Category: 3D PDF data access

Macro Tools Following on from Macro productivity tools using AlternativeTo I came across: SikuliX automates anything you see on the screen of your desktop computer running Windows, Mac or some Linux/Unix. It uses image recognition powered by OpenCV to identify and control GUI components. This is handy in cases when there is no easy access to

I have a process where I export Revit Models with Shared Parameter Data to a 3DPDF which can be read by anyone with a PDF viewer so that they can 1/ view 3D Geometry of Building Model, 2/ Extract data from 3DPDF to a CSV or XML file for processing. I have developed an Excel

Please download and play with the data extraction process from 3D PDF’s to Excel. This is a  a reduced functionality demonstration version of the Excel Macro developed for extracting information from 3D PDF’s. The Macro only works on Room data from the 3D PDF’s. There are also samples of 3D PDF files with Data &

Note, these are my personal views and I am getting no remuneration from any of the products organizations below. There usually pops up a post/article about a list of add-ins  for Revit that you find to help you in your workflow. Most of the ones are directed at day to day design workflow. ArchSmarter via

This post follows on from Totally FREE Property Management Information Site (apart from your time) Part 1 Video (6.16Min) The main property plugin is this one: WP-Property-Property and Real Estate Management Plugin for WordPress. Create a directory of real estate / rental properties and integrate them into you WordPress CMS. There is a video on

I have a Property Information Demonstration Site that can hold information on properties in a portfolio. Video ( 9.30Min) Being currently unemployed I have time to explore the AM/FM visualisation area that I am interested in. Tools that I use need to be either free or common. On WordPress sites I am always looking for

I saw this post on the web. Its a bit suspicious because it talks about Free flipbooks and then promptly recommends one that is so limited in its free version that he needed to be paid to promote it, but has not declared that fact. A good article otherwise. Flipbooks can be used like on-line

This is the 3rd part of 3 videos. Video (17.11 min) In this video I show how to export from Revit to 3D PDF using SimLab 3D PDF exporter ( $199US for Machine licence (2 machines)) . You can try before you buy & there are other PDF creators. I just found this product to

This is the 2nd part of 3 videos. Video (8.58 min) In this video we take the information we exported from the 3D PDF to CSV file and manage that data in the Excel Macro file. We order that information by category so that it is easy to use. The power of the 3D PDF

This is the first part of 3 videos. Video (5.40 min) This video shows how to explore 3d pdfs that have been created from Revit BIM. Data created in Revit can be copied into the 3D PDF.  We can use the 3D PDF to export this information further to an Excel Macro Sheet where we