Bluestone Small tools. Less busywork.
NEW · 1.1 FREE BETA

Let Revit handle the boring bits

Turn the engineer's member schedule into Revit steel and concrete types, keep Excel and the model in sync, and issue drawing transmittals in one click.

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Revit 2025, 2026 and 2027 · Windows · Every tool is free during the beta · Includes a sample Excel workbook
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Free to download and use on any project. Each card shows the same icon you'll find on the Bluestone tab in Revit.

1 Prepare
FREE

Steel Types

Excel → steel types

Create beam and column types from Mark and Size, such as FB1-310UB40.4. Missing AS sections load from the Revit library automatically. Run it again after a revision to swap changed sizes.

FREE

Concrete Types

Excel → concrete types

Create concrete column and beam types with their dimensions. Map your columns once and the mapping is remembered.

4 Update
FREE

Sync Parameters

Excel → placed members

Write remarks and other Excel columns to placed steel members, with a preview of old and new values.

FREE

Export Schedule

Steel → Excel

Write placed steel members to the Member Schedule tab, ready for the engineer to edit and load back.

FREE

Export Concrete

Concrete → Excel

Write concrete types to the Concrete Schedule tab, in the same layout Concrete Types reads.

Sheets
FREE

Drawing Transmittal

Revision history → Excel

Every sheet in the sheet list with its full revision history, as a formatted Excel transmittal dated in the file name.

One Excel file per project

The steel tools share one linked workbook, so the schedule and the model never drift apart.

  1. Fill the Steel Schedule tab with Mark and Size.
  2. Steel Types creates every type, with a preview first.
  3. Place members in Revit as usual.
  4. Sync Parameters writes the remarks.
  5. Export Schedule hands the engineer a Member Schedule to mark up, then you load the changes back.
Bluestone Steel Workflow Map: one-time setup, first issue and revision steps Open the full workflow map

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PRO

Two-Way Sync with Change Log

Every Excel change logged and checked for conflicts before it reaches the model.

LATER

Structure Generators

Fill in a few standard inputs and build a whole structure, starting with portal frames.

LATER

One-Click Drawing Setup

Sheets, sections and views set up with a button or two.

LATER

Tag Clash Finder

Spot tags and annotations that overlap on your sheets before issue.

LATER

Drawing Checker

Catch missing tags, unplaced views and other issues before drawings go out.

Pricing

Everything available today is free, and stays free.

Bluestone Free

FREE
$0
  • All six tools above
  • Revit 2025–2027

Bluestone Pro

COMING SOON
TBA
  • Everything in Free
  • New Pro tools as they're released

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About

Bluestone started from years of structural Revit work and too many hours spent on the same tedious steps. Every tool fixes one real, repetitive job, and nothing more.

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