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Informed Design web app - view Revit project models

View and navigate the model and examine parts of the model properties in the Informed Design web app.


Step-by-step guide

From the Informed Design web app, open Revit models uploaded in Autodesk Docs can be opened and Informed Design instances can be assigned from the model for generating output files.

  1. From the Informed Design web app header, use the project selector to navigate to the appropriate Autodesk Construction Cloud account and Docs project.
  2. Select the Products tab to see the same folder structure as defined when the product definitions were published from Inventor.

Note that the product definition files published from Inventor are not visible directly in the web app, even though they were published from Inventor. However, the design files and any outputs that were specified are accessible.

  1. Select the Design Models folder. In this example, there is one design model.
  • In the Informed Design web app, Products tab, the product definition folder structure from Inventor, with the Design Models folder selected, and the available Revit file highlighted.
  1. Select the design model to view a thumbnail preview and model details.
  2. Click Open Model.
  • On the Products tab of the web app, the design model selected to show the thumbnail preview and details, with Open Model highlighted and being selected.

The models open in an environment with the same tools and functionality as in Autodesk Docs.

  1. Note the available tools to orbit or pan around the model, take measurements or sections, and select elements.
  2. Select an element, such as a wall, and click Properties to review its property data.
  • The design model opened in the Informed Design web app, with a wall selected, the Properties tool highlighted, and the Basic Wall property data displayed.

This also applies to any Informed Design elements that have been placed into the model.

  1. Expand the Product drop-down to view the available product definition types for the generated Revit family instances within the model.
  • The Product drop-down expanded to show types of product definitions for the generated Revit family instances.

In this model, for the balcony and staircase entries, there are two variants for each.

  1. Select ID-Staircase
  2. In the list of variants, select the two staircase outputs.

This opens a preview and product summary for both staircase variants that can be cycled through.

  • The two staircase variants selected, and the thumbnail and product summary shown for the second variant. This variant is also highlighted in the view.

The staircases are also selected and highlighted in the view. Use the Viewer tools or ViewCube to orient and zoom the model to review the staircase area.

  • In the preview, the model zoomed and oriented to view selected and highlighted staircases.
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