Virtual Mechanical Revit

[DotNet]

XtraCAD, with all of the feedback and support for the beta version, it is my pleasure to introduce Virtual Mechanical For Revit, freemium forever! Built on the Fabrication MEP Engine, Virtual Mechanical leverages and extends Autodesk Fabrication features and functionality, turning your Revit MEP workstation into a POWERFUL MEP design build platform. Please see the below link to download installers for your versions of Revit.

VIRTRUAL MECHANICAL REVIT

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LINKEDIN

● SPEC DRIVEN AUTOMATIC HANGER PLACEMENT
ONE OF THE BEST FABRICATION HANGER AUTOMATION TOOLS ON THE MARKET TODAY.
● SPEC DRIVEN AUTOMATIC MULTISERVICE HANGER PLACEMENT
HANG THOSE LARGE RACKS LIKE A PRO WITH TWO CLICKS.
● SPEC DRIVEN AUTOMATIC OPENING & SLEEVE PLACEMENT
PLACE OPENING FAMILIES AND APL POINTS WHERE FAB PARTS & FIRE DAMPERS INTERSECT OTHER RELEVANT MODEL/LINKED ELEMENTS.
● SPEC DRIVEN AUTOMATIC FABRICATION TAG PLACEMENT
ANY FAMILY, ANY PLACE, AUTOMATICALLY. C1, C2, TOP, BOTTOM, CENTER, CONNECTOR OFFSET, WIDTH OFFSET, ETC. YOU NAME IT.
● SPEC DRIVEN SERVICE VIEW FILTERS
AUTOMATICALLY & INSTANTLY CREATE LEAN VIEW FILTERS FOR YOUR SERVICES.
● SPEC DRIVEN AUTOMATIC SHEET, VIEW, & SCHEDULE CREATION
USING ASSEMBLIES, SCOPE BOXES, OR PARAMETER DRIVEN PACKAGES.
● AUTOMATIC & EXTENSIVE FABRICATION DATA
DIMENSIONS, WET WEIGHTS, AREA, VOLUME, CENTERLINE, CONNECTORS, HANGERS, ANCILLARIES...
● AUTOMATIC ASSEMBLY OR PARAMETER DRIVEN PACKAGE CREATION
5 CLICKS GENERATE 4 SPOOLS.
● ROBUST ASSEMBLY & PACKAGE CREATION OPTIONS
OPTIONALLY COLOR, HIDE, INCLUDE TAPS & EXCLUDE FIELD COUPLINGS ON PACKAGE CREATION.
● REAL TIME FABRICATION DATA, DIMENSION & PROPERTY EDITING FOR MULTIPLE FABRICATION PARTS AT ONCE
INCLUDING FABRICATION HANGERS!
● POWERFUL SELECTION FILTERING TOOLS THAT WORK WITH ALL REVIT CATEGORIES
USE MULTIPLE REVIT FILTERS, AND/OR/NOT OPERATORS, AND EXTENSIVE FABRICATION DATA TO FILTER YOUR SELECTIONS.
● AUTOMATICALLY CONNECT OR DISCONNECT ELEMENTS
WORKS WITH FABRICATION PARTS, TAPS, WELDOLETS, & MEP FAMILIES.
● AUTOMATIC FABRICATION WORKPLANE CREATION
ENABLES EASY DIMENSIONING/DETAILING OF ANY VIEW DIRECTION, 3D & ISOMETRIC VIEWS.
● POWERFUL INTERCHAGEABLE FABRICATION PART NUMBERING TOOLS
SORTING, SERVICE ISOLATION, COMPARE WITH & REUSE EXISTING NUMBERS, KEEP EXISTING NUMBERS...
● RENUMBER ASSEMBLIES & PARAMETER DRIVEN PACKAGES
QUICKLY & EASILY, USING ANY FORMAT.
● EXTENSIVE QA/QC TOOLS
STANDARD STRAIGHTS, OFFSET ANGLES, THROAT RADIUS, CONNECTOR VARIATIONS, MISSING PART NUMBERS, DISCONNECTIONS...
● INSTANTLY CREATE SCHEDULES & BOMS WITH SELECTED ELEMENTS
REMOVE ELEMENTS, & ADD ELEMENTS TOO!
● MAJ EXPORT CREATION
OPTIONALLY FILTERING BY & CHANGING FABRICATION STATUS AS WAS STANDARD IN FABRICATION CAD
● THE ONE & ONLY REVIT FABRICATION ATTACHER ARROW!
WHICH WAY IS THIS FABRICATION PART "FACING"? THE REVIT ATTACHER ARROW KNOWS!
● AUTOMATICALLY "OPTIMIZE LENGTHS"
IN REAL TIME AS WE MODEL.
● HANGER LOAD ESTIMATION
EVENLY DISTRUBUTE THE WEIGHT/WET WEIGHT OF SELECTED PARTS TO SELECTED HANGERS.
● MUCH, MUCH MORE...

