Phases in Revit

Project phases in Revit define the different time periods or construction phases of the project, such as demolition work, renovation or new construction, and present them clearly with the help of phase filters for views and component lists.

However, phases are not only suitable for conversion projects, but also for creating construction phase plans as part of work preparation. Phases are often created for each calendar week so that the weekly plans can then be easily derived from the model.

Phases in Revit

To display a specific time period of the project as a progression in Revit, each element must be assigned a corresponding phase in which the element was created.

The demolition phase can also be defined for elements that are to be demolished and for temporary structures:

Phase properties for views

With this information, it is now possible to define exactly which phases are displayed for each view - and how:

All elements that are modeled in this view are automatically assigned to the active phase (here phase 01). 

Project phases - default settings

It is best to specify which and how many phases are to be edited at the start of a project - this allows the elements to be assigned to the correct phase directly during modeling by selecting it in the respective view. Accordingly, the desired views (e.g. floor plan, section, etc.) are duplicated and named in the project browser.

The desired phases are then selected in the Manage - Phases created.

Phase properties for elements

Phase created: If a new element is drawn in the project, it is assigned to the phase of the current view. Existing elements can of course be assigned to a different phase at this point if required.

Phase aborted: wIf an element in Revit canceledthis is also assigned to the phase of the current view. Alternatively, this property can also be set manually.

Phase filter: The phase filter and the graphic overrides are used to define how exactly the elements are displayed depending on the current phase:

Tab Manage - Phases:

Phases for linked models: wf a model with phases is linked to the existing project, phases of the existing project are automatically assigned to the phases of the linked model using the phase names.
In addition, a phase assignment can be carried out manually under the properties of the linked model (phase mapping):

Phases for component lists: Phase-specific component lists track the development of a project and, just like the plan views, can be accessed via the properties Phases and Phase filter be set.