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I came across an interesting issue today. We were automating Revit data parameters for a mandated IFC deliverable, but we came across some Shared Parameters that were added incorrectly (wrong Paramete…
If you have moved your project onto BIM 360 Docs, it might make sense to store related project resources (Shared Parameter files and Classification resources like Uniformat) in the same cloud as well.…
Check it out at OpenRFA. There have been some similar attempts in the past. It is a bit of a challenge, because there will often be these ‘custom’ shared parameters that one company needs that are jus…
Now that is a very Revit blog title, for sure 🙂 So I had a nice old Curtain Wall Panel Door family, which had a nested ‘container’ Generic Model family… … in which I arrayed a shared, nested Door Pane…
We’ve talked about exporting shared parameters before, but when you are editing a Titleblock (that you have inherited from somewhere) you may find that the Family Types dialog does not list all of the…
Spiderinnet has posted a free shared parameter file viewer (download). Extract the zip Run RvtSPFViewer.exe Click the open door and select your Shared Parameter file “… help view Revit shared paramete…
I have posted about SP.Writer before, but this is the next iteration: BIMsets Cloud Writer. UPDATE: if you want to update to the latest version of the add-in, in Google Sheets you may need to go to Ad…
“Revit makes available the following IFC-specific files: IFC Metric Template.rte. This file allows you to create new projects that are already set to the IFC standard. IFC Parameter Upgrade.rvt. This …
A recent post on Ideate Solutions reminded me of a handy Revit Extension that you may not be aware of:Shared/Project Parameters Download Revit Extensions for Autodesk Revit 2015: Multiple Languages (e…
Downloads: Revit Add-In 2014 Revit Add-In 2015 SP.Writer Excel Tool Intro video (2014 version):Open embedded content: www.youtube.com Heads-up https://twitter.com/bim_source/status/463673207229538304 …