BIMaven Pro

BIMaven Pro

Win64, English

BIMaven Studios
Productivity tool for specialized BIM gurus.

General Usage Instructions

Easting Northing to Property Line function of the add-in serves the purpose of the easy creation of detail lines using only Easting and Northing values

  • Click on the BIMaven tab, and click on the Property Line icon.
  • This will pop up a dialog which will allow you to input the Easting and Northing values.
  • Paste over the Easting and Northing values.
  • Choose whether the line is a closed or open loop, the closed loop will join the last point with the first point to complete the line geometry.
  • After the lines are drawn, note that these lines are Detail Lines.
  • Click on the "Massing & Site" tab and click on the "Property Line" button.
  • Create a property line by Sketch and change the draw mode to "Pick Lines".
  • Press tab to select all the detail lines created in the previous step, and click ok once the lines are selected.
  • After the property line is created, tab through to delete the detail lines for a cleaner project. 

 

Batch reload function of the add-in serves the purpose of reloading multiple linked files

  • When your Autodesk® Revit® file has many stale links (e.g. after eTransmit / changed file location) 
  • Click on the BIMaven tab, and click on the batch reload Revit icon.
  • This will pop up a dialog which will allow you to select the links which require a refresh.
  • To select multiple items, hold shift and click/drag the files that are required.
  • Holding Ctrl and clicking also allows for additional files to be added to the list.
  • When done selecting the files, select reload from.
  • Which will request a folder from which you can, then select the fresh file location.
  • As the search is not recursive, do select only the files per folder.
  • Repeat the steps for each folder containing the files.

Commands

Ribbon/Toolbar Icon Command Command Description

Batch Reload Revit® Link

Batch reload function of the add-in serves the purpose of reloading multiple linked files.

Boundary Line auto sketch

Auto sketch and drawing of boundary / property line. Achieved by auto generating detail lines connected based on given Northings and Eastings values

Installation/Uninstallation

The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. OR, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin.

To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. OR, click Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features (Windows 7/8.1/10) and uninstall as you would any other application from your system.

Additional Information

Currently, the file will reload on an exact file when the file name matches.

Known Issues

Contact

Author/Company Information

BIMaven Studios

Support Information

Do email us at bimaven.studios@gmail.com for more support & questions.

Version History

Version Number Version Description

1.0.0

This version includes a new property line helper which auto generates a detail line based on Easting and Northing inputs.
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