======================= === VM VERSION 1.62 === ======================= - ADDED STAND ALONE ISOLATE ELEMENTS COMMAND (VMI) - AUTO PARAMETER OPTION NOW RETAINS PREVIOUS VALUE WHEN STARTING REVIT - ADDED VM PARAMETER SUPPORT FOR GENERIC MODEL MEP ELEMENTS - TAG PLACEMENT OVERRIDE WINDOW NOW DEFAULTS TO PREVIOUSLY ENTERED VALUES - ADJUSTED DEFAULT TAG SPECS FOR ROUND ELEMENTS - FIXED AN ERROR THAT COULD CAUSE VM PARAMETER UPDATE FAILURE - FIXED VM ELEVATION HIGH PARAMETER FOR HANGERS ======================= === VM VERSION 1.61 === ======================= ============= === NOTES === ============= - ALWAYS MAINTAIN A BACKUP COPY OF YOUR VM DATABASE. VM RIBBON TAB > DATABASE > SAVE VM DATABASE - VM DATABASE TAG AND OPENING SPECS WILL BE SET TO DEFAULT VALUES WITH THIS UPDATE. VM DATABASE HANGER SPECS WILL BE MAINTAINED. - VM DATABASE CHANGES ARE FORWARDS COMPATIBLE HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT BACKWARDS COMPATIBLE WITH PREVIOUS VERSION OF VM. BACKUP YOUR VM DATABASE. SEE NOTE ONE. =============== === GENERAL === =============== - ADDED SUPPORT FOR ELECTRICAL ITM CONTENT AND SERVICES - ADDED DYNAMIC PROGRESS BAR FOR LONG PROCESSES - ALL FABRICATION CUSTOM DATA HAS BEEN SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATED INTO REVIT ============================ === TOTAL STATION POINTS === ============================ - TOTAL STATION POINTS ARE AUTOMATICALLY GENERATED FOR ALL MEP ELEMENTS - VM POINTS ARE LOGICAL AND PARAMETER DRIVEN - NO PHYSICAL POINTS ARE PLACED THAT MUST BE MAINTAINED - VM POINTS ARE MEP CONNECTOR DRIVEN - PLACE ONE OR MORE MEP CONNECTORS ON ANY CUSTOM FAMILY TO ADD TOTAL STATION AUTOMATION - VM POINT PARAMETERS ARE GENERATED ON DEMAND - VM POINT PARAMETERS ARE OPTIONALLY UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY OR MANUALLY - VM POINT COORDINATES ARE OPTIONALLY REPORTED IN FEET OR METERS - CHOOSE BETWEEN INTERNAL, BASE POINT, OR SURVEY POINT COORDINATE SYSTEMS - EXPORT ALL RELEVANT DATA INCLUDING TOTAL STATION CSV FILES VIA STANDARD REVIT SCHEDULES ============ === TAGS === ============ - ADDED INDIVIDUAL TAG SPECS FOR DUCT PIPE ELECTRICAL AND HANGER CATEGORIES - ADDED COMBO TAG - ADDED ANGLE TAG - ADDED RADIUS TAG - ADDED SLOPE TAG - ADDED EXTENSION TAGS - ADDED ALIAS TAG - ADDED CUSTOM AUTOTAG TAG SUPPORT - VM TAGS ARE NOW CREATED ON DEMAND - VM TAGS NO LONGER REQUIRE UPGRADE FROM PREVIOUS VERSIONS OF REVIT - THE "ROTATE WITH COMPONENT" TAG FAMILY OPTION MUST NOW BE UNCHECKED - TAG ANGLE AND ORIENTATION ARE NOW FULLY AUTOMATED FOR REVIT 2022 AND LATER - SOME VM TAG COMMANDS WILL NO LONGER PLACE TAGS IF THE ELEMENT DOES NOT CONTAIN THE PARAMETER BEING TAGGED - FIXED A CORNER CASE WHERE THE AUTOTAG TOOL COULD CAUSE REVIT TO BECOME UNRESPONSIVE - ADDED UX IMPROVEMENTS TO DIMENSION MEP TOOL - ADDED VARIOUS TAG OPTIMIZATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS ================ === NUMBERS === ================ - ADDED SUPPORT TO NUMBER ANY FABRICATION CUSTOM DATA FIELD - OPTIONALLY USE INTERCHANGEABLE PART NUMBERS FOR FABRICATION AND INSTALLATION WHILE ALSO USING UNIQUE NUMBERS FOR TOTAL STATION POINTS - STARTING NUMBER NOW AUTO INCREMENTS