To new extensions round out the Smart Client Programs changes in this release. They are:
ARCHIBUS users are increasingly using Revit models as the repository of choice for authoring their building graphical representations. These folks use detailed Revit models for architectural as-builts. They often use simplified, quick-load “facility record models” for day-to-day facility management.
To support a wider range of use cases, V.20.1 adds a number of enhancements to the ARCHIBUS Extension for Revit. These enhancements include the following.
If you drag an equipment item from one room to another, ARCHIBUS will update the location in the database. If you edit a Revit parameter in the Revit properties dialog, ARCHIBUS will make the change if you have mapped that parameter.
Before you can use any of the Extension for Revit commands, you must use the ARCHIBUS Model Properties command. Before you can enable the ARCHIBUS Model Properties command you must do the following:
Select a Revit level that contains Revit elements that can be asset symbols (rooms, areas, equipment, etc.). For some entities any level name will do. For instance, for Rooms, you may pick "Level 1". For some entities that map ambiguously to ARCHIBUS assets, this level name must follow the convention in the ARCHIBUS BIM Families Table. For instance, levels with area entities must be on a level that contains "Area Plan" in their name (e.g. Level 1 - Area Plan)
Give the drawing focus. The Properties command will be enabled.
These environments contain a variety of improvements to the existing commands. For instance, the grid and the Select Values commands use a virtual paging scheme for retrieving large amounts of data incrementally, giving local "feel" even to data that is being delivered from a remote or cloud-based server.
Extension for AutoCAD Profiles - Even if activated in the ARCHIBUS Preferences CAD Application setting, the Smart Client Extension now loads only into AutoCAD profiles that contain the name "ARCHIBUS" or "Smart Client". This allows you to easily maintain profiles that do and do not load the Extension for AutoCAD.
Extension for AutoCAD AutoLISP - The Smart Client extensions now runs existing Windows Client/Server AutoLISP highlight queries with only minimal changes. The changes are necessary to ensure that all data queries obey ARCHIBUS server-side security that guards against attacks such as SQL-injection attacks. For examples, please see c:\Program Files (x86)\archibus\xx.x\SmartClient\acad\afm_samples.lsp and afm_highlight.lsp.
Default Views. Now the Views tab will load the view specified in the ARCHIBUS Tables Default View, if this view name is present and if the Web Central server is V.20.1 or later. This feature makes it easier to load the most common field list and sort order for a particular table. Moreover, if you use Save to save a new view, and if you name the view ending in " -gd-dflt.axvw " the program will save that view as the default view.
Security. The Smart Client now supports new options for security, including options for personal-certificate security and instructions for connecting through proxy servers and reverse-proxy servers. In System Management Help, see the topics in System Administrator / Configuring Authentication.