Using RayCAD with Autodesk Construction Cloud: tagging cloud-shared Revit models

Autodesk Construction Cloud is Autodesk's set of cloud tools for construction teams. It replaced BIM 360, and teams use it to store and share Revit models, run coordination, and track issues. It is not a tagging tool. RayCAD is a Revit plugin that tags MEPF drawings to your firm's standard.

RayCAD covers HVAC and piping today, fabrication ductwork included: ducts, flex ducts, fittings, air terminals, mechanical equipment, pipes, pipe fittings, and pipe accessories. Electrical and fire protection are next.

Where Autodesk Construction Cloud meets tagging

Cloud-shared models change often. Several people work on the model at once, coordination runs on the cloud, and each round of fixes moves ducts and pipes. Every move leaves tags behind on the sheets, and with a whole team syncing changes, it is hard to know which views are still right.

The workflow

1. Open the cloud model in Revit, the same way you do today.
2. Tag with RayCAD, or select what moved and run Retag. RayCAD works on the model Revit has open, wherever it is stored. See faster turnaround.
3. Check Review Tags for anything RayCAD could not place. See fewer RFIs.
4. Sync to the cloud as usual. The tags are normal Revit tags, saved in the model.

What RayCAD does and doesn't do with Autodesk Construction Cloud

• If you can open the model in Revit, RayCAD can tag it.
• RayCAD has no Autodesk Construction Cloud link. It does not read issues, run clashes, or manage files.
• RayCAD runs on the user's machine and does not upload your model. See security.

Try it

It installs once for every Revit from 2021 to 2027 and runs locally. Try it free for 15 days with no card, and we onboard your whole team for free. After that it's $200 a month for the whole company, every user licensed. Start a free trial.