BETWEEN EACH NUMBERING PROCESS - ASCENDING AND DESCENDING OPTIONS ADDED TO SORT SETTINGS - NUMBER SETTINGS ARE NOW MAINTAINED BETWEEN REVIT SESSIONS ================ === OPENINGS === ================ - ADDED SUPPORT FOR ITM BASED OPENINGS - ADDED CID BASED OPENING SPECS AND OPTIONS ================== === PARAMETERS === ================== - SOME EXISTING VM PARAMETERS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO COVER ALL MEP ELEMENTS - EXISTING VM LOW ELEVATION ADDED TO ALL MEP ELEMENTS - EXISTING VM HIGH ELEVATION ADDED TO ALL MEP ELEMENTS - EXISTING VM C1-C4 PARAMETERS ADDED TO ALL MEP ELEMENTS - EXISTING VM WORKSET ADDED TO ALL MEP ELEMENTS - EXISTING VM CENTER LINE LENGTH ADDED TO ALL MEP ELEMENTS - EXISTING VM VOLUME ADDED TO ALL MEP ELEMENTS - EXISTING VM SHAPE ABANDONED - USE VM C1-C4 SHAPE - ADDED VM EQUIVALENT DIAMETER FOR ALL RELEVANT MEP ELEMENTS - ADDED VM DOMAIN PARAMETER FOR ALL MEP ELEMENTS - ADDED VM IS RISER PARAMETER FOR ALL MEP ELEMENTS - ADDED VM C1-C4 WIDTH PARAMETER FOR ALL MEP ELEMENTS - ADDED VM C1-C4 HEIGHT PARAMETER FOR ALL MEP ELEMENTS - ADDED VM REVIT MATERIAL PARAMETER FOR ALL MEP ELEMENTS - ADDED VM HAS TAP PARAMETER FOR ALL FABRICATION PARTS - ADDED VM ALIAS PARAMETER FOR ALL FABRICATION PARTS - ADDED VM ANGLE PARAMETER FOR ALL FABRICATION PARTS - ADDED VM VERTICAL SUPPORT COUNT PARAMETER FOR FABRICATION HANGERS - ADDED VM CD PREFIXED BACKING PARAMETERS FOR ALL FABRICATION CUSTOM DATA - ADDED VARIOUS PARAMETER OPTIMIZATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS =============================== === ASSEMBLIES AND PACKAGES === =============================== - CREATE ANY CONTEXTUAL IDENTIFIER FOR ASSEMBLY PACKAGE AND SHEET AUTOMATION - MODULE - SPOOL - RISER - AREA - RACK - ZONE - ETC - PUSH ASSEMBLY AND/OR PACKAGE NAME TO ANY FABRICATION CUSTOM DATA FIELD FOR SEAMLESS CAD/CAM/EST INTEGRATION - SERVICE DRIVEN ASSEMBLY SPECS ARE NOW GLOBAL AS AN ASSEMBLY CAN CONTAIN ANY NUMBER OF NON SERVICE BASED ELEMENTS =============== === HANGERS === =============== *** VM DATA PARAMETER ADDED TO ALL VM HANGER SPECS ================ === MODELING === ================ - ADDED UX IMPROVEMENTS TO VARIOUS MODELING TOOLS ============== === FILTER === ============== - FILTER TYPE OPTION NOW AUTOMATICALLY DEFAULTS TO SELECTION WHEN THERE IS AN ACTIVE SELECTION ============ === VIEW === ============ - UPDATE SERVICES COMMAND MODIFIED TO SUPPORT NEW LINE WEIGHT AND SERVICE TYPE SPECS =============================== === VM FABRICATION DATABASE === =============================== - ADDED REVIT MATERIAL AND LINE WEIGHT TO GRAPHIC SPECS FOR ALL SERVICES - ADDED GLOBAL SERVICE TYPE GRAPHIC SPECS - LINE COLOR - FILL COLOR - LINE WEIGHT - REVIT MATERIAL - FABRICATION DATABASE INFORMATION MOVED FROM ABOUT WINDOW TO VM DATABASE WINDOW - ADDED SUPPORT TO POPULATE VM DATA PARAMETER FOR INDIVIDUAL HANGER SPEC BREAKPOINTS - ADDED SUPPORT TO POPULATE VM DATA PARAMETER FOR INDIVIDUAL OPENING ITM - ADDED SERVICE SPEC COPY SUPPORT FOR ALL NEW VM DATABASE FEATURES - EXTENDED TAG SPECS - EACH SERVICE NOW PROVIDES TAG SPECS FOR INDIVIDUAL FABRICATION REVIT CATEGORIES - ADDED SUPPORT FOR CUSTOM TAG SPECS