Great Freeware for Revit Work

Here is some software that I like to install on any computer I am using:

Some brilliant tiny freeware has been published by Mike Lin:
PathCopyEx PathCopyEx.msi Adds an item to the right-click menu of any file in Explorer that copies the text path to the clipboard. This is very useful in Revit when you have to enter a filename (DWG import, etc.) and save lots of clicking up and down folders.
StartupMonitor is a small utility that runs transparently and notifies you when any program registers itself to run at system startup.
Startup.exe http://www.mlin.net/files/StartupCPL_EXE.zip is an applet that allows you to easily configure which programs run when your computer starts. Even new computers usually come with plenty of unneeded apps that run at startup.

CCleaner also has a startup configurator and is nice for cleaning the recycle bin, the registry, and uninstalling programs among other functions.

Clipboard Help+Spell is a text-based clipboard utility that keeps an accessible list of all of the things that you copy to the Windows clipboard. (Not to be confused with Revit's clipboard which is separate and has no history). It also has spell check and change case functions.

On-line Alarm Clock reminds you when to wake up or leave. I also use it to remind me when to move my car in Boston when it's at a meter. Just don't leave it unattended because it has a very annoying alarm sound.

Time Card Calculator & Timesheet Manager a great on-line calculator for converting work start and stop times to decimal hours.

Invoicera is a rather full-featured om-line invoicing app. It is free for up to three clients.

Total Commander a super powerful alternative to Windows Explorer. Has a built-in FTP client, too. Search *.00??.r?? to find your Revit backups. (Not free per se but has just one nag screen.)

Air Duct Calculator -- who needs a cardboard ductulator?

ninite.com lets you install many different app all at once. Great for setting up a new computer quickly. FastStone Image Viewer is a great app there for viewing and light editing of your images. Chrome, VLC, Winamp, Avast anti-virus, CutePDF are all splendid apps.

Gadwin PrintScreen -- great utility for screen captures. Grabbing a rectangular area of your screen and putting the image in an email is an effective way of communication.

CleanMem is good for if you are running out of RAM when working with large RVTs. It seems to help performance. It can make the difference between painfully slow performance and being able to work if your RAM is limited.

AutoHotkey is a free utility for Windows. With it, you can automate almost anything by sending keystrokes and mouse clicks. Repetitive Revit tasks may also be automated. A code snippet example is:

#IfWinActive, Revit
#r::  ; hotkey Start Render
IfWinNotExist, Rendering
 Send, rr
WinWait, Rendering, Uncompressed image s
IfWinNotActive, Rendering, Uncompressed image s, WinActivate, Rendering, Uncompressed image s
WinWaitActive, Rendering, Uncompressed image s
Sleep, 100
Send, {TAB}{ALTDOWN}r{ALTUP}
Sleep, 3000
WinWaitClose, Rendering Progress
Sleep, 300
WinWait, Rendering, Uncompressed image s
WinActivate, Rendering, Uncompressed image s
WinWaitActive, Rendering, Uncompressed image s
Send, {TAB 3}{ALTDOWN}x{ALTUP}
WinWait, Save Image, Previous folder(Alt+
Sleep, 400
Send, !n
Sleep, 400
Sendplay, c:\temp\Render-%A_Now%.jpg
Send, !s
SoundPlay, %A_WinDir%\Media\ding.wav
return

Which makes the Win+r key start a rendering and then save the image in the c:\temp folder when finished. YMMV.