SBS - M3 01 Organise The Project Browser

Organize the project browser
Assign browser organization and create custom

organization with a project parameter.
o View setup and control for architectural

design
Learning objectives:
• Organize the project browser.

• Create custom project browser
organization.
• Search the project browser.
The completed exercise
1. Open the exercise file Browser-

organization.rvt.
Figure 1. The opened Browser-

organization.rvt file
Organize the project browser Page | 1

2. Review the Project Browser and
organization of views. Select Views
(all) at the top of the Project Browser.
In the Properties palette, in the Type
Selector, select Type/Discipline.
Figure 2. Browser Views Type/Discipline
3. Note the Project Browser is now

grouped by view types and then
discipline.
Figure 3. Type and discipline groups
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4. Select the Floor 2 plan view in the
Project Browser. In the Properties
palette, change the Discipline
parameter to Electrical. Note in the
Project Browser that Floor 2 is now in
the Electrical group.
Figure 4. Electrical group
5. Select Views (Type/Discipline) at the

top of the Project Browser. In the
Properties palette, in the Type Selector,
select Discipline. Note the browser is
now grouped by discipline and then
view types.
Figure 5. Browser grouped by discipline
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6. Select Views (Discipline) at the top of
the Project Browser. In the Properties
palette, in the Type Selector, select All.
In the Project Browser, expand the
Elevations (Interior) group and note
the blue icons that indicate a view has
been placed on a sheet.
Figure 6. Sheet placement icons
7. Select Views (All) at the top of the

Project Browser. In the Properties
palette, in the Type Selector, select Not
on Sheets. Note the views placed on
sheets are not visible in the Project
Browser and can only be accessed from
the Sheets group.
Figure 7. Not on sheets browser views
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8. In the Manage tab, Settings panel, click
the Project Parameters button. In the
Project Parameters dialog, click the
New Parameter button.
Figure 8. Project Parameters dialog
9. In the Parameter Properties dialog,

type in the name Browser Group. Set
the Type of Parameter option to Text
and the Group Parameter Under option
to Identity Data. In the Category Name
Search field, type View and then select
View in the category list. Click OK to
create the parameter.
Figure 9. Create project parameter
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10. Leave the Browser Group value blank
and click OK to the Parameter Value
message. Click OK to close the Project
Parameters dialog.
Figure 10. Project parameter value
11. Select the Floor 2 Circulation Core plan

view in the Project Browser. Then
select the Browser Group parameter in
the Properties palette. Select the
Circulation Core plans for floors 1, 2, 3,
and 4 (press and hold Ctrl on the
keyboard to do this). In the Properties
palette, type in Detail Views in the
Browser Group parameter value.
Figure 11. Browser Group parameter
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12. Select the Setting Out plans for floors
2, 3, and 4 (press and hold Ctrl on the
keyboard to do this). In the Properties
palette, type in Detail Views in the
Browser Group parameter value.
Figure 12. Setting Out plans
13. In the View tab, Windows panel, select

User Interface > Browser Organization.
Figure 13. West elevation view
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14. In the Browser Organization dialog,
click the New button, type in the name
Browser Group, and click OK.
Figure 14. Create new browser

organization
15. In the Grouping and Sorting tab, set

the Group By option to Browser Group
and the Then by option to Family and
Type. Click OK to create the Browser
Organization type.
Figure 15. Browser organization properties
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16. Select the Browser Group scheme and
click OK to close the Browser
Organization dialog.
Figure 16. Select Browser Group scheme
17. In the Project Browser, expand the

Detail Views group and Floor Plans
subgroup. Note the Circulation and
Setting Out plan views are here.
Expand the ??? group and note the
other views are here. This is because
their Browser Group parameter has no
value assigned.
Figure 17. Browser group organization
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18. Expand the Floor Plans subgroup under
???. Then select the Room Layout plans
for floors 1, 2, 3, and 4. In the
Properties palette, type in Interior
Views for the Browser Group parameter
value. Note the views are now in the
Interior Views group in the Project
Browser.
Figure 18. Interior Views browser group
19. Expand the Elevations (Interior) sub-

group under ??? and select all the
views in this group. In the Properties
palette, type in Interior Views for the
Browser Group parameter value. Note
the views are now in the Interior Views
group in the Project Browser.
Figure 19. Interior Views browser group
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20. Close all of the groups in the Project
Browser. At the top of the Project
Browser, right-click on Views (Browser
Group) and choose Search.
Figure 20. Search project browser
21. Type in Meeting room in the Find

search box. Click Next to search
through the Project Browser.
Figure 21. Search project browser
22. Note the Project Browser group

expands to highlight the first view
listed containing Meeting Room in its
name. Click Next to step through the
views in the browser, including Sheet
views. Click Previous to step back to
the Meeting Room – d elevation view.
Click Close. Note the view is selected
and its properties can be edited in the
Properties palette
Figure 22. Selected view via search
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Organize the project browser

Assign browser organization and create custom

o View setup and control for architectural

• Organize the project browser.

The completed exercise

1. Open the exercise file Browser-

Figure 1. The opened Browser-

Organize the project browser Page | 1

Figure 2. Browser Views Type/Discipline

3. Note the Project Browser is now

Figure 3. Type and discipline groups

Figure 4. Electrical group

5. Select Views (Type/Discipline) at the

Figure 5. Browser grouped by discipline

Figure 6. Sheet placement icons

7. Select Views (All) at the top of the

Figure 7. Not on sheets browser views

Figure 8. Project Parameters dialog

9. In the Parameter Properties dialog,

Figure 9. Create project parameter

Figure 10. Project parameter value

11. Select the Floor 2 Circulation Core plan

Figure 11. Browser Group parameter

Figure 12. Setting Out plans

13. In the View tab, Windows panel, select

Figure 13. West elevation view

Figure 14. Create new browser

15. In the Grouping and Sorting tab, set

Figure 15. Browser organization properties

Figure 16. Select Browser Group scheme

17. In the Project Browser, expand the

Figure 17. Browser group organization

Figure 18. Interior Views browser group

19. Expand the Elevations (Interior) sub-

Figure 19. Interior Views browser group

Figure 20. Search project browser

21. Type in Meeting room in the Find

Figure 21. Search project browser

22. Note the Project Browser group

Figure 22. Selected view via search

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