MODEL NAMING CONVENTIONS

Designator Descriptions

[ A ] - Discipline

Each Revit model should be prefixed with text indicating which Discipline it is associated with.

Options:

• • Arch - Architectural Model

  • MEP - MEP Model

    • Mech - Mechanical Model

    • Electric - Electrical Model

    • Plumb - Plumbing Model

    • FP - Fire Protection Model

  • Struct - Structural Model

  • AVL - AVL Model

  • ID - Interior Design Model

  • Site - Site Model (Civil or Arch)

[ B ] - Project Designator

Each project has an assigned Project Designator. This will be communicated to all consultants at the beginning of the project so that their models are named correctly.

• • If you have not been given an assigned Project Designator, please contact the project manager.

[ C ] - Project Phase (Optional)

If you are working on a phased project and the Project Phase is not included in your assigned Project Designator, you should include that here.

Examples:

• • P01 - Phase 01

  • P02b - Phase 02b

[ D ] - Revit Version

This four-digit year represents the Revit Version of the model (and project).

Examples:

• • 2021 - This model is only accessible with Revit 2021.

[ E ] - Variants (Optional)

Occasionally, you may find that an additional string is needed as a suffix to your project name in order to identify certain Variants of models.

Examples:

• • Option01 - When creating design options with separate files.

  • Existing - When saving an unchanged existing version of the model.

  • Reference - When saving a copy of another model in a convenient place for easy access/reference.

[ EXT ] - File Extension

Options:

• • rvt - (Revit Model File Extension)