Revit – Direct Mapping Database

In addition to the User Sections Database and the MasterSeries Sections Database, there is another called the User Section Direct Mapping Database.

This database is used to map custom user sections defined in MasterSeries with Revit Families. Because these sections don’t have parameters such as a height and width, the only way to map them with a Revit Family is to explicitly state which family the section belongs to.

Viewing the User Section Direct Mapping Records

1.Open the MasterSeries Revit Link Manager

2.Click the User Sections tab that follows the three main material tabs

Adding a Record to the User Section Direct Mapping Database

1.Open User Section Direct Mapping area

2.Ensure that the database is set to “User Sections Database” using the dropdown from the top of the window

3.Click the Add button in the top tