1. Download the plug-in if you haven't done it yet - Go to the plug-in page, fill in the required details and click the DOWNLOAD button;
    

2. A verification email was sent to your email box (if you don't see it, check your spam folder), then click on the DOWNLOAD button and the file will be added to your desktop;
    

3. Close the Revit application if it is opened; Open the downloaded file and install it by clicking all the NEXT buttons and finally clicking the FINISH button.

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Installation is done and you can now enjoy it :)

The plug-in will be updated automatically with any new version, so no worries here :)

1. Open your Revit file and click the Bimmatch tab in the Revit ribbon;
    

2. Click the SIGN IN button and sign in to enable all the plug-in functionalities;
    

3. Click the BROWSE PRODUCTS button to open the Bimmatch catalog panel.

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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.

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Simply click the ribbon action LINK TO ONLINE PROJECT and choose the project to be linked to your current Revit model.

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.

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Open the panel of products by clicking on the BROWSE PRODUCTS ribbon action, and click on the toggle 'Organization lib' to view the organization items.

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.

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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.

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: 

1. Select any item in your model;
    

2. Hover a product card in the catalog and click the INSERT DATA action;
    

3. 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.

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Now the applied data is part of your model and you can view it in the Type Property panel of Revit under the last section "Other".

Place a product Card action

You can simply and easily apply a 3D BIM file of a product into your model:

1. Hover a product card in the catalog and click the PLACE OBJECT action;
    

2. Move to your model and hover 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.​

Color applied elements Ribbon action

After using the card actions of 'Insert data' and 'Place object' you can now view all your actions colored on the model by simply clicking on the ribbon action COLOR APPLIED ELEMENTS.

Re-clicking the same ribbon action will remove the color effect from the Revit model.