Sample Scripts

Ideate Automation contains several sample script (.def) files that can be used to open Revit and run several Ideate BIMLink processes in the background. The scripts can be used by the Ideate Automation Queue, as shown in the images below, or used in conjunction with other tools, like the Windows Task Scheduler. In this topic you can learn about the purpose of each sample script.

Ideate BIMLink Scripts

Folder Script Description
01 Publishing - Dynamic IBL-Export_DWG_Dynamic For each Revit file selected, starts Revit, runs Ideate BIMLink, and creates a DWG and related files from a specified list of sheet/view names as defined, sorted, and filtered by an Ideate BIMLink definition.
01 Publishing - Dynamic IBL-Export_NWC_Dynamic This script gathers Revit file-specific data, such as workset names, which is a prerequisite for certain other Automation scripts such as AUT-Open_Exclude_Worksets.
01 Publishing - Dynamic IBL-Export_PDF_Combined_Dynamic Open the selected Revit File without opening the excluded worksets.
01 Publishing - Dynamic
IBL-Export_PDF_Individual_Dynamic For each Revit file selected, starts Revit, runs Ideate BIMLink, and creates a PDF document per sheet from a specified list of sheet names as defined, sorted, and filtered by an Ideate BIMLink definition.
03 Quality Control IBL-Export_Link_Definitions Starts Revit, runs Ideate BIMLink, loads any links from the specified folder, and exports each link to the specified Excel file.
03 Quality Control IBL-Export_Project_Link_Definitions Starts Revit, runs Ideate BIMLink, and exports each link loaded within the Revit file to a separate Excel file. This script includes an option to leave Revit open after the work is done.
03 Quality Control IBL-Multi-Export Starts Revit, runs Ideate BIMLink, loads any links from the specified folder, and exports each link to a separate Excel file.
04 Quantity Takeoff IBL-QTO For each Revit file selected, first optionally copies a predefined Excel file to a new location. Starts Revit, runs Ideate BIMLink, loads the links used for quantity takeoffs, and creates or updates an existing quantity takeoff spreadsheet.
05 Revision Management IBL-Document_Issuance For each Revit file selected, first optionally copies a predefined Excel file to a new location. Starts Revit, runs Ideate BIMLink, loads the links used for document issuance record (DIR) management, and creates or updates an existing document issuance spreadsheet. 
06 COBie IBL-COBie For each Revit file selected, starts Revit, runs Ideate BIMLink, loads the links used for COBie, and creates or updates an existing COBie data worksheet.

In addition to the scripts above, Ideate BIMLink is also used within the \02 Health Check\ scripts.

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