Point Layout 2018 R1: What's New

[s.hamel]

Point Layout 2018 Update 1 Release

Supported Products:

• AutoCAD 2013-2018 + Verticals
• Revit 2013-2018
• Navisworks Manage and Simulate 2013-2018

Revit:

• Support for Adaptive Component marking has been added
• Point Cloud analysis: Fix issue where error would be thrown when point clouds in model were not found or unloaded
• Face Points: Add support for working with in-place families
• Import Points: Report out # of points created/modified
• Pipe/Conduit Pts: Fix issue which could result in duplicate point creation
• Linked Model Pts setting: Fix issue when this setting was turned on that could result in main models points not appearing in manage points form

AutoCAD: 

• Locate Duplicate points now takes into account prefixes
• Selection points: Top/Bottom points: add more elevation tolerance: .05 -> .25
• Fix issue with Dimension Override deletion
• CADmep Pts: Updated to utilize the 4 CADmep options provided in settings (Add ItemNumber to description, Add Service to description, Use ItemNumber as PointNumber, and Add Custom Data to description)
• CADmep Pts: Change function to work around intermittent CADmep API issue when Select Some options was used where coordinates were reported incorrectly

General across all Plugins:

• Fix problem with Field Issue creation

[JR-GBI]

Hello Shayne,

Any info on what Adaptive Component marking does?

-Eric

• "Support for Adaptive Component marking has been added"

[s.hamel]

Welcome Eric, great question.  First off for anyone who does not know what adaptive components in Revit are or how they can be used, please go read up on this link first.

Below is a picture of a wall with an adaptive component family applied to the wall, two instances, one on top, one on bottom.  The left side shows them selected. The adaptive points will automatically adjust as the wall changes in size.  The right side picture shows me selecting them after triggering the Adaptive function in Point Layout, from the Add Points ribbon.  Not Shown is those 8 various points being marked with APL points.

Now the real nice thing here is that each of the created APL points is associated with the individual adaptive point and family.  So if your walls change and the adaptive points move, you just re-trigger the same function and select the modified families.  New points will not be created, the existing points will simply be updated to reflect their new location.

Adaptive components on wall

Thanks,

[eric.guizzetti]

Shayne,

I keep getting this error? See attached image.

[eric.guizzetti]

does this mean you not longer need to add APL points to a RFA?

[s.hamel]

That error means you have Revit running while trying to install the R1 update.  Close Revit and re-run the installer.

In regards to your second question, I am not sure where you are getting that from, but yes you certainly can and should still add APL points into an RFA :).  Adaptive points/parts tend to be something that you add onto system families that may be changed by external sources.

Thanks,

[pmarshall.mmc]

Hello Shayne,

Do you know when they plan on supporting fabrication parts pipe and fittings inside Revit? I know the fabrication hangers are supported but the pipe isn't.

Thank you,

                 Patrick

[s.hamel]

Hello Patrick, this is in progress and will be supported in the 2019 release, so about 4 months out.

Thanks,