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Lean Out Your BIM Processes by Reducing Asset Information in Your Models
Let me tell you a little secret about working in BIM: the more data you cram into your model, the more of a nightmare it becomes to manage. Early in my career as a BIM Manager, I thought it was smart to add as much data as possible to Revit Families for owner-furnished items (OFI).
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Retrieve Parameter Values Using the Revit API
When working with BIM data using the Revit API, one common step is retrieving parameter values from elements. Whether your goal is to extract or modify the data of an Element, reading parameter data programmatically is almost always going to be your first step. This is a relatively simple task, however it can be a…
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Programmatically Retrieve all Shared Parameters in a Project Model using The Revit API
A few months ago, I shared a post on OpenDefinery about a simple solution to fully purge Shared Parameters from a Revit project model. In that post, I shared my discovery that Shared Parameters have an Element ID just like any other model element, which means you can select the parameter through the Revit UI using…
