Revit 2010 and RDB Link

This video demonstrates how you can use Revit 2010 and the RDB Link plugin (available to subscription customers) to establish a two-way link to an Access database and drive parameters within the RVT file.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Autodesk
• Revit
• Database
• RDBLink
• Access

[cwischow]

Great video - working on similar database modification, although having a problem. What I want to do is modify Room Finish information the same way (export DB, export to excel, link excel back in, create update query). My problem is the information I want to update is not the same value for each cell and Access is changing all the cell values for a column (text based) to be all the same. Information I'm updating is (room use - ie. office, circulation....) Any Ideas would be great - Thanks

[volarry]

@cwischow, make sure the parameters you are updating are shared and that they are associated with the proper category (see around 0:30 in the video.

[pteachen32]

Hey great video thanks!

I was curious what happens when you delete something from the access end? Does revit die or anything? I am very curous if you can delete materials through this method. If you can look into that it would be very appreciated.

[volarry]

@pteachen32, can delete materials using this method, as long as they are not currently assigned to any elements in the model

[mengelmn]

What are the steps prior to exporting the file from revit. Is a database set up in MS Access first.  If so how was this done.

[volarry]

@mengelmn

You do not need to set up the database first. If you select Revit DB Link (MS Access Tab) > Select a New Connection. This will prompt you to create a new Access database and will then export your project and create the bi-directional link.

[apsis021504]

Thanks for sharing : ) Very useful- especially the query part in MS Access...

Could the issues with the strange level numbers be due to the project base point being a little off from the base level?

[apsis021504]

Could the issues with the strange level numbers be due to the project base point being a little off from the base level?

[davidlightrevit]

Very cool video! Thanks for sharing. :-)