Bird Tools - CAD Block Remapper
Win32 and 64, EnglishGeneral Usage Instructions
Once the app is installed, the tool can be accessed through the push button under the Bird Tools Ribbon Tab inside Revit. Note that the user does not need to access the Autodesk® AutoCAD® part of the app unless the connection between AutoCAD and Revit is broken, which may happen only 0.1% of the time. The only push button that the user needs to press in normal circumstances is the Revit one.
The tool then asks the user to pick a CAD Link that the user has already linked within his/her Revit model. If the Link is not already opened, the tool will open this link in AutoCAD and automatically extract the block locations. Starting with v2.0 and Revit 2025, the command can also be accessed by "right-clicking" that CAD link.
Then, the remapping form is shown, where the user can specify whether the elements are ceiling hosted, wall hosted, or just level-based, and map each AutoCAD block to its Revit family. The user can also specify a vertical offset.
Once the user presses "OK", the Revit families will be placed automatically, and if they are hosted, automatically be hosted on the nearest ceiling and wall.
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Installation/Uninstallation
The installer that ran when you downloaded this app/plug-in from Autodesk App Store will start installing the app/plug-in. OR, simply double-click the downloaded installer to install the app/plugin. You may need to restart the Autodesk product to activate the app/plug-in. To uninstall this plug-in, exit the Autodesk product if you are currently running it, simply rerun the installer, and select the "Uninstall" button. OR, click Control Panel > Programs > Programs and Features (Windows 7/8.1/10/11) and uninstall as you would any other application from your system.
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Support Information
Kindly contact us at support@birdtools-developers.com for additional support.
Version History
| Version Number | Version Description |
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2.0 |
- Added support for Revit 2025. - Upgraded the app to be compatible with .NET 8 (Revit 2025+). - Added support for the "Detail Items" category. - Users can now map a Revit family type to multiple CAD block definitions. - Fixed an issue related to custom-scaled CAD link types. - Improved the AutoCAD interoperability algorithm to better detect user installed AutoCAD versions. - Added the ability to directly process already selected CAD Links. - Added the command to the Right Click context menu whenever a CAD Link is selected (Revit 2025+). - Implemented multiple optimizations, error loggers, and minor fixes. |
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1.0 |
Initial Release |
