RushForth Tools for Revit: Release Notes

2014-5-8:

• Parameter Scheduler
• New Project Schedule Review tab allows you to quickly see and correct any scheduled shared parameters that are missing from elements on the schedule. Opening the tool from an active schedule will jump to a review of the active schedule.
• Store formulas and default data in templates for assigning parameters in the family editor
• Add parameters (including formulas) to selected elements in a project
• This will add shared parameters to the families of those selected elements. It only affects families in the project and does not save changes back to source family files.
• Extract/transfer/export parameters from project schedules
• Extract/transfer/export shared parameters and formulas from selected elements in a project
• Select all elements on a schedule for setting parameters
• View list of selected families and filter current element selection by family name for setting parameters to current selection
• Parameter Transformer
• Can now more easily edit key schedule data using the Revit Schedule option on the Excel tab.
• Can now use elements filtered and scheduled by Revit schedules as the selected element set for Parameter Transformer functions, exports, and imports. Use the Revit Schedule option on the Excel tab.

2014-3-6:

• Space and Zone tools
• New option to create new spaces from linked rooms only for those spaces that do not already exist. This is helpful when receiving updates and you don’t want to lose information previously stored in spaces.
• View and Sheet Creator
• Fixed glitch that could create extra blank views if the views already existed
• 2014 option to set site key for all users of multi-user machines.

2014-2-11:

• Parameter Transformer
• Custom filters now use the category names as seen in the Revit interface instead of the category names the API uses.

2014-1-13:

• Parameter Transformer
• Added ability to export associated space and room properties of elements. Importing does not write to associated space and room properties of elements yet.
• Separated view templates and views to be separately filterable. This also fixed a rare glitch that would make some view parameters not show up in the parameter selection list.
• Fixed graphical anomalies that occurred when using magnification settings in Microsoft Windows to make the text larger.
• Parameter Scheduler
• Fixed graphical anomalies that occurred when using magnification settings in Microsoft Windows to make the text larger.
• New Tool: Raytrace Move – Up
• This is just the opposite of the existing tool Raytrace Move – Down. Handy for moving lighting fixture up to the correct ceiling height (assuming your lighting fixtures were created with a compatible family template that is not over constrained).

2014-1-1:

• Parameter Transformer
• Can now export the user name for who created each element. Added properties: Worksharing.CreatedBy, Worksharing.CurrentOwner, Worksharing.LastUpdateInCentralBy
• Increased export and filtering speed performance
• Exporting values of the format number-number (e.g. ‘2-1’) are now sent to Excel as text so Excel does not automatically format them as dates
• Parameter Scheduler
• Process whole folder of families function now has new folder selection interface that allows you to paste in paths. It also now recursively processes all subfolders in a folder.
• 3D Sections creator
• New ‘Selected Elements’ option to create 3D section box around selected elements
• View and Sheet creator (2014 version only)
• Updated the code to compensate for a glitch introduced by Autodesk in version 2014 that could make the sheets not show up in print dialogs.

2013-11-27:

• Parameter Transformer and View/Sheet Creator
• Removed some warnings that may appear during excel connection to Microsoft Excel versions 365 and 2013
• 3D Sections creator
• 3D View for current level or all levels now more accurately computes the full extents of the level for large models

2013-10-10:

• Updated User Guide online with direct links accessible in Parameter Transformer and Parameter Scheduler tools
• Parameter Scheduler:
• Added ability to batch process an entire folder of families
• Added link to user guide in the interface
• Parameter Transformer
• Modified the categorization of some system family types to be better organized and to report meaningful value for ‘family’ property
• 3D Sections tool and View Creator tool
• No longer give warnings or fail if project has new views defaulting to be locked to a specific view template

2013-09-27:

• Parameter Scheduler:
• Added multi-row editing for setting parameter options simultaneously
• Changed template storage type to be text based instead of Excel based to increase performance and remove dependency on Excel

