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How to use the Informed Design web app to generate manufacturing outputs for product variant instances inserted into a Revit project.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
5 min.
Transcript
00:05
This video demonstrates how to use the informed design web app to
00:09
generate manufacturing outputs for product variant
00:12
instances inserted into a rev.
00:14
It project
00:18
log into the web app at informs
00:20
design dot auto
00:21
desk.com
00:22
using your auto
00:23
desk credentials.
00:31
The web app can also be accessed with the inform design web portal button
00:36
inside the product definition tool and inventor
00:39
and has products
00:41
outputs and releases tabs
00:45
start with the products tab in order to select a rit model
00:49
and the variant instances that will be used to generate outputs.
00:53
In order for a rev it project to be accessible within the web app.
00:57
It must first be uploaded or synchronized into a
01:00
project folder on the Autodesk Construction cloud or BM
01:04
docs.
01:13
Select the rit model from the project folder in the project files browser.
01:22
Open the
01:23
rit model to view the variant instances placed in the model.
01:27
Note that any corresponding variant instances and generated outputs
01:32
are only visible when the rit model is open.
01:37
Choose a variant instance from the list,
01:39
utilizing the product and selection filters to
01:42
modify the roster of variant instances.
01:44
In the list.
01:51
You can verify that the information for the selected variant instance is correct
01:56
either by looking in the table
01:60
cycling through the preview pane
02:07
or selecting instances in the model viewer.
02:15
Once all the variant instances have been selected and verified,
02:19
click on the generate outputs button
02:27
based on the output options defined in the product definition,
02:31
you can choose all available or any specific output needed.
02:39
Output. Types include native inventor models,
02:42
two D drawings,
02:44
bills of materials
02:47
and neutral model outputs
02:52
generated outputs can be uploaded to a location within the AC C or BM
02:57
docs by browsing to the upload location.
03:05
Note that if the list of variant instances needs to be adjusted,
03:08
one can click on the edit assignment tool
03:11
to return to the variant instance selection list.
03:17
Once all required output types have been selected
03:21
and the upload location has been specified,
03:23
click on the generate button to commence the output file generation
03:31
as the outputs are being generated,
03:34
they can be filtered and selected by their status
03:41
note that any outputs not generated in the previous step will display as
03:45
not available.
03:49
The outputs can be opened and viewed in the upload location
03:53
using the AC C or BM
03:55
docs.
04:06
In summary,
04:07
the informed design web app is used for accessing rit projects stored on AC C or BMDS,
04:14
selecting variant instances
04:17
and generating various manufacturing output types from those instances.
04:22
Once generated
04:23
outputs can be leveraged for downstream manufacturing workflows
Video transcript
00:05
This video demonstrates how to use the informed design web app to
00:09
generate manufacturing outputs for product variant
00:12
instances inserted into a rev.
00:14
It project
00:18
log into the web app at informs
00:20
design dot auto
00:21
desk.com
00:22
using your auto
00:23
desk credentials.
00:31
The web app can also be accessed with the inform design web portal button
00:36
inside the product definition tool and inventor
00:39
and has products
00:41
outputs and releases tabs
00:45
start with the products tab in order to select a rit model
00:49
and the variant instances that will be used to generate outputs.
00:53
In order for a rev it project to be accessible within the web app.
00:57
It must first be uploaded or synchronized into a
01:00
project folder on the Autodesk Construction cloud or BM
01:04
docs.
01:13
Select the rit model from the project folder in the project files browser.
01:22
Open the
01:23
rit model to view the variant instances placed in the model.
01:27
Note that any corresponding variant instances and generated outputs
01:32
are only visible when the rit model is open.
01:37
Choose a variant instance from the list,
01:39
utilizing the product and selection filters to
01:42
modify the roster of variant instances.
01:44
In the list.
01:51
You can verify that the information for the selected variant instance is correct
01:56
either by looking in the table
01:60
cycling through the preview pane
02:07
or selecting instances in the model viewer.
02:15
Once all the variant instances have been selected and verified,
02:19
click on the generate outputs button
02:27
based on the output options defined in the product definition,
02:31
you can choose all available or any specific output needed.
02:39
Output. Types include native inventor models,
02:42
two D drawings,
02:44
bills of materials
02:47
and neutral model outputs
02:52
generated outputs can be uploaded to a location within the AC C or BM
02:57
docs by browsing to the upload location.
03:05
Note that if the list of variant instances needs to be adjusted,
03:08
one can click on the edit assignment tool
03:11
to return to the variant instance selection list.
03:17
Once all required output types have been selected
03:21
and the upload location has been specified,
03:23
click on the generate button to commence the output file generation
03:31
as the outputs are being generated,
03:34
they can be filtered and selected by their status
03:41
note that any outputs not generated in the previous step will display as
03:45
not available.
03:49
The outputs can be opened and viewed in the upload location
03:53
using the AC C or BM
03:55
docs.
04:06
In summary,
04:07
the informed design web app is used for accessing rit projects stored on AC C or BMDS,
04:14
selecting variant instances
04:17
and generating various manufacturing output types from those instances.
04:22
Once generated
04:23
outputs can be leveraged for downstream manufacturing workflows
Log in to the web app at informeddesign.autodesk.com using your autodesk credentials.
The web app can all be accessed with the in form design web portal button inside the product definition tool and Inventor and has products, outputs, and releases tabs.
Start with the products tab in order to select a Revit model and the variant instances that will be used to generate outputs.
In order for a Revit project to be accessible within the web app, It must first be uploaded or synchronized into a project folder on the autodesk construction cloud or BIM Docs.
Select the Revit model from the project folder in the project files browser.
Open the Revit model to view the variant instances placed in the model.
Note that any corresponding variant instances and generated outputs are only visible when the Revit model is open.
Choose a variant instance from the list, utilizing the product and selection filters to modify the roster of variant instances in the list.
You can verify that information for the selected variant instance is correct. Either by looking in the table, cycling through the preview pane.
Or selecting instances in the model viewer.
Once all the variant instances have been selected and verified, click on the generate outputs button.
Based on the output options defined in the product definition, You can choose all available or any specific output needed.
Output types include native Inventor models, two d drawings, bills of materials, and neutral model outputs.
Generated outputs can be uploaded to a location within the ACC or BIMDocks by browsing to the upload location.
Note that if the list of variant instances needs to be adjusted, one can click on the edit assignment tool, to return to the variant instant selection list.
Once all required output types have been selected, and the upload location has been specified, click on the generate button to commence the output file generation.
As the outputs are being generated, they can be filtered and selected by their status.
Note that any outputs not generated in the previous step will display as not available.
The outputs can be opened and viewed in the upload location using the ACC or BIM Docs.
In summary, the Informed Design web app is used for accessing Revit projects stored on ACC or BIMDocks.
Selecting variant instances, and generating various manufacturing output types from those instances.
Once generated, outputs can be leveraged for downstream manufacturing workflows.
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