One of the best ways to get really efficient with Revit is to use templates. Templates let you configure your project file once and re-use it over and over again. A good template is a force multiplier. It helps you work smarter, not harder.
The big issue with templates is that they’re time-consuming to create. Even if you use a well-defined approach, like the C-B-T method, an effective Revit template can easily take 40+ hours to create. Yes, you’ll get this time back the more you use the template but it’s often hard to find that time when there’s deadlines to meet and billable work to do.
But what if you could download a pre-configured template that was optimized and ready-to-go? Sound like a good idea?
ArchSmarter reader Mark Bruce posed just this question to me last week. Mark writes:
Would it be good for the AEC industry if there was one ‘ultimate’ Revit template that was made available for everyone? I understand each office has their own standards, graphic requirements, and…