FamilyReviser

Manage your Revit families (rename, add prefix and suffix, save them in an organised way) and worksets (modify worksets by category or create your own rules).

Table of contents

1. Edit
   1. Find and Replace
   2. Prefix/Suffix
      1. Clear
      2. Reload
      3. Undo
      4. Export to Excel
      5. Export elements ID
      6. Import from Excel
      7. Apply

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Edit

The FamilyReviser also allows to batch edit families, so in this tab you can manage all the families. Let’s start learning more about it.

Follow the steps:

1. Use the radio button to choose whether you want to manage All Families, Active View Families or Selected Families.

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1. The next step is to choose the families options:

• Loadable Families or System Families
• Choose the categories
• If you want to search for Family Name or Type Name.

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Find and Replace

After selecting the families, lets replace some family names.

1. Add a word to search for and choose whether you want Find Next or Find All. Note that the family name will be filtered.

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1. Enter the word that you want to replace it, and then choose whether you want to Replace Next or Replace All.

a. In the first field, enter the word to Find Next or Find All.

b. The second field, enter the word to Replace Next or Replace All.

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Prefix/Suffix

Define a prefix and a suffix for families.

a. In the first field, enter the prefix and set it to apply to Selected or All families.

b. The second field, enter the suffix and set apply to Selected or All families.

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Clear

Click the Clear button and set other data.

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Reload

Click to Reload model changes.

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Undo

If some changes cannot be applied, click the Undo button and go back over the changes.

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Export to Excel

Select Export to Excel from the list and open the file.

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Export elements ID

Select the option to Export Elements ID to CSV.

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Import from Excel

Make changes in the exported Excel and import it to update the families.

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Apply

To apply changes to the model, click on the Apply button.

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