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Monday, July 24, 2017

Roundup – For July 17-23, 2017, New and Updated Revit Add-ins on the Autodesk App Store

The week of July 17, 2017 was a relatively busy one for Revit add-ins on the Autodesk App Store. Four new add-ins were released, and another eight were updated.

For the new add-ins, Novade Exporter is for exporting to the Novade platform, ShadowAnalysisExporter is for establishing smooth communication between Revit and the Shadow Analysis standalone applicationSheetManagerExpert is for duplicating sheets with options, and Structural Precast Extension for Revit 2018 is for automatically modeling and detailing precast planar structural elements.

For updated add-ins, the Autodesk IFC and the BOM to Excel add-ins received relatively significant updates.

New

SheetManagerExpert
This add-in will duplicate existing sheets with or without views, apply view template, to sheets as well as export and import sheet list csv files | USD 10.00
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About This Version: Version 1.0.0, 7/19/2017 – Initial release.

Structural Precast Extension for Revit 2018
Autodesk® Structural Precast Extension for Revit® 2018 is a BIM-centric offering for modeling and detailing precast planar elements that promotes productivity for engineers, detailers and fabricators | Subscription App
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About This Version: Version 18.017.195.03, 7/18/2017 – Initial release to store.


Novade Exporter
A plugin to export a 3D model to Novade platform | Trial
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About This Version: Version 1.0.0, 7/17/2017 – Initial Release

ShadowAnalysisExporter
Shadow Analysis Exporter is designed to help you with smooth communication between Shadow Analysis and Autodesk® Revit®. Shadow Analysis is a simple and powerful tool for analyzing daylight conditions | Free
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About This Version: Version 1.0.0, 7/17/2017 – Initial Release.

Updated

Cloud Renderer
Cloud Renderer for Autodesk® Revit® is a technology demonstration add-in that enables physically based rendering of Revit models either on the cloud or locally using LuxRender | Free
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About This Version: Version 3.0.0.0, 7/22/2017 – Added support of Autodesk Revit 2018 and cloud rendering in Amazon Web Services environment.

OBJ Exporter For Revit® - Trial
OBJ Exporter for Autodesk® Revit® exports a Revit model to an OBJ file. The file format is open and has been adopted by other 3D graphics application vendors | Trial
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About This Version: Version 3.0.0.0, 7/21/2017 – Added support for Revit 2018. Updated technical support contact details.

OBJ Exporter For Revit®
OBJ Exporter for Autodesk® Revit® exports a Revit model to an OBJ file. The file format is open and has been adopted by other 3D graphics application vendors | USD 79.00
 (1 review)
About This Version: Version 3.0.0.0, 7/21/2017 – Added support for Revit 2018. Updated technical support contact details.

WebGL Exporter For Autodesk® Revit® - Trial
WebGL Exporter For Autodesk® Revit® exports your model to an HTML file. You can then view your model in the browser without any external application/plugin installation, manipulate the view and share | Trial
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About This Version: Version 3.0.0.0, 7/21/2017 – Added support for Revit 2018. Updated technical support contact details.

WebGL Exporter For Autodesk® Revit®
WebGL Exporter For Autodesk® Revit® exports your model to an HTML file. You can then view your model in the browser without any external application/plugin installation, manipulate the view and share | USD 79.00
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About This Version: Version 3.0.0.0, 7/21/2017 – Added support for Revit 2018. Updated technical support contact details.

3DPDF Exporter for Autodesk® Revit® - Trial
3DPDF Exporter For Autodesk® Revit® exports your model to secured and encrypted 3D PDF file | Trial
 (4 reviews)
About This Version: Version 3.0.0.0, 7/21/2017 – Added support for Revit 2018. Updated technical support contact details.

3DPDF Exporter for Autodesk® Revit®
3DPDF Exporter For Autodesk® Revit® exports your model to secure and encrypted 3D PDF file | USD 99.00
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About This Version: Version 3.0.0.0, 7/21/2017 – Added support for Revit 2018. Updated technical support contact details.

IFC 2017
Seamlessly replaces the built-in IFC import and export capabilities of Autodesk® Revit® 2017 | Free
 (4 reviews)
About This Version: Version 17.4.0.0, 7/19/2017 – For release notes, see this post

IFC 2018
Seamlessly replaces the built-in IFC import and export capabilities of Autodesk® Revit® 2018 | Free
 (1 review)
About This Version: Version 18.2.0, 7/19/2017 – For release notes, see this post

iSync
The most advanced background synchronization software for Autodesk® Revit®. It work with Revit, so you never have to worry about relinquishing or losing anything important again | Trial
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About This Version: Version 1.4, 7/18/2017 – Support Autodesk® Revit® 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Improved logging.

Reports
The most advanced multi-page reports engine for Revit® Schedules. Share long schedules in PDF Word or send to any printer. Supports customization: title block, autosave, custom logo, font formatting | Trial
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About This Version: Version 1.6, 7/18/2017 – Release compatible with Autodesk® Revit® 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Improved logging.

BOM to Excel - Reports, Tables, Quantities - TRIAL
Stop wasting hours manually creating BOM reports from Autodesk® Revit®. Our app will save you hundreds of hours in Revit BOM data analysis, reporting and quantity estimation | Trial
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About This Version: – For release notes, see this post

BOM to Excel - Reports, Tables, Quantities
Create custom BOM tables from Revit schedules. Export to Excel for professional client reporting, design documentation, QC or analysis. Instant quantities for estimating and take offs for parameter | USD 25.00/M
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About This Version: – For release notes, see this post

BOM to Excel - Reports, Tables, Quantities
Create custom BOM tables from Revit schedules. Export to Excel for professional client reporting, design documentation, QC or analysis. Instant quantities for estimating and take offs for parameters | USD 195.00
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About This Version: – For release notes, see this post



Apparent False Updates

Most weeks there are a number of add-ins listed on the App Store as having been updated when they appear not to have been. We call these false updates.

We suspect false updates occur because developers have the ability in the App Store database to mark an 'update' without changing the version number. This is advantageous to developers because it moves their add-ins up in the App Store  'Newest' list. Also, authors of multiple add-ins on the App Store may use the practice to group their add-ins together. And some may mistakenly not change the version number for a legitimate update.

We verify false updates by comparing the current version numbers with our last posts about the add-ins. This is work for us, though, hopefully, value for you.

In the hopes that the App Store will someday fix this loophole or developers will cease the practice, we list the developers and their add-ins that, though marked as updated, were not.

  • BIM WhatsApp
    • Copy Sheets 2017
  • DZ Studio
    • User Editing History
  • PCL Construction
    • PCL PartsLab

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