Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Family Browser (Kiwi Codes)

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 5
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous 1 2 3 4 5 template Next
    #1

    Family Browser (Kiwi Codes)

    Dedicated thread to discuss the Family Browser by Kiwi Codes.

    If you havn´t seen them allready, you should check out the two existing threads:

    Family Browser v3.0

    Family Browser v3.7
    8
    Use Existing Groups as previously setup
    12.50%
    1
    Create new Groups for 2012 Version
    87.50%
    7

    The poll is expired.

    Klaus Munkholm
    "Do. Or do not. There is no try."
    Tags: None
    #2
    Family Browser 2012 Installation Question

    Hi All.

    We are very near to releasing our Family Browser app for Revit 2012. I have a quick question for some of the existing users.

    Are you expecting the FB 2012 version to use your exsiting setup txt files (ie group and tab configurations) or are you going to create new ones specifically for Revit 2012.

    Comments and suggestion are greatly apreciated.

    Cheers

    Phillip Miller
    Kiwi Codes Solutions Ltd
    Phillip Miller
    Kiwi Codes Solutions Ltd
    Makers of "Family Browser" and "Project Browser" for Revit.

    Comment

      #3
      Originally posted by KiwiCodes View Post
      Hi All.

      We are very near to releasing our Family Browser app for Revit 2012. I have a quick question for some of the existing users.

      Are you expecting the FB 2012 version to use your exsiting setup txt files (ie group and tab configurations) or are you going to create new ones specifically for Revit 2012.

      Comments and suggestion are greatly apreciated.

      Cheers

      Phillip Miller
      Kiwi Codes Solutions Ltd
      For us, they need to be separate, entirely.

      1. We keep different libraries for each version, and they're nowhere near the same thing.

      2. If the same setup pulls the same content in both versions, what happens when someone upgrades a family to 2012 and then needs it in 2011?

      3. New features/new content. I might have adaptive component tab, now that they can get placed in the project. In 2011 they can't...

      I don't mind if it's a separate install, or an option, or if each FB version installs somewhere different... But rac2011 doesn't equal rac2012.

      We will generally upgrade everyone immediately, but we still have legacy jobs that contractually cannot upgrade.
      Aaron "selfish AND petulant" Maller |P A R A L L A X T E A M | Practice Technology Implementation
      @Web | @Twitter | @LinkedIn | @Email

      Comment

        #4
        Although we have yet to purchase ours, I would like to second the above; we're very much a multi-version office/library and it would be good to keep them seperate - and as above - wouldn't mind if it meant a seperate install.

        Comment

          #5
          As pointed out, we would need to keep separate FB setups for each version of Revit. We're often on a couple versions of Revit for a couple months (at least).

          However, I'd certainly want to at least have the option of copying the previous version's setup to the new version so I don't have set it up from scratch. That would be a major PITA.

          Comment

            #6
            Hi iru69

            Thanks for your comments, but I'm a little confused. If we were to have an option to copy over the 2011 setup then basically that would then be pointing to the same paths as the 2011 version. Is that what you want? Should we have that as an option but have a warning as well to mention that?

            Cheers

            Phillip
            Phillip Miller
            Kiwi Codes Solutions Ltd
            Makers of "Family Browser" and "Project Browser" for Revit.

            Comment

              #7
              I think the intent/want is to have a way of duplicating your existing text files to new ones that are "converted" to read to new paths... a migration of sorts. At least that's how I'd like them to work... perhaps even offer a way to control a "master" set that you could "make" different versions of?

              Comment

                #8
                Oh . That might not be to easy??? May be an option for Revit 2013 lol
                Phillip Miller
                Kiwi Codes Solutions Ltd
                Makers of "Family Browser" and "Project Browser" for Revit.

                Comment

                  #9
                  I think thats a very dark black hole. Since the FB sort of freaks out and gives you thirty pop ups when it cant find the office library, im not too keen on it taking a half court shot at what might be the office network directory structure, from year to year. It takes 4 minutes to copy some text files and do a Find and Replace. If its NOT as simple as a Find and Replace, then i dont think the FB should deal with it at all, since the text files need to be rewritten.

                  Its just imperative that different versions of revit have different libraries.
                  Aaron "selfish AND petulant" Maller |P A R A L L A X T E A M | Practice Technology Implementation
                  @Web | @Twitter | @LinkedIn | @Email

                  Comment

                    #10
                    HI All.

                    We have just announced the release of Family Browser 2012 for Revit 2012. For more details visit http://revitfb.blogspot.com/

                    Cheers

                    Phillip
                    Phillip Miller
                    Kiwi Codes Solutions Ltd
                    Makers of "Family Browser" and "Project Browser" for Revit.

                    Comment

                    Previous 1 2 3 4 5 template Next

                    Related Topics

                    Collapse
                    Working...
                    X