Use the Revit Add-In for Tandem

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The Revit Add-in for Tandem provides a connection between your Revit model and the associated Tandem facility.

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This enables you to access and edit asset properties and parameter mapping from within either program,

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and edits made are synced between the two products.

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Please note that to utilize this plugin, you must have both a Revit license and a Tandem account.

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To access the Revit add-in, navigate to the Tandem Revit Add-in Help page, and then download the installer.

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Once the Add-in is installed, in Revit, open the project that you will be working on, and open any view of the model.

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Select an object, and then, from the ribbon, open the Autodesk Tandem tab.

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The first time you do this, you are prompted to log in to the add-in.

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After logging in, click Facility and the Select Facility dialog displays.

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Choose the facility that the open Revit model is in, and then click Open.

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In the Select Model dialog, expand the Model drop-down, and in the list of models that make up the facility, select the current model.

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Click Open.

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The ribbon updates with a few more options.

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Select Properties to open the Tandem properties panel,

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where you can access Properties and Mapping tabs that mirror the information in Tandem.

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From the ribbon, you can also access Account Admin.

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This allows you to view and modify the Tandem facility, modify or upload content, invite others, edit permissions, or delete the facility.

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You can edit asset properties from your Revit model or the Tandem facility, and the Add-in will keep these updates synced between the two.

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As an example, in the Tandem Properties panel, you see that the selected System Panel does not have a classification assigned.

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Expand the Classification drop-down, then navigate to and select the appropriate classification—in this case, Misc Equipment.

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Now, open the same facility in Tandem.

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With that same object selected, in the Properties panel, the classification you assigned in Revit has updated accordingly.

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The reverse is also true: if you edit properties from Tandem, the edit is automatically synced in Revit.

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For instance, under Relationships, click the Settings icon next to Rooms.

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From the Available Rooms dialog, select any unassigned room, and then click Update.

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The room relationship updates.

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Return to Revit and review the Tandem Properties panel.

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Here, under Relationships, the recently assigned room is now listed.

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To summarize, when an object is selected for Tandem properties,

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edits and updates are automatically synced between Tandem and Revit in both directions.

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You can also edit and sync parameter mapping, but this requires an extra approval step in Revit.

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Return to Tandem and open the Assets tab.

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Under Parameters, expand General, where there are already two parameters mapped.

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In this instance, the Tandem parameter Vendor Name is populated to the Revit Comments parameter.

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In the Asset Properties panel, under General, enter text into the Vendor Name field and then press ENTER.

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Open Revit again.

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In the Tandem Properties panel, the Vendor Name updates accordingly.

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However, because this is a mapped parameter, it must be approved before it will be reflected in the Revit Properties panel.

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Currently, under Identity Data, you see that the Comments field is blank.

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To approve this parameter, in the Tandem Properties panel, open the Mapping tab.

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Expand the available options and ensure that the appropriate parameter is selected—

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—in this case, the one that was just populated with Autodesk Tandem Vendor.

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Then, click Apply.

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In the Revit Properties panel, the Comments field is now updated accordingly.

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Note that this approval is not required in the other direction.

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Revit properties mapped to Tandem properties automatically sync to the Tandem facility.

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However, again, parameters edited in Tandem and then sent to Revit need to be approved and applied.

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The purpose of this extra step is to keep the authoring Revit model as accurate as possible.

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Now you can use the Revit Add-in to edit and synchronize asset data between Revit and Tandem,

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ensuring seamless integration and up-to-date information across both platforms.