Mapping RAM "Other" Material TN

“Other” material elements can now be imported into Revit with the RAM Revit Link. To control what gets created on import into Revit you need to make a few modifications to the mapping and the element properties of what you want imported. If you do not add mapping for the “Other” material elements they will be imported into the Rectangular Concrete Beam family.

In this example we are going to add Glulam-Southern Pine to the mapping.

Mapping

1.       Open the mapping editor from inside either the Revit Link Import or Export dialog

2.       Select the Concrete tab and pick the add New Item button     

3.       Set the dialog to match the properties below and browse and select the Glulam family.

4.       Click OK, save the mapping and exit out of the Importer/Exporter

Edit the Family

Next we will load the Glulam family into the model and modify the material properties.

1.       On the Revit Insert tab select Load Family.

2.       Navigate to the Glulam family and load it into the model (Select any size you want from the table. It is not necessary to pick a size that exists in the RAM model. The Revit Link will generate the necessary sizes when the model is imported.)

3.       Right click on the Glulam family and select Edit

4.       In the family Editor pick Family Type icon      

5.       In Materials and Finishes pick the browse button in the Value field

6.       Select the Physical tab and set the Material Type to Generic

7.       Click OK in each dialog to close them.

8.       Save the family and load it into the project. (You must have read/write privileges to the family in order to save.)

9.       If you are asked to overwrite the existing pick the second option to overwrite the existing and parameters.

Now when you import “Other” material elements from RAM they will be placed in the correct Revit family.