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Automating repetitive tasks BIM and construction data Flexibility

Automating repetitive tasks

Smart Documentation overcomes limitations in native Revit functionality so that designers can complete deliverables in the shortest time possible.

Create automatically tagged and dimensioned project and assembly views in bulk and place everything on sheets

Automates the creation of detailed drawings.

Batch-place dimensions

Batch-place dimensions

Reduces the need for slow, manual one-by-one placement of dimensions, saving valuable time.

Batch-tag Revit elements

Batch-tag Revit elements

Much better batch-tagging control than Revit’s Tag All, improving overall efficiency.

Create legends and specification tables

Create legends and specification tables

Enhances drawing quality, resulting in professional and reliable project documentation.

BIM and construction data

Smart Documentation auto-creates multi-sheets with corresponding views and dimensions from Revit models.

Sort and number Revit elements any way you need

No need for manual data entry.

Import Excel spreadsheets into Revit and keep them in sync

The direct link between Excel and Revit makes it easy to update information in Revit when the Excel file is modified.

Generate QR codes

New collaboration and quality control possibilities within project teams.

Extract Revit data that is otherwise invisible

Extract Revit data that is otherwise invisible

Quickly populate project elements with valuable information, and use it in drawings.

Generate rebar images

Generate rebar images

Transform 3D rebar data into easy-to-read 2D images containing rebar segment values.

Flexibility

Smart Documentation automates many types of drawings required for the building design and construction processes: design drawings, assembly drawings, engineering drawings, production and shop drawings, technical drawings, etc.

Works for everyone: architects, structural and MEP engineers, and more

Create documentation rules that fit your standards and work with your families.

Reusable rules

Rules (configurations) for documentation can be reused as much as needed, resulting in even greater time-savings for similar drawings.

Consistency

Consistency

Configurations can be shared and used among colleagues for consistent deliverables across people and projects.

Update drawings in one click

Update drawings in one click

Easily handle changes to model elements.

Client stories.

Clients call Smart Documentation a problem-solver and time-saver

Since Agacad began developing software for Revit® in 2007, users have given us a lot of feedback in many forms – from detailed case studies to simple video remarks and emailed quotes. Here we share a collection of written comments we’ve received over the years from clients working on building projects all over the world.

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Client stories.

Hanssen: Smart Assemblies is a “critically important tool”

Automation of shop drawings with Agacad's Smart Assemblies, a BIM solution for Revit (that is included in Smart Documentation product in 2022), has given this Western Australian firm a competitive edge in its design-and-construct projects for mixed-use high-rise buildings.

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TOP 7 features of Smart Documentation
Discover the best features of Smart Documentation and what’s new in the latest update. Unleash automation with Smart Documentation for Autodesk® Revit®. This solution generates and updates all...
How to document projects 2x faster
Learn how Agacad Smart Documentation overcomes the limitations of working in plain Revit — and frees you up to focus on higher-value tasks.   [02:04] Batch dimension placement [04:27] Batch tagg...
Advanced element tagging in Revit
Ways to place tags using Agacad Smart Documentation.   [0:24] Using Revit’s ‘Tag All’ [0:48] Tagging by position [2:19] Result and double-checking [3:00] Radiator tags with Smart Documentation [...
The Revit add-in that completely covers project documentation
[01:14] Views and assembly views [02:06] Numbering and tagging (ex. shown on precast wall panels) [02:54] Creating an assembly (incl. shop drawings, views, dimensions, etc.

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Latest improvements

January 30, 2025

Latest release of Smart Documentation plug-in for Revit: new tagging features

September 26, 2024

Enhance Your Revit Documentation with Smart Dimensions and Smart Tags Updates

July 17, 2024

Be.Smart software released for Revit 2025

July 27, 2023

ARKANCE IP software range streamlined for power and efficiency 

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Compatibility

This software is compatible with Autodesk® Revit® 2025, 2024, 2023

System requirements

Operating system: 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11

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