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AVAIL Harvest - Video Tutorial
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Account Admins can download AVAIL Harvest from the Manage Portal, under the Downloads tab. Only available for paid plans.
AVAIL Harvest Overview
The Story Behind Harvest
The desire to easily access and utilize non-family Revit content (such as Drafting Views, Sheets, and System Families) has been unmet for quite some time. RVT Container Files - the de-facto management tool – allowed BIM Managers to universally update and maintain content, but user retrieval required multiple text-based Revit dialogs.
Historically, Revit Container Files have served as an ad-hoc solution to a pervasive workflow problem for BIM Managers: how to store, edit, standardize, and update Revit content efficiently – while providing easy means of access for users.
This perpetual balancing act, paired with the increase in the volume of content over the years, has proved a considerable drain on BIM team resources. The dream that content could be centrally accessed, but viewable and downloadable as individual elements, is now possible with AVAIL Harvest.
What is Harvest
Harvest is a Revit Add-in that virtualizes individual Revit elements within an RVT file, allowing you to view and deploy all content in AVAIL with or without a Revit license. Once the Harvest process is complete, you can drag & drop virtualized content directly from AVAIL into Revit - regardless of content type.
Harvest makes it possible for individual Revit elements, which remain locked within a Container File, to be used like any other content in AVAIL.
Benefits:
- 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.
What Harvest Means for Your Work
- Keep elements in a Container File for easy maintenance (Happy BIM Manager!).
- Virtualize elements so they are easier to find, view, and use (Happy Drafter!).
- Create high-resolution images of Drafting Views, Sheets, and Legends (Happy Designer!).
- Eliminate the need for Revit to be present to view the content (Happy Principals and non-Revit users!).
- Support for Bulk-Loading of Revit Elements in any combination you choose.
For more information on Harvest, see our article on changes to elements and containers here.