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Enhancements to IdeateApps Streamline Common Revit Tasks

San Francisco, CA, November 17, 2021 – Ideate Software, an Autodesk® AEC Industry Partner and Autodesk® Authorized Developer, is pleased to announce that it has made some significant improvements to three tools within the IdeateApps collection of nine tools that simplify the tasks that Revit users perform most often.


“These enhancements directly respond to requests from IdeateApps and Revit users, who discuss their Revit challenges with us at user group meetings, on customer calls, and through connections with our support professionals,” said Glynnis Patterson, Director of Software Development, Ideate Software. “We track all comments and take them into consideration when developing new features and tools.”


Below are highlights of the IdeateApps November 2021 updates that reduce the time spent on tedious tasks, enhance the quality of the BIM data, and free time for more interesting activities. For details, visit the online Help file.


  • Ideate ViewCreator 
  • Automate the naming of interior elevations and other room-based views
  • Transfer areas, area boundaries and views from one area scheme to another
  • Ideate ReNumber 
  • New rule included to automatically rename randomly named elevation views to match company standards
  • New rule included to automate sheet numbering per the ISO19650 sheet naming standards
  • Ideate XRay 
  • Included additional checks to understand and fix visibility challenges related to callouts and section and elevation markers


IdeateApps is one of five Revit plugins developed by Ideate Software to streamline Revit data management. To learn more about how they help Revit users save time, increase model accuracy, improve deliverables and elevate design, visit the website. You can give them a try by downloading a trial version or purchasing a six-month subscription to Ideate Explorer, Ideate BIMLink, Ideate Sticky, Ideate StyleManager, and IdeateApps starting at just US$500.


About Ideate Software - Ideate Software, an Autodesk® AEC Industry Partner and Autodesk® Authorized Developer, empowers Revit users to gain unprecedented control over their data. Ideate BIMLink, Ideate Explorer, Ideate Sticky, IdeateApps and Ideate StyleManager were all developed to solve persistent problems in architecture, engineering, construction, and owner (AECO) workflows. Ideate Software solutions enable Revit users to save time, increase accuracy, improve project deliverables and elevate design.


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