Equipment Data Tool – Overview

Autodesk Support

Feb 22, 2021

Overview

The Equipment Data Tool for Revit is designed to help users identify "subcategories" for Revit elements, align the values that gets applied to a subcategory parameter, and batch update multiple family files with that subcategory information and other associated parameters. The tool updates RFA files only, it will not update families already loaded into a Revit project file.

Process

To utilize the add-in, follow the basic outline below:

Create Configuration: this is where specific parameters are identified, default values are set, and information related to identifying an element's subcategory is defined. These settings are then saved in a configuration file that is used in the next step.

Setup Families: this steps start with selecting a configuration created in Create Configuration, then by selecting the RFA files to update. The proper correspoding subcategory is identified, and the associated parameters and default values are then added to each identfied RFA.

For more information visit the Equipment Data Tool page on the Autodesk BIM Interoperability Tools website.

You can download the Equipment Data Tool by installing/updating it through the Autodesk Desktop App or by downloading it from your Autodesk account page.


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