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View and navigate the model and examine parts of the model properties in the Informed Design web app.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Transcript
00:03
From the Informed Design web app Products tab,
00:06
you can open Revit models uploaded in Autodesk Docs
00:09
and assign Informed Design instances from the model for generating output files.
00:14
Use the project selector in the header to navigate to the Autodesk Construction Cloud Account and Autodesk Docs project.
00:21
In the Products tab, you can see the same folder structure as defined when the product definitions were published from Inventor.
00:29
Realize that the product definition files are not visible directly in the web app,
00:34
even though they were published from Inventor.
00:36
What you can access here are the design files or any outputs that were specified.
00:41
In this example, you can see one design model.
00:46
Select it to view a thumbnail preview and model details.
00:49
Click Open Model to open the model using the same functionality as in the Autodesk Docs environment.
00:56
You can orbit or pan around the model, take measurements or sections, and select elements.
01:03
For example, select a wall, and then click Properties to review its property data.
01:09
This also applies to any Informed Design elements that have been placed into the model.
01:15
Expand the Product drop-down to select the type of product definition for the generated Revit family instances within the model.
01:23
In this example, for the balcony and staircase entries, you can see that there are two variants in this model for each.
01:30
Select the two staircase outputs.
01:33
You can see a preview and product summary for both staircase variants that you can cycle through.
01:39
It will also select and highlight the staircases in the view.
01:44
Use the Viewer tools or ViewCube to orient and zoom as you review the staircase area.
Video transcript
00:03
From the Informed Design web app Products tab,
00:06
you can open Revit models uploaded in Autodesk Docs
00:09
and assign Informed Design instances from the model for generating output files.
00:14
Use the project selector in the header to navigate to the Autodesk Construction Cloud Account and Autodesk Docs project.
00:21
In the Products tab, you can see the same folder structure as defined when the product definitions were published from Inventor.
00:29
Realize that the product definition files are not visible directly in the web app,
00:34
even though they were published from Inventor.
00:36
What you can access here are the design files or any outputs that were specified.
00:41
In this example, you can see one design model.
00:46
Select it to view a thumbnail preview and model details.
00:49
Click Open Model to open the model using the same functionality as in the Autodesk Docs environment.
00:56
You can orbit or pan around the model, take measurements or sections, and select elements.
01:03
For example, select a wall, and then click Properties to review its property data.
01:09
This also applies to any Informed Design elements that have been placed into the model.
01:15
Expand the Product drop-down to select the type of product definition for the generated Revit family instances within the model.
01:23
In this example, for the balcony and staircase entries, you can see that there are two variants in this model for each.
01:30
Select the two staircase outputs.
01:33
You can see a preview and product summary for both staircase variants that you can cycle through.
01:39
It will also select and highlight the staircases in the view.
01:44
Use the Viewer tools or ViewCube to orient and zoom as you review the staircase area.
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