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meters. You can then add those room parameters to the list
of scheduled fields.
select Include elements in linked files. For more information,
see
Including Elements from Linked Models in a Schedule on
page 177.
include elements from linked models
Including Elements from Linked Models in a Schedule
You can include elements from linked models in schedules of model elements (such as doors, rooms, and
walls) and in drawing lists. They are not supported for note blocks, view lists, or key schedules.
All fields that are available for elements in the host project are available for elements in linked models. The
behavior of some fields changes when you add elements from linked models to a schedule. For example,
the Family, Type, Family and Type, Level, and Material parameters become read-only for elements in both
the host and linked model. You also cannot filter a schedule by the Family, Type, Family and Type, Level,
or Material parameters.
You can include project information (such as the client name or the project address) and information about
the linked Revit model (such as the instance name or the file name) in a schedule. Including information
about the linked Revit model is useful when you have multiple copies of a linked model in your project (for
example, multiple identical buildings on a site or multiple identical floors in a building) and you need to
identify in the schedule which instance of the linked model each element comes from.
For more information, see Specifying Project Information on page 447. To learn how to specify the instance
name for a linked Revit model, see Linked Model Properties on page 1285.
To include elements from linked models in a schedule:
1 In the Project Browser, right-click the schedule name, and select Properties.
2 In the Instance Properties dialog, for Fields, click Edit.
3 Select the Include elements in linked files option.
4 To include project information from a linked model, for Select Available Fields From, select
Project Information. Add the desired fields from the Available Fields list to the Scheduled Fields
list.
5 To include the linked model instance name or the file name, select RVT Links in the Select
Available Fields From list. Add the desired fields from the Available Fields list to the Scheduled
Fields list.
NOTE The file name does not include the file path or the file extension. In addition, if there are visible
nested links in a linked model, the file name that displays for elements in the nested link is the parent
link.
6 Click OK.
Including Project Parameters or Area Schemes from Linked Revit Models
in a Schedule
1 In the linked Revit model project, create a schedule that contains the project parameter or area
schemes.
Be sure that the schedule or area scheme has a unique name (one that is different from any
schedules or area schemes that currently exist in the main model).
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