• Informed Design

Release Management

How to generate new product model releases from Inventor, how to view and change release status in the Informed Design web app, and the ramifications of changing release status including within Revit.


00:05

This video will demonstrate how to

00:07

generate new product model releases from inventor

00:10

how to view and change release status in the informed

00:14

design web app and the ramifications of changing release status

00:18

including within rev

00:23

to generate a new product model release.

00:25

The product definition must be modified and republished from inventor.

00:31

New releases are required whenever any aspect of a product definition is modified

00:36

model geometry, input rule changes or in this case, adding a new parameter,

00:45

the newly created parameter must be adopted and

00:49

incorporated into the code block's input rules.

00:60

After making the modifications,

01:02

publish the product definition to generate the new release ensuring

01:06

that the same product name and project location are used

01:11

after confirming publishing settings,

01:14

the status of the publish will be reported once publishing is complete,

01:21

the inform

01:22

design web app is used to manage releases and their status via the releases. Tab

01:29

all of the available product models in the currently active AC C or BMDS

01:34

project are listed in the browser at the left side of the app.

01:41

Utilize the search bar to filter the list and more easily select the product,

01:48

the available releases and their status are shown. To the right of the browser

01:53

checking the box next to a release will

01:55

display the default value set during the publish

02:01

which can be expanded or hidden from view.

02:06

Checking. The box also allows the status of the release to be modified.

02:13

A release status can be set to default from active

02:17

or can be obsolete.

02:19

Setting a release to be default

02:21

will set all other releases to active.

02:24

If a release has not been set to obsolete,

02:29

if a release is set to obsolete,

02:32

it is no longer available for placement with rev. It

02:36

users must go back to the RT

02:38

model and utilize the informed design replace command

02:42

to choose and insert an approved release.

02:47

Additionally,

02:48

any obsolete variance will not generate outputs from the web app

02:59

within rev it product variant instances can be updated

03:03

to a different release using the replace command,

03:07

launch the replace command and select the variant instance to modify,

03:14

choose the change release button and select the required release.

03:22

In this example, the list of input parameters,

03:25

changes as a new parameter was adopted and published in this release,

03:30

make any additional changes and apply them to the variant instance.

03:42

In summary,

03:43

new product model releases are published

03:45

from the product definitions within inventor

03:48

using the same product names and project locations as previous releases.

03:53

Accessing the releases within the informed design.

03:56

Web app allows release information to be

03:59

verified and release status to be modified,

04:02

existing variants within a revet model can be updated

04:06

to other releases via the informed design replace command.

Video transcript

00:05

This video will demonstrate how to

00:07

generate new product model releases from inventor

00:10

how to view and change release status in the informed

00:14

design web app and the ramifications of changing release status

00:18

including within rev

00:23

to generate a new product model release.

00:25

The product definition must be modified and republished from inventor.

00:31

New releases are required whenever any aspect of a product definition is modified

00:36

model geometry, input rule changes or in this case, adding a new parameter,

00:45

the newly created parameter must be adopted and

00:49

incorporated into the code block's input rules.

00:60

After making the modifications,

01:02

publish the product definition to generate the new release ensuring

01:06

that the same product name and project location are used

01:11

after confirming publishing settings,

01:14

the status of the publish will be reported once publishing is complete,

01:21

the inform

01:22

design web app is used to manage releases and their status via the releases. Tab

01:29

all of the available product models in the currently active AC C or BMDS

01:34

project are listed in the browser at the left side of the app.

01:41

Utilize the search bar to filter the list and more easily select the product,

01:48

the available releases and their status are shown. To the right of the browser

01:53

checking the box next to a release will

01:55

display the default value set during the publish

02:01

which can be expanded or hidden from view.

02:06

Checking. The box also allows the status of the release to be modified.

02:13

A release status can be set to default from active

02:17

or can be obsolete.

02:19

Setting a release to be default

02:21

will set all other releases to active.

02:24

If a release has not been set to obsolete,

02:29

if a release is set to obsolete,

02:32

it is no longer available for placement with rev. It

02:36

users must go back to the RT

02:38

model and utilize the informed design replace command

02:42

to choose and insert an approved release.

02:47

Additionally,

02:48

any obsolete variance will not generate outputs from the web app

02:59

within rev it product variant instances can be updated

03:03

to a different release using the replace command,

03:07

launch the replace command and select the variant instance to modify,

03:14

choose the change release button and select the required release.

03:22

In this example, the list of input parameters,

03:25

changes as a new parameter was adopted and published in this release,

03:30

make any additional changes and apply them to the variant instance.

03:42

In summary,

03:43

new product model releases are published

03:45

from the product definitions within inventor

03:48

using the same product names and project locations as previous releases.

03:53

Accessing the releases within the informed design.

03:56

Web app allows release information to be

03:59

verified and release status to be modified,

04:02

existing variants within a revet model can be updated

04:06

to other releases via the informed design replace command.

To generate a new product model release, The product definition must be modified and republished from Inventor.

New releases are required whenever any aspect of a definition is modified.

Model geometry, input rule changes, or in this case adding a new parameter.

The newly created parameter must be adopted and incorporated into the code blocks input rules.

After making the modifications, publish the product definition to generate the new release ensuring that the same product name and project location are used.

After confirming publishing settings, the status of the publish will be reported once publishing is complete.

The Informed Design web app is used to manage releases and their status via the releases tab.

All of the available product models in the currently active ACC or BEMDox project are listed in the browser at the left side of the app.

Utilize the search bar to filter the list and more easily select the product.

The available releases and their status are shown to the right of the browser.

Checking the box next to a release will display the default value set during the publish.

Which can be expanded or hidden from view.

Checking the box also allows the status of the release to be modified.

A release status can be set to default from active or can be obsolete.

Setting a release to be default will set all other releases to active If a release has not been set to obsolete.

If a release is set to obsolete, It is no longer available for placement with Revit.

Users must go back to the Revit model and utilize the Informed Design, replace command, to choose and insert an approved release.

Additionally, any obsolete variance will not generate outputs from the web app.

Within Revit, product variant instances can be updated to a different release using the replace command.

Launch the replace command and select the variant instance to modify.

Choose the change release button and select the required release.

In this example, the list of input parameters changes as a new parameter was adopted and published in this release.

Make any additional changes and apply them to the variant instance.

In summary, new product model releases are published from the product definitions within Inventor, using the same product names and project locations as previous releases, accessing the releases within the Informed Design web app allows release information to be verified and release status to be modified.

Existing variants within a Revit model can be updated to other releases via the Informed Design, replace command.

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