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Revit Plug-in: Avoid MEP Clashes

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Plugin for Autodesk® Revit® 2018-2020 to resolve clashes MEP systems (Pipes, Ducts, Cable Trays, and Conduits). The plugin allows you to adjust many parameters and find clashes in elements in the host and linked models. Main features of the plugin: You can select the main elements in the host or in linked models or can combine it from both. It works with any types of Pipes, Ducts, Cable Trays, and Conduits. Is saves insulation and lining for Pipes and Ducts. It saves all parameters from the source element and you can select to copy or not mark value. You can select any offset between the main element and clashed with the MEP element. You can select any angle of tracing between 1 and 90 degrees. All last used settings are saved. Link to Autodesk App Store:  Avoid MEP clashes

Revit Macro: Generate sections and views of beams and columns

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This macro creates sections and views of beams and columns. Macro works with beams in plane and inclined beams.And also with usual and inclined columns. In current example macro creates one side view to beam/column and 3 cross sections along beam/column. This sections can be used to show rebars in RC structures, for example:

Revit Macro: Show rebars in 3D view as solid. Turn on and turn off.

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Macro turns on displaying of all rebars in current 3d view as solid: Macro turns off displaying of all rebars in current 3d view as solid:

Revit Macro: Switch all grids on current view from 3d to 2d or from 2d to 3d

This macro allow to switch all grids on current view from 3d to 2d or from 2d to 3d.

Revit macro: Create copies of current view with applying different filters and view templates

This macro creates copies of the current view with automatic renaming and assignment of filters and templates. In this particular case, it creates 2 reinforcement layout plans, showing only the top or bottom reinforcement in the slab on each sheet. Before use, it is necessary to correct the names of the filters and the view template in accordance with existing in the current project. Macro: Using of macro: Open the view that you want to copy, run the macro and get 2 copies of this view with new names and the applied filters of visibility and the view template.