Revanalyticx 4.1 User guide — how to use every feature
Put your laser scan next to the Revit model, see where they disagree, and send site a report — all without leaving Revit. This guide walks through every button on the Revanalyticx 4.1 tab in plain words: what it is for, how to use it, and what is good to know.
- 12features explained
- 3steps to get set up
- 10minutes to your first report
Get set up
Three steps and you are ready. One installer covers every Revit version on your computer.
Install
Close Revit and run Revanalyticx4.1.exe, the installer we send you. No administrator rights needed.
Say yes to Revit
Start Revit. When it asks about the new add-in, choose Always Load. A Revanalyticx 4.1 tab appears on the ribbon.
Activate
On that tab click License (far right), paste the key from your email and click Activate.
- Revit
- 2022 – 2026 (not Revit LT)
- Windows
- 10 or 11, 64-bit
- Scan
- .rcp or .rcs linked in Revit
See your scan clearly
Colour the point cloud so you can read it — real colours, heights, signal strength or one flat colour.
How to use it
- Open a view that shows your linked scan.
- Click RGB, Elevation, Intensity or Normals to recolour the cloud in this view.
- Click Fixed Color to paint the whole cloud one colour, so the analysis colours are the only colours on screen.
- Color Toggle flips between RGB and your favourite other mode; Show / Hide hides the cloud in this view.
Model vs Point Cloud
The main check: every surface of the elements you pick is coloured by how far it is from the scan.
Model vs Point Cloud — Plot7_BlockB_R25.rvt
How to use it
- Select the elements to check — walls, floors, columns, beams, ducts, pipes.
- Click Model vs Point Cloud on the Analysis panel.
- Set your tolerance bands and their colours (for example ±10 mm), then click Analyse.
- Read the colours against the legend. Minus means the scan sits inside the modelled surface, plus means outside.
Gridded Inspection
Exact numbers at regular points on one face — the points the site team can find and check again.
Gridded Inspection — Floor F2 slab top
How to use it
- Run Model vs Point Cloud on the element first.
- Click Gridded Inspection and pick one flat face.
- Choose the grid spacing — 500 mm for floors and 1 m for façades are typical — and check the preview.
- Calculate. Every point gets its deviation; export the table to CSV if you need it.
- Click Annotate Grid Points to label points in the view: one by one, a window, or all at once.
Statistics
The pass rate in one window: a histogram, how much is within tolerance, and a clear PASS or FAIL.
Statistics — Wall W-0342
How to use it
- After a Model vs Point Cloud run (or a Gridded Inspection), click Statistics.
- Choose an element or a grid and read the histogram and the compliance percentage.
- Click a bar to see where those values sit in the model.
- Click Place legend for the drawing sheet, or Export CSV.
Inspect & Hover Probe
Read the exact number at any spot on an analysed element.
Hover Probe — live reading
How to use it
- Click Inspect, then click anywhere on an analysed element — you see the deviation there, split into X, Y and Z.
- Keep clicking to read more spots; press Esc to stop.
- Prefer not to click? Switch on Hover Probe and just move the mouse. Click the button again to stop.
Annotate & Annotations
Record what is wrong, inside the model, so it reaches whoever fixes it.
Annotations — 6 in this model
How to use it
- Click Annotate and click the spots that need attention — each becomes P-001, P-002 and so on.
- Open Annotations to see the list: zoom to any one, set its status, add a note.
- Export the list to CSV or a printable report.
- Clear removes the heat map from the view — your annotations stay.
Object Classify
Fill in classification data across the whole model from your own rules.
Object Classify — preview
How to use it
- Click Object Classify.
- Set up your rules: Uniformat assembly codes, OmniClass, a Mark numbered per category, Comments, workset, phase or a parameter of your own.
- Check the preview — every change is listed before anything is written.
- Apply. One Ctrl+Z undoes the whole lot.
Tidy family type names
Fix names like Door 2, Door 3 — and any type whose name does not match its real size.
Name Checker — 214 family types
How to use it
- Duplicate Name Checker finds Door 2, Door 3, Door 4 … and suggests names from Width, Height and Depth. Review and apply.
- Name Checker compares every type name with its real size in your style — 900 x 2100, W900 x H2100 or your own — and lists the mismatches.
- Click Show to find a type in the model, Rename Selected to fix the ones you tick, Export Report for Excel.
Clash Detection
Find where two things occupy the same space — in your model or against a linked model.
Clash Detection — Structural vs MEP
How to use it
- Click Clash Detection.
- Choose what to check against what — for example Structural Framing against Ducts — from this model or a linked one.
- Set a tolerance and whether elements that only touch should count, then run.
- Click Show to jump to each clash in a 3D view; add a status and a comment.
- Export to Excel, and re-run later to see what has been fixed.
Export PDF
One PDF for site: the coloured view, the legend, the numbers and a row for every element.
Export PDF — deviation report
How to use it
- Open the view where you ran Model vs Point Cloud.
- Click Export PDF. The PDF opens as soon as it is written.
- Want CSV and HTML beside it, or a different folder? Set that once in Options (far right of the tab).
Work faster with shortcuts
Every button has a two-digit shortcut that never clashes with Revit's own.
How to use it
- Click Settings on the Point Clouds panel and install the default shortcuts — once.
- Type the two digits in Revit, for example 2 then 0 for Model vs Point Cloud.
- Change any of them later in Revit's own Keyboard Shortcuts window.
Help is one click away
Everything you need to get unstuck is on the tab itself.
How to use it
- Help lists every button with its full description.
- User Guide opens this page.
- Feedback opens an email to us with your version, Revit release and licence already filled in — nothing is sent until you send it.
- About shows the version and licence state.
Quick answers
Which Revit versions does Revanalyticx work with?
Autodesk Revit 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 on Windows 10 or 11. Revit LT does not load add-ins.
Do I need Autodesk ReCap?
Only to turn raw scanner files (.e57, .las, .pts …) into .rcp or .rcs once. Revanalyticx works with any point cloud already linked in Revit.
Is there a free trial?
No — Revanalyticx needs an activation key from the first click. Ask us for one with the Request access form and we reply within one working day.
What do the colours mean?
They follow the tolerance bands you set in Model vs Point Cloud, shown in the legend. Minus means the scan sits inside the modelled surface, plus outside. No Data marks places the scanner never saw.
Can I move my licence to another computer?
Yes. Email info@axisbuildbim.com with your key and the new computer's name and we move it for you.
Does it work on shared (workshared) models?
Yes. Colours and probes stay in your view and never reach the central model; annotations, classifications and renames are ordinary Revit data that sync like anything else.
Ask a person, not a manual.
The team that built Revanalyticx 4.1 answers questions directly — usually within a working day (Mon – Sat, 9:00 – 19:00 IST). Use Feedback on the tab and your version and Revit release are filled in for you.