Kiwi Codes Ltd is please to present a Family Browser for Autodesk Revit 2011.
We believe this will be a welcomed Revit 2011 API.
We have found one of the biggest complaints with Revit is the downtime searching through the windows explorer file structure to choose the required family.
With the Kiwi Codes Family Browser users can build a number of Palettes e.g. Design, construction, Detailing to suit their requirements and then add tabs to the Palettes which point to a folder on their PC or network. The Kiwi Codes Family Browser will add all .rfa files in the folder to the tab and create icons so the end user can visually see what they are about it insert.
Some of the benefits include:
Easy Setup - As easy as Selecting "Add new Tab" and then selecting the directory that you want a Palette built for. This can be on your local computer, shared network folder, or internet URL.
Fast - Once the tool Palettes are set up, the insertion of Revit families is incredibly quick. No more endless searching through windows directories trying to find you required families. Just click on the appropriate tab and insert the family from the icon.
Always up to date - Delete a family in a folder that has a palette created and it will automatically update. Same goes for Adding a family to a directory. It is instantly available.
Shared Palettes - A BIM manager can create a Palette Group on a shared directory and then it is available to anyone with permission to see it.
Roaming Palettes - If a Revit user has roaming profiles setup, their Palette shifts with them when they move computers.
Time Saving - With Kiwi Codes Family Browser installed you will see huge timesaving straight away from your Revit users.
As this is a first release, we realise that there are many more things that we could include, and we will be releasing frequent updates over the coming weeks and months. We would appreciate some user feedback from the AUGI community on what you like about our product and what you would like to see in future releases.
A "Free" download can be found at our site http://www.kiwicodes.co.nz/FamilyBrowser.aspx
We look forward to your comments.
Phillip Miller
Kiwi Codes Solutions Ltd