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If you try to build a connector to get some Revit data to a database like MySQL, you may hit an issue where some strings that are allowed in Revit will do funny things to your SQL instructions, like t…
The incompatibility between 32 bit Microsoft Office database systems and 64 bit Revit program architecture have been causing headaches for a while, but this technical solution may provide the answer y…
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What does Revit eStorage do?Stores and Restores the data of an external file into Revit extensible storage on a selected element. Download Revit e-Storage link How to install (from the readme):Copy th…
These are the latest Revit 2012 Files available for download. They are ready for use but the documentation is very out-of-date:Note: These are compiled with 64-bit Revit and Windows 7, and .NET 4.0. I…
In response to my post about Using RDB Link to Tag Wall Volume, Julien Benoit has posted a few helpful comments. He also referred to his post on RFO. I previously posted about WhiteFeet tools here. Ba…
I have previously posted about accessing and modifying the Revit Database in a number of posts over the past couple of years, including:Database and Excel Linking tools for Revit 2012Exposing the Revi…
PHPP—the energy modeling software for the Passive House energy-efficiency standard—requires users to input wall areas calculated to the exterior of the thermal boundary. By default Revit does not calc…
Check out the following link:WhiteFeet public downloads Among other things, you will find documentation that covers the following tools:Revit Element ToolsRevit Family ToolsRevit Parameter ToolsRevit …
Some cool ideas from the June 2011 issue of AUGIWorld, article entitled ‘Revit, in a Database’ by Paul Crickard: Once a Revit model has been exported to a database, the things that can now be done wit…