The down size is you’ll no longer be able to use ESTmep. If you’re previously had a Revit model with this information saved, rename/remove the files and reload your configuration and the data will be removed. Without these tables, Revit can not store this information in the model. These are where labor rates, times and costs are stored. Remove or Rename the COST.MAP, ETIMES.MAP, FTIMES.MAP and SUPPLIER.MAP tables from your database.So there’s really 2 options that I can see…. Sure would be nice if it did nit that’s not the case. Some may be familiar with the option in Edit Configuration that disables the storing of EST tables in DWG files. That leaves the question about what to do. This includes being able to figure our your vendor pricing multipliers. I won’t go into details for the sake of security in our industry but rest assured, there is a process where as a user can extract your cost data. And even though the Revit API’s don’t give you access to the costing data, it can be extracted. Your database isn’t “available” to the person who had your Revit file but it is contained within the Revit file itself.

So this sounds like we’re OK but let me assure you that’s not the case. They need your database to do anything….maybe.

You also can’t change the configuration either because the drop down is disabled. Without your database, the Fabrication Add-In will not find the reports and the option is grayed out. Now when you send someone your Revit model, they do NOT have access to your database (Unless you send that to them a well). That’s generally a good thing in most firms using ESTmep, exposing that Cost data to Revit users can be very helpful. Those reports can also report on Cost data. We also know that the Fabrication Extension for Revit now allows you to run reports. We know that that a Revit file which uses Fabrication Parts contains a copy of your Fabrication Configuration (Database).

I’ve recently had some dialog with an industry colleague and the discussion of Cost data in Revit came up. If you’re a user of ESTmep and Revit Fabrication parts, consider yourself warned.

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