All you need to know about the Bimmatch plug-in to Revit
How to start
Download and install the Bimmatch plug-in (add-in) from its page on Autodesk App Store.
It's easy, quick, and safe.
We will notify you with any new version available on Autodesk App Store
Open it in a Revit file
Open your Revit file and click the Bimmatch tab in the Revit ribbon; Click the SIGN IN button and sign in to enable all the plug-in functionalities.
Click the BROWSE PRODUCTS button to open the Bimmatch catalog panel.
Now you can search and filter any product and apply it to your model.
Clicking on any element in your model and the catalog is filtred to the best-fit products!
Link to online project Ribbon action
Link and connect your Revit file and work with an online project. The file can be linked to any project on the Bimmatch web platform if created by you or shared with you.
This is a powerful feature to enable you to work with the Organization Library (catalog items of the organization to share and apply standard requirements) and share your work with the team project on the web platform.
Simply click the ribbon action LINK TO ONLINE PROJECT and choose the project to be linked to your current Revit model.
This action is available for premium customers only, with online team projects.
Organization library Panel action
As an organization with various projects and a big team of professionals, you can create in the Bimmatch web platform a library of your content of standards and specifications to be applied to the Revit model.
Open the panel of products by clicking on the BROWSE PRODUCTS ribbon action, and click on the toggle 'Organization std.' to view the organization items.
This action is available for premium customers only, with Organization Library.
View details Card action
Hovering the product's card in the catalog panel reveals 3 optional actions; Click the VIEW DETAILS button to open the product's details page in a web browser tab.
This page will provide you with all available information about the product, including the ability to download file specification sheets if available and to view local distributors.
Note that you do not need to download the BIM file of a product from the details page if you want to apply it to your model, this can be done with the PLACE OBJECT action.
Insert data Card action
One of the unique values that the Bimmatch plug-in provides you is the ability to apply any specific parameter from product data to a selected item in your model:
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Select any item in your model;
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Hover a product card in the catalog and click the INSERT DATA action;
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In the open pop-up select any parameter that you would like to apply to the selected item in your model, and then click the INSERT DATA button to apply it.
The applied data is now part of your model and you can view it in the Type Property panel of Revit in the last section of "Other".
Place object Card action
You can simply add a 3D BIM file of a product to your model:
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Hover a product card in the catalog and click the PLACE OBJECT action;
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Move to your model and hover over the right location for placing the product - you should see the wired shape of the product on your model; Click to apply the product; You can go on and apply it as much as you need.
PLACE OBJECT is applicable for products with an available .rfa or .rvt file.
Replace object Card action
You can simply and easily replace one element of your model with another 3D BIM file of a product:
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Select an element in your model that you would like to replace;
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Hover a desirable product card in the catalog and click the REPLACE OBJECT action;
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The selected item and all its instances are now replaced with the new geometry.
REPLACE OBJECT is applicable only for products with an available .rfa file.
Color applied elements Ribbon action
After using the card actions such as 'Insert data', 'Place object', or 'Replace object', you can now view all used elements colored on the model by clicking on the ribbon action COLOR APPLIED ELEMENTS.
Re-clicking the same ribbon action will remove the color effect from the Revit model.
We are here for you
We are doing our best to provide a top-notch plug-in to help you match products to your design. Should you encounter any bugs, glitches, or other problems, please let us know so we can rectify these accordingly.