How to install (from the readme): Copy the following files to the appropriate Revit Addins folder, either “%AppData%AutodeskREVITAddins2013” or “%AppData%AutodeskREVITAddins2012”:
– ADNPlugin-eStorage.addin: add-in manifest – ADNPlugin-eStorage.bundle: bundle folder which contains all other supporting materials
In this 30 second video example, I take a PDF file and save it in the extensible storage of a Raster Image in Revit, then I Restore the contents back out of the image into a PDF file again!
Using the ‘List’ button shows all of the file data stored in extensible storage in the current RVT project.
This actually reminds me a little bit of VEO Archive (a model linked document library) … the concept of attaching documents and file data to elements in a Building Information Model is actually VERY powerful!
EDIT:
Guess what – you can also store this file data in family RFA files! Yay. For example, I opened a Door family and then attached a PDF to a Text Note. I then loaded this into a project, closed the source family, and opened it again FROM the project – and the extensible data stays with the Family.
How about this for an idea – set up a File Browser drafting view with Text Notes. Then, attach project related documents to these notes using eStorage.
This could be very handy in a Worksharing scenario as a way to push out Meeting Minutes / Agendas / Deadline documents inside the Revit model
You could even scale this idea up to Revit Server as a way to track, update and distribute project related documents throughout the globe!
EDIT 4:
What about embedding your Project Standards as a RVT file in eStorage? Whenever you want to Transfer Project Standards, just save the file out, open it and go for it.
Thanks for the head up. I will try ASAP. Would be cool if it remains in the model when exporting to dwf or IFC. That would be awesome…..
Nice post!
2 Questions arise:
– Is this data available upon export to DWF?
– Could this be used to create a bidirectional model markup utility?