DiStem Tools Comparison
| Category | DiStem Tool | User Scenario |
|---|---|---|
| Model Management | Model Cleanup Select and batch delete a wider range of content that’s otherwise difficult or time-consuming to remove in Revit alone. |
We’ve purged everything we can, but our model is still sluggish. |
| Model Management | Revision Remover Selectively identify and delete revision clouds in bulk without affecting other annotations or model data. |
We have dozens of legacy revision clouds that are no longer relevant, cluttering our sheets and schedules. |
| Model Management | CAD Manager Modify all CAD layer colors and visibility from a comprehensive list of all imported layers, and use CAD Tracer to convert specific layers or element types into native Revit elements. |
We don’t have time to rebuild our library of 500+ legacy DWG details, but our projects now require native Revit elements for accurate documentation. |
| Model Management | GITF Exporter Export Revit elements to a glTF format, preserving geometry, materials, and visibility settings to enable integration into interactive presentations or digital twins. |
We need to send our models to the client for real-time 3D review in a browser without giving the full Revit files. |
| Family Management | Thumbnail Generator Specify appearance settings for 3D and 2D families before automatically generating and updating thumbnails across your entire library. |
We need all families in our Revit library to have a consistent thumbnail appearance, without manually opening and modifying each family. |
| QA / QC | Style Sync Quickly compare and switch styles, patterns, and materials to better maintain standards. |
We have team members copying views between models, and now the wrong Dimension Styles are being used. AKA “this doesn’t look right.” |
| QA / QC | Project Standards Compare, modify, and synchronize project standards across active projects to selectively update differences without completely overwriting what exists. |
We start with the correct template, but six months in, the model is out of whack. We can’t just do all or nothing with Transfer Project Standards though. AKA “this isn’t compliant.” |
| Parameters | Parameter Extractor Extract hidden system properties, like Location and host data, to map into new or existing instance parameters, automating data population without any customization. |
We need the exact Location coordinates of thousands of assets to populate into instance parameters before handover. |
| Parameters | Parameter Link Create live or one-time links between element parameters, combining multiple source values with separators into a single target parameter. |
We need the Room Comments to contain a combination of each Room Number, Area, and Design Option name without manually populating the hundreds of them. |