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There was an API addin available a while back, but in recent years I have used: the Case Batch Export Family RFA’s tool https://wrw.blackgrid.com.au/2012/12/how-to-determine-if-family-is-in-place.html…
I reviewed RTV Xporter PRO late last year, but there have been a few updates and new features since then so I thought I’d briefly list them here. For less than $50US per user, you get a lot of automat…
On latest R2 version of Revit 2015, with Navisworks 2015 SP3 and Navisworks Exporters R3, there remains a Navisworks export bug that affects some projects after upgrade from previous versions of Revit…
IFC Exporter for Revit 2013 | Autodesk Revit | Autodesk Exchange Appsorhttp://sourceforge.net/projects/ifcexporter/files/2013/IFC%20Exporter%20for%20Revit%202013%20v2.7.0.msi/download Apparently this …
Here is an easy way: Install Case Add-in Manager Using the Add-in Manager, install Batch Export Family RFA’s tool (I am running v2012.11.13.0) Open a Revit project and run the tool After families have…
In the Parameter Properties dialog, click Export. Note: The Export option is not enabled if the selected parameter is already in the current shared parameter file. A message displays informing you tha…
From time to time, I export all of the families in a project and add it to our Library as a ‘snapshot’ of where our families were at during that project. However, Revit still does not export the famil…
You may want to do a very aggressive cleanup of your Revit file, getting rid of all Views while retaining all 3D elements as proper Revit elements. You can use the ‘Save to New File’ function to do th…