David

I’m happy to announce that PropertyWizard 1-3-0 has just gone live on the Autodesk App Store. The main focus of the new version is Revit 2021 support. As well as adding Revit 2021 support, I have been busy refactoring the code to make it more flexible and extensible. That work is now complete, so IRead more “PropertyWizard – New version 1-3-0”

You can use PropertyWizard to copy hidden data from the Revit API into your element parameters. This example shows PropertyWizard replicating Element Ids into visible element parameters for walls and doors.

A new version of PropertyWizard is now live on the Autodesk App Store. Synchronisation is much faster, and I’ve fixed some more bugs. You can download the new version from the App Store product page. You can also download the new Help file, with the new tutorials, here on the website, if you don’t wantRead more “PropertyWizard – New version 1-2-5”

A quick video showing PropertyWizard updating the handedness of doors in a door schedule. I’ve created a new ‘Hand’ parameter on the Doors in my project, and added it to a door schedule. As I flip the doors between Right and Left hand, PropertyWizard keeps the parameter up-to-date. So the schedule always shows the correctRead more “Showing Door Handedness (video)”

A quick video showing the PropertyWizard add-in keeping a parameter up-to-date. The target parameter shows the sheet’s full BS 1192 / ISO 19650 number, and it’s formed by concatenating a set of other parameters, one for each field. With PropertyWizard, the full number parameter is kept up-to-date as you change the individual field parameters.

A new version of PropertyWizard is now live on the Autodesk App Store. I’ve reduced the installation size, fixed several bugs around internationalisation, and added Volume units in cubic metres and cubic feet. You can download the new version from the App Store product page. You can also download the new Help file, with theRead more “PropertyWizard – New version 1-2-0”

A new version of PropertyWizard has just gone live on the Autodesk App Store. It has *much* better tutorials, Revit 2020 support, unit formatting, and bug fixes. You can download the new version from the App Store product page. You can also download the new Help file, with the new tutorials, here on the website,Read more “PropertyWizard – New version 1-1-0”

A quick video showing how to set Revit door numbers with Type, Project Info and Door instance properties, using PropertyWizard:

This must be the most common error I get in PropertyWizard. It means that there isn’t a property called ‘whatever’ on the element. And the key to fixing the problem is to look carefully at the name PropertyWizard thinks it’s looking for (‘whatever’), and ask yourself if that’s really the property name you want? Often,Read more “Error: ‘Property name not recognised: …’”

There is a comprehensive help file for PropertyWizard. It contains a ‘getting started’ tutorial and a complete reference to the formula language.  The App Store installer places a copy of the help file on your hard disk here: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins\DavidWoodDesign_PropertyWizard.bundle\Contents\PropertyWizard_Help.pdf And you can download a copy directly from the website here: PropertyWizard Help