You can update parameter values with an individual open family file, however the same action can also be performed at a folder level updating the parameter values to all family files contained within it so long as the parameter itself already exists in the family files. Select a Shared Parameter from the data grid to update its details making sure it is one that has already been added to the Revit Family files that you are wanting to update and then click the Family Files Update Parameter button. Note: if the root folder selected contains sub-folders below it with files you also want to add bindings to then make sure the ‘include subfolders’ option is ticked on the ribbon as ...
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Issuing Sheets from Drawing Manager is the first step in creating your document transmittals when documents are issued out of the office either as hard copies or electronic copies. Drawing Manager provides the ability to maintain a comprehensive and historical database of document transmittals for tracking document issues, not just for your own architectural Revit Drawings but also for your External Documents entered into the DM database. There are Two different styles of Document Register layouts provided to you with Drawing Manager to use however you also have the ability to customize your own layout using the built in Report Designer interface. Alternatively you can contact the support and development team at RTV Tools who can provide you with a ...
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Important: From Xporter Pro 2018 and future releases the Remote Server functionality has now been replaced with the newer RTV Scheduler interface instead. Users with Xporter Pro 2017 or older versions will still need to use the Remote Server GUI interface as outlined below. The Xporter Pro Remote server GUI is intended for use by BIM Managers within Large organisations for advanced options to configure Remote scheduled tasks using Shared Network Locations from a designated Server on your network. In order to use the Xporter Pro Remote Server utility you will need to have installed both Revit and Xporter Pro applications on the Server itself as the machine that will process the Remote tasks. Once installed navigate to the following ...
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The Referenced Project function of Xporter Pro is a means of linking separate Xporter pro SQL databases together for related Revit Project files in order to produce a combined Document Transmittal showing all related Sheets in one interface. This functionality is only applicable when generating Issues for Revit Sheets (not Revit Views) hence the setup of Referenced Project files is only accessed by clicking the Issues button. When you initially click on the Issues button from the Xporter Pro ribbon you will receive a prompt as shown below allowing you to define other Revit Referenced Project files or continue without any Referenced Project. If you select the Define Reference Projects to Load option it will launch the Issue Reference Projects ...
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You can Remove Parameter binding from individual open family files, however the same action can also be performed at a folder level removing the parameter binding to all family files contained within it so long as the parameter itself already exists in the family files. Select a Shared Parameter from the data grid to be removed making sure it is one that has already been added to the Revit Family files that you are wanting to remove it from and then click the Family Files Remove Parameter button. Note: if the root folder selected contains sub-folders below it with files you also want to remove bindings from then make sure the ‘include subfolders’ option is ticked on the ribbon as ...
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In order to generate an Issue and subsequent Document Register first of all select the required Sheets / Views / External Documents to be included in the current Issue from the Main User Interface data grid then click the Issue Button from the Home tab of the Ribbon. The top half of the Issue Sheets dialog box is all about the Current Issue Information to be included on the current issue and Document Transmittal. Transmittal Number: required field that will automatically appear in sequential order Issue Date: set the date for the current Issue. This is a required field. Issued By: enter Name or Initials of the person generating the current Issue. This is a required field. Attention: optional field ...
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There will no doubt be situations where you will need the ability to remove / delete selected Revit Project or Family Parameters that were not Created or Managed by SPM. Note: by purging the Parameter from your current Revit project or Family file you will be removing the Parameter itself and any associated parameter data that may have been entered! The below example shows a Project Parameter created natively within Revit and not as a shared parameters using SPM. The Purge Parameter tool is located on the Settings Tab of the SPM ribbon as shown below. It is important to remember that parameter names in Revit are Case Sensitive and therefore when using the Purge function of SPM you must ...
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For very large Revit projects it can take excessive amounts of unproductive time waiting for them to open when you first launch them so for that reason Xporter pro now has a Project Wakeup function to remove that wasted time. The Wakeup function allows you to define specific Revit projects which you know have long load times top open files and create a Scheduled task which you can set to run before you arrive at the office so that the file is already open when you get in. You can access the Wakeup function from the RTV Tools tab of the Revit Ribbon as shown below without having Xporter Pro open, or you can also access it from the Xporter ...
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Once you start generating Issues with Drawing Manager they will be stored in the Drawing Manager SQL database as a historical record that can be recalled and referred to at any point. To access the Issues Register click on the Issue History button from the Home Tab of the ribbon as shown below. The top half of the Issue Register dialog box will display a complete list of all Issues that have been generated for the project to date in order to then generate an associated Document Transmittal. Report Style: select from the drop down list the required report style to be used for the Document Transmittal Report. Show Recipient Columns: if enabled will also display the Recipient Column in ...
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With Xporter Pro you can add Revisions to your Project through the Xporter Pro interface which will then synchronise with your Revit project using Revits own native revision systems. Xporter Pro can then extract the Revit Revision data on the fly to display via the Xporter pro interface which can now be exported to a Microsoft Excel .xlsx file format if required. There are two ways of Exporting Revision data from Xporter Pro. From the Main Revisions Dialog box you can click the Export button as indicate below The other option is to simply click the Export Revision Data button from the Xporter Pro Ribbon as shown below without having to have the Revisions dialog box open first. Whichever method ...
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