Process

While the Model Checker should not supersede the rules or recommendations put forth by any authority having jurisdiction, it does provide useful guidance for BIM compliance throughout a project's development. To best utilize the add-in, you will need to follow the steps outlines below.

SETUP -> RUN -> VIEW REPORT

Setup: The Model Checker may not be valid for every project or for every phase of the project. Prior to running checks the user should configure Model Checker using the Setup button on the Revit Ribbon. Configuration may be skipped but the user should be aware that the default configuration with default options will be used if configuration is not completed.

Run: Once configuration is complete the user may proceed to checking the active model or a batch of models for compliance issues by using the Run button on the Ribbon. This button will give the user the option to check the active model or to select a series of files to run in batch. All checks specified in the configuration file will be run on the selected model(s) with the values specified for the currently active model and show the user a report containing the result.

View Report: Once a check has been run, the last report may be viewed using the 'View Last Report' button on the Revit ribbon. This allows the last report to be viewed quickly without requiring another check to be run; the user should be aware that this also means that the report shown may be out of date if model changes have been made since the check was run.

For more information, sample files, and downloads, visit the Model Checker for Revit page on the Autodesk Interoperability Tools website.