Revit File Structure

Below are interactive graphs showing the relationships between Forum's Revit files.

Each Team at Forum has a unique File structure.

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Federated File > Separate Units
Unit library

Group + Attached Detail Group export additive

Duplicated walls + area boundary line

Centerlines of demising walls

Worksets for group + detail group – workset name to match Unit name?

From unit library select group drag to unit template ungroup reassign worksets, exterior, interior, reference, accessibility path

Ceiling, + floor finish

Ceilings have level ( not offset) (design options of levels), only a primary level and soffits and trays are offsets and spot elevations

Areas and rooms use in the unit file.

Unit walls are standard walls with finishes but are not seen so we don’t care.

Dim plan show wall core only

Unit & Amenity Types

Unit Types:
- Unit over Garage
- Attached vs. Detached
Small Amenity Types:
- Garage Buildings
- Compactor Enclosure
- Dumpster Enclosure
- Management Garage
  - With Car Wash?
  - With Pet Spa?

2. Unique Amenity Types

Not a Library
Clubhouse
Pool Pavilion
- With or without restrooms
Mail Center

3. Revit Families & Linking

Kit Parts:
- Super Families
- Referenced with "GCP"
Connection Diagram:
- Multiple links between components like "B", "U", "UL", and "AL" for structures and sheets/schedules.
- Referenced keynotes and shared parameters, suggesting integration with linked families and keynotes from different sources.

Initial Project Setup Script Hypothesis (The Dragon)

FRED will contain only documentation gridded layouts of links.

- Three separate grids: one for buildings, one for amenities, and one for units. Clubhouses are part of buildings.

2. The 102 Sheet code calculations are a fake schedule calculated by Dynamo Script.

3. A separate site plan file is created for the purpose of linking all buildings and amenities in their site orientation to serve as a linked view in FRED.

4. Question – Does the grid consist of scope boxes or something else to define areas of operation per building, with a possible secondary scope box or view crop tailored to the objects plus a buffer?

5. For the 102 sheet calculations, they have to be done in script because it avoids the idea of another layout or instances of links that represent the site plan orientations.

6. The calcs on the 102 script need to be able to filter for unit totals in two scenarios permitted by building verses permitting by total project. Leading to initial thoughts of either filtering the units by scope box with code, or filtering by link insertion points of the units within the boundary of each building’s link.

Look at Kory's Schedule for how the two scenarios (permitted by building vs by total project) is achieved.

7. All views in the unit are created in the unit file to serve as linked views in FRED.

Question – How are options handled?

8. All views for a given building are created in the building file to serve as linked views in FRED.

9. Need to add to the project information of FRED: the number of building type instances on site for use by the 102 script.

10. Need to determine when match lines are required and how many, based off of building dimensions.

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