EVOLVE Mechanical 8.0.0

Updated 5 days ago by Adam Heon

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Compatibility

• Autodesk® Revit® 2022.1.3
• Autodesk® Revit® 2023.0.1
• Autodesk® Revit® 2024.1.1
• Autodesk® Revit® 2025

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Summary

EVOLVE 8.0 Release notes:

Upgrade Notices

🎉New:

• Add Hanger Family Rod Adjustments
• Enhancements to Create Points
  • Add the ability to place points along grids
  • Add the ability to place points along runs
  • Add the ability to place points at the ends of elements or runs
• Add ability to renumber multiple runs at once
• Sheet Creation: Option to ignore empty schedules
• Add additional error messages to sleeve placement
• Add support for providing an exploded view of a spool
• Add Description Builder
• Prefab Manager: Selection Scope dropdown
• Add Project Annotation Tags and various tagging features
  • Add hotkeys
  • Add tag all / tag selected via element filter
• Add option to toggle between current and legacy spooling packaging restrictions

• Include hotkey when importing and exporting Element Filters
• Add Revit 2025 Support
• Remove Revit 2021 Support
• Add specific error message when using Standard Schedule with Sheet Generation
• Fabrication Duct Gauge Manager
• Customized CSV Point Export Columns
• Allow Report Manager to temporarily override Data Profile selection scope
• Add Revit Groups support for Family Browser
• External Data Tables
• Add option to auto clear Data Tables cache
• Prompt users to refresh cable data after modifying cable schedule settings
• Report stats on eVolve API consumers
• Profiling Tool

👍Improvements:

• Enhanced Sheet Creation Method
• Stretch transitions instead of pulling straights into them when using Optimize Fitting
• Update tooltips for Renumber
• Add tooltip to Create PCF File button
• Add undo event per Quick Dimension operation
• Alert when "View Template applied to new views" parameter is set
• Updates to Sleeves Settings UI
  • Open to settings tab after displaying no host model selected message
  • Hide linked models warning text when no linked models available
• Description Builder UI updates
  • Update help links
  • Moved settings button so Workstation Settings is at bottom
  • Add cancelable progress bar to execution
  • Add prompt when parameters used aren't found
• Update tooltips for Create Points
• Use standard error message for family load error when creating a location
• Add Bulk Update to Data Profiles
• Modify Options for Embed Placement (ITM Rod Adjustments)
• External extensions for Revit 2025
• Remove Auto Spool
• Compare Data New Columns
• Expanding on Point Family Naming Options
• UI updates to Workstation Settings
  • Update Experimental Selection method text
• Expand Hanger Placement family naming requirements
• Deprecate document-level macro support
  • Updated default configs for parameter sync and data profiles
• Update to DevExpress 23.2.6
• API Updates
• Update behavior of selection file browser default path
• Additionally export DWG when using Export Grid in Point Manager when enabled

🔧Changes

• Fix spool sheet generation when "prompt for name on each definition" is used
• Fixes for Create Grid Points
  • Fix incorrect placement on angled grid lines
  • Fix lack of placement at intersections when grid lines stop
• Fixes for hanger direction pre-select mode
  • Fix getting multiple of the same error during placement
  • Disallow selection of previously-selected directions in the same operation
• Box Out Sleeve Rotation Algorithm Fix
• Fix 'Evaluate Insulation' option not populating from predefined profile in Convert To Box Out
• Fix Item Number tags not being placed in a Standard View Plan view
• Update top margins of forms to fit help and settings buttons
• Fix Compare Data Parameter Type value
• Restrict results of Selection Filters in linked models to view when applicable
• Fix Modify Spool removing elements from spools unintentionally
• Fixes for Groups in Family Browser
  • Use "Model Group" and "Detail Group" in library file Family column
  • Use Type Name in library file for image when family is Model or Detail group
  • Fix "group has been changed outside group edit mode" errors
• Display message instead of crashing when selecting computed points in Point Manager
• Fix PowerShell setting not being set on document creation
• Fix Data Profiles allowing saving with non-uniquely named fields after hitting the duplicate button
  • Re-add Data Profiles validation fix for user entry duplication
• Fix hanging issue on Revit startup
• Fix controls being incorrectly enabled in Insert Offset UI
• Icon updates to support light/dark mode options
• Fix Hanger Placement Settings buttons being cut off
• Fix errors when trying to gather point data in multiple features
• Fix ITM hanger error when calculating tag placement position
• Fix Export MAJ error
• Add error message when unable to calculate location nesting
• Fix help buttons erroring in Revit 2025
• Utilities API 'PublishToExporter' method fails if Export Utility config does not exist
• Annotation Default Settings XML Update
• Hanger Placement Delete only created Views

