Month: August 2018

News Revit

Revit RFO Benchmark v3.2 now supports Revit 2019

Revit RFO Benchmark is the free Microsoft PowerShell-based benchmark that analyzes Revit performance. The benchmark has recently been updated to version 3.2, which supports Revit 2019 and comes with the following list of enhancements:

  1. The Squiggly Lines graphics test has been removed from the Full_Standard set.
  2. A new Graphics_Comparison set compares standard graphics views, squiggled views and now 3D levels views.
  3. If your DPI Scaling is above 150% you will get a warning, but the benchmark will proceed. If it crashes, especially in the middle of Model Creation, try setting your DPI Scaling lower. It seems there is a problem with high DPI scaling and journal playback. More detail on that in a separate post.
  4. DPI Scale is now included in the report, so we can try to grok what settings and what hardware actually works.

Revit RFO Benchmark is available for free download from RevitForum.org (note that you’ll need to log in to your Revit Forum account first).

And if you are struggling to launch the benchmark on localized version of Revit, try these suggestions: Revit RFO Benchmark fails with journal error on localized Revit installs

API News

APIdocs.co brings Revit, Rhino, Navisworks and Grasshopper APIs together

Apidocs.co is an ambitious online project by Gui Talarico, the author of the Revit API website called RevitAPIdocs. Instead of focusing on one particular application, apidocs combines several applications’ APIs into one online library with more than 120K unique documents:

apidocs.co

Apidocs has a clean and user-friendly interface, which is easy to use and navigate. Just select the desired application, then either search or dive into its API:

apidocs.co interface

This project is a huge timesaver and a one-stop shop for several design applications’ APIs. Moreover, it is open and free for everyone.

And if you are interested in supporting the project, head over to support page: apidocs.co/support

Navisworks News

What’s new in Navisworks 2019.1

Navisworks 2019.1 update (available via the Autodesk Desktop App) comes with the following list of bug fixes and improvements:

Improvements

  • [LMV] Support .VUE file property.
  • Fixed incorrect IFC Class and Element description in IFC hierarchy.
  • AVEVA E3D import (RVM file format) – missing attributes in the object properties.
  • Allow Display ID to be shown in Timeliner overlay text.
  • Add a space between the date and time in TXT clash report exports.
  • Read shared parameters in corresponding to IFC data.

Bug fixes

  • Timeliner Auto Attach not working on certain Category/Property.
  • SceneConvertServer doesn’t shutdown.
  • Setting global options via API or XML file has no affect with out-of-process loaders.
  • ArchiCAD 21 cannot export nwc with error “Cannot write output file”.
  • Cannot check ArchiCAD 21 in “Configure Installation” dialog when installing NWExporter2019.
  • C++ error rendering a model.
  • Navisworks does not display anything if the assembly is saved in a substitute LOD.
  • Navisworks Manage 2018 crash with CER during Save.
  • CER when load IFC file after install IFC for Revit.
  • Navisworks License Timeout.
  • Multi – threaded clash, crashing with a point cloud data set.
  • A Chinese translation mistake in Archicad config file “nwexportarchicad.name”.
  • ArchiCAD21 Exporter options display unreadable code in localization OS.
  • Exported NWC and Glued model are not what is displayed in Revit.
  • English Language Pack – Spanish category objects in selection tree.
  • Revit to Navisworks Export is excluding certain instances of family.
  • Navis exporter progress dialog issues.
  • Global Options overrides are not passed onto SceneConvertServer.
  • Some files cannot be loaded with internal error.
  • Cannot load rvt because of an internal error.
  • Navisworks 2018 crashes with saving file.
  • Embedded texture is not displayed while opening NWD file.

Direct download links for 2019.1 update could be found at Luke Johnson’s blog.

If you are interested in Navisworks future, please vote for bringing back Navisworks Idea Station here: Autodesk community ideas.

 

News Rhino

Will Rhino 7 run inside Revit?

McNeel & Associates have recently published a webpage about the “Rhino Inside” technology, which sounds pretty amazing:

Rhino 7 WIP (Work in Progress) can now run inside other 64-bit Windows applications such as Revit, and potentially AutoCAD, Solidworks, Photoshop, Excel, etc.

Imagine that you could run Rhino’s geometry engine inside Revit environment. This could be a game-changer for those who work with conceptual design.

The bad news is that “Rhino Inside” is in the early phase of development, so that there is nothing to see or test for the moment. Even the Rhino Inside webpage is full of placeholders for the download and help links:

Try Rhino inside Revit (RiR)

  1. Download and install the Revit plugin.
  2. Try the Rhino, Grasshopper, and Python examples.
  3. Build your own RiR tools. How to get started…
  4. Check out the source code for RiR and the related examples.
  5. Try writing a Rhino Inside plugin for your favorite product. How to get started…

Personally, I don’t mind the wait: it’s almost certainly better to have the new feature work well when it launches, rather than launch with bugs.