AVAIL Harvest: How to Run Harvest

Easily manage, deploy, and consume Drafting Views, Sheets, Schedules, Legends, Groups, Families, and System Families without clicking on a Container File.

How to Run Harvest

Follow these steps to successfully Harvest Container File elements from Revit into AVAIL:

1. Open Revit and Select the AVAIL for Revit Add-in

2. Log in using your AVAIL credentials. If you log in through SSO, you will be directed to sign in using those credentials. 

3. Once the AVAIL add-in panel appears, users with Publisher permissions will see a Harvest icon to switch the add-in into Harvest Mode. 

4. In Harvest Mode, users can search their Project and create a Harvest queue.

5. Before clicking Run, be sure to verify your Harvest Settings by clicking the gear icon. Then select a destination channel, output location, and click Save Settings.

6. Uses also have an option to Add Elements on Sheets as Related Content. Select the toggle from the Harvest Settings window to enable this feature. 

7. Click Run once you have saved your settings and finished building your queue. 

Harvest Output

• Every Revit element appears as an individual object in the AVAIL Desktop:  taggable, searchable, and ready to drag & drop into your active Revit Project. 
• Harvested content can be viewed in high resolution without the presence of Revit.
• Virtualized Thumbnails also allow thumbnail images to load instantly as you scroll, regardless of server connection.
• Harvested content can be tagged for rapid search &  identification in AVAIL.
• AVAIL allows users to bulk-load content into Revit for ease of project startup.
• NEW! Full Text Search of Drafting Views
• NEW! When enabled, AVAIL will automatically add elements on a sheet (Drafting Views, Legends, and Schedules) as Related Content. 

How to Log out of Harvest

1. From the Revit Add-ins menu, click the AVAIL for Revit dropdown arrow. 

2. Then select Log Out.