The BIM Transformation is Manageable with SmartBIM Library™


The BIM movement is transforming design and giving architects more power and flexibility to realize their vision. SmartBIM Library from Reed Construction Data is a cost-effective solution for Autodesk® Revit® users that:

• Streamlines design workflow
• Simplifies storage, organization and location of Revit objects
• Facilitates the generation of libraries from Revit families
• Enables manufacturers, architects, engineers and building owners to easily share libraries of objects

OVER 23,000 QUALITY ARCHITECTURAL FAMILY TYPES
SmartBIM Library comes pre-loaded with over 23,000 high quality Revit architecture and engineering family types. Reed, an AIA partner, created these SmartBIM objects which are the only objects that meet the high standards
architects demand.

CREATE NEW CATALOGS & MERGE CONTENT
Easily navigate the SmartBIM Catalog, find the object and simply drag-and-drop it into a Revit project. Users have the flexibility to create a master office catalog, a catalog for each project or a catalog for each building type.

SEARCH, VIEW, TAG & MANIPULATE OBJECTS
Users can view Revit Families by category and type, hierarchies, 3D thumbnails, DWF views or by searching family, property, type and user-defined tags. Drag-anddrop can also be used to insert families into a Revit Project or save families to a directory folder.

BEST PRACTICES & HELP IN ORGANIZING DATA
SmartBIM Library’s flexible interface includes guidelines describing best practices for modeling objects in Revit. These guidelines include modeling advice for each Revit category, recommended family and type name conventions, tips on modeling for ‘count ability’ and design representation.

Product Features

• Support for Revit 2010 & 2011
• Over 23,000 high quality Revit architecture and engineering family types, including manufacturer
  specific objects and generic objects
• Family Content Publisher plug-in generates catalogs for existing Revit objects
• Improve productivity by dragging objects from SmartBIM Library directly into Revit
• User-defined object tags allow users to identify objects according to their preferences
• Automatic content update service delivers new Revit families directly to the user desktop as soon as they are available
• Powerful search tools allow users to easily find content by family, type, properties, or object tag
• Create new catalogs and merge content for maximum object management flexibility
• Flexible navigation to Revit objects by thumbnail or by tree hierarchies including categories, families, and family types
• Open and search across multiple libraries for increased efficiency
• Customized desktop allows users to turn panes on and off and re-size, move, arrange, and drag panes outside of the application frame for maximum flexibility
• Contains Revit modeling guidelines and suggested object naming conventions
• Network license support