Check your Autodesk Application Manager:

Revit 2015 will now read “Update Release 2” in the About box:

Readme:
http://download.autodesk.com/SWDLDDLM/Updates/2015/RVT/Revit_2015_Update_2_Readme.htm

Direct download link for Revit 2015 Update 2:
http://download.autodesk.com/SWDLDDLM/Updates/2015/RVT/Autodesk_Revit_2015-x64_Update2.exe

Also see:
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/downloads#?ADSKContentGroup-local=Downloads&ADSKProductLine=Revit%20Products&ADSKReleaseYear=2015&sort=score&page=1

Downloads:

Quotes:

    “The industry is beginning to invest heavily in Building Information
Modelling (BIM) to drive more efficient design, site management,
construction methods, and asset management”,
said Ms Scott.
    “It is also a key to driving greater productivity from supply chain
arrangements, offering opportunities to avoid design clashes and reduce
variations during project delivery.”
  
“The Australian construction industry has, presently, a fragmented
approach to BIM, and to the use of supply chains. There are significant
benefits to be had for clients of the industry
     from the adoption and widespread use of both tools” said Mr Fardoulys.
    “Government
as buyer in Australia could spur on the productivity gains to be had
from both, by normalising the market by encouraging the use of BIM, and
requiring contractors to nominate
     the members of supply chains they will use, on all Commonwealth Government projects,” said Mr Fardoulys.

Read more:

APCC Home – PTI

Also:
http://sourceable.net/australia-set-for-bim-library/

We all want a better BIM Cloud, with smoother, faster, better team Collaboration. I know the guys behind this project – they are experienced BIM professionals who are keen to innovate, especially when it comes to using the latest technology to make the AEC world communicate more effectively.

The whole concept of moving forward together as teams, not individual silos, is one that is very enticing.

Its all a bit mysterious at the moment, but its definitely worth signing up:

http://bit.ly/Rfv4fb

I’m sorry but I couldn’t help myself… after the RVT and DWG link into RFA post over here, I had to try linking an IFC into an RFA file in Revit 2015. Guess what? It works.

  1. Download and extract this
  2. Copy the IFC you want to link into the same folder, and rename it to
    source RVT to IFC.ifc
  3. Open the RFA file
  4. It will come up with a link not found message – Open Manage Links, switch to IFC tab, select the row, use Reload From and select the file named
    source RVT to IFC.ifc
    (side note: this is probably the only time you will see a Manage Links dialog in the Family Environment, so I guess this is a added benefit of the current post)
  5. It will convert and link in the IFC using the usual method.
    (I’m not sure how errors are handled at this stage, such as “unjoined geometry” etc)
  6. There you go – IFC linked into Family

All of the usual caveats apply for linking things into RFA files, as per the other post. Additionally, you can’t Bind, Copy From, host elements, or Pick edges of the linked IFC. Its only real use at this stage is for modelling context.

I have posted about KiwiCodes Bonus Tools before, particularly the Excel and data tools. A Sheet Revisions manager has recently been added to the toolset. Check out how quick and easy it is to add revisions to sheets with this:

Honestly, if you have $35 to spend on Revit addins, this Bonus Tools package is definitely what I would spend it on…

Versions for 2013, 2014 and 2015 in one install package:
Bonus Tools | Autodesk Revit | Autodesk Exchange Apps

Video playlist showing all of the Bonus Tools in action:

 

Clash Report XML to Revit: