Revit Templates

Revit Templates

Revit Template Base

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About the Base Template

The Base template was created for any and all projects in Revit at Davignon Martin. Customized templates may be considered in the future but this template covers the basics and should be enough to get most projects off the ground. The Base template is a lean, simple and efficient template that covers the basics.
The default we use is Century Gothic as it is widely available on most machines.
You will see the initials DM throughout the template; this abbreviation signifies a setting, family or other name that was created by our office.
There are two different legends in the project:
  • The DM Base Template legend contains all lines, filled regions, tags and other families included in the template.
  • The DM Detail Components legend contains detail items that you can use in 2D detailing views.
This page explains how the Base template is built, as well as outline any of the settings within it.


Standard Prefix

You will notice the DM prefix used throughout our templates and libraries. This identifier allows to easily identify content loaded from outside our office and allows for us to keep our files clean.

Organization of Families

In order to further organize the content in our file, we also have a standard naming convention for different family categories within Revit. This table shows the naming of each category inclusive of the prefix:
Category
Loaded or System
Naming
Annotation Symbols
Loaded
DM_Annotation_
Casework
Loaded
DM_Casework_
Detail Items
Loaded
DM_Detail_Item_######_ [1] 
Doors
Loaded
DM_Door_
Furniture
Loaded
DM_Furniture_
Generic Models
Loaded
DM_Generic_Subcategory_ [2] 
Lighting Fixtures
Loaded
DM_Lighting_
Profiles
Loaded & System
DM_Profile_
Railings
Loaded & System
DM_Railing_
Site
Loaded
DM_Site_
Specialty Equipment
Loaded
DM_Specialty_Subcategory_ [2-1] 
Stairs
Loaded & System
DM_Stair_
Toposolid
System
DM_Toposolid_
Windows
Loaded
DM_Window_

Camel_Case


## Default Project Alignment ### Level 1 Height In the template, Level I is set to 0mm/0'-0" by default. Project Origin and Internal Origins are not to be used to define geodetic elevations, rather the Survey Point should be used. Reference this workflow on setting a project to geodetic elevation instead. 
If your project has a basement or underground component; it is suggested that these floor be below your project origin - this means that Level 01 or your Ground Floor is always 0mm/0'-0".

Internal Origin

The Internal Origin, Project Origin


Revit Template .rte

  •  Revit template files  .rte are in ACC - under the DMA project.


Project Browser

Views Organization

Sheets Organization

Sheet numbering is fixed in our office, there is ample documentation on how that works.
You will also see on projects, especially ones with multiple buildings, that Sheet Collections are used quite extensively. Your Project Browser will always be organized by Sheet Collection; this behavior can not be altered. Furthermore you will see that the template is configured with the Project Browser - Sheets as follows:300300300
A sample of what the project browser would look like on a more complex project can be seen here:400
There is one additional sheet in the template called DM-BIM - Working Sheet, it is set to be the default sheet that you see every time you open the project - it is meant to be a dashboard and not to be printed. This sheet is responsible for making your project purge proof, meaning you won't accidentally purge the Base content, the default sheet contains:
  • Critical Project Information
  • Title Blocks
  • Working Schedules
  • Template Legends


Text Styles

These are the basic text styles included in the template - the font is always Century Gothic. For the actual settings used in each text style you can refer to  Base Settings > Text Styles 


Line Weights

These are the line weights in the Base template and their corresponding AutoCAD line weights:You can also see the detailed Revit settings in  Base Settings > Line Weights 
#
Thickness (")
Thickness (mm)
AutoCAD Layer
AutoCAD Color
1
0.0010"
0.0254mm
A-DT-10
Color 5
2
0.0040"
0.1016mm
A-DT-15
Color 1
3
0.0050"
0.1270mm
A-DT-20
Color 3
4
0.0060"
0.1524mm
A-DT-25
Color 7
5
0.0080"
0.2032mm
A-DT-38
Color 6
6
0.0100"
0.2540mm
A-DT-50
Color 4
7
0.0125"
0.3175mm
A-DT-70
Color 2
8
0.0150"
0.3810mm
A-DT-80
Color 8
9
0.0200"
0.5080mm
A-DT-100
Color 9
10
0.0250"
0.6350mm
11
0.0300"
0.7620mm
12
0.0400"
1.016mm
13
0.0500"
1.2700mm
14
0.0625"
1.5875mm
15
0.0750"
1.9050mm
16
0.1000"
2.5400mm

