Changelog

New

• Connect Conduits. Join a riser and a horizontal conduit with two elbows. A live 3D preview shows the planned conduits and elbows among the elements around the join, and sliders let you adjust the result before you place it.
• Parameter Sync: one section, several services. A section now picks an item type and any of its services, so one section covers them all instead of repeating the same parameter pairs for each service.
• Parameter Sync: Verify one section. Each section has its own Verify button next to Change.
• Only in this view. The family and Ignored pickers in element setup list only the types that have elements in the active view. It is on by default and shows how many types it hides.
• New ribbon icons for both light and dark Revit themes.

Improved

• Connect Conduits opens its preview faster.

Fixed

• When Auto-Tag stops, the message now says where it stopped.
• Auto-Tag no longer stops on elements with missing connector data.

New

• Duct-outside layout profiles. Global Settings now has the same profile picker for the duct-outside layout as for duct-inside. Two layouts are built in (Default 1 and Default 2), and you can import, export and delete your own. Existing settings carry over.
• Parameter Sync: connector names. For fabrication parts, the Copy source now lists each connector's name, so you can copy it into another parameter.

Fixed

• Bug fixes, performance improvements and stability improvements.

New

• Duct fittings. Tees, wyes, crosses and unions get tags, in plan and in section views. Dampers are tagged on two sides of the run. Rectangular flex connectors are supported.
• Duct-inside layout profiles. Pick the layout of tags inside a duct in Global Settings.
• Duct tag rules. Choose which duct tags are required from a rules profile, and edit it in Global Settings.
• A fixed layout for grouped tags that sit away from their element.
• Several content cards per tag. One tag can belong to more than one content card.
• Fabrication duct accessories have their own group. The Mark content type is now called Identifier.
• Pipe angles. A global setting decides what counts as sloped. Sloped pipes get tags, and a change in fall cuts a stretch. Gravity pipes tag Size and System Abbreviation.
• Ask before running with another project's preset.

Improved

• Air terminals don't compete for tag ownership.
• Insulation type tags take the insulation role.
• The family picker counts only the types it lists, and keeps its counts clear of the scrollbar.
• Auto Tag explains in plain language why it is blocked.
• Imported presets match by content, not file name.

Fixed

• You stay signed in when a session refreshes.
• The mouse wheel no longer changes a closed dropdown.
• Standard duct elevations convert to millimetres once.

New

• Tag orientation profiles. Global Settings has a profile picker for tag orientation. Two RayCAD profiles are built in, and you can create, import, export and delete your own.
• Flex duct tags read along the run.
• Tap tags are tried along the run first and then across it.
• Revit notifications. Notices from RayCAD show as native Revit toasts.

Improved

• Auto-Tag is much faster. Placement search time on busy views is roughly halved, and tags are drawn in Revit while placement is still running.
• Tags that can't be read in their direction are dropped.

Fixed

• Saved reviews with missing data are rejected instead of loading half-empty.

New

• Retag without prompts. Retag no longer asks questions and can tag part of a view. A run that only deleted tags still shows the review.
• Review lines. Tags that need a look are flagged with a red line, not red overrides. Review Tags keeps one review per view.
• View markers setting. Your office chooses whether tags avoid view markers.
• Ignore families for collision. A preset can list families that tags may cover.
• Duct tags in order. Auto-Tag places ducts one at a time, inside first and then outside, and keeps a duct's outside tags in one zone. Tags start at the duct's reading end.
• Host corner zones for tags.

Improved

• Leaders end inside the element, away from its ends.
• Symbolic filled regions block tags.
• Flat pipes get tags. Sloped pipes are handled separately.
• Straight pipe leaders run as a leg and a tail to one tag edge.

Fixed

• Retag no longer deletes review lines or pipe drawings.
• Review markers are drawn below readable text.

New

• Leader attachment setting in the global config, and leaders on all four sides of a tag.
• Elbows seen end-on get tags, in plan and in section views. Each extension tag gets its own leader on its own leg.
• Skipped tags explained. The review says in plain words why an element wasn't tagged, one entry per element.

