Parapet for BIM managers

Fewer installers. Faster models.
A log for every bulk edit.

You own model health, standards and the tools on 40 machines. Parapet gives you a free model-weight audit, bulk fixes with an audit trail, and one Parapet tab to roll out instead of a folder of add-ins.

Model health, in order

The routine that takes a 900 MB central file to something that syncs in under two minutes.

Where a heavy Revit file's size typically goes - CAD imports, unused families, views and warnings - and what each cleanup step removes. A 912 MB MODEL, ROUGHLY WHERE THE WEIGHT IS CAD imports · 41%unused families · 23%views · 17%other model 1. Parapet Audit - list every DWG, drop the ones on no sheet.−370 MB 2. Purge Unused ×2, then delete imported line patterns and object styles.−180 MB 3. Parapet Hub - delete unplaced views and empty sheets, reset overrides.−90 MB 4. Audit + Compact on save; check warnings with “select warning elements”.−60 MB Indicative shares from real projects - the order matters: imports first, because purge cannot remove what is still placed.
Where the weight is - and which Parapet app removes each part.

1. Audit the imports - free

Every imported and linked DWG, including ones nested in families, with the views and sheets that use them, sorted by weight. Delete with confirmation and undo. Guide →

2. Housekeeping in bulk

Hub: delete unplaced views and empty sheets, reset overrides and temporary hide/isolate, remove view templates from working views, delete unplaced rooms.

3. Warnings and coordination

Select warning elements · find duplicates at the same location · unjoin · check pinned · move to workset · set phase created/demolished - each one transaction. Full routine →

Standards you can enforce in bulk

1
Naming and parameters: find & replace, change case, trim whitespace, combine parameters ("Level - Number - Name"), check parameter filled - on any category, with a report.
2
Classification and cost codes: Link pushes Uniclass / OmniClass / cost codes by type from your master sheet, validated per cell, with a diagnostic log.
3
Worksets and phases: pick by category or type, Move to workset, Set phase - done in seconds instead of a filter per workset.
4
Sheets and revisions: renumber and rename sets, align viewports, add a revision to every sheet in the pick.

Rollout and governance

One installer, per user, no admin rights. Detects Revit 2020-2027 and installs the right build (.NET Framework / .NET 8) for each. Portable ZIP for imaging. Install guide →
Per-app licensing. Audit is free for everyone. Hub and Link are subscriptions with 2 computers each; move seats from the account page; 14-day offline grace for site laptops.
Audit trail. Session report for every Hub edit (element, parameter, old → new); import log for every Link push. One transaction per action - Ctrl+Z reverts it.
No model data leaves the PC. Only the license check talks to parapet.app. Privacy →
Checksums published for every release; code-signed installer on the way. Docs →

Questions BIM managers ask

How do we deploy to 40 machines?

Run the installer per user or drop the portable ZIP's per-year folders into %AppData%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\<year> through your imaging tool. For 5+ seats, invoicing or a single key per team, email [email protected].

Can I see what a user changed?

Yes - the session report lists every edit and action with old and new values and can be copied out. Link's import log does the same for spreadsheet pushes.

How does it coexist with pyRevit and our own tools?

Fine - it is a normal add-in in its own tab. Parapet ships its own copies of ClosedXML, Google APIs and Newtonsoft.Json inside its folder. See pyRevit vs Parapet.

What about Revit 2027?

Covered by the same installer and key. Revit 2027 add-ins →

Start with the free audit on your heaviest model

Then decide about Hub and Link with 30-day trials - no card, no procurement until you want it.

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