Revit 3D models speed up the design process and enable all engineering teams to confirm their designs, thus increasing the productivity of construction.
We all love a good Revit model. It helps architects finetune and share their visions, it enables all engineering teams to confirm their designs don’t clash with others, and it increases the productivity of construction and maintenance crews. Through detailed 3D models, Revit speeds the design process and reduces the chances of costly mistakes.
What makes a Revit model so powerful? Data! Massive amounts of data.
While all that data is what gives a model its strength, it also can be a model’s downfall: obsolete elements, imported data, incorrect styles, and more can cause performance and documentation issues.
To avoid these issues and keep your projects moving along smoothly, it’s important to manage that data. Proactively managing the data is best. Knowing where to turn when things take a turn for the worse is also important.
In this post, I share information about what causes Revit 3D model problems, symptoms of unhealthy models, and how Ideate Software plugins for Revit can help you proactively audit files and to clean up problem items.
How does all that extra data get into models?
When done correctly, using copy/paste to bring existing data into a model and linking to previous projects can save a lot of time, but when done incorrectly, they can bring in massive amounts of unnecessary data associated with the original files.
When you do any of the following activities, you run the risk of bringing unneeded data into the Revit file:
A Revit error requires users to resolve the issue before continuing. However, a Revit warning simply informs of a condition that may affect the model, but it allows users to continue working. With looming deadlines, it can be tempting to put the warnings on a back burner. This practice can be problematic, because if the number of warnings climbs, it can impact model performance.
Fortunately, model health problems typically start off small and show signs that indicate that problems are accumulating. Watch out for:
4. Linework that jumps while you zoom and pan
5. Exporting and printing problems
6. Model upgrade difficulties
7. Crashing
If you spot any of these signs, take action! If left unchecked, the problems can continue to compound, and you may end up getting a message that requires immediate, difficult, and time-consuming attention, such as:
It is much easier, less time consuming, and better for everyone involved in the project to prevent problems from reaching the tipping point than to try to fix a model on its deathbed.
Before I joined Ideate Software in 2021, I had used its Revit plugins for more than 10 years; I knew they worked, and I knew the company was committed to developing solutions to real challenges faced by Revit users. In fact, I was part of several beta testing programs to verify that enhancements and new products addressed real needs, performed as described, and delivered exceptional value.
Ideate Software products helped me keep my Revit 3D models in top working condition, and I know they will do the same for you.
Here are some ways Ideate Software add-ins for Revit models can help you maintain model health:
The article above provides some information about how Ideate Software plugin tools for Revit modeling help companies maintain Revit model health. Here’s a link to a webinar recording with more information as well as demonstrations.
Webinar Recording: Step into the Clinic: Advanced Revit Model Health Checks
Considering the time, money, and frustrations you will save by keeping your Revit models healthy, don’t you owe it to yourself and your team to learn more about Ideate Software plugins?
Browse our website for more information. You can read our blog posts, view our short how-to videos, and take a look at our robust Help files. And reach out to us at [email protected] to start the discussion on how Ideate Software plug-ins for Revit can help you improve the performance of your Revit models.
Revit 3D models empower architectural, structural and MEP teams with technical clarity and functional detail inside a comprehensive, three-dimensional project view. With improved visualization, trades can detect and solve for clashes and other errors while facilitating the construction process.
Revit modelling incorporates families of objects to create accurate three-dimensional views of a project. This multidisciplinary tool facilitates collaboration among team members by allowing multiple users to work on the same project simultaneously. Changes made by one user are synched across interconnected project aspects, enhancing coordination and reducing errors.
Proactively maintain model health and keep your project running smoothly with a host of Ideate Software plugins. Use Ideate BIMLink to review model data in Excel where you can quickly identify and flag QA/QC issues, or use Ideate Explorer’s powerful browser to find and solve for critical warnings or unused elements. With Ideate StyleManager, you can reduce file sizes and keep your documentation clean, sleek and on brand with standardized styles.
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