The tab at the end of each line is there for a reason, the last portion should be a Category Id which is used for filtering the codes in the UI, but usually it is omitted.
Nice video ABG. In the US we can utilize Master Format for a single element and Uniformat for Assemblies of elements. So Uniformat can have the full wall assembly, but it’s made of different material, all specified by the Master Format 00 00 00 system. One unified system would be awesome.
Yes I heard the US is using a combined approach, I think Uniclass might be able to capture this due to the Pr/Ss systems allowing sub-classification although I expect its adoption will be quite slow and gradual.
Omniclass is the combined approach. Similar to Uniclass 2015 it is a collection of tables each serving a purpose. Table 21 = Uniformat and Table 23 = MasterFormat. www.csiresources.org/standards/omniclass/standards-omniclass-about
We use our cost manager's unique coding system, distinct from the standards. These custom codes are input into assembly parameters, while we also utilize Uniclass 2015 codes integrated within family names. Do you think this approach is appropriate, and what recommendations would you have? Thank you for your guidance.
Yes that would be a good use for assembly codes. The only challenge is if the company providing models to QS uses a different system typically, such as Unicode or Uniformat/Masterformat. Personally I keep an equivalency table in Excel with the many formats I use aligned (so if I switch from Uniclass to Uniformat, I have a matching row containing both that I can use scripts to switch over).
Hey Gavin, thanks for your amazing video. Quick question about how can we designate Revit categories to the codes that we create? Thanks again, take care!
To achieve this you need to add a tab and the inbuilt Id of the category you wish to assign to the classification. These can be most easily found using Revit Lookup addin and/or Dynamo/Revit API and will usually be a negative number (e.g. -2000035).
Thank you for the video! @AussieBIMGuru, in Revit is it possible to assign different code number for each wall element (bricks, insulators, gypsum...) to allow to distinguish them in the takeoff sheets?
You can add extra data to a wall, sure. But Revit wont know what to do with it unless you develop a workflow to leverage them. For example you could tell a wall it has 1 layer of brick, but to do a full takeoff would likely need dynamo and an understanding of how base properties relate to each piece your parameters infer.
It's hard to set a suitable benchmark, but I usually suggest ideally at least; 32gb RAM I7 processor, 3.7ghz+ Quadro, 1080 or rtx series graphics Quadro series is ending soon so I'd suggest looking into rtx 2080 or 3080.
@@ibrahimantonios ah, I haven't actually seen many good solutions currently - the spec is typically fairly divorced from models in Australia still. The best solution I saw was by NBS probably; www.thenbs.com.au/nbs-chorus
Revit API can do this, but Revit can't do it as it comes naturally without programming: forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/how-to-get-all-assembly-codes-and-descriptions/td-p/8911576
The tab at the end of each line is there for a reason, the last portion should be a Category Id which is used for filtering the codes in the UI, but usually it is omitted.
Thanks! I suspected as such.
Many thanks. Very useful! I've managed to create my own MasterFormat .txt! SUPER
Great to hear it helped!
could you share it please???
Nice video ABG. In the US we can utilize Master Format for a single element and Uniformat for Assemblies of elements. So Uniformat can have the full wall assembly, but it’s made of different material, all specified by the Master Format 00 00 00 system.
One unified system would be awesome.
Yes I heard the US is using a combined approach, I think Uniclass might be able to capture this due to the Pr/Ss systems allowing sub-classification although I expect its adoption will be quite slow and gradual.
Omniclass is the combined approach. Similar to Uniclass 2015 it is a collection of tables each serving a purpose. Table 21 = Uniformat and Table 23 = MasterFormat. www.csiresources.org/standards/omniclass/standards-omniclass-about
very useful, thanks
@@rocketman1058 youre welcome!
Please! How to find CSI assambly codes ????
If they havent shipped with revit it may be worth contacting csi direct to see if they can supply the source file.
Very helpful
Glad you liked it!
We use our cost manager's unique coding system, distinct from the standards. These custom codes are input into assembly parameters, while we also utilize Uniclass 2015 codes integrated within family names. Do you think this approach is appropriate, and what recommendations would you have? Thank you for your guidance.
Yes that would be a good use for assembly codes. The only challenge is if the company providing models to QS uses a different system typically, such as Unicode or Uniformat/Masterformat.
Personally I keep an equivalency table in Excel with the many formats I use aligned (so if I switch from Uniclass to Uniformat, I have a matching row containing both that I can use scripts to switch over).
Hey Gavin, thanks for your amazing video.
Quick question about how can we designate Revit categories to the codes that we create?
Thanks again, take care!
To achieve this you need to add a tab and the inbuilt Id of the category you wish to assign to the classification. These can be most easily found using Revit Lookup addin and/or Dynamo/Revit API and will usually be a negative number (e.g. -2000035).
@@AussieBIMGuru it worked ! You da man!!
thanks a lot. you are the best👍
You're welcome!
Hi and thank you for the great video. Are you aware if anyone has done an assembly code file for the NBS CAWS classification system?
Not personally, but maybe contact Graham Stewart from digital guerilla might know though as he is quite close to the UK standards.
Awesome... thanks
You're welcome!
Thank you for the video!
@AussieBIMGuru, in Revit is it possible to assign different code number for each wall element (bricks, insulators, gypsum...) to allow to distinguish them in the takeoff sheets?
Currently only possible using parts and material takeoff unless you model the layers separately unfortunately
@@AussieBIMGuru What about using the shared parameters?
You can add extra data to a wall, sure. But Revit wont know what to do with it unless you develop a workflow to leverage them. For example you could tell a wall it has 1 layer of brick, but to do a full takeoff would likely need dynamo and an understanding of how base properties relate to each piece your parameters infer.
@@AussieBIMGuru Thanks for the quick response! So can we consider this as a Revit limitation or as an intended feature?
@@Mr-Setti limitation with possible workarounds.
Hi there down under , what do you recommend for specs software with revit ? thanks in advance
It's hard to set a suitable benchmark, but I usually suggest ideally at least;
32gb RAM
I7 processor, 3.7ghz+
Quadro, 1080 or rtx series graphics
Quadro series is ending soon so I'd suggest looking into rtx 2080 or 3080.
I’m sorry I wasn’t clear enough my question was for writing project specs and not computer specs
@@ibrahimantonios ah, I haven't actually seen many good solutions currently - the spec is typically fairly divorced from models in Australia still. The best solution I saw was by NBS probably;
www.thenbs.com.au/nbs-chorus
Hello, how to export Assembly Codes?
Revit API can do this, but Revit can't do it as it comes naturally without programming:
forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-api-forum/how-to-get-all-assembly-codes-and-descriptions/td-p/8911576