ACP Revit Architecture key terms

A named collection of model elements that can be owned and edited by one user at a time in a workshared project, letting several people work in the same central model without overwriting each other's changes.

The master workshared file stored on a shared server or cloud location. Team members open it to create local copies, synchronize their changes back, and reload updates made by others.

A user's personal working copy of the central model, saved on their own machine. Edits are made here and later published back to the central file during synchronization.

The command that saves a user's local changes back to the central model and pulls in changes from teammates, updating the local copy so both files stay consistent.

An automatic worksharing behavior in which Revit temporarily locks the specific elements a user edits, so others are blocked only from those elements rather than from an entire workset.

Releasing ownership of worksets and borrowed elements so other team members can edit them. Users typically relinquish all rights when synchronizing or closing a workshared project.

A separate Revit project inserted as a reference into the current model. Geometry is visible for coordination and drawing production but cannot be edited in the host file.

A coordination tool that copies selected elements from a linked model into the host project and tracks them, warning when either copy moves or changes so clashes are caught early.

The process of checking a model against linked architectural, structural, and MEP models, using tools such as interference checks and copy/monitor to find and resolve conflicts.

A command that tests selected categories or worksets against each other and reports where elements physically overlap, producing a list of clashes for the team to resolve.

A reference marker in a project defining the origin for modeling and shared coordinates. It is usually aligned with survey data and can be moved without altering model geometry.

A coordinate system published from a linked model or acquired from a survey file, allowing multiple models to align correctly on the same real-world site position.

A horizontal reference plane, such as a floor or roof line, that hosts elements and controls their vertical placement. Levels drive plan views and are essential to the building's structure.

A set of named vertical reference lines used to locate structural and architectural elements. Grids appear in plan views and can be shown in sections and elevations.

The rule controlling how two intersecting walls meet, such as butt, miter, or square off. Correct joins keep geometry clean and affect material takeoffs.

A wall type built from multiple parallel layers of material, each with its own thickness and function, allowing a single wall to represent finishes, structure, and insulation together.

A named definition of wall structure and properties, including layers, thickness, and materials, that can be applied to many wall instances and edited once to update them all.

A reusable group of related elements sharing parameters and behavior, such as doors or windows. Families are the building blocks from which every model element is created.

A parameter whose value is shared by every instance of a family type. Changing it updates all placed copies, making it useful for standard sizes and specifications.

A parameter whose value can differ for each placed copy of an element, allowing individual doors, walls, or fixtures to vary in size, marking, or other properties.

A starting file with preset categories, reference planes, and behavior used to build a new family. Choosing the correct template ensures the family behaves properly in projects.

A named, non-plotting plane used in family editing to define geometry, constrain parameters, and control how elements flex when dimensions change.

A rule such as a dimension lock or alignment that holds geometry in a fixed relationship. Constraints let families resize predictably when parameters change.

A parameter definition stored in an external file so it can be added consistently to families, projects, and schedules, enabling data to be tracked and scheduled across files.

A parameter added to categories within a project, optionally built from a shared parameter definition, so elements can carry extra data for schedules, tags, and filters.

A tabular view that extracts and lists element data, such as doors or rooms, from the model. Schedules update automatically when the model or its parameters change.

An annotation label attached to a model element that displays a selected parameter value, such as a door number or wall type mark, on drawings.

A saved set of view properties, such as scale, detail level, and visibility settings, applied to views so drawings stay consistent and can be updated from one place.

The dialog controlling which categories, worksets, and elements appear in a view, along with their projection lines, cut lines, and surface patterns.

A printable drawing layout that hosts views, schedules, and annotations with a title block. Sheets are the deliverable format for construction documents.

A family placed on a sheet that frames the drawing and holds project information such as sheet number, name, and firm details, usually filled by parameters.

A horizontal cut-through view of the model at a given level, showing walls, doors, and furniture. Plan views are the primary drawing type for floor layouts.

A set of vertical boundaries, including cut plane and top and bottom limits, that determines what geometry a plan view shows and where elements are cut.

A defined period in a project's life, such as existing or new construction, used to control how elements appear and are demolished across project stages.

A rule set controlling graphic display of elements by phase status, such as showing new work solid and demolished work dashed within the same view.

An alternate design solution held within a design option set, letting teams develop and compare variants in the same model while only one is primary.

Any non-modeling graphic added to communicate design intent, including dimensions, text, tags, and symbols. Annotations exist only in the view where they are placed.

A physical or logical object in the building model, such as a wall, door, or room, that carries parameters and appears in multiple views and schedules.