Family Thumbnails | Revit Tools That Architects ❤️ by Environment for Revit®

When it comes to BIM methodology in general, and Revit specifically, scheduling is one of the most important functionalities it can offer, this is where the ‘I’ in BIM comes to life. The ability to take all the elements in our model, extract their information, and organize them in an information-rich matrix is crucial to every project participant and stakeholder.
However, it seems that we’re still missing a piece of this puzzle- the ability to add legends into the schedules and simply include a small image or a thumbnail of the mentioned elements in the table. This is particularly relevant for items such as furniture, lighting, or plumbing fixtures. It is possible to create such a table in Revit but the process is time-consuming and requires maintenance later on in the process. The ‘Family Thumbnail’ feature was designed just for that. This tool essentially automates the manual process and allows you to create numerous thumbnails for the families in your project and present them in your schedule. It automatically creates the relevant parameter and connects it with the JPG file so you can effortlessly incorporate these images into the Revit schedule. You can choose how to present the families and whether you want them to show on the plan view, elevation, or 3D views. Plus, you'll have a delightful assortment of adorable JPEGs saved on your computer.