2013-09-26:

• Parameter Scheduler:
• Initial public release
• Parameter Transformer:
• Added ‘OwnerView’ as exportable property of view reference elements
• Added ‘Current View’ as option for element filtering
• Updated Excel export to add the parameter names to the table headers (version 2013 was missed before)
• 3D Sections Tool:
• Tool will no longer give you warnings/errors if you have set your 3D View Type Properties to be locked to a template

2013-09-03:

• Parameter Transformer:
• Workset and other parameters using IDs as lookups now use the linked model information when looking up values for elements in linked models.
• Sheet and View Creator:
• Can now select between inches and mm when specifying offset for view placement on sheets.

2013-08-28:

• Parameter Transformer:
• Added ability to select multiple Revit schedules at the same time for selecting of parameters to export to excel
• Added support for additional system family type parameters that were previously not exporting

2013-08-13:

• Parameter Transformer:
• Fixed small glitch that would only export linked information from first link
• Fixed issue where numbers exported to Excel were formatted as text

2013-08-05:

• Parameter Transformer:
• Added ability to filter and export element data from linked models
• Added property Project.FilePath for use in exporting and filtering
• Updated Excel export to add the parameter names to the table headers
• Added ‘existing file’ option to the Excel export to overwrite previous exports without having to specify a template or parameter names

2013-07-25:

• Parameter Transformer:
• Revised template selection process when selecting an existing template for Excel parameter exporting.
• New import option to import data from Excel for elements not in the current filtered set.
• New tab called ‘Additional Tools’. First tool on the tab is one that creates a list in Excel of all revised sheets including revision information
• Circuit merge/move
• The tool now allows you to select either circuits or elements or both for moving circuits to a new panel. This makes it easier to use the parameter transformer to select the circuits you want moved.
• Tools Updater
• Added alternative update path for networks not allowing file saves to user document folders

2013-07-12:

• Parameter Transformer:
• Significant speed performance increase when exporting to Excel (versions 2013 and later)

2013-06-28:

• Parameter Transformer:
• Added the ability to rename existing family types
• Fixed 2014 glitch that would sometimes move elements the wrong amount when setting the location.x and location.y
• Raytrace Element Creator
• Resolved issue where raytrace perimeter would not work on upper floors
• Electrical Circuit Merge/Move
• Fixed a glitch introduced by Revit 2014 that wouldn’t allow you to select a new panel for all circuits
• Raytrace Window Copy
• Added tolerance field for more accurate copying
• Web Updater
• Fixed minor glitch that would prevent a small number of users from receiving update notifications

2013-06-05:

• Parameter Transformer:
• Added support for exporting names of view worksets and other workset types instead of worksetID (this was previously done for user worksets only)
• Updated the 2012 parameter transformer to incorporate recent modifications including support for Office 365 Excel version

2013-05-20:

• Parameter Transformer:
• Added support for Office 365 Excel version
• Can now get and set tag location.x and location.y in views
• Added element count for filtered set.
• View and Sheet Creator
• Added support for Office 365 Excel version

2013-04-29:

• Parameter Transformer:
• Views are now grouped by view type to easily select groups like 3D, Plan, Section, etc.
• Cancel button added to the Excel import and export operations
• Excel export defaults to first sheet if the user has renamed Sheet1

2013-04-24:

· Sheet and view creator

o All new interface!

o Built in template editor to easily edit and create templates and lists with or without excel

o Preview and edit lists in the interface before creating views and sheets

o Can store default values for automatically determining sheet numbers to insert views onto

• Circuiting tools

o “Remove From Circuit” will not only remove the element from the circuit, but it will also disconnect all associated wires (wires will remain in place, but will no longer be connected to the element)

o “Merge/Move Circuits” will do the same as mentioned above before connecting to the new circuit so that the other elements wired to the elements being moved will not be moved unintentionally (fixes a Revit glitch).

