If you have many coordinates in Excel spreadsheet or in other table format, it’s easy to use the power of Dynamo to get those coordinates into Revit.
In our example, we will use x, y, z coordinates to create model lines within Revit project.
There are two ways to approach this problem:
It is important to know that Revit does not support all Revit categories when creating Multi-Categories Schedule or Material Takeoffs.
Not knowing that may lead to omissions and wrong quantities.
The following table shows supported Revit Categories in Multi-Categories Schedules.
| Air Terminals |
| Area Loads |
| Cable Tray Fittings |
| Cable Tray Runs |
| Cable Trays |
| Casework |
| Columns |
| Communication Devices |
| Conduit Fittings |
| Conduit Runs |
| Conduits |
| Curtain Panels |
| Curtain Systems |
| Data Devices |
| Doors |
| Duct Accessories |
| Duct Fittings |
| Duct Insulations |
| Duct Linings |
| Duct Placeholders |
| Ducts |
| Electrical Equipment |
| Electrical Fixtures |
| Entourage |
| Fabric Wire |
| Fire Alarm Devices |
| Flex Ducts |
| Flex Pipes |
| Furniture |
| Furniture Systems |
| Generic Models |
| Lighting Devices |
| Lighting Fixtures |
| Line Loads |
| Mechanical Equipment |
| Nurse Call Devices |
| Parking |
| Parts |
| Pipe Accessories |
| Pipe Fittings |
| Pipe Insulations |
| Pipe Placeholders |
| Pipes |
| Planting |
| Plumbing Fixtures |
| Security Devices |
| Site |
| Specialty Equipment |
| Sprinklers |
| Structural Columns |
| Structural Connections |
| – Anchors |
| – Bolts |
| – Plates |
| – Profiles |
| – Shear Studs |
| – Welds |
| Structural Fabric Reinforcement |
| Structural Foundations |
| Structural Framing |
| Structural Rebar |
| Structural Rebar Couplers |
| Structural Trusses |
| Telephone Devices |
| Windows |
| МЕР Fabrication Containment |
| МЕР Fabrication Ductwork |
| МЕР Fabrication Hangers |
| МЕР Fabrication Pipework |
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Unsupported Revit Categories in Schedules and Material Takeoffs
It is important to know that Revit does not support all Revit categories when creating Multi-Categories Schedule or Material Takeoffs. Look at the list of supported categories here.
Not knowing that may lead to omissions and wrong quantities.
The following two tables are listing unsupported Revit Categories in Revit Material Takeoffs and Multi-Categories Schedules.
| Curtain Wall Mullions |
| Entourage |
| Fascias |
| Gutters |
| Planting |
| Railings |
| – Handrails |
| Ramps |
| Roof Soffits |
| Slab Edges |
| – Landings |
| – Supports |
| Wall Sweeps |
| Areas |
| Assemblies |
| Ceilings |
| Curtain Wall Mullions |
| Detail Items |
| Floors |
| – Slab Edges |
| Mass |
| – Mass Exterior Wall |
| – Mass Floor |
| – Mass Glazing |
| – Mass Interior Wall |
| – Mass Opening |
| – Mass Roof |
| – Mass Skylight |
| – Mass Zone |
| Multi-segmented Grid |
| Pads |
| Property Lines |
| – Property Line Segments |
| Railings |
| – Railings Balusters |
| – Railings Handrails |
| – Railings Supports |
| – Railings Terminations |
| – Railings Top Rails |
| Ramps |
| Raster Images |
| Roofs |
| – Fascias |
| – Roof Gutters |
| – Roof Soffits |
| Rooms |
| Shaft Openings |
| Stairs |
| – Stairs Landings |
| – Stairs Runs |
| – Stairs Support |
| Topography |
| Walls |
| – Wall Sweeps |
STRUCTURAL |
| Analytical Beams |
| Analytical Braces |
| Analytical Columns |
| Analytical Floors |
| Analytical Foundation Slabs |
| Analytical Isolated Foundations |
| Analytical Links |
| Analytical Nodes |
| Analytical Wall Foundations |
| Analytical Walls |
| Boundary Conditions |
| Structural Loads |
| – Structural Internal Loads |
| – Point Loads |
| Rebar Shape |
| Structural Area Reinforcement |
| Structural Beam Systems |
| Structural Fabric Areas |
| Structural Path Reinforcement |
| Structural Stiffeners |
MEP |
| Analytical Spaces |
| Analytical Surfaces |
| Duct Systems |
| Electrical Circuits |
| HVAC Zones |
| MEP Fabrication Containment |
| MEP Fabrication Ductwork Insulation |
| MEP Fabrication Ductwork Lining |
| MEP Fabrication Pipework Insulation |
| Piping Systems |
| Spaces |
| Sprinklers |
| Switch System |
| Wires |
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