What Revit Version Is It?
Around 5 years back (where did that time go?), I posted about a free right-click Explorer extension that gives you some useful information on Revit files at a glance. CTC continues to update and provi…
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A Virtual Guardian for Your Revit Projects
Revit Users do a lot of funny (and sometimes quite terrible) things. BIM Managers have spent years trying to control the chaos, through training, documentation, standardisation, model auditing, Big Br…
Free Revit Parameter Explorer Addin
This includes quite a bit of functionality for a free addin, including the ability to collect elements from the current Revit project, override them, edit data, and Excel import and export: Parameter …
Using a Free PDF Printer with RTV Xporter Pro for Automatic Batch PDF Naming from Revit
Over the years I have posted a lot of workflows for PDF creation and management, including the use of CutePDF Writer and PDF Creator. I’m also a regular user of RTV Xporter Pro, as it is the quickest …
You Can Now Play Like a PIG in BIM with this Free Revit Family Preview Image Generator
The Preview Image Generator (PIG) is a new Revit addin produced by Parley Burnett, a guy that has been in and around Revit and BIM for a long time. Out-of-the-box Revit has been producing family previ…
Cleanup and Move Revit Backup Files
Revit creates a bit of a mess sometimes, leaving behind backup and journal files that can take up disk space and clog your system. I have posted about a few cleanup tools before, including: Revit Jour…
WhiteFeet Tools updated for Revit 2018 (very cool)
I have posted about WhiteFeet Tools a few times over the years, it is an impressive toolkit. You can register and download the 2018 version here, and you can try it for free for 60 days. Fill out the …
Change Every Font Everywhere in Revit with this Powerful Free Addin … AND How to Fix SecretInternal Type Arrowheads and Dimensions
Massive free time saver for changing or swapping fonts in a Revit project! Unfortunately, its not quite ‘everywhere’ – Generic Annotations need to be manually fixed. You can copy a text type to a Gene…
RTV Xporter Pro Updated to Support C4R, and How to Batch Upgrade Any Revit File Type
RTV Xporter Pro is one of those addins that I can safely recommend to every Revit user. If you ever need to print more than one sheet, or export a model multiple times, or to multiple formats, this to…
Free Tool to Compare Revit Models And Visualize The Differences
UPDATE: Metamorphosis Installer for Revit 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 This is a very useful addin coded by Matt Mason during a recent Hackathon. Basically, it lets you take a Snapshot of a Revit file at a …