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Videos

Feasibility Report → Live Revit Data — PDF-Driven Model Updates [11 min]

A PDF feasibility report tracked across three draft versions — as the report changed, Revit text boxes updated automatically with the new zoning data, setbacks, and allowable area. No sound; watch full screen at 2x and read the prompts on screen.

Human Figures in Revit — Day One and Where This Goes in a Year [12 min]

Banana Chat places standing adults, a parent-child pair, and a seated figure as Revit detail lines in elevation — blocky, no curves, built without visual feedback. Day one proof of concept; the next step is sketch-to-model via vision, where a hand-drawn silhouette becomes a placed figure.

3D Massing Study from a 2D Site Plan — Prompt-Only Workflow [1 hr]

Starting from a flat 2D Revit site plan with no existing massing, Banana Chat builds a full 3D massing study using prompts alone — no manual modeling. Demonstrates how design intent described in plain language translates directly into Revit mass geometry, with form and placement driven by the site boundary and program notes already in the model.

Convert Room Names to Japanese — Live Character Replacement in Revit [4 min]

All room name parameters in the active model are rewritten to Japanese characters in a single prompt — Banana Chat translates and updates each room tag in place. Demonstrates real-time multilingual model localization using the same workflow that works for any target language.

Analyzing a Sub-Consultant Revit Model — Service Gear and Electrical Requirements [11 min]

Banana Chat queries a mechanical/electrical sub-consultant's Revit model to extract service gear size and load requirements — without manual schedule review. Demonstrates how BIM Monkey bridges coordination gaps between disciplines by reading consultant models directly.

Spanish Sheet Workflow — Cost Breakdown and Skill Prompt Update [3 min]

A follow-up to the Spanish translation session: the full duplicate-translate-place workflow cost $1.50 in API usage. Covers how the Skill prompt was updated to automatically summarize the language conversion and duplication workflow, and walks through the corresponding web app skill configuration.

Duplicate Details and Convert Text to Spanish — Multi-Language Sheet Workflow [10 min]

Banana Chat duplicates a set of construction details and converts all text annotations to Spanish, then places the translated views on a new duplicate sheet. Demonstrates a language localization workflow that turns a single-language drawing set into a bilingual deliverable without manual retranslation.

Cloud Selected Items, Generate Revision, and Tag — Copy List to Team [3 min]

Banana Chat selects marked-up elements, draws a revision cloud around the selection, generates the revision entry, and tags every cloud on the sheet — then copies the full revision list to the clipboard for paste into an email or transmittal. A complete revision workflow in a single prompt, from selection to distribution-ready output.

Image of Table to Live Text and Lines in Revit — Watch Command [16 min]

A screenshot of a printed schedule becomes editable Revit text notes and detail lines in one step — Banana Chat reads the image and places content with matching column alignment. Also introduces the Watch command: a loop that monitors a folder and automatically processes new uploads as they arrive, without re-running the prompt.

BIM Monkey Code Check — Part 2: C# & Construction Type Workflow [21 min]

Continues the compliance walkthrough with a focus on Construction Type classification — Banana Chat queries building elements and cross-references IBC occupancy and construction type tables, then reports allowable height and area against actual model values. Also demonstrates how custom C# scripts extend checks beyond what standard MCP tools cover.

BIM Monkey Code Check — Part 1 [12 min]

BIM Monkey reads the active Revit model and runs an IBC occupancy analysis — area, occupant load, egress width, and exit count — reporting pass/fail against code minimums in plain language. The first of a two-part walkthrough covering how Banana Chat turns a model audit into a structured compliance report without leaving Revit.

Fire Rated Door Designs — Drafting from an Uploaded Image [15 min]

Banana Chat reads an uploaded door detail image and replicates the annotation layout directly in Revit — drafting lines, text notes, and leaders placed to match the reference. Demonstrates how a screenshot of an existing detail becomes a live, editable Revit drafting view without any manual redraw.

Place 200+ Placeholder Sheets Directly from an Image [7 min]

A screenshot of a sheet index becomes a complete set of placeholder sheets in seconds — Banana Chat reads the image and creates over 200 sheets with correct numbers and names in a single command. No manual entry, no copy-paste: the entire sheet set is scaffolded and ready for views before the first viewport is placed.

Site Feasibility Analysis & Report Generation [12 min]

BIM Monkey learns a sheet format from an existing drawing and replicates it across multiple design iterations. Once the site plans are in place, Banana Chat generates supporting documentation for each iteration — keynotes, text blocks — by referencing an uploaded feasibility report.

Design development with Live Custom Scripting [15 min]

Written commands place and edit multiple elements simultaneously with more precision than "select all instances" — no manual clicking required. Also demonstrates schedule editing via prompt (no Excel roundtrip) and sequential door labeling with custom number skipping: tasks that are tedious manually and fast at scale.