BIM & Tech
I build tools for the Revit jobs I keep repeating, and I write down what I test. Start with the toolkit, the MCP guide or the Ideas board.
FARIS Toolkit at a glance
FreeOne download for both versions. Revit 2025 needs update 2025.5.
L01Start here
A free add-in, a setup guide I tested in Revit 2025, a check for Revit file versions, and a place to ask for help or share an idea.
A free add-in for Revit 2024 and Revit 2025. 66 commands in 8 panels on the FARIS TOOLS tab.
How I set up Claude Desktop with Revit 2025, one step at a time, and how to try it safely on a copy first.
Got a Revit task you repeat every day, or an idea for a tool? Post it on the board.
Posts help me choose what to build next.
Find out which Revit version saved a file, whether yours can open it, and what you can do if it can’t.
L02Test log
The checks behind the stamps. I ran them myself, on my own machine.
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Current 1.0 package: Self-Test in Revit 2024.3.60 | 38 passed, 1 failed; linked-model case untested |
| Current 1.0 package: Self-Test in Revit 2025.5 | Reports 39; linked-model case untested |
| Automated logic tests | Older suite; 1.0 unverified |
Current release review: sleeve-placement failure and setup classification warning. Self-Test checks core logic and Revit operations on temporary elements in one test model. It is not a full test of every tool. The recorded 39 passes include a linked-model case that was not exercised; treat that case as untested. Workshared coverage is also unverified.
| Test | Result |
|---|---|
| Connect Claude Desktop to an open Revit 2025 model | Connected and read the model information |
| Find tags containing "STR" in a view | Found 6 of 109, with tag text and element IDs |
| Help with an FCU family update | Family updated, saved and loaded into the model |
These tests ran on my setup. Yours may differ, so try new tools on a copy of the model first and check each change.
L03Field notes
These are my notes on BIM work: the tools I build, the setups I test and what I learn on real Revit MEP jobs. I keep them short, and I keep what I tested apart from what is still an idea.
I design, build and test the FARIS Toolkit myself.
The Revit MCP guide builds on LuDattilo's revit-mcp-server project on GitHub. Where a guide uses someone else's work, I credit it and link to the source.
L04Ideas board
Tell me about it on the Ideas board. Questions and support for the FARIS Toolkit go there too.
