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Requirements first
Agree LOD/LOI, coordinate system, naming, software version and exchange requirements, and design the parameter schema from what has to come out at handover.
Revit modelling and model management services
Most of what goes wrong in a Revit project was decided in the first week, in the template and the parameter schema, by someone who was told to start modelling.
Revit modelling & model management
The engineering position
The template is the cheapest lever on the whole project
View templates, browser organisation, naming, shared parameters, worksets and the project parameter schema take days at the start and decide months of behaviour afterwards. Projects that skip them do not save the days — they spend them repeatedly, in smaller pieces, for the rest of the job, and end up with a model nothing can be extracted from.
Downloaded families are the most common cause of unqueryable data
Manufacturer content is built to sell a product, not to satisfy your data schema. Dropped into a project and patched, it produces elements that look correct and schedule wrongly. We build parametric content against the project schema, which is more work once and less work permanently.
Conversion quality is decided by the source
A Revit model converted from clean DWG layouts and one converted from a scanned PDF are different jobs at different prices. We review the source before quoting and say plainly what accuracy it can support.
Deliverables
What is actually produced and issued
Any of these can be appointed on their own or combined. Nothing here depends on buying the intelligence layer, which is not for sale in any case.
DeliverableCAD, PDF and drawing to Revit conversion
2D drawings, PDF and DWG converted to native Revit models, including MEP models from consultant-issued design documents.
DeliverableFamilies and content libraries
Revit family creation and modification, MEP equipment and fixture families, and template and content library development.
DeliverableParameters, schedules and tags
Shared-parameter setup, parameter mapping, schedules and tag configuration.
DeliverableTemplates, views and sheets
View templates, sheet setup, and model browser and view organisation.
DeliverableModel management
Linked-model management and coordinates setup, model splitting and worksharing setup, revision and change incorporation.
DeliverableModel audit and cleanup
Model auditing and warnings review, cleanup and optimisation, and detailing to the agreed LOD/LOI.
DeliverableExchange and handover
IFC export and model exchange preparation, and model handover packaging.
Catalogue scope
Every scope item, with its typical output
The full list from the BIMRACE service catalogue. Each item can be included or excluded in a proposal; the code is the one used in our scope documents.
REV-012D drawings to Revit model conversion
Native Revit model.
REV-02PDF drawings to Revit model conversion
Native Revit model; source quality dependent.
REV-03CAD/DWG to Revit conversion
Native Revit model.
REV-04Design drawings to coordinated MEP models
Native Revit model.
REV-05BIM modeling from consultant-issued documents
Native Revit model.
REV-06Revit family creation and modification
RFA family files.
REV-07MEP equipment and fixture family development
RFA family library.
REV-08Parameter and shared-parameter setup
Parameter mapping and schedules.
REV-09View templates and sheet setup
Revit template/views/sheets.
REV-10Model browser and view organization
Organized project browser.
REV-11Schedules and tags configuration
Schedules and tags.
REV-12Model cleanup and optimization
Cleaned model.
REV-13Linked-model management and coordinates setup
Linked model configuration.
REV-14Model detailing to agreed LOD/LOI
Model at contracted detail/information level.
REV-15Model auditing and warnings review
Audit report.
REV-16Model splitting and worksharing setup
Workshared model setup.
REV-17Model revision and change incorporation
Updated model and revision log.
REV-18IFC export and model exchange preparation
IFC/export package.
REV-19Revit template and content library development
RTE/RFA library.
REV-20Model handover and packaging
Handover package.
How it runs
The sequence, and why it is in this order
Sequence is not a formality on this kind of work. Most of the expensive rework we are asked to fix was produced by doing step four before step two.
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Source review
Check the quality of the drawings or models being converted and state the accuracy they can support.
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Template and content
Views, sheets, browser organisation, parameters and families built and tested before authoring.
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Authoring
Modelling with the schema populated as elements are placed.
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Audit
Warnings reviewed, model cleaned and checked against the agreed standard.
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Handover
Model, content library and documentation packaged so your team can maintain it.
What we need to start
The inputs that decide whether a start is a real start
Missing any of these is survivable. Not knowing which of them are missing is not, so we establish it at enquiry stage rather than at forty per cent.
- Source drawings (DWG, PDF) or existing models
- Revit version and project template, if any
- LOD/LOI, naming and coordinate requirements
- The data you need to get out of the model at the end — this drives the schema
- Exchange and handover requirements
AI & automation
Where AI and automation apply to this work
AI is used throughout our delivery workflow, and an engineer reviews every output. Every line carries its real status.
AIAI-assisted CAD/PDF conversionLive
Source drawings read to identify systems, sizes and annotations before conversion, so the model starts from a checked list.
AIAI-assisted model auditLive
Warnings, naming and parameter gaps grouped by root cause so a template fix replaces hundreds of element fixes.
AutomationParameter update and management routinesLive
Bulk parameter population and correction run as documented routines rather than by hand.
AutomationNaming and view organisationLive
Views, sheets and families named and organised against the project convention automatically.
AutomationModel checking routinesLive
The project rule set run inside the authoring environment during production, not only before issue.
AIAI-assisted model interrogationIn development
Asking structured questions of model data — element counts by system, parameter completeness, where a family is used. In development; see the MCP for Revit page for what this would and would not involve.
Scope boundary
What this appointment does not include
Published because a scope boundary discovered at month three is a dispute, and the same boundary stated at enquiry stage is just information.
- LOD/LOI, coordinate systems, naming, software versions and exchange requirements are agreed per project; we do not promise a universal LOD.
- Model accuracy from PDF conversion depends on source quality, which we state before starting.
- We do not sell or resell Revit licences, and we are not an Autodesk partner.
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Get a quote: Revit modelling & model management
Tell us the building, the stage and what you need. An engineer replies within two working days with approach, deliverables and a fee basis.
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Have drawings ready? Use the full enquiry form to attach them.
What a useful quote needs. Building type and approximate area, the disciplines, the project stage, and which drawings or models exist. If you have them ready, the full enquiry form takes file uploads.
NDAs. We sign before drawings or models are shared, as a matter of course.
FAQ
Questions we are asked at enquiry stage
Can you convert our CAD or PDF drawings to Revit?
Yes. We review the source first and tell you what accuracy it supports — clean DWG converts very differently from scanned PDF.
Can you create custom MEP families?
Yes. We create and modify equipment, fixture and accessory families with the parameters needed for scheduling and quantities.
Which Revit versions do you work in?
Whichever the project mandates. Version has real consequences for exchange and handover, so we agree it at the start.
Can you set up a Revit project standard from scratch?
Yes. Templates, shared parameters, naming, browser organisation, view templates, sheet standards and a starter content library, documented so your team can maintain it.
Related
Where this connects
MEP shop drawings & documentationThe sheets the template exists to produce.
Quantity takeoff & BOQWhat becomes possible once parameters are populated.
BIM coordinationLinked models on correct coordinates, ready to federate.
MCP for RevitWhat connecting an AI assistant to model data would actually require.