Grayscales

Colour
Revit
RGB
AutoCAD Layer
AutoCAD Color
Black
0,0,0
Gray 74%
101,101,101
A-DT-251
251
Gray 75%
Gray 75%
102,102,102
A-DT-252
252
Gray 50%
Gray 50%
153,153,153
A-DT-253
253
Gray 25%
Gray 25%
204,204,204
A-DT-254
254
White
255,255,255


Dimension Styles

These are the basic dimension styles included in the template - the font is always Century Gothic. For the actual settings used in each dimension style you can refer to  Base Settings > Dimension Styles 


Revit Template File Versions

Version Release Notes

250820 - DM_Revit_Template_Base_2025 V1

  • Updates
  • Added Drafting View for  Building Code Review > Building Code Matrix  for the NBC AE 2023 edition.
  • Cleared Schema's from Template to expedite loading times.
  • Updated Object Styles in template to all default to 1.
  • Ensured that no object styles carry default materials and purged default materials from file.
  • Titlesheet renamed to one word.
  • Updated the default settings for  System Family Viewport  on the type  DM_Viewport 
  • Deleted errant  System Family Viewport  types in template so that only the two defaults remain.

250822 - DM_Revit_Template_Base_2025 V1.1

  • Updates
  • Deleted any Sheet Sizes that are not Arch E or Arch D
  • Updated the Sheet Layout detail groups for Arch E size for the following layouts:
  • DM DG - Sheet, Arch E - Layup, 1 Landscape
  • DM DG - Sheet, Arch E - Layup, 2 Landscape
  • DM DG - Sheet, Arch E - Layup, 2 Portrait
  • DM DG - Sheet, Arch E - Layup, 3 Portrait
  • DM DG - Sheet, Arch E - Layup, Titlesheet
  • DM DG - Sheet, Arch D - Layup, Titlesheet
  • Updated Default Text Styles
  • Created Legend Sheet
  • Added the Fire Rating Hatch Types to the Set
  • Updated the Material Tag
  • Update the Assembly Scheduling and Methodology
  • Updated Tags
  • Created New Schedules
  • Deleted Parameters from Old Scheduling Strategy from Project Parameters
  • Added the Type Parameters for Scheduling
  • Removed Missing Image Links from Materials Remaining in Project

260707 - DM_Revit_Template_Base_2025 V1.2

  • Updated and documented the Text Styles for Revit Base Template.
  •  Base Settings > Text Styles 
  •  Revit Templates > Text Styles 
  • Updated and documented the Dimension Styles for Revit Base Template.
  • Changed all dim styles to 1/8" font size to match default text size.
  •  Base Settings > Dimension Styles 
  •  Revit Templates > Dimension Styles 
  • Updates Required
  • Create V3 Titleblock with New Logo
  • Titleblock V3 Loaded
  • Titlesheet V3 Loaded
  • Setup View Types
  • Setup View Templates

Future Release Candidate Updates

  • DM_Revit_Template_Base_2025
  • Update Construction Assembly tags and Construction assembly schedules as per Kenten. Delete Shared Parameters that are no longer in use and archive the Cloud Parameters that are not being used.
  • Remove the two types for System Family: Levels; we should only have one type DM_Level
  • Check and document the System Family: Grids
  • Update and Setup the Sheet Layout Grids
  • Delete any Sheet Sizes that are not Arch E or Arch D
  • Remove the Missing DM_Earth image link from material to avoid missing link error when enabling worksets.
  • Library Details A500 SD ST includes details for non-stacvked produict; make a SD sheet specific that includes the non rated floors as per 2024-03
  • Add Sheet List for B## to Template  Content Catalog 
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    This is the Masterformat reference to the specification that this Detail Item represents. ↩︎ 
    For subcategories and their associated Object Styles, refer to this section. ↩︎  ↩︎