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Transcript
00:00
We tend to look at Revit as an architectural or engineering design tool.
00:05
But in effect, it is a relational database in the background that sits on top of a graphical interface.
00:12
We will be looking at that database configuration in particular with your project information.
00:17
Now, the beauty of a relational database is that we enter the information once and it propagates throughout the project.
00:25
And in this video, we will be looking at the project information,
00:29
how we can enter it and how it shows up in various different parts of our project.
00:35
So let's get started with Revit. Here we are in Revit 2024.
00:41
In our recent files, click on the small medical center, or you may have to go to "Open"
00:47
and browse to your project location and open the small medical center.
00:52
It opens up in the last field was saved in which is this default 3D view.
00:58
And if we look over in our project browser under "Sheets", the very first sheet, A001, is 3D.
01:06
So double click on that.
01:09
And here is our sheet, and the project name is "Revit Dataset Model" which isn't very ideal.
01:18
And soon we'll look at how we can change that.
01:21
Let's look at another sheet, A002, which is the site plan.
01:28
And this has a regular title block.
01:32
And down below we see Autodesk, which is the client name.
01:36
The project name again is that Revit Dataset Model.
01:39
We also have the sheet number, and the sheet name.
01:44
Where is it getting this information from?
01:47
We have to distinguish what is project information and what is sheet information.
01:52
For the sheet information, if I click on the title block,
01:56
the sheet information resides in the properties of this title block.
02:01
So I could change it from site plan to site view.
02:07
And as I enter that, you'll notice that it changes in my drawing as well as in the project browser.
02:16
Notice that I don't have any area in the properties for the project information.
02:22
For that, I go to the manage tab and here under settings we have project information.
02:30
And here's the information that we were looking for. Autodesk is the client name.
02:35
Revit Dataset Model is the project name. So let's change the client name to upper case AUTODESK.
02:44
Project status, change that from Architectural Check Set to Not For Construction.
02:52
Let's change the project number to 23-45 12 and click "OK".
03:00
Now you'll notice that in the title block, the Autodesk has changed, but this is bidirectional.
03:07
So if I click on the project name,
03:12
I can change that here, or call it "Autodesk A-Town".
03:18
And when I hit Enter it, updates it in my title block.
03:22
And since this is a relational database field, it also goes to that 3D view that we looked at and it changes it there.
03:30
And not surprising if I go to my manage tab back to project information, and presto, it is changed here as well.
03:39
So this is the nature of a relational database where we enter the information once and it propagates throughout the project.
03:49
And we have to distinguish what is project information, and what is sheet information.
03:55
And the sheet information once again is available in the properties of the title block.
04:01
Now let's actually look at how this works underneath the hood.
04:05
So with my title block selected I go to Edit Family.
04:10
Now this is the raw title block. In AutoCAD terms, this is the block definition.
04:17
And here we see some text of client name, project name, sheet name.
04:23
And these are attributes in AutoCAD terms, but they're more than attributes.
04:28
If I click on client name and I go to edit label.
04:32
And let's say that I want to bring my project number underneath my client name.
04:39
I select my project number. I use the green arrow.
04:46
I click on break to make this a second line, and OK, now let's load this into project.
04:55
We want to override the existing version.
04:59
And now you see the project number underneath the client name.
05:04
Let's just go back and reverse that.
05:10
So I simply edit my label again, take my project number and now use the red arrow to remove that.
05:20
Once again, load it into the project and close it.
05:26
No, I don't want to save the changes, want to override the existing version, and now it's back to normal.
05:36
These are actually fields or parameters from the relational database.
05:42
And the beauty of a relational database is we enter the information once and it propagates throughout the project.
05:50
Now, with that information entered in our next video, let's try to find a creative way to query such information.
05:59
Let's go back to our 3D view and close the inactive views, and let's save the file.
00:00
We tend to look at Revit as an architectural or engineering design tool.
