Revit Family Directory Link

01_ARCHITECTURE │ ├── 01_Doors │ ├── 01_Single_Flush.rfa │ ├── 02_Double_Glass.rfa │ └── 03_Overhead_Coiling.rfa │ ├── 02_Windows │ ├── Casement │ ├── Double_Hung │ └── Curtain_Wall (Note: These live separately often) │ ├── 03_Casework │ ├── Base_Cabinets │ ├── Wall_Cabinets │ └── Reception_Desks │ ├── 04_Furniture_Systems │ ├── Desks │ ├── Seating │ └── Storage_Units │ └── 09_Plumbing_Fixtures (Yes, under Arch for coordination) ├── Water_Closets ├── Lavatories └── Showers Use Leading Zeros (01, 02… 99) to force Windows to sort folders in the order you want, not alphabetical.

[Category]_[Family Name]_[Key Parameter 1]_[Key Parameter 2] revit family directory

Where do you put a piece of equipment that belongs to two disciplines? (e.g., An Air Handling Unit is Mechanical, but has a clearance zone for Architectural). You see a folder called "New Folder (3)"

You see a folder called "New Folder (3)" , another called "MEP Stuff," and a third named "Final_Families_v2_USE_THIS." Type Catalogs) 99_BACKUP (Deprecated families

Before you open Windows Explorer, decide on your . Do not organize by Vendor (e.g., "Siemens," "Trane") or by Project . Organize by CSI MasterFormat or Revit's native Categories .

00_ANNOTATIONS (Titleblocks, Tags, Legends) 01_ARCHITECTURE 02_STRUCTURE 03_MEP 04_LANDSCAPE 05_COMMON_DATA (Shared Parameters, Type Catalogs) 99_BACKUP (Deprecated families, WIP)