Revit add-in (BIM feature)

TheOpenProject Revit Add-In allows you to use the open source project management softwareOpenProject BIM directly within your Autodesk Revit environment. It lets you create, inspect and manage issues right in the moment when you can also solve them - when you have your Revit application fired up and the relevant BIM models open. Issues get stored as BIM Issues centrally and are available to every team member in real time - thanks to our browser based IFC viewer even to those team members without expensive Revit licenses. No BCF XML import/export is needed. However, you still can import and export BCF XML as you like and stay interoperable with any other software for BIM Issue Management.

To download the latest version (v2.2.3) of our OpenProject Revit AddIn click here:DOWNLOAD

Note: OpenProject BIM Issue Management is an Enterprise add-on and can only be used withEnterprise cloud orEnterprise on-premises. An upgrade from the free Community edition is easily possible.

Before usage

Please check the following steps before using the OpenProject BIM edition.

1. Does OpenProject BIM support yourVersion of Revit?
2. Did you already install the latest Version of our OpenProject BIM Add-in?
3. Is the latest IFC Model uploaded to your Project in OpenProject BIM?

If you can answer all questions with “yes” you are ready to start using our Revit Add-in.

How to install

System requirements

TheOpenProject Revit AddIn does not have any special system requirements. Autodesk Revit must be installed. The following versions of Revit are supported:

• 2019
• 2020
• 2021
• 2022

Download the installer

To download the setup application for theOpenProject Revit AddIn, click here:DOWNLOAD

You can find the latest version of our AddIn onGithub as well.

Installation

After you have downloaded the file, please run it to start the installation process.

1. Start Installation process In the first screen, clickNext to continue:

2. Select Revit Version

   Next, select the Revit version you have installed locally and clickNext to continue. You can select multiple versions:

3. Start Installation

   Verify the installation steps are correct in the next screen and click onInstall to install theOpenProject Revit AddIn:

4. Ready to use

   Please wait a few moments for the installation to complete and then clickFinish to finish the installation.

How to update from an earlier version

If you already have an earlier version installed, simply follow the same steps as for a new installation (How to install). The existingOpenProject Revit AddIn will be updated.

How to login

After Installing the OpenProject BIM AddIn you can find a new tab within the Revit taskbar named “OpenProject”. To login you have to open thesettings first.

The settings will appear in a new tab. Within this tab you have to insert your ownOpenProject BIM URL and confirm with “Go”. Your OpenProject account is now linked to your Revit application and you can close the tab.

How to select a project

After connecting your OpenProject BIM instance you are able to start working with your BCF Tasks within Revit. Firstly you have to open theOpenProject Tab in the taskbar and start the application.

After starting the application a new tab will be created and you are able to select the Project you want to work in.

Working with BIM issues

To work with BIM Issues, please open our AddIn and navigate to our BCF Module.

Within this module all existing work packages are displayed. Within this demo project no work package exist yet. To create a new one, click on the “add new work package”-Button.

An empty form for new work packages is now displayed. After adding a title and detailed information describing your issue, you have to add a viewpoint. This viewpoint saves your current view & selection of the building model (so check the rotation, selection and zoom of the model before).

And the most important thing:don’t forget to save the work package.

To open a BIM Issue and restore the viewpoint you have to navigate to the BCF Module and just click on the BIM Issue you want to open. The behavior of working with the issues is almost the same like in OpenProject.

The handling of BIM Issues within Revit is similar to OpenProject BIM. There are only a few changes to the browser based version:

• Model Viewer: To show a BIM Issue OpenProject BIM will use your Revit Model instead of the OpenProject BIM Model Viewer.
• Reduced View: OpenProject BIM is now used in a smaller window. That’s why you are currently using a reduced view.
• Missing Browser Toolbar: The Browser Toolbar is missing, so you might miss some common user actions (e.g. jump to previous page)

Synchronize tasks between Revit and OpenProject

OpenProject BIM and Revit automatically synchronize all BIM work packages. You don’t have to pay attention to anything else and you can manage your entire project directly in OpenProject. Whatever you do, users of OpenProject BIM edition will see any changes in the browser as well.

How to uninstall the OpenProject Revit add-in

To remove theOpenProject Revit AddIn remove the AddIn like any other AddIn from Revit. First close any running instance of Revit. Then you’ll have to enter the directoryC:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\<REVIT_VERSION>. There you must delete the fileOpenProject.Revit.addin and the folderOpenProject.Revit. After a restart of Revit, theOpenProject Revit AddIn is no longer available.

Troubleshooting

‘Your computer was protected by Windows’ Error Message

This is an internal Windows defense mechanism calledWindows SmartScreen. When you run the installer, you might see a message similar to this:

This can happen when a new release was not yet installed by many users, so internal Microsoft services do not yet know about the trustworthiness of theOpenProject Revit AddIn version.

To continue, please click on the highlighted part labeledAdditional Information, then you should see a screen like the following:

Ensure that publisher saysOpenProject GmbH. That means the installer was correctly signed by OpenProject and is safe to use.

To proceed with the installation, click onRun Anyway and the installation will start.

Reporting bugs

You found a bug? Pleasereport it to ourOpenProject community. Thank you!