00:05
But in effect, it is a relational database in the background that sits on top of a graphical interface.
00:12
We will be looking at that database configuration in particular with your project information.
00:17
Now, the beauty of a relational database is that we enter the information once and it propagates throughout the project.
00:25
And in this video, we will be looking at the project information,
00:29
how we can enter it and how it shows up in various different parts of our project.
00:35
So let's get started with Revit. Here we are in Revit 2024.
00:41
In our recent files, click on the small medical center, or you may have to go to "Open"
00:47
and browse to your project location and open the small medical center.
00:52
It opens up in the last field was saved in which is this default 3D view.
00:58
And if we look over in our project browser under "Sheets", the very first sheet, A001, is 3D.
01:06
So double click on that.
01:09
And here is our sheet, and the project name is "Revit Dataset Model" which isn't very ideal.
01:18
And soon we'll look at how we can change that.
01:21
Let's look at another sheet, A002, which is the site plan.
01:28
And this has a regular title block.
01:32
And down below we see Autodesk, which is the client name.
01:36
The project name again is that Revit Dataset Model.
01:39
We also have the sheet number, and the sheet name.
01:44
Where is it getting this information from?
01:47
We have to distinguish what is project information and what is sheet information.
01:52
For the sheet information, if I click on the title block,
01:56
the sheet information resides in the properties of this title block.
02:01
So I could change it from site plan to site view.
02:07
And as I enter that, you'll notice that it changes in my drawing as well as in the project browser.
02:16
Notice that I don't have any area in the properties for the project information.
02:22
For that, I go to the manage tab and here under settings we have project information.
02:30
And here's the information that we were looking for. Autodesk is the client name.
02:35
Revit Dataset Model is the project name. So let's change the client name to upper case AUTODESK.
02:44
Project status, change that from Architectural Check Set to Not For Construction.
02:52
Let's change the project number to 23-45 12 and click "OK".
03:00
Now you'll notice that in the title block, the Autodesk has changed, but this is bidirectional.
03:07
So if I click on the project name,
03:12
I can change that here, or call it "Autodesk A-Town".
03:18
And when I hit Enter it, updates it in my title block.
03:22
And since this is a relational database field, it also goes to that 3D view that we looked at and it changes it there.
03:30
And not surprising if I go to my manage tab back to project information, and presto, it is changed here as well.
03:39
So this is the nature of a relational database where we enter the information once and it propagates throughout the project.
03:49
And we have to distinguish what is project information, and what is sheet information.
03:55
And the sheet information once again is available in the properties of the title block.
04:01
Now let's actually look at how this works underneath the hood.
04:05
So with my title block selected I go to Edit Family.
04:10
Now this is the raw title block. In AutoCAD terms, this is the block definition.
04:17
And here we see some text of client name, project name, sheet name.
04:23
And these are attributes in AutoCAD terms, but they're more than attributes.
04:28
If I click on client name and I go to edit label.
04:32
And let's say that I want to bring my project number underneath my client name.
04:39
I select my project number. I use the green arrow.
04:46
I click on break to make this a second line, and OK, now let's load this into project.
04:55
We want to override the existing version.
04:59
And now you see the project number underneath the client name.
05:04
Let's just go back and reverse that.
05:10
So I simply edit my label again, take my project number and now use the red arrow to remove that.
05:20
Once again, load it into the project and close it.
05:26
No, I don't want to save the changes, want to override the existing version, and now it's back to normal.
05:36
These are actually fields or parameters from the relational database.
05:42
And the beauty of a relational database is we enter the information once and it propagates throughout the project.
05:50
Now, with that information entered in our next video, let's try to find a creative way to query such information.
05:59
Let's go back to our 3D view and close the inactive views, and let's save the file.
Revit stores the information of the entire project in a relational database. This quick exercise will look at the project information that Revit keeps track of.
To configure the project information in Revit, follow these steps:
