10 Steps to Create Automations from ARCHICAD to Excel

In this video, we'll walk through 10 Steps to create Automations from ARCHICAD to Excel, focusing on the quantity and cost estimating workflow as an example.

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(00:00) 10 Steps to Automation
(01:07) Step 1 - Creating Properties
(03:39) Step 2 - Create Reports
(06:30) Step 3 - Load Model Elements with Properties
(08:32) Step 4 - Setup Publisher & File Path
(09:40) Step 5 - Setup Excel to Receive (CXL)
(14:23) Step 6 - Create Excel Template for Automation
(17:18) Step 7 - Connect Excel to Data Sources
(18:28) Step 8 - Publish Reports from ARCHICAD
(22:14) Step 9 - Refresh Excel Reports
(23:32) Step 10 - Review and Analyze Results
(25:04) Tools and Resources to Automate
(26:20) 5 Steps to Estimating Guide