Standard Detail Library

These are typical details you can trust and adapt with quick edits to every project. They exclusively include parametric detail components, and the notes/graphics are made consistent throughout the library. Having a process to review/approve as well as harvest ties it all together.

It’s important to set the right expectations for this task. Are all the detail 100% usable in every situation? Which details should be modified and adapted to each project?

One way to solve this is to clearly mark:

  • Details that 100% standard

  • Details that are 90% standard with the ability to change certain items to fit the project with clear instructions for the designer.

  • Details that are just a starting point to save time creating new details during the documentation process

The amount of details of each category may vary depending on how much a firm can standardize.

Key Benefits

Adopting a Standard Detail Library will allow you to work out and approve the content with the help of key people in your organization.

APPROVED

Creating details in the same Revit model will make it easier to be consistent with the naming convention and graphics.

CONSISTENT

Adjustable detail components is the key to efficiency. Linework should avoided or be kept to a minimum.

PARAMETRIC

There should only be one place to store content instead of wasting time opening old projects to look for details that still need work.

ONE SOURCE

The content should be named, grouped, and sorted correctly so it’s easy to find.

ORGANIZED

  • A Revit model containing all the details properly named, sorted in the Project Browser, and placed on sheets.

Deliverables