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Lehigh Valley BIM Professionals Group is a group dedicated to sharing best practices around new technology, specifically Building Information Modeling (BIM),
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New Website!• Landing page for general information about the
group: http://go.synergis.com/lvbim
• LinkedIn Group page for sharing discussions, polling, etc.:https://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=8126147&trk=anet_ug_hm
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Victaulic Construction Piping Services
• Who am I: Ralph Schoch– 19 years with Victaulic in Construction Piping
Services– 16 years of 3D Piping Layout Experience– Software: Bentley Autoplant, CADmep/TSI, Inventor,
Solidworks, Navisworks, & Revit– Started using Revit 2009 (Family Creation)– Revit 2013 Big Push for Fabrication within Revit– Revit 2014 in charge of Revit implementation for BIM
Fabrication
Why I wanted to present
Share what I use.
Discover what others are using.
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Who Are You?• Name?• Company?• Discipline?• Software you currently use?• Years of Revit experience?
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Learning Objectives• Why do I need Revit add-ins?• What can they do?• When are they required?• Where should I look?• What companies should I keep an eye on?• Can I make my own?• What is the Cost?
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Why do I need Add-ins?• Improve Efficiency• Remove Muda “Waste”• Do the Impossible• Create New Work Flows• Improve Accuracy
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What can Add-ins do?• Limited to what is available in the
API.– Application Programing Interface
• .net in C# or C++ or others
• Generally anything a user can manually do.
• Examples: – Add/Delete, Renumber, Schedule,
Track, Modify, etc.
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When are they required?• Labor Intensive Tasks• Can’t Easily be Done• Slower than other Software
Solutions• To get to Phase Six?
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Where should I look?• Autodesk Exchange Apps
https://apps.exchange.autodesk.com/en
• Autodesk Subscription EnhancementsWorksharing Monitor
Batch Print
Space Naming Utility
Model Review
DB Link
eTransmit
Extensions
Content Packs
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What companies should I keep an eye on?CADstudio Revit Tools
SOFiSTiK BIMTOOLS
3D PDF Converter for Revit
CTC | BIM Manager Suite, BIM Project Suite
PopIcon for Revit
KiwiCodes Family Browser
Project Browser
Keynote Browser
Element Renumber
Sheet Counter
Family Categorizer
Revitworks |Door Factory
Custom API
Bonus Tools
Power Measure
IMAGINiT Clarity
Utilities for Revit
Scan to BIM
CadFaster Collaborate
Ideate BIMLink
B-G-ECircuit
SuperFilter
Rushforth Tools
Tools4revit
Cut Opening
Smart Browser
Insert Elements
RAS Manager
Smart Floors
Smart Walls
Sort&Cope
U-Value
Dynamic Legend
Quick Dimensions
Quick Table
Smart Sheets
Sort Mark
Autodesk
Civil Structures
Frame Generator
Excel Based Model
Timber Framing
Grids Generator
Compare Model
DPR | Model Slicer
Revizto
BIMstop | Revit Tools
dp Stuff | Randomizer
ElumTools
ArchVision | RPC Plugin
RTV Tools Xporter
Paint
BIMobject
Trilligence Affinity
BuildEdge Roof
StrucCope
DigiPara | ElevatorArchitect
Stadia
Heat Load (EN 12831)
ENGworks
Piping Productivity
BIMXchange
MDX 3D Exporter
TotalStation Point Utilities
SysQue Supports
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Even More:CASE Inc
Add-In Manager
Delete Sheets, Views, and Revit Links
Change and Replace Line Styles
Extrude Rooms to 3D Mass
Super Shared Parameter Loader
Rename Families and Types from Excel
Super Tag
Import openNURBS (3dm File Data)
Multiple View Duplicator
View Template Controller
Change & Replace Family &/or Type Names
Place 3D Room Tags
Migrate Parameter to Parameter
OpenNURBS for Vasari BETA 2
Super Shared Parameter Loader
Basic Reporting of Hosting and Formulas
Egress Workaround for Sending Railing
Length to a Selected Parameter
Create Plan Views by Discipline
Delete Sheets, Views, and Revit Links
External Wall Directions
Import Images to Drafting Views
CASE Inc - Continued
Extrude Rooms to 3D Mass
Reusable and Sharable Selection Sets
Export Families to RFA Files (By Category)
Door Mark Updater
Revision Cloud Data Export to Text File
Change and Replace Line Styles
AEC-APPS | Assorted, Ever Growing #
Ian Keough | Dynamo for Vasari
WhiteFeet | Mario Guttman | Tools for Revit
Revolution Design
Keynote Manager
Revit Workflow
Selection Master
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Can I make my own?• Visual Studio Express• Macros
– Easy way to start
• Tons of Instructional Information– Youtube– SDK
• Cost?
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Open Discussion• Do you use any Revit Add-ins?• Have you experienced any issues
with using Add-ins?• Which ones are you watching?
