide at companies like Foster + Partners or Kohn Pedersen Fox (KPF).

ArchVision and Enscape Partner, RPC Content Now Supported in Enscape

From the announcement:

ArchVision and Enscape announce new visualization partnership

RPC Entourage adds life to Revit models, creates seamless workflow with Enscape

LEXINGTON, Ky. (November 9, 2016) — A new partnership between ArchVision and Enscape allows AEC professionals to create stunning visualizations complete with RPC architectural entourage directly from their Revit models.

“Our goal is to work with partners like Enscape to ensure RPC content works uninterrupted across every workflow,” said ArchVision CEO Randall Stevens. “Being able to easily add RPC entourage like people, trees and cars directly in Revit and then seamlessly visualize the entire scene in Enscape is a huge benefit to our customers.”

Enscape supports all types of RPC content, including premium human models from RPC content partner AXYZ. Combining the thousands of people, trees and automobiles available with an RPC subscription with the ability to create custom RPCs using RPC Creator tools provides endless possibilities and increased realism when visualizing Revit models in Enscape. Use of RPC content requires a license which can be purchased on the ArchVision website.

“ArchVision’s RPC is the only way to integrate entourage into your Revit project while keeping the design and construction workflow,” said Enscape CEO Thomas Schander. “This enables Enscape users to create vivid real time visualizations, based entirely on their BIM data, requiring no separate project files that can be out of sync!”

Coming Soon from Kubity: A New Way to Communicate in 3D

Kubity, the company behind the free qrVR Exporter for Revit has been running a teaser image about something coming on November 15.

We reached out to them to ask for specifics on what we could look forward to, and they were kind enough to respond, and to allow us to share the information with our readers.

On November 15 they'll be releasing a paid version of qrVR Exporter that'll give you complete control over when a model starts broadcasting and when it will expire. It will work as a pay-as-you-go system, where the price will depend on the duration (from 1 hour to 5 years) of a model. It'll cost something between the price of a coffee and a movie ticket.

Here's a link to the qrVR website: qrvr.io

KeyShot 6 HD – Real-Time Photo-Realistic Rendering for Revit

From the Autodesk App Store:

KeyShot Rendering

With the CPU based architecture, photo realistic real-time rendering can be achieved even on simple laptops without the need for special graphics cards. KeyShot allows you to easily change materials, interactively adjust your lighting and move the camera making the product development process faster and easier than ever before. KeyShot reads in every major CAD format natively on both PC and Mac, thus making it fit into any virtually product development environment.

KeyShot Animation

KeyShot Animation is a revolutionary new, patent-pending 3D Animation system that brings a whole new level of creating animations quickly and easily to your product development pipeline. KeyShot doesn’t rely on inserting and managing keyframes. Instead, apply individual transforms (rotations, translations, etc.) to set up new animations with a click of button, and update materials and lighting as the animation plays.

OneRay RT – Real-Time 3D Animations

From the Autodesk App Store...

OneRay-RT for Revit is the Plug-In that allows 3D animation in real time of your projects created with Autodesk® Revit®. With one click you can import your models or entire scenarios into OneRay-RT and add spectacular animations for your stunning presentations. Add animated characters, detailed trees, moving vehicles, and all the other models included in the internal library or which you can freely add to your own library.

With your Revit projects you can create your own custom presentations, or create models to complete your professional animations. The workflow is simple and intuitive thanks to the integrated plug-in to import models from Revit. In only a few seconds you will produce spectacular high-definition videos, with a major positive impact on your customers.

Create breathtaking animations and high definition videos

Flipbook for Revit: Create A Series of Images as a Base for Animations

From Emanuel Favreau's website...

Flipbook for Revit can be used to create series of images as a base for an animation. The tool has three functions and there are 4 main steps to animate cameras and objects:

• "Views" can generate a series of 3D views or floor views. 
• The tool "Objects" is used to generate a series of objects and isolate objects in a view. 
• The series of images in png format is created by the 'Export' function. 

Here are the basic steps for using flipbook tool for Revit:

1. To create a series of 3D views, place 2 views and 2 targets. Targets are here: C:\ef\flipbook2013\
2. Use the tool 'Views' to generate a series of views of the same prefix
3. The speed and quality of the animation is determined by the number of views depending on the distance.
4. To animate objects, create an instance 'Start' and 'End' of the object
5. Place the object 'Start' and 'End' in the project. The tool 'Object' creates a series of objects between 'Start' and 'End'
6. Use the tool 'Object' and select the reference 'Start', 'End' and the object to animate.
7. Choose a text parameter and enter the same prefix as the series of views.
8. The option 'Follow Line' create a series of objects that follows a model line. The velocity of an object can be controlled by the position between points of a spline.
9. Enter the same number of objects as the number of views and click ok.
10. The next step is important, it allows the user to isolate an object per view. Use again the 'Object' tool and click the 'Isolate' option. Choose the object, the name parameter and enter the same prefix as the series of views. Select Views from the menu and click the 'Isolate' button.
11. Images of a series can be saved using the 'Export' function by entering the prefix of the views. For better results, activate the 'Anti-Aliasing' option of Revit.

There's more information available on Emanuel Favreau's website.

Image-O-Matic - Animate Models Via Parameters and Phases

Harry Mattison recently entered the world of Revit API blogging with his excellent Boost Your BIM blog. Harry currently has a single product available on the blog, Image-O-Matic...

"Do you want to animate your Revit model? Instead of a tedious process of manually changing parameters and exporting images, you can use Image-O-Matic to automatically create dozens, hundreds, or thousands of images to show phases or a range of parameter values. Use these images to easily review your design, create slideshows, consider alternatives, or merge them into a video file."

There's more information available on the Boost Your BIM blog.