ZEN

TIVERIT's proprietary Revit add-in for batch cloud model automation.

Developed in C# · Autodesk Revit 2024 · 2025 · 2026 · ACC / Forma cloud-hosted multi-model environments

ZEN's core purpose is to automate batch cloud linking across large Revit project sets — without relying on Desktop Connector.

The problem ZEN solves

On large projects, conventional cross-model linking is slow, repetitive, and error-prone

  • Each model must be opened individually
  • Links are created one by one through the Revit interface
  • Desktop Connector must be installed and synced on every machine
  • No native way to enforce consistent workset placement, link type, or shared coordinates across the full project
  • On projects with 30 to 50 models, that process can take days

ZEN eliminates the bottleneck

ZEN creates Revit cloud links automatically across all hosted project models in a single batch operation. Instead of relying on locally synced file paths, it constructs native Revit cloud model paths directly from cloud GUIDs using the Revit API method ModelPathUtils.ConvertCloudGUIDsToCloudPath() — allowing the process to run on any machine with Revit access, without local caching or Desktop Connector.

How ZEN works

ZEN is driven by two structured project data sources:

Model Registry

A master table listing every cloud-hosted model on the project. Each model is identified by three keys:

  • Region
  • ProjectGuid
  • ModelGuid

GUIDs can be captured from within Revit using ZEN's built-in dump utility. The registry is maintained as a CSV or Excel file.

Cloud Link Matrix

Defines the linking logic between host and linked models. Specifies:

  • Overlay or Attachment
  • Workset placement for the link instance
  • Room Bounding setting
  • Load on Open behaviour
  • Shared Coordinates usage

With those two sources in place, ZEN's ACC Gate engine automates the full process: reads the model registry, resolves each model's cloud identity, opens host models in the cloud environment, creates the required RevitLinkType and RevitLinkInstance elements with the correct settings, saves the model, and moves to the next host. The engine includes retry logic, dialog suppression for unattended execution, and per-model reporting at completion.

Key benefits

No Desktop Connector dependency

Cloud links are resolved directly from GUIDs — no local sync requirements on any machine.

Project-scale automation

An entire project's cross-model linking runs in one unattended batch operation.

Consistency across the project

Every link is created with the exact workset, link type, and coordinate logic defined in the matrix.

Major time savings

A task that previously took days can be reduced to minutes — at any project scale.

Auditability & repeatability

Because the registry and matrix are structured files, the workflow can be rerun whenever the project evolves.

Full command suite

Batch commands

Ping / access check Model health check (CSV) Batch model health Export schedules (CSV) Import standard schedules Batch export schedules Create worksets from registry (Excel) Create links from registry (Excel + ACCDocs) Create cloud links from registry (Cloud GUIDs) Batch PBP links + WS Load families from folder Load single family into all models Import sheets from CSV Import materials from CSV Family size report (CSV) Export file sizes from DC Batch import Print PDF

Single model commands

Export standards Export sheets Import sheets Export worksets Import worksets PBP links + WS Repair links Type marks by family Export materials Export print intel Open closed worksets Sync appearance Toggle icon theme Load family Load folder & swap Monitor family ACC Gate

For inquiries or to explore how ZEN can transform your project delivery

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