Ideate BIMLink - Overview on Data Management

Watch this seven-minute video to learn how to quickly and easily manage Autodesk Revit type-based and instance-based data in Excel with Ideate BIMLink. Learn how to:


  • Select the categories of instance data in Revit to review
  • Create an instance link
  • Define the list of properties to export
  • Use BIMLink to export the data from Revit into Excel for editing
  • Use BIMLink to import the data back into Revit

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