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📥 Copy To Projects

Copy To Projects performs comprehensive cross-project content transfer with selective copying, content updating, and object style integration, addressing Revit's limited cross-project coordination capabilities and eliminating manual recreation of views, templates, and documentation elements.
Version 1.4 | Specials

Overview​

While Revit lacks efficient tools for copying complex content between projects (requiring manual recreation of view templates, schedules, legends, and sheets), this tool addresses that limitation by providing automated cross-project transfer with selective content control and update capabilities. This enables rapid copying of drafting views, schedules, legends, view templates, and complete sheets between projects with preservation of formatting, object styles, and layout positioning, significantly reducing time spent on repetitive setup tasks that are fundamental to project coordination and standardization workflows.

Key Features​

Usage includes:

  • Multi-Category Transfer: Copy drafting views, schedules, legends, view templates, and sheets between projects.
  • Selective Content Control: Choose specific elements to include or exclude during transfer operations.
  • Object Style Integration: Include object styles and formatting during content transfer for visual consistency.
  • Content Update Mode: Update existing content rather than creating duplicate elements.
  • Sheet Layout Preservation: Maintain viewport positioning, scales, and layout arrangements in copied sheets.
  • Missing Element Management: Provide placeholder references for unavailable model views.

Requirements​

Before using Copy To Projects, ensure your environment meets the following prerequisites:

 Autodesk Revit: From version 2020 to newest.
 NonicaTab: NonicaTab Pro.

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Usage​

Understanding Standard vs. Enhanced Cross-Project Transfer​

  1. Standard Revit Cross-Project Workflow:
    • Manual Recreation: Recreate view templates, schedules, and legends individually in each project
    • No Direct Sheet Copying: Cannot copy complete sheets with layout and content preservation
    • Object Style Limitations: Object styles and formatting require manual replication
    • Update Challenges: No efficient method to update content across multiple projects
    • Time-Intensive Process: Repetitive setup for each project requiring standardized content
  2. Enhanced Cross-Project Transfer (This Tool):
    • Automated Content Transfer: Copy complete content packages between projects with single operations
    • Selective Control: Choose exactly which elements to transfer and which to exclude
    • Format Preservation: Maintain object styles, colors, patterns, and formatting during transfer
    • Update Capabilities: Update existing content rather than always creating new elements

Basic Cross-Project Transfer Workflow​

  1. Navigate to NonicaTab Pro → Copy To Projects.
  2. Category Selection: Choose content category for transfer:
    • Drafting Views: Transfer annotation-based views and details
    • Schedules: Copy material, door, window, and custom schedules
    • Legends: Transfer filter legends, material legends, and annotation legends
    • View Templates: Copy standardized view templates with all settings
    • Sheets: Transfer complete sheet layouts with viewports and annotations
  3. Content Selection: Choose specific elements within selected category for transfer.
  4. Target Project Selection: Choose destination project for content transfer.

FAQ​

Standard Revit copy/paste can't handle complex elements like view templates, complete sheets, or object styles. This tool provides direct project-to-project transfer with selective content control and format preservation that isn't possible with standard Revit tools.

Creating new content generates additional elements in the destination project, while updating existing content replaces content in place. Update mode is useful for synchronizing changes across projects while avoiding duplicate elements and maintaining existing references.

Object styles include detailed formatting information like colors, patterns, and line weights that require additional processing to transfer and integrate with the destination project. This typically adds 30 seconds to 1 minute per view but ensures visual consistency.

When copying sheets, if required model views don't exist in the destination project, the tool creates placeholder rectangles with the view names. This provides references for future view creation while maintaining the sheet layout structure.

Yes, the tool provides selective copying options for sheets, allowing you to include or exclude specific elements like images, text, schedules, legends, and viewports. This gives you precise control over what transfers to the destination project.