What’s Next for BIMrx?
New Features Coming This Winter!
Did you know with BIMrx purpose-built applications, you could save up to 20% of time spent modeling, 50% of time spent filtering, and 80% of time spent renaming files in Revit. What could your team do with all those hours?
BIMrx gets projects out the door faster with modeling, project management and documentation features for leading Autodesk software, making you more competitive globally while meeting the demands of urbanization.
Like the AEC industry, BIMrx is constantly evolving based on the needs of industry professional. Our development team is made up of engineers and designers that have spent thousands of hours in Revit and BIM 360, meaning they know the full extent of the software and are experts on how to build upon it. Keep reading to find out what the next version of BIMrx will look like across the portfolio.
Tailored for streamlining Autodesk Revit workflows, BIMrx Core improves project setup, data/model management and documentation processes for all disciplines. From creating, duplicating, and placing views via Microsoft Excel to selecting linked elements and creating a counterpart in an active document, BIMrx Core maintains a variety of time-saving features that allow users to focus on transformation and innovation throughout their business.
New Features Coming in Version 3.1 include:
- Print Set Manager – easily manage and create print sets with smart filtering through an intuitive user interface
- Align Tags/Dimensions – quickly align tags and dimensions with a click of a button
- Auto-Dimension Grids – add a dimension string along all grids in a view
- Match Instance Parameters – match instance parameter values across many different families or types.
- Notification Center – notifies users when a new version of BIMrx is available and provides download link
Improvements to Existing Features in Version 3.1:
- Extract & Update – Improved UI design, improved functionality for exporting schedules, ability to export to a simple excel format, ability to update values from empty cells in excel.
- File Renamer – save concatenated settings.
- Export NWC – export/import settings from .xml file
- Revision Manager – improved UI, and ability to export/import via excel
- Section – specify side of element to create section and added section settings to define the section view type
- Tag Settings – improved UI design, one configuration file for all configuration settings, and added ability to create groups of individual configuration settings.
- Filter select – now works when filters have no rules applied
- Sheet View Manager – Improvements to configuration file name and numbering convention
BIMrx MEP solves common industry challenges by providing an extensive set of commands and features allowing users to model with ease while producing more accurate results within record time. Modelers, drafters, and engineers will become power users as they extend their ability to work within a single 3D view.
Features Coming in Version 3.1 are:
- Route Kick for Plumbing (Roll Into Main, see image)
- Move Sum Parameters to BIMrx from Accelerator
Improvements to Existing Features in 3.1:
- MEP Settings expansion/enhancements (Bloom options)
- Move Connect, Auto Break, Coupling Align, Rotate Fittings – Enhancements
- Align Branch – Preselection Option. Improved Restricted Alignment
- Route-To / Kick 90 – Multiple Selection
- Rotate Fitting with runs attached (preselect elements to rotate)
BIMrx Fabrication streamlines pipe, duct and conduit modeling with features that easily align and connect fittings and brand lines. Access deeper fabrication settings for more detailed takeoffs with speed and accuracy via this comprehensive software. These fabrication commands and features were built by contractors for contractors.
Features Available in Version 3.1:
- Revit Spooling Templates
- Spool Service Tag added features
- Spool Tags – Continuation
- Fabrication Hanger Location Points Intelligent Link
- Location Points Automatic Updater
- Routing Settings – Elbows – Bloom
Improvements to Existing Features in Version 3.1:
- Hanger Enhancements – Extend to Trapeze/Rack Hangers
- Point Enhancements
- BIMrx Fabrication DBS – Added HPH Price Codes
- BIMrx Fabrication DBS – Added MCAA Labor Installation Times
BIMrx Cloud Manager and BIMrx Cloud Manager Pro allows BIM 360 administrators to manage multiple projects simultaneously and enables project data synchronization between intranet servers and the cloud environment. BIMrx Cloud Manager saves time while managing BIM 360 and the Autodesk Construction Cloud so you can focus on high value tasks like digital transformation and sustainability.
New Version 2.7 capabilities include:
- BIMrx Core Integration for automating Printing PDFs and Exporting NWCs on a schedule or on demand
- BIM 360 App Store integration simplifies the setup for Autodesk Hub Connections by using your Autodesk User Account
- Scheduling Upload, Download, Publishing and Export Jobs using Autodesk Hubs Connections
- Manage Licenses with the new Deactivate/Activate options
- Change the signed in Autodesk User Account
Improvements to Existing Features in 2.7:
- Upload Job Improvements – Reduces steps and adds greater granular control by selection with checkboxes
All features included in this article are subject to development timeframe. For more information or to receive the latest BIMrx capabilities, please contact your Microdesk representative or fill out our contact form here.