• Parameter Transformer:
• Added a few error checks if trying to export with nothing selected

2013-04-16:

• Parameter Transformer:
• Can now place existing views onto sheets by typing in the sheet number parameter
• Can automate setting viewport locations on sheets using Location.X and Location.Y properties
• Material parameters can be set by material name instead of ElementID
• View Phase can be set by name instead of ElementID
• Element.Pinned added to supported properties
• Numerical values that have not been initialized now export as blanks and not zeros
• Added support for reporting view template names and types
• Resolved warnings when exporting certain system elements that have no category
• Additional parameters can be modified by displayed text value instead of Revit stored value: ‘Discipline’, ‘Detail Level’, ‘Underlay Orientation’, View.VisualStyle
• Sheet and view creator
• Can now place views on sheets when created
• Can specify offset of view placement from bottom right of sheet

2013-04-05:

• Parameter Transformer:
• All new simplified interface separates filtering and modifying functions for more intuitive workflow
• Modify parameters functions now have access to all the same element properties that were available in the Excel functions
• Filter and modify parameter inputs are now dropdown selection boxes that dynamically update to available parameters of the current filter/selection
• New parameter filtering options including comparisons like ‘begins with’, ‘less than or equal to’ and many more
• Revise Excel exporter is simplified and allows ordering of exported parameters
• Excel List now automatically conforms to the size of the export so filtering is automatically available for all columns
• View.VisualStyle property added to Excel features. Enables reporting and setting of view visual styles (wireframe, hidden line, etc.)
• 2012 Parameter Transformer
• Has been updated to have all the features of the 2013 Parameter Transformer minus the Excel template creator from Revit schedules
• Sheet and view creator
• Option to lock view template to view
• Now supports creating drafting views

2013-03-21:

• New 3D Sections tool to quickly jump to section of a selected region, selected level, ceiling, or all levels
• New Zoom Selection tool to quickly find the selected element in the current view
• Parameter Transformer:
• Added new property support for IsWorkPlaneFlipped to Excel writer. This allows users to get and set the mirror/flip condition of face based families

2013-03-11:

• Parameter Transformer:
• Family and type properties are now available for export for most system families in addition to standard families that were already supported
• Support for exporting coordinate and rotation for line based families including walls, pipes, conduits, ducts, etc. This includes start point and end point of the elements
• Can now export all the coordinates defining the perimeter of a space
• Can now export the host property of elements including the host type and ElementID
• Wall width property now supported for export
• Wall Base Constraint and Top Constraint can now be edited by level name instead of ID
• Excel export no longer quits if exporting using a schedule template that include Revit calculated fields
• Sheet and View Creator
• A glitch was fixed in the 2013 version that limited you to only applying one view template to each created view. You can now apply up to 4 as was previously available in the 2012 version.
• New App Updater
• The new app updater allows users to receive product enhancements and fixes as they are released through a simple automated update procedure. No longer do you need to re-run the installer or wait for Autodesk to update their Exchange store.
• Network licensing now available

2013-02-05:

• Parameter Transformer:
• Many parameters are now editable by displayed value rather than their numeric values (e.g. Level, Workset, Scope Box, View Template, Underlay, Level, Schedule Level, Phase Created, Phase Demolished, Load Classification)
• You can now choose to itemize individual types in the family selection list
• Excel can now be left open while reading and writing parameters

2013-01-29:

• Parameter Transformer:
• Excel writer now supports additional properties ‘Family’, ‘Type’, ‘Family and Type’, and ‘Category’
• Circuits now separated by panel name in filters
• Added discipline filters to category searches
• New option allows you to select which parameters to create if missing
• Sheet Creator now has a level number mapping function for sheet numbers

2013-01-25:

· Added category search box in the Parameter Transformer

· Added support for raytrace and space creation tools to use linked models of different coordinate systems

2013-01-17:

· Parameter Transformer

o Added additional options for automatically copying parameter names when exporting to excel.