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Common Standards

Description

Standards is a collection of tools that are useful to BIM managers for monitoring and maintaining standards adherance for the organization. Common Standards are organization specific standards that apply to both projects and families.

Configuring Common Standards

Common Standards UI

Master Shared Parameters

If your organization has a primary managed set of Shared Parameters for Revit, you can upload it here. It will be used for various features within standards such as family checking.

Common Standards UI

Once uploaded, subsequent uploads will replace versions previously uploaded.

Take care to ensure the file is properly formatted.

Parameter Grouping

When a shared parameter is uploaded, the groups within it will be shown in the interface. To establish valid parameter groups to be used with standards, select it from the left tree and use the arrow to add it to the right.

To remove the groups from the left, select it and click the X below the arrow.

NOTE: this interface does not alter the shared parameter file. Editing of the file must be done on a downloaded copy and uploaded again to update it.

Parameter Name Rule

Custom Sub-Categories

NEEDS TO BE COMPLETED

Roles

In order to configure standards, the Standards Admin role (or greater) must be assigned to a user or group.