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Sheet & View Grouping Codes

The Project Browser groups sheets by their Sheet Grouping parameter and views by their View Grouping parameter. Rather than typing the full group name each time, type one of the short codes below and it's replaced with the full name straight away.

For example, type PRI or 02 into a view's View Grouping, and it becomes 02 - Primary Ductwork.

The codes

Group (what you get) Type any of these
01 - Coordinated Services 01, CRD, COO, COR
02 - Primary Ductwork 02, PRI
03 - Secondary Ductwork 03, SECO
04 - Fume Extract Ductwork 04, FUM, SMO, SMK, LEV
05 - HVAC 05, HVA
06 - Air Conditioning 06, AIR, AC
07 - CHW & LTHW 07, CHW, LTHW
08 - Drainage - Low Level 08, LOW
09 - Drainage - High Level 09, HIG
10 - Domestic Water 10, DOM, HOT, COL
11 - Plumbing 11, PLU
12 - Containment 12, CON
13 - Submains 13, SUB
14 - Small Power & Data 14, SMA, PWR, POW, DAT
15 - Lighting 15, LTG, LIG
16 - Fire Alarm 16, FA, FIR
17 - Security 17, SECU
18 - Mech Power 18, MEC
19 - Specialist Gas 19, GAS, MED
20 - Sprinklers 20, SPR, DRY
21 - Risers 21, RIS, RSR
22 - Plant Areas 22, PLA, PLN, PLT
23 - Builders Works 23, BUI, BWK, BWI, BWIC
24 - Typical 24, TYP
25 - Architectural Zoning 25, ARC, ZON
26 - Reflected Ceiling Plan 26, REF, CEIL, RCP
27 - Sketch 27, SKT, SKE
28 - Work In Progress 28, WIP

Codes aren't case-sensitive, so pri works as well as PRI. The whole value has to match a code: PRI works, but PRI L01 is left as typed.

Your own groupings

You don't have to use a code. Anything that isn't one of the codes above is left exactly as you type it, so you can create your own groups for personal working views or sheets.

Groups sort alphabetically in the Project Browser, so the number at the front controls where a group appears. For example:

  • 00 - ABC Working puts your views at the top, above the standard groups.
  • 99 - ABC Checks puts them at the bottom, below Work In Progress.

Tip

Starting a personal group with your initials, as above, makes it obvious whose views they are, and keeps them out of the way of the standard groups used for issued drawings.

Changing the list

The codes come from the SheetGeneratorData sheet of the master Excel file, X:\Revit Libraries\RevitViewTemplateAndFilterData.xlsx:

Column Holds
Prefix Code The number, which also works as a code on its own.
Short Codes The codes, separated by commas.
Grouping Folder The group name.

The full group name is the Prefix Code and Grouping Folder joined by a dash, for example 02 - Primary Ductwork.

The list is read when Revit starts, so after a change, restart Revit to pick it up. If the same code appears on two rows, the first row wins.