Improved

• Pipe leaders route more naturally.
• In section views, MEP bodies are drawn the way Revit draws them across the section line.
• Cancel in section views works until the final commit.
• The family picker lines up properly and its chevron looks like the rest of Windows.

Fixed

• Auto-Tag never picks an undrawn duct as a tag host.
• Pipe tag minimum length is compared with the model segment length.

New

• Multi-select in the config editor. Pick several element types at once in the family picker.

Improved

• Turned pipe tags that lie horizontal get straight leaders.
• Reading notes on pipe bundles use the right height.

Fixed

• Bug fixes, performance improvements and stability improvements.

Fixed

• Bug fixes, performance improvements and stability improvements.

New

• Unreached elements. After Generate Config, elements that were classified but that no tag binding reached are listed.
• Minimum pipe length can be set on a pipe card.
• Progress and Cancel while Auto-Tag scans drawing annotations.

Improved

• A boxed-in group of pipe tags turns its tags instead of giving up.
• Radius elbows keep their clearance.

Fixed

• Updating no longer fails on a locked file.

Fixed

• Bug fixes, performance improvements and stability improvements.

New

• Version on the Account panel. It shows which RayCAD version is installed.

Improved

• Mitered elbow tags line up with the outer edges of the elbow.
• Leaders avoid crossing other tags and leaders more reliably.
• Existing tag leaders on the sheet count as obstacles.

Fixed

• Pipe tagging works on Revit 2021 and 2022.
• Bug fixes, performance improvements and stability improvements.

New

• Shared elevations are written once. When a block of pipes shares an elevation, it is stated once at the foot of the block. The block gets a reading note that lists size changes.
• Ribbon tooltip cards explain each command.

Improved

• Pipe tags measure up the way the sheet shows them, so spacing is more even.
• Valve marks stay upright whatever the run does.
• Size tags stack above elevation tags.
• The installer needs admin rights, and the uninstaller asks whether to keep your user data.
• Cut Ducts asks for a whole-millimetre length and says so when the value is invalid.

Fixed

• Pipes keep their own size when grouped.
• Pipes selected with fittings are boxed in together.

New

• Revit 2021 and 2022. RayCAD now runs on Revit 2021 to 2026.
• Valve tags. Pipe accessories are tagged on either side of the run.
• Pipe flow. Set a flow on each pipe family. Gravity lines are left untagged.
• Pipe runs. RayCAD follows a run through branches, size changes and elevation changes, and tags the stretches that need it.
• Cancel a slow run. Placement that takes long shows its progress and can be cancelled.
• Fade the other discipline. Open an HVAC preset and piping fades back, and the other way round.

Improved

• Pipe joints that touch but were never connected are treated as connected.

Fixed

• Auto-Tag stops with a message on bad geometry instead of hanging.

New

• Pipe trigger rules and slope defaults in the config editor.

Improved

• Align stays active so you can align several tags in a row.
• When a pipe run is too short to stack its tags, they turn to fit. On a tilted run they meet the pipe square on.
• Pipe tag placement scores more options across the sheet before it picks one.

Fixed

• Auto-Tag no longer runs on an empty selection.
• Round air terminal tags are placed on the right side.

New

• Pipe tagging. Auto-Tag groups parallel pipes and risers, places their tags in a tidy row with neat leaders, and splits a bundle where the spacing changes. Pipe insulation is part of the grouping.
• HVAC and Piping presets. A preset now belongs to HVAC or Piping. The editor follows it, and Generate Config only builds the groups you have open.
• Elbow tags. Mitered and sweep elbows get their own placement, inside and outside the bend.
• Generic Model tags, including wall penetrations, with spacing from the wall.
• Align tool. Line up tags along an axis you pick.
• Parameter Sync adds a Generic Model group, Level and elevation as copy sources, and the number of each type in the active view.
• Throat is available as tag content for mitered elbows.

Improved

• Round air terminal tags stay horizontal.
• Tags can overlap anything that is half-toned.
• Auto-Tag runs faster on large views.

Fixed

• Bug fixes, performance improvements and stability improvements.

New

• A rebuilt config editor. Navigation is simpler, Back always goes one step, and delete buttons use the critical color.
• Generate Config summary. When generation finishes, a dialog lists what was found, and elements it couldn't classify are shown in the editor.
• New, duplicated and imported presets become active and load into Element Setup at once.
• Mechanical equipment can be set up and tagged.
• Account panel with your plan details.
• Retag, three choices. When a replacement tag is missing, you can cancel, keep the old tag or remove it.
• Brand icon on every RayCAD window and the installer.
• Annotation filled regions now count as obstacles, so tags stay clear of them.

Improved

• Presets from older versions are migrated instead of marked as damaged.
• Errors from our servers no longer show raw text in the plugin.
• Closing the config window with unsaved changes asks before it discards them.
• Issues show one row per fix.

Fixed

• Bug fixes, performance improvements and stability improvements.

New

• Generate Config. RayCAD reads your project and builds a first set of element mappings for you. You review the result on a review page before anything is accepted.
• Fabrication ductwork is recognised in generated configs, including oval straights.
• Presets. Generated presets are named after your project and saved and applied automatically. The list shows the newest first.
• A progress window shows while a config is being generated.

Improved

• The update popup has one clear set of actions.
• Auto-Tag runs faster on large views.
• Closing the config window no longer leaves a lingering Stop button.

New

• Tags that don't fit now get leaders. When a tag has no room next to its element, RayCAD places it in free space nearby and draws a leader back to the element.
• Progress window. Auto-Tag shows its steps, a time estimate and a Cancel button. Cancel works at every safe point, and nothing is left half written.

Improved

• Config editor polish: preset search, an empty state for new setups, readable sign-in messages, and a menu that holds the less-used preset actions.
• The Create Sheets dialog layout.

Fixed

• Auto-Tag now tells you when a workshared model isn't bound, instead of failing.
• Tag categories that were hidden in a view are made visible before tagging.

New

• Retag. Run Auto-Tag again on a view and RayCAD replaces its earlier tags in one undo step.
• 15-day free trial. The trial grew from 7 days to 15.

Fixed

• Clicking a group in Element Setup no longer freezes the window.

New

• Update checks. RayCAD looks for a new version when Revit starts and once a day. Before an update is applied, it reminds you to save.
• Parameter Sync keeps your setup. Sections are saved, you can duplicate a section, and one section can hold several parameter mappings. Settings can also be saved per project.

Improved

• The tag picker grows with the window, and presets can be renamed with Enter and Escape.
• When a preset can't be applied, a dialog lists the problems.
• Duct frequency defaults are revised and shown in the placeholders.
• Selected picker options show in full width.

Fixed

• Revit no longer shows two error dialogs for one failure.
• Dialogs no longer park in a corner when minimized.

New

• Auto-Tag half-tones pipes before it tags, and HVAC tags can sit over them, so duct tags stay readable on busy sheets.
• Auto-Tag error dialogs. Every error now opens a dialog that says what happened. Before, some failures were silent.

Improved

• Ducts that end in open air are treated as continuous runs, so tags land more sensibly along them.
• Air terminal tags sit on the correct side of the terminal.
• Tags are placed correctly on vertical text.

Fixed

• Revit 2023 no longer crashes at startup.

New

• Create Sheets. Make many sheets at once from an Excel or CSV file.
• Report a bug from the ribbon. Describe what went wrong and send it to us without leaving Revit.
• Fabrication dimensions can be copied in Parameter Sync.
• Update button icon on the ribbon.

Improved

• The installer stops if Revit is running, removes the old layout and keeps your data.

Fixed

• Bug fixes, performance improvements and stability improvements.

New

• Auto-Tag. Tag ducts, fittings and accessories in a view from one command.
• Config editor. Choose which elements get tags, which tag families to use and how they are laid out. Presets save your choices.
• Tag families. RayCAD loads the tag families it ships with when a view needs them.
• Parameter Sync. Copy values between parameters across a project.
• Installer. A single installer sets up RayCAD for Revit.