March

15

2024

As a company that develops software for Revit users in architecture, engineering, construction, and owner-operator (AECO) industries, we were proud to sponsor the 2024 AIA LA Technology Conference. The event brought together AECO industry leaders to explore how to use technology to create a more sustainable and resilient future for the built environment. 

Representing Ideate Software at the conference was Business Development Manager Rahul Verma, who is known for leveraging his extensive experience to help customers solve their BIM workflow problems. 

Presenting Sponsor

As Presenting Sponsor, Rahul got to speak to all attendees in between presentations. He:

  • Introduced Ideate Software tools for Revit
  • Directed attendees to an area set up with a video that highlighted all our products as well as Ideate Software swag
  • Invited everyone to visit him at the booth to discuss BIM challenges and see demonstrations on how Ideate Software tools can address those challenges 

The conference kept attendees busy with presentations and panel discussions, but during the breaks, many customers and prospective customers visited our booth for more information. 

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March

12

2024

San Francisco, CA, March 12, 2024 - Ideate Software, an Autodesk® AEC Industry Partner and Autodesk Authorized Developer, is pleased to announce that Ideate Automation now integrates with Autodesk Construction Cloud®, a portfolio of software and services that combines advanced technology, a builders network and predictive insights for construction teams.

With the new no-cost Ideate Cloud Connector, project teams can now seamlessly integrate with Revit® models managed in Autodesk® Build, Autodesk® Docs, or BIM 360®, enabling Ideate Automation’s powerful scripting capabilities to run time-intensive BIM tasks in the background. Examples of tasks that can be started in Ideate Automation manually or scheduled to run at regular intervals include:

  • Opening large Revit software files
  • Running the Revit “audit and compact” process
  • Exporting data from Revit into PDF, DWG, NWC, and IFC file formats
  • Publishing files to Autodesk Construction Cloud

Existing Ideate Automation customers that have completed their BIM 360/ACC integration do not need to take any action. The new Ideate Cloud Connector app should only be used by those who have not yet completed the (previously) manual integration process.

“Since we started developing add-ins for Revit software in 2007, we have focused on helping companies spend less time on data management and more on their areas of expertise,” said Glynnis Patterson, Director of Software Development, Ideate Software. “Now, our customers and their consultants who store Revit models in Autodesk Construction Cloud can use Ideate Automation to save even more time while reducing the chance of human error and ensuring the delivery of consistent and predictable outcomes.”

To drive efficiency, construction teams must constantly look for ways to automate repetitive tasks,” said James Cook, Director of Integrations and Technology Partnerships at Autodesk. “Now, customers use Ideate Automation to save time and reduce errors and rest assured that they are running these automations on the most up-to-date 3D models in Autodesk Construction Cloud.”

In addition to Ideate Automation integrating with Autodesk Construction Cloud, all Ideate Software Revit add-ins (Ideate Explorer, Ideate BIMLink, Ideate Sticky, IdeateApps, and Ideate StyleManager) are designed to be integrated with Autodesk Desktop Connector, where possible, to provide the best possible collaborative environment between ACC Revit models and other non-Revit documentation.For more information about Ideate Software products, visit www.ideatesoftware.com.


About Ideate Software – Ideate Software, an Autodesk® AEC Industry Partner and Autodesk® Authorized Developer, empowers Revit users to gain unprecedented control over their data. They developed Ideate BIMLink, Ideate Explorer, Ideate Sticky, IdeateApps, and Ideate StyleManager to solve persistent problems in architecture, engineering, and construction, and owner-operator (AECO) workflows. They developed Ideate Automation as a scripting solution to easily automate repetitive Revit and Ideate Software tasks for consistent and repeatable results.

Autodesk, Revit, and Autodesk Construction Cloud are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., in the USA and/or other countries. All other brand names, product names, or trademarks belong to their respective owners.

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March

8

2024

As we continue our newly launched bi-weekly, 15-minute sessions on specific workflows, we will amass quite a collection of recordings of training sessions that deliver demonstrations on how to use our tools to address challenges faced by BIM managers and Revit users in all disciplines.

To make it easy for customers to find the information they need, we are giving each session a descriptive title and housing all recordings together in a playlist on our YouTube channel called 15@15 Recordings.  

15@15 Training Sessions - Ideate Software

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March

5

2024

Ideate Software - Deleting Hidden DWGsDWGs and other CAD imports and links can hide in Revit projects and impact file size, performance, and printed output. 

