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Akolades x Revit
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How to Import to Akolades
Convert Your Revit Project to an Akolades Project with Quotes and Pricing
Populate your Schedule by Adding Mark & Area
An Artcraft order is essentially a listing of the items for purchase and manufacturing that appear on the layout drawings, either on plan view, but most often now on each elevation. A properly written order has each item corresponding to each item on the draw...
Overview
Your Revit project can be exported to Akolades to create projects with indiviudal quotes with pricing. These quotes can be submitted as order. Click the links below to navitage to a specific step, or use the 'Next' on the bottom right of the screen to read seq...
Export Schedule From Revit
Once all your items appear on your schedule, you need to export and save your schedule as an .xls (Excel spreadsheet). Open your Schedule in Revit by double clicking in the Project Browser. Ensure the date on your schedule name matches the date on the schedul...
Upload Your Schedule to Akolades
Sign into Akolades. Click on 'Quotes' tab. Select your name from the drop down. Then click the New Project button. Name your project and then click the 'Import Revit' button. Click 'Select Files' and find the Excel file version of your Schedule that you ...
Adjust Quotes in Akolades
Your Revit Schedule has now created an Akolades Project which is comprised of a series of quotes. Status will say "Pending Import" at first, show a loading bar, and then "Complete" when done. Once complete, you can enter each quote and edit as with any quot...
Attach Documents to Project
You can attach documents to your project. This can include quotes, signed contracts, drawings, specs, accounting, client packages. Please specify file type, add any optional comments, and press "Apply Changes" To proceed, click the "Back to Project" button. ...
Akolades
1. History a. Akolades through the yearsb. Evolution of Akolades
Company History
The origin of Artcraft
History of Artcraft
Timeline
1920s 1924 - In 1924, Joe Trabucco arrived in Canada from Quinto, Italy by way of Ellis Island. 1927 - A carpenter by trade, he settles in Niagara Falls, Ontario and opens a door and sash mill on Ferguson Street. 1932 – Joe expands the front of the shop int...
Intro to Revit
Understanding Your Revit Screen
Welcome to Revit. Let’s get familiar with the screen and talk about some useful tools. On the left side of your screen we have the Properties window and your Project Browser. If you close these by accident at any point, you can always open them again by going ...
Drawing Walls
Your Artcraft template comes with a floor, a wall, and a few families already loaded. To begin, we need walls. Often we are starting with a CAD drawing from our customer. Link your CAD drawing this way. Align the walls, then build your walls. Click Architectu...
Using Levels
Levels are a very useful tool in Revit. Your Artcraft template will come with these levels already drawn. Create a level to lock your ceiling height – just copy and paste your level. Set your ceiling height here. Then click your wall, and set their height to...
Placing Families
Once you have the walls of your room, you can place your cabinet families. To load a cabinet family for the first time, open your file with families and double click. This view means we are looking at the family. Click “Load into Project and Close” and select ...