Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2012: No Experience Required

Addressing Project Parameters

Because Revit is built upon a database, it makes sense that items like Project Name and Project Number are added to the design in a different manner than in CAD. In CAD, you fill out attributes sheet by sheet, or you externally reference a title block with the sheet information. In Revit, you fill out the project information in one place. The information you add to the database propagates down to the sheets. When, or if, this information changes, it's done quickly and accurately.

The objective of the next procedure is to locate the project parameters and populate the model with the job information. Follow along:

1. On the Manage tab, click Project Information, as shown in Figure 14.22.
2. In the Instance Properties dialog, ...