Content for MEP Engineers

BIMXchange for MEP Engineers

This browser runs directly in Revit. It is a lightweight web application that utilizes the CADworks Cloud to store, search, and deliver content in real-time.

Advantages of the BIMXchange

As changes occur (such as module enhancements or content additions and updates), users will benefit in real-time. Navigation of the browser, including the tree view, is intended to facilitate an engineer’s task by mirroring existing manufacturers’ categories and organization. Renderings of each product enhance the browser layout by providing a visual preview of the content. To tie it all together, the package includes a custom branded web page that contains the latest browser download, help, links, and news.

Users gain the capability to search the content library in each view. These advanced features allow any user to search for values in all parameters of each piece of content. Finding and locating content quickly and efficiently is crucial to the success of usage within a project. All content that is created for a manufacturer library is also included in the CADworks library. Therefore, at no cost to the manufacturer, it is possible to expand use of the Revit content to many additional MEP engineers.

The browser can facilitate future revision tracking, updates, and new content distribution. The browser can allow the user check all content in their current project against the latest content in the browser.

As content is loaded directly into a project from the CADworks Cloud, the need for a company to manage or backup massive content libraries is eliminated. The browser also allows a user to load only the types of each Revit family that he/she plans to use in the current project. By using only the necessary types, a Revit model can remain as small as possible to increase productivity.

The CADworks Content Browser allows the user to access multiple content libraries. Currently, there are three different types of libraries: CADworks general, Manufacturer specific, and Custom. The CADworks library is a per seat license that includes the entire collection of all content created by CADworks and is updated as soon as new content has reached final approval. Manufacturer libraries are distributed by the manufacturers and contain fully certified content specific to that manufacturer. Finally, a company can create Custom libraries that may feature an entire client library, discipline specific breakouts, project specific content, or any variation thereof. Once authenticated, a user can easily change libraries via a drop down selection.