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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…
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…
Revit doesn’t let you tag Wall Volume by default, so Avisotskiy puts RDBLink to good use – he uses Microsoft Access to update a Shared Parameter with the wall Volume data, and then simply uses a tag t…
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…
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 …
The RDBLink method establishes a bi-directional database which can be edited and updated. Be careful when using this. I would recommend trying it on a test project before actually putting it into use.…
Ooh La La! Does Revit really want you to see what goes on under the hood? Well, if it can help you understand Revit better, then I would suggest that it does (because it will help you know how to ‘tre…