{"id":456818,"date":"2020-08-17T07:41:21","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T05:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/?p=456818"},"modified":"2020-08-16T15:45:16","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T13:45:16","slug":"edit-revit-assembly-identifier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/edit-revit-assembly-identifier\/","title":{"rendered":"Edit Revit assembly identifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Assembly identifiers are a good way of classifying the Revit model. By default, a uniform classification file is delivered with Revit, which is read in as a text file. However, this text file can also be edited if required, for example to map other classifications.<\/p>\n<p>The easiest way to edit the text file is in Excel: <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/import-excel.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"456885\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/edit-revit-assembly-identifier\/import-excel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/import-excel.jpg?fit=1165%2C438&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1165,438\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"import-excel\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/import-excel.jpg?fit=750%2C282&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-456885 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/import-excel-750x282.jpg?resize=750%2C282&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/import-excel.jpg?resize=750%2C282&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/import-excel.jpg?resize=300%2C113&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/import-excel.jpg?resize=768%2C289&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/import-excel.jpg?w=1165&amp;ssl=1 1165w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>The file consists of 4 columns:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Column: Key figure<\/li>\n<li>Column: Description<\/li>\n<li>Hierarchy level: the hierarchy of the entry is defined here starting with 1, so KG 300 according to DIN276 has hierarchy level 1, all KG 3\u00d70 have hierarchy level 2, KG 3xx has hierarchy level 3<\/li>\n<li>The internal Revit category ID must be entered in the fourth column. This can be read out quite easily with Dynamo:<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kategorien-auslesen_2020-08-16_03-23-48.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"456887\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/edit-revit-assembly-identifier\/read-categories_2020-08-16_03-23-48\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kategorien-auslesen_2020-08-16_03-23-48.png?fit=1366%2C928&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1366,928\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Kategorien-auslesen_2020-08-16_03-23-48\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kategorien-auslesen_2020-08-16_03-23-48.png?fit=750%2C510&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-456887 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kategorien-auslesen_2020-08-16_03-23-48.png?resize=750%2C510&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"510\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kategorien-auslesen_2020-08-16_03-23-48.png?resize=750%2C510&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kategorien-auslesen_2020-08-16_03-23-48.png?resize=300%2C204&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kategorien-auslesen_2020-08-16_03-23-48.png?resize=768%2C522&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kategorien-auslesen_2020-08-16_03-23-48.png?resize=1016%2C690&amp;ssl=1 1016w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Kategorien-auslesen_2020-08-16_03-23-48.png?w=1366&amp;ssl=1 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/nk9qsq1jl0yi5qu\/Revit-Kategorien.xlsx?dl=0\">You can download the exported Excel list here.\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The edited Excel file then simply needs to be saved again as a tab-delimited text file and can then be integrated into Revit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/excel-speichern.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"456888\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/edit-revit-assembly-identifier\/save-excel\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/excel-speichern.jpg?fit=1320%2C578&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1320,578\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"excel-speichern\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/excel-speichern.jpg?fit=750%2C328&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-456888\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/excel-speichern.jpg?resize=750%2C328&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/excel-speichern.jpg?resize=750%2C328&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/excel-speichern.jpg?resize=300%2C131&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/excel-speichern.jpg?resize=768%2C336&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/excel-speichern.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/a>Integration of the assembly identifiers in Revit:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"456820\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/edit-revit-assembly-identifier\/assembly-mark\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen.png?fit=277%2C937&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"277,937\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Baugruppenennzeichen\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen.png?fit=222%2C750&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-456820 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen.png?resize=89%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"89\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen.png?resize=89%2C300&amp;ssl=1 89w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen.png?resize=222%2C750&amp;ssl=1 222w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen.png?resize=204%2C690&amp;ssl=1 204w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen.png?w=277&amp;ssl=1 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 89px) 100vw, 89px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the assembly codes according to DIN276 can be <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.autodesk.com\/de29dfb2e\/g\/shares\/SH56a43QTfd62c1cd968cb237a2c760775b8\">downloaded here<\/a> become.<\/p>\n<p>Once the new classification has been linked, it can be found in the type properties of the individual elements under <em>Assembly identifier<\/em> available.<br \/>\nThis allows the model to be prepared for quantity takeoff and the corresponding cost group to be assigned to the components in the project template.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen_2.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"456821\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bim-me-up.com\/en\/edit-revit-assembly-identifier\/assembly_indicator_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen_2.png?fit=1372%2C941&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1372,941\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Baugruppenennzeichen_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen_2.png?fit=750%2C514&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-456821\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen_2.png?resize=1200%2C823\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen_2.png?w=1372&amp;ssl=1 1372w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen_2.png?resize=300%2C206&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen_2.png?resize=750%2C514&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen_2.png?resize=768%2C527&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bim-me-up.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Baugruppenennzeichen_2.png?resize=1006%2C690&amp;ssl=1 1006w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Assembly identifiers are a good way to classify the Revit model. 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