💪Stability

• Removal of legacy code
• Remove Amazon library dependencies

📂Content Updates

• Updated eM_Project_Template.rte
  • Updated Open Window to version 8.0
  • Updated eVolve_Version parameter to 8.0
  • Checked View Range box in eM_PlanView_Packages view
  • Updated eV_View Window_v2 Plan and 3D view to Scale to Fit on eM_TitleBlock_11x17 Duct and pipe template, eM_Titleblock_30x42_Locations and eM_Titleblock_30x42_Packages
  • Update View Window to v3
  • Updated eV_View_Window with v3
• eV_Window enhancements
  • Parameters and section headers reorganized to support friendlier user experience
  • Added selection to Assign or Apply the specified View Template
  • Added new View Types section – a selection is required here before proceeding to select a more specific view type
  • Added an option to explode 3d Ortho views
  • Added an option to specify the distance to explode 3d Ortho views
  • Added an option to ignore specific CIDs when exploding a 3d Ortho view
  • Added support for Plan Detail Assembly Views
  • Added a 3D Orientation section with (9) options – Input is required for Standard 3D Views and 3D Ortho Assembly Views
  • Added an option to specify a Viewport Type
  • Added Crop Region Height and Width options in the View Extents section
• Added a new J-Hanger family to the Family Browser
• Added new Trapeze Hanger Assemblies to the Family Browser
  • Metal stock trapeze assembly with support for 1 or 2 tiers
  • 1-Tier steel channel assembly
  • 1-Tier back-to-back steel channel assembly
• Trapeze Hanger Assembly Features
  • Compatible with the Hanger Placement tool
  • Support for (9) hardware sizes, up to 1-1/2”
  • Contain a nested generic parametric mounting attachment with a customizable Part Description
  • Support for parametric sizing of nested steel channel and metal stock
  • Rod length rounding calculations are nested within the new families
  • Support for customization of the Part Descriptions and inclusion of nested parts (ancillaries) within the assemblies
• Added Anvil product data for new hangers
• Updated the nested angled steel family with new parameters to support different leg widths (Stock_Width1 & Stock_Width2)
• Added a custom thickness option to the nested angled steel family
• Added new Parameter Sync Rules to the DefaultConfigurationEntries.eVBatch file
  • eV_Hardware – Creates an eVolve_Description for hardware families
  • eV_Attachments – Creates an eVolve_Description for attachment families
  • eV_U-Channel – Creates an eVolve_Description for u-channel metal stock families
    • eV_Angled Channel – Creates an eVolve_Description for angle channel metal stock families
• Removed Dura-BlokAssemblies.eVBatch file and merged its entries into the DefaultConfigurationEntries.eVBatch file
• Removed ContentError.eVBatch file and merged its entries into the DefaultConfigurationEntries.eVBatch file
• Reorganized entries within the DefaultConfigurationEntries.eVBatch file with standard Groups and Subgroups
• Updated existing hanger Family Browser images
• Updated annotation tag Family Browser images
• Added sample detail groups to the family browser
• Added sample model groups to the family browser

🧠Technical Notes

API Notices

Known Technical Issues

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