With Ideate Explorer, it’s easy to find and delete these imports. Simply follow these steps:

  1. Start Ideate Explorer
     
  2. Change the filter to <Ideate Audit>
     
  3. Expand the list underneath CAD Imports or CAD Links
     
  4. Check the box by an individual CAD Import or CAD Link and right-click to select “Show Elements.” Ideate Explorer will attempt to find a view where the CAD file is visible
     
  5. Select the CAD file to be deleted and use Ideate Delete to remove it from the project

Note: <View-Specific> is an indication that the CAD Import or CAD Link was brought in while the "Current View Only" checkbox was selected, which causes Revit to treat the element as an annotative, or view-specific, element and not a model element. 

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February

29

2024

With a history of developing Revit addins that goes back to 2009, Ideate Software has a proven record of addressing real issues experienced by real Revit users. In addition to working tirelessly to ensure our products work as promised, we work hard to ensure they are easy to access, install, learn, and use. One way we do help interested parties find and try them is by making them all available at the Autodesk App Store.  

Ideate Software on the Autodesk App Store

Ideate Software on the Autodesk App StoreAutodesk App Store is an online marketplace provided by Autodesk where users of its products can, among other things, find and download third-party addins. As an Autodesk Authorized Developer, we make all our products available on the site, including our five Autodesk Revit addins, presented as a trial bundle. We also make available our desktop solution for automating Revit tasks, Ideate Automation, as well as our Cloud Connector to the Autodesk BIM360/ACC environment. You can access the Ideate Automation trial on the Autodesk App store page.

Keeping with our promise to make it easy for people to use our products, as we have expanded our presence around the world, we have also increased the number of languages in which we deliver our information. That includes the way in which we present our information on the Autodesk App Store. As of today, on the App Store, you can find information about Ideate Software products in English, German, Spanish, French, Chinese (simplified), Japanese, and Korean

To check out our products on the App store, we recommend that you go to the Ideate Software Bundle – Trial page. From there, you will get:

  1. Brief descriptions of all our Autodesk Revit addins. (Note: This page does not include information about Ideate Automation, which is our scripting solutions that runs time-consuming Revit tasks in the background. Find information on Ideate Automation):
     
    • Ideate BIMLink – Use it to push volumes of information from a Revit file into Microsoft Excel for easy editing, and then pull the updated information back into Revit with speed, ease, and accuracy.
    • Ideate Explorer – Get lightning-fast data discovery and manipulation features through its easy and intuitive way to search, filter, quantify and select elements in a Revit model. 
    • Ideate Sticky – Elegantly link and easily update non-BIM data into a Revit project from Excel to Revit, Word to Revit, or PDF to Revit. 
    • Ideate StyleManager –Addresses the challenges of unorganized and duplicate Revit styles that can cause publishing errors, end-user confusion, and even performance issues.  
    • IdeateApps – Streamlines common Revit tasks through set of applications that increase the productivity and efficiency of the entire project team. The IdeateApps collection includes Ideate Renumber, Ideate QuickSelect, Ideate SmartDelete, Ideate XRay, Ideate SpellCheck, Ideate Annotate, Ideate SheetManager, Ideate Clone, Ideate Align, and Ideate ViewCreator.
       
  2. A Description of the Trials
    • No cost
    • 30 days 
    • Includes access to each of the five products. Ideate BIMLink, Ideate Explorer, IdeateApps, Ideate StyleManager, and Ideate Sticky 
    • All are full functioning, except:
      • Ideate BIMLink has a 25-row limit to the data export
      • Ideate StyleManager is limited to testing these three styles: Line Patterns, Materials, and Material Appearance Asset styles
         
  3. Access to the Getting Started Guides for each of the five products included in the bundle. Click the link to “Read Help Document” to get to these guides.
     
  4. Links to Videos

    As of the date of the publishing of this document, we had links to these videos on the site:
     
  5. Customer 5-Star Reviews

    Ideate Software Five Star Reviews on Autodesk App StoreTitles include:
     
    • “Autodesk, Take Note”
    • “Can’t Revit Without It”
    • “Productivity Tools that Deliver on the Promise”
    • “Essential for Every Revit User”

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Browse our website to learn more about how Ideate Software tools help Revit users save time, increase model accuracy, improve deliverables, and elevate design. You can give them a try by downloading trial versions or purchasing the bundle for access to our addins for Revit, which includes Ideate BIMLink, Ideate Explorer, Ideate Sticky, Ideate StyleManager, and IdeateApps for six months. You can also get a free trial of Ideate Automation to experience how it can help you automate BIM tasks. 

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