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Construction and Facilities
Leverage the articles, videos, and documents in this library to learn how construction and facilities management professional can use Ideate Software tools to help them make better decisions earlier in the design process.
NEWS - ARTICLE | In 2022, BBB added Ideate Automation to their toolkit, and in 2023, they started to explore ways to customize several of the scripts that ship with the software to meet their specific needs.
BROCHURE – PDF | Explore the time savings for Construction and Design/Build Professionals with Ideate BIMLink for Revit.
TRAINING - VIDEO | Join Richard and Glynnis LIVE from Washington DC, for an enlightening session on how to revolutionize your Revit workflows with the newest offering from Ideate Software - Ideate Automation.
TRAINING - VIDEO | In this 15@15 recording, you'll uncover the secrets to enhancing your documentation quality control process in Revit. Learn how to seamlessly add standard company/client standard abbreviations to a Revit custom dictionary, coordinated with Ideate SpellCheck.
TRAINING - VIDEO: Join us for an insightful exploration of how to streamline multiple MEP workflows with the Ideate Software suite of tools. Learn how to optimize quality control using Ideate BIMLink, efficiently manage MEP warnings with Ideate Explorer, seamlessly integrate Excel, Word, or PDF equipment/specification data into your Revit project with Ideate Sticky, gain a deeper understanding of Revit filter usage with Ideate StyleManager, and streamline renumbering and intelligent tagging with IdeateApps.
TRAINING - ARTICLE | Controlling the output of files is performed with the set-up wizard in Ideate Automation. We improved the Revit DWG export settings, and you can control the naming of the DWGs better and add custom parameters where needed.
TRAINING - VIDEO | In this 15@15 recoridng, you will learn how to efficiently make edits in Excel’s familiar and powerful environment, and then import the changes into your Revit model with ease. Are you ready to go beyond basic Revit schedules and use Ideate BIMLink to export Revit data to Excel?
TRAINING - VIDEO: Check out this quick and easy tutorial on how to duplicate a sheet and change its view in just a few simple steps using Ideate Clone, which is a tool in our IdeateApps add-in.
TRAINING - ARTICLE + VIDEO | Ready for a deep dive into how to use Ideate Annotate to support Revit design documentation and quality control activities??
TRAINING - VIDEO: Discover the time-saving power of Ideate Software's automation feature! Join Thesla Collier, Design Technology Manager, to learn how with just a click or scheduled automation, you can open all Revit files with work sets and close separate Revit sessions, saving valuable time each morning.
TRAINING - VIDEO | Are you ready to skyrocket your Revit 2D Documentation to new heights? Don't miss out on our upcoming webinar featuring the revolutionary Ideate Annotate, a trailblazing productivity tool in the IdeateApps suite.
TRAINING - VIDEO: Learn how to analyze, delete, and merge line patterns to bring consistency to your Revit files. See how much time you can save by letting Ideate StyleManager do the work for you.
TRAINING - VIDEO | In this 15@15 recording, you'll discover how to significantly enhance your Revit element management experience. Ideate Filters provides a dynamic, customizable, and rule-based method to quickly filter Revit model elements based on your specified parametric conditions. Learn how to efficiently manage and manipulate Revit elements with precision, saving time and increasing productivity. This presentation will provide practical insights and real-world examples to empower you in maximizing the potential of filters within Ideate Explorer.
TRAINING - VIDEO | Join Thesla Collier, Design Technology Officer, as she discusses a common practice in which users duplicate elements and change wall types for documentation, leading to difficulties in quantifying insulation. Discover how Ideate BIMLink can efficiently change core material in walls, which addresses a limitation in Revit, where querying layers of system families in schedules is not possible. Check out this workflow and explore its capabilities, so that you no longer have to modify each wall individually.
