Content Managers?

[Sweetshelby]

Has anyone tried out any Revit Content Managers? I found two online BIMContent and SmartBIM and just wanted to get some opinions from users. They look like a good idea to help find Families easier. Any feedback would be great!

Thanks,

[barathd]

Sounds promising - not sure it has much worth while content. I'm curious as well.

Regards

Dick Barath

[patricks]

We bought the Tectonic package last year, which has since been acquired by SmartBIM. I have it loaded on my machine now and running in 2008.

Although I haven't really had a chance to do much with it, it does come with a TON of content.

The issue I'm facing, though, is how to best integrate that content with our own office content we already have stored on our server.

[Sweetshelby]

How much did it cost to purchase and does it work as a network install? Have you used there content or had them build something for you?

[patricks]

No idea on price - boss purchased. I think I just d/l and installed something from their website. It was a standard installation if I remember. No idea on network deployment.

[andrew.arnold]

We bought the Tectonic package last year, which has since been acquired by SmartBIM. I have it loaded on my machine now and running in 2008.

Although I haven't really had a chance to do much with it, it does come with a TON of content.

The issue I'm facing, though, is how to best integrate that content with our own office content we already have stored on our server.

Hi,

If you are using SmartBIM Library you can incrementally harvest Family content using the SBL Family Content Publisher Revit Plug-in by structuring the folders where you place families properly. The next version of SBL will support viewing multiple libraries, and library merge operations that allow you to flexibly add families from one library to another.

You can learn more about SmartBIM Library from the BIM Community section of the Reed Construction Data web site, http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/bim/

Regards,

Andrew Arnold
SmartBIM Product Manager, AECO solutions
Reed Construction Data

[barathd]

Andrew:

What does it cost.

[patricks]

Hi,

If you are using SmartBIM Library you can incrementally harvest Family content using the SBL Family Content Publisher Revit Plug-in by structuring the folders where you place families properly. The next version of SBL will support viewing multiple libraries, and library merge operations that allow you to flexibly add families from one library to another.

You can learn more about SmartBIM Library from the BIM Community section of the Reed Construction Data web site, http://www.reedconstructiondata.com/bim/

Regards,

Andrew Arnold
SmartBIM Product Manager, AECO solutions
Reed Construction Data

Are there any new libraries available with 2009 content yet? The lighting families I see in the SB library right now are made for 2008, which will not render correctly in 2009.

[mbalsom]

I have been using this one for a while now http://www.familit.com and find it very good. takes up minimal desktop. Has some great added features, really like catalouge editor so easy on the fly. Has some content libraries.

[andrew.arnold]

SmartBIM Library Manager ships with Revit 2008 or Revit 2009 content. You can select the Revit version when you download the installer.

Andrew

Andrew Arnold
SmartBIM Product Manager, AECO solutions
Reed Construction Data