Ideate BIMLink: Much More than an Excel to Revit Tool

When quickly describing Ideate BIMLink, we say that it’s a BIM data management tool that lets you move data from a Revit model to an Excel spreadsheet for easy editing, and then push the updated data back into the model with speed, ease, and accuracy. 


It is so much more than that.


Below is a list of ways you can use Ideate BIMLink to leverage the data in your Revit model as well as links to the related Help files that have more details and step-by-step instructions:



You can also check out our Instructional Videos that demonstrate some of the many uses of Ideate BIMLink for Revit. A recent addition to our video library explains some of the new Project Setup tasks that are easily automated by Ideate BIMLink. You can review it here:

Have any questions about how to use Ideate BIMLink? Let us know. We are here to help you get the most out of our Revit productivity applications. 

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