Using the Revit Plug-In, it is also It is possible to update dRofus with Item Occurrences based on non-Room bound Family Instances in Revit.
Example:
There are 6 x non-Room bound Family Instances representing 6 x Flag Poles on Level 07 on two of the building facades as follows:
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Given that the Family Type (that represents the Flag Poles) has already been linked to a corresponding dRofus Item, when running a Synchronization for that Item, if you select "Import/Update Occurrences" as follows:
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After you have selected 'OK' and Sync, you will see a Sync Preview letting you know how many Occurrences will be created, updated and deleted.
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Upon selecting Continue, the sync will run.
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Link the Family Type to a Item in dRofus
Select the linked Item
Select “Sync”
Tick the box “Import/Update Occurrences
Select “Ok”
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6: Select “Continue”
After the sync has completed, you will be able to can view the Sync Log.
If you then go to dRofus > Items, you will note that 6 x non-Room bound Occurrences of the Flag Pole have been created as follows:
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Later on, if one or more of the Revit Family Instances have been deleted from the Revit Model, the next time you run a Synchronization for that Item, if you select "Import/Update Occurrences" and then further select "Delete unlinked Occurrences" as follows:
Select the Item in dRofus to view the Occurrences that has been created