Virtual Mechanical is under continuous development and is constantly improving! Questions, comments, suggestions and bug reports are tremendously appreciated! Please direct any or all of the above to support@miclogic.com! Your feedback is invaluable.

[sheetmetalman]

Downloaded. very nice.

I especially like the way you can edit lengths of Unistrut, without having to stretch them to reference planes or detail lines.
I'm sure there are other good features too.

Thanks for posting this.

[DotNet]

I have updated the original post above to include latest installer downloads for Virtual Mechanical Revit 2019-2023. Thank you for all of the support!

[APD-DB]

Thank you for making this tool!!!

[PipeFitter72]

Awesome!  I love this.

[chris4455]

Thanks for doing this!

[aloisiarai]

very nice

[DotNet]

Above linked installers and automatic updates for VM v1.48 2019-2023 are now available. Some new features include size and weight restrictions for assemblies and packages, tag location overrides, and custom data access for CAD/CAM/EST integrations.
You can view a full change log here. Please feel free to email me with any questions, suggestions, or concerns.

[Cerryl]

There should probably be some Fine Print in your post that mentions that "free forever" does not include full functionality of the add-in.

[DotNet]

There should probably be some Fine Print in your post that mentions that "free forever" does not include full functionality of the add-in.

I appreciate the feedback. Our license information is clearly visible and the first link on our downloads page. I have modified the OP to include the freemium product model.

[epond83]

If there is a better place to ask this kind of question please let me know.
I'm trying to figure out how to refresh the "VDC SPEC" parameter. Some of my parts have this parameter blank and I would like them to all update correctly.

edit:
I just found the Updated Fab Data button, that fixed everything.

[PipeFitter72]

Do you have the Auto Data turned on as well?

[Silverado]

Unfortunately each subsequent update of the free version brings more locked out features.

ALL hanger and opening features are paid only now.

[DotNet]

There are more free tools than ever, and we are confident that after trying the free tools, you will never want to go back. Try our new and improved modeling tools for example, they are extremely good.

The hanger, sleeve, assembly, and tag automation tools that VM provides are driven by the VM Services Database. Free versions of the software can modify this database, however copying, saving, importing, and exporting this database has always been a premium feature. All VM Service Database changes for free users are reset between Revit sessions. The intent was for free users to be able to use the advanced automation tools for testing and evaluation purposes, however in hindsight, this is not the experience we wanted provide our potential customers. We have since added a fully functional 30 day Pro Trial. Contact us today to get the full premium experience, free for 30 days.

That said, if you are using VM with great success on your multimillion dollar contracts, we absolutely suggest that you purchase a professional license. The software more than pays for itself on the very first project.

[TobyTurboToes]

I have updated to the latest release of VM R22 and all the tools are grayed out.  I uninstalled, re-downloaded, re-installed and same thing - All toolbar buttons grayed out.  What's up with that?