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You can create a new or edit an existing configuration to be used for synchronizing between Item <-> Revit Family. Refer Create New or Edit Revit Attribute Configuration.

Some important things to note:

Project Parameters are available for

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linking with dRofus Items

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. Family Parameters

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can not be linked with dRofus Items.

Create Parameters:

  • Creating Project Parameters within the applicable Revit Categories.

  • Using the dRofus "Item ID" as the "Key attribute used for comparing" between Revit and dRofus is highly recommended as this attribute is guaranteed to contain a unique value against each Item. In addition, as long as each Item exists within dRofus, their unique values will never change.
  • As the Family Types associated

    Use the exact same names as the Family parameters

Family Types are connected with different Revit Categories, that can have different sets of

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parameters. For that reason will not all parameters be available in the general “Item ↔︎ Revit Family” configuration. 'Sub' configurations can be used to link parameters that are connected to different categories.

Use the "+" button

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to create 'sub' configurations:

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For more details, refer to:  copy Sub Configurations for Category-Specific Family Types and Instances.

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Link Family Type Parameters in Instance / Occurrence configuration

dRofus Item Type attributes as well as Revit Family Type Parameters are also available within the Instance / Occurrence type of configurations

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. This gives you the opportunitet to use the Instance / Occurrence configurations to

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send data from

  • dRofus Item Type attributes (such as "Item Name", "Item Number", "BIM ID" etc.) in to Revit Family Instance parameters

    , as well as push values from

  • Revit Family Type parameters (such as "Type Name", "Type Mark" etc.) in to dRofus Item Occurrence attributes.

In the

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Instance /

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Occurrence” configurations, you will

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also be able to link dRofus Item parameters with all Type as well as Instance parameters pertaining

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:

  • To Room,

  • From Room,

  • Host Instance and

  • Host Type sections are also available for mapping with dRofus Item parameters:

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Product Data and Revit Families

By using the Item Attribution Configuration Editor you have the ability to connect Product Data for an Item to a Family in Revit. You can view each of the fields and categories that can be synced by clicking on the Default Product. Under the General Category, you will find Manufacturer, Supplier, and Responsibility as selectable categories.

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