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HIVE Revit Family Standards

Description

HIVE Standards is a collection of tools that are useful to BIM managers for monitoring and maintaining standards adherence for the organization. This system is configured in the HIVE Portal and runs pre-defined checks on Revit family content in selected libraries. It can also be customized to include standards as configured by the organization.

The checks are performed on qualifying content in a library. This means that of 1000 items in a library, there may only be 250 items that qualify. The primary qualifiers are:

Configuring Family Standards

Parameter Standards

File Size

Sub-category Standards

Reference Plane Naming

Search Result Culling

Common Standards

See HIVE Common Standards for configuration of common standards (applies to projects and families).

Running Checks

In the list of the organization libraries, check the boxes at the beginning of each library that you wish to have checked. When checked, a green plus button will appear in the actions area at the upper right of the list. Click this button to begin the process.

Family Standards Checking

A message will appear stating that a check on the Revit content in the selected libraries will be scheduled. Choose OK to schedule or cancel.

NOTE: The checking process uses Autodesk platforms to run in the background, without user interaction. Each Revit content will be checked for all versions and, depending upon the number of items and service volume, may require several hours complete the run. Because of this, there will not be any status indicating how long it will take or when it will be done. A notification will be sent when complete.

Considerations and Best Practices

HIVE Family Standards Rating Conventions

Properties

Scoring

IdentityData

DetailLevel

Detail_Level3D

VisibilityPlan

VisibilityGeneral

ImportedContent

GeometryFlex

TypeFlex

HostFlex

MEPConnectors

MEPConnectorDescriptions

MEPConnectorMapping

MEPConnectorDirection

MEPConnectorLinking

MaterialApplication

MaterialPhysicalProperties For Categories Structural Columns, Structural Framing, Structural Foundations, Structural Connections,

MaterialThermalProperties For categories Doors, Windows, Curtain Wall components and Structural elements:

TypeCatalogUsage

OmniClassNumber

AssemblyCode

Warnings

Corporate Review Information

MasterSharedParamater

CustomParameter

Name Rules tab in Options

ParameterGrouping

FileSize (KB)

SubcategoryStandard

SubcategoryUnused

ApprovedParameter

ParameterName

Preview

ReferencePlaneName

Project Standards

Common Standards