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Installation & Update
This section provides instructions for installing and updating Qbitec for Revit on a PC. It also includes advanced guidance for administrators on performing a silent or converter-only installation, as well as configuring firewall and proxy settings for proper ...
Licensing
This section explains how licensing works for our software, including which license types are available, what is permitted under each license, and any important limitations or usage rules. It also outlines how to activate and manage your license and links to t...
License Management
This page explains how to flexibly assign Qbitec licenses to individual users within a company. Here's a 2-minute video that shows the process Step-by-Step Process Log In & Dashboard Access the licensing portal, LicenseSpring and log in using the Company...
Installing the Qbitec for Revit Plugin
Download and Installation The installer for the latest version of the Qbitec for Revit plugin can be downloaded from the following location: Qbitec for Revit Download Area Before launching the installer, make sure all instances of Revit are closed. Then, lau...
Managing Point Clouds and Panoramic Images
This section explains the concept of local and remote data sources for point clouds and panoramic images. It describes how to convert point clouds from various input formats and add them to a local data source. It also covers how to correctly insert point clou...
Adding a Point Cloud to a Local Data Source
Point clouds and panoramas can exist in a wide variety of formats. However, most of these formats are optimized for data exchange rather than for efficient processing and visualization. To add point clouds with its associated panoramas to a local data source...
Inserting Point Clouds from a Public URL
The Qbitec plugin support to insert Potree 2 point clouds from a public available URL directly into Revit. Potree 2 point clouds consist of three files: metadata.json octree.bin hierarchy.bin To insert such a point cloud into Revit go to the Qbitec Ri...
Point Cloud and Panorama Display Options
This section describes how to control and refine the visual appearance of point clouds, including selecting appropriate rendering modes for different use cases. It explains how modes such as RGB, Normal, X-ray, and Cloud-based rendering support various visuali...
Point Cloud Color Modes
Point Cloud Color Selector To switch between the different types of point cloud rendering you can use the Color Mode Selector inside the Qbitec ribbon: There you can choose between RGB, Normal, X-ray and Cloud based rendering. RGB RGB colorization assign...
Point Cloud Display Settings
Settings are stored per view Adjusting the Point Size The point size used for rendering the point cloud can be adjusted. Three predefined options are available: Automatic, Medium, and Fine. Fine The Fine setting uses a small point size simi...
Manage Point Cloud Locations in a Revit Document
The Manage Point Cloud Locations dialog allows you to assign, manage, and remove locations for point clouds used in the project. To open the dialog click on the Manage Point Clouds button in the Qbitec ribbon. A single point cloud can have multiple possible...
Displaying Panoramic Images
Opening and Navigating inside Panoramic Views When a point cloud with associated panoramic images is inserted into Autodesk Revit, the individual panorama positions are displayed as spheres in the 3D view. This allows the modeler to quic...
License Activation and Deactivation
Prequisites Before you can activate the Qbitec for Revit plugin on your PC, you need valid license user credentials consisting of a username (email address) and a password. Please also check your spam folder if you have not received your login details. For a...
Additional Commands
Here you can find a some additional tools and commands provided by the Qbitec plugin.
Measure Points
This command allows you to pick 3D points directly in the point cloud from any Revit view, including 3D views. It is particularly useful for placing precise reference points in the model space based on real-world captured data. Upon selection, a predefined f...
Set Survey Coordinate System
This command places the Survey Coordinate System (Shared Coordinate System) in the project as saved within a given point cloud. This moves the origin of the survey coordinate system and rotates true north. Workflow Load a georeferenced point cloud: Qbite...
Installing Updates
Updating the plugin We continuously add new features and enhance the quality of our plugin. If a red dot appears on the Config/License button in the Qbitec ribbon inside Revit, a newer version of the plugin is available for download. Click on the Config/Li...
Advanced Installation Topics
How to install the point cloud converter as a standalone tool? Download the latest installer executable from here: https://qbitec.com/release/QbitecForRevit/ Open a PowerShell terminal (Run as Administrator if required by your system policy). Na...
Hardware Requirements
Hardware Requirements Qbitec for Revit is aligned with the recommended system requirements of Autodesk Revit . Qbitec for Revit should run smoothly on all mid-range systems. For converting very large point clouds, a fast, high-capacity local or USB SSD is re...
Manage License Billing and Renewal
Qbitec processes payments and subscriptions via the stripe service, one of the biggest financial service providers. Stripe offers a customer portal, which allows you to: View your customer details View and download your past invoices View and change your...