Comparison Settings Override

Following recent code changes, we have now made it even easier and quicker to setup Night Runner with multiple Project Files. In this article we will explain how it used to work, how it now works different and how this will help you set up Comparisons faster (and with more flexibility).

How it used to work

In a previous version of Night Runner, when setting up your files for a Comparison, we asked you to go onto each individual Project File, set/load Settings in the Settings tab in Revit, save and close the model.

This meant that if your Revit File List included 20 files, you were required to go into each of these 20 files and add the Settings in 20 times.

Obviously this is sub-optimal.

So we worked on a solution to fix it.

How it works now

Once you have standardized your settings, copy its path from the settings window:

or alternatively, navigate to the file itself in Windows Explorer, hold down the Shift key, right-click the file and select Copy as path:

Copy the standard Revit Batch Processor task script for Night Runner form here:

C:\ProgramData\Reope\Toolbox\Revit\RBP_NightRunner_Script.py

to a convenient convenient location (for example your project folder), open it for editing and add the file path of your settings file to line number 5 as indicated below:

Don't worry about any extra quotes in the file path, they'll be removed automatically. Save your file and add it to your Revit Batch Processor's settings:

What this means for you

This change means that as long as all of your Design Files must be compared to the same Type File, you only have to create one Settings.json file for a Comparison, instead of opening each design files and individually and loading the same settings file manually.

Therefore the setup is easier and you can start running your comparisons faster.