Case Study

Empire Facades – Auto-Documentation Revit Plugin

Empire FacadesNew South Wales, AustraliaSoftware Development

Software DevelopmentRevit APIAutomation

Quantified outcomes

Documentation time

−90%

Output

One-click sheets & dimensions

Coverage

Curtain wall systems & components

Standards

Drawing standards preserved

Challenge

Producing fabrication and installation packages from LOD400 models was repetitive and consumed senior documenter time.

Approach

Custom Revit plugin automating views, sheets and dimensions for curtain wall components, callable as a one-click pipeline.

Outcome

~90% reduction in manual documentation time for manufacturing and installation packages, with drawing standards preserved.

Project overview

Custom Revit plugin automating generation of views, sheets, and dimensions for curtain wall elements, enabling one-click documentation output from LOD400 models.

Developed custom Revit plugin for Empire Facades automating the generation of fabrication drawings including views, sheets, and dimensions for curtain wall systems and components, enabling one-click documentation output from LOD400 models while maintaining drawing standards and reducing manual documentation time by 90% for manufacturing and installation packages

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