The Augmenta tab in Revit provides tools for project setup, routing preferences, and managing conduit data. It’s organized into four panels: Project, Routing Tools, Other Tools, and Information. Each panel contains tools used at specific stages of the ACP workflow including initializing the project, defining routing preferences, and interacting with ACP-generated solutions.
This guide walks you through the broad functions of each tool.
Setup panel
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Launch ACP
Activates the ACP plugin and enables all functionality within the ribbon.
Initialize Project
Sets up the project by adding required shared parameters, views, families, filters, and schedules necessary for ACP to operate.
Guidance panel
ACP’s routing tools allow users to define preferred pathways, restricted zones, and mandatory routes for conduit.
For step-by-step instructions on how to use these tools, refer to the Using the Guidance Tools article.
Guidance Boxes
Preferred Box
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When multiple routes are possible, a Preferred Box tells ACP to prioritize a route that runs through this box if it doesn’t negatively impact the overall route.
Specific conduit runs may be forced to route within the box by assigning the Run ID in the Conduit Schedule to the Named Preferred Box.
May Route Box
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Gives ACP the option to penetrate collision geometry, rather than route around it.
Keep Out Box
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Creates an area where conduit routing should be avoided.
- ACP will route through Keep Out Boxes only if no other routing options are available.
Guidance Spaces
Add Preferred Spaces:
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When multiple routes are possible, Preferred Space tells ACP to choose a route that runs through this space.
If it doesn’t negatively impact the overall route.
Add Keep Out Spaces:
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Assigns a space where conduit routing should be avoided.
Remove Guidance Space:
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Removes the Preferred/Keep Out setting from the selected spaces, returning them to an unassigned state.
Pro Tip:
The Preferred and Keep Out spaces are set using the following project parameters assigned to the category of Spaces:
ACP_C_Preferred
ACP_C_Keepout
These may be managed directly in the space properties, or through a Space Schedule.
Other Tools panel
Select Generated Raceway
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Selects all elements that were exported from the ACP Project into the Revit project.
Inspect Solutions
Creates and applies temporary filters to the active view to highlight elements containing properties from the ACP Schedule Inputs.Allows users to easily apply the same properties to all Conduits and Conduit Fittings in the same Conduit Run at once.
Push Properties to Conduit Runs:
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Applies the properties of a single stick of conduit all the Conduits and Conduit Fittings in the same Conduit Run, and into the Conduit Run category within the ACP Conduit Run Schedule.
Push Properties to Conduits and Fittings:
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Pushes properties from one or more rows within the ACP Conduit Run Schedule to the corresponding Conduits and Conduit Fittings within the model.
Information panel
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Shows the URL, which can be used to access the web based application through a browser.It keeps track of the version of the add-in currently installed
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If the add-in and web versions of ACP are different, Download the latest version of the add-in. Refer to the Updating the ACP add-in article for more information.