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Dulux BIM Solutions – Revit and Archicad Materials for Paints and Finishes

Introducing Dulux Australia BIM Solutions, the ultimate resource for architects and designers looking to effortlessly integrate Dulux colours and product ranges into their Revit and Archicad models.

Developed by Australia’s leading BIM content specialists IGS Group (IGS BIM Solutions), this extensive BIM solutions package has been created to a consistent best practice standard, enabling designers to streamline their material selection, documentation, and visualisation processes with precision and efficiency.

The Dulux BIM Library encompasses an impressive range of more than 6,800 colours and product ranges from Dulux Paints, Dulux Powder Coatings, Dulux Protective Coatings, Dulux Acratex®, Intergrain Timber finishes, Dulux Avista®, and Dulux Venetian Plaster. This comprehensive collection provides everything needed to create stunning, accurately specified finishes across commercial, residential, government, and education projects.

A standout feature of the Dulux BIM Solutions is the innovative ‘Dulux BIM Solutions Colour Add-in for Revit‘, which assists designers with finding the right Dulux solution for projects. The add-in is compatible with Revit versions 2021-2025 and stays up-to-date with the latest colours and finishes available in the Dulux Revit material library.

The Dulux Revit Add-in includes powerful functionality such as the ‘Design Aids’ tab that helps with colour selection by allowing users to easily find the closest Dulux colours to any colour on their screen using the Eye Dropper tool. Additionally, the in-built ‘Luminance Contrast Calculator’ enables users to calculate LRV differences and now includes a Luminance Filter to filter products with minimum/maximum LRV values.

Created using Advanced PBR (Physically Based Rendering) materials, the Dulux BIM library ensures consistent, high-quality, and accurate material representation across various visualisation platforms and rendering applications. Material image assets are automatically downloaded and linked as required, and users can save, export, and share custom palettes of selected finishes across their team.

Enhanced workflows within the add-in allow users to copy and paste image swatches, colour information, and HEX values into other applications, while BIM managers can deploy JSON files to comply with material naming conventions, ensuring consistency across project teams.

For Revit users, the Dulux BIM Content Library is available in five flexible download options: individual colours or product ranges for targeted applications, specific colour groups or collections for streamlined workflows, the virtual showroom for comprehensive browsing, the entire range for complete access, and the Revit add-in for real-time integration.

For Archicad users, Dulux BIM Solutions is available in three optimised formats: complete attribute libraries for comprehensive material access, colour and group collections for organized workflows, and individual colour and product downloads for specific applications.

The Dulux BIM Solutions also extends beyond BIM software, with colour and product ranges available as high-resolution product images (2000 x 2000 pixels representing 500mm x 500mm of the product) for use in other applications including Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Microsoft Word, Outlook, and Paint.

The Dulux BIM Solutions are available for download via the Dulux Australia website and BIMcontent.com, where designers can access the most up-to-date materials library and take advantage of the comprehensive search and preview capabilities.

For Revit users, Dulux materials are also accessible in real-time via the free BIMcontent.com Revit Plug-In, providing seamless integration directly within your project environment.