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Ideate BIMLink for Revit User Interface Overview
After starting Ideate BIMLink for Revit, the main dialog is displayed. The home page content displayed on the left side of the dialog will vary depending upon whether the active file has any saved link definitions. In the example below the Welcome text displays because there are no links. This information can be customized.
New
Create a new link within the current project. For more information, see Creating Revit Links.
Properties
Click the Properties button to add and remove Revit properties, and define property filters for the currently selected link. For more information, see Revit Link Properties. This button is disabled if there are no links in the active file.
Export
Click the Export button to export the currently selected link. For more information, see Export to Excel. This button is disabled if there are no links in the active file.
Import
Click the Import button to import an Excel file previously exported by Ideate BIMLink. For more information, see Import from Excel. This button is disabled if there are no links in the active file.
Category & Description
The Category and Description fields will display information about the selected link. In the example below the active link is “Construction_QTO”. It is a Multi-Category link. The description of the link can be edited within the Properties dialog.
