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Customizing the Revit Model Checker from CADD Microsystems can be a fairly easy process, once you find the software you need and understand the basic structure of the tool. To start customizing, the first thing that you need to do is download the Model Checker Configurator for Revit. Use this link to access the site. Once installed, an application separate from Revit is installed and it can be found in the Autodesk folder for your Windows applications. Figure 1 - Model Checker Application Icon Launching the Model Checker loads the dialog found in Figure 2. The dialog is broken up into three main sections: Section A allows you to Open, Create and Save configurations, as well as preview and export new configuration files for use with the Model Checker. Section B is where we create the rule checks. Section C tells you where the current configuration file is being saved. Figure 2 - Autodesk Model Checker Configurator Section B is where you will be spending the majority of your time and ef

Revit OpEd: Revit 2016 R2 - Changes to Underlay : They've reconfigured the Properties Palette and changed how they describe and provide access to the Underlay concept. As you can see...

Revit OpEd: Revit 2016 - Licensing Access has Changed : Prior to Revit 2016 we could either take the Application menu > Licensing or the About Revit route to review our licensing information. H...

Revit OpEd: Revit 2016 R2 - Detach from Central Filename : When you use the Detach from Central option Revit will append the word _detached to the filename if you decide to save the file. You&#39...

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As mentioned in the previous post, the Revit Model Checker comes with several per-defined sample check files. In this post, we will walk thru the setup and configuration for the sample check files. Figure 1 - Revit Model Checker Sample Check Files   One installed, the Model Checker panel is added to the Add-Ins Ribbon tab within Revit. Figure 2 - Model Checker panel in Revit Included with the Model Checker are four sample rule sets (Figure 1) that provide sample configurations for checking yours models for: COBie Compliance General BIM Modeling Checks Comprehensive and Quick USACE BIM Requirements checks To load and use one of these sample rules: With a model open within Revit, navigate to the Add-Ins Ribbon tab. Click the Configure button from the Model Checker panel of the Add-Ins Ribbon tab. From the configuration dialog, click Open. Choose Open An Existing Configuration File (Figure 3) from the Open Configuration dialog, and navigate to the one of the sample Model Checker Configura