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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Revit Tutorial - Export to Linked HTML File

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Jared, over at Shoegnome, published a thought provoking post about utilizing the internet and BIM.  The one thing I really like about this idea is that a simple HTML based solution allows anyone with even the most basic computer/device to view a building information model in some fashion.

Jared's post reminded me of Revit's "Export to Views to a Linked HTML File" option.  Because it is such an unknown little feature I figured it was worth sharing.  (The following can be found in the Autodesk Revit Wiki page, see here for more information...)
To export project views to HTML
  1. Click ExportImages and Animations (Image).
  2. In the Export Image dialog, under Export Range, select Selected Views/Sheets.
  3. Click Select.
  4. In the View/Sheet Set dialog, select the views and sheets to export, and click OK.
  5. Under Output:
    • For Name, specify the desired path and a prefix for resulting file names.
    • Select Create Browsable Web Site with a Linked HTML Page for Each View.
  6. Specify Image Size, Options, and Format settings as desired.
    For details about these settings, see Exporting a View to an Image File.
  7. Click OK.
To show you how cool this could be I took the Revit sample project and made a little website out of it.


If you have a constant link to an FTP for your domain/website you could easily keep a projects web page up to date with a simple export.  Even better, maybe you can write something into the API to have it automatically export every time you save to central!  Who knows!  Awesome possibilities... Thanks for the thought provocation Jared!

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Eruif · 619 weeks ago

Whow, best post I read this year! I also read Jared's post, and was also wondering how to make this possible. I didn´t know this function. I never use export to image why should you its always pdf,dwg, nwc, ifc or print. But this makes your project so easy accessible and its super customer friendly. Thanks.
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jaredbanks 2p · 619 weeks ago

Awesome example! I'm jealous how easy it is to make that site. Would be even cooler if they were PDFs... ArchiCAD has something that is sort of similar and just as (or more so) under-utilized.
http://www.multicad.co.za/1/post/2012/08/archicad...

Both these features seem like forgotten after thoughts (ArchiCAD's in particular seems like it hasn't been updated in a long time), but could be so super powerful. Hopefully SketchUp 2013's focus on Layout will get Autodesk and Graphisoft to pay a little more attention to modern presentation options.

Thanks for pushing this idea farther and showing how we can all start using these concepts now. Now I have to go learn the ArchiCAD version of this. :)
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TheRevitKid 72p · 619 weeks ago

It is definitely under-utilized and unknown to most. It is a shame it doesn't work with PDFs but it is based in the Image export tool... There are numerous options when exporting images... With a little math and changing the size of the pixels during export I am sure you can get an image that can be considered "scaled"?

Hmmmmmm.....

I look forward to reading your post about the ArchiCAD version!
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Joshua · 615 weeks ago

Great post, had no idea about this function

Quick question, i'm trying to share a file with some friends who don't have Revit, after reading this i thought it sounded perfect for my situation. But when i create the web page, the URL link it just a file directory to my computer... whats the point in having it on my computer when i created it on my computer with Revit :S Id just use Revit to view it.

I realise there must be a way in which to do it, as you have done it, but i cant find how to "share" it with other people. Assuming you need to export the file directly to a web based file host site or something?
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TheRevitKid 72p · 615 weeks ago

Joshua,

It creates a usable HTML file ... In order to share that file you need to host it just as you would a website. Usually through a hosting/domain service and/or an FTP.
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Francois · 614 weeks ago

Thanks for sharing my post here Jared.
I used the ArchiCad Reviewer format back in version 9 already when I was working alone and had to get the most efficient way to allow my clients to give me feedback on the published drawings. Doing it this way made it super easy to just import their redlining notes directly into my project file and implement the revisions.

You can download the tutorial PDF here http://bit.ly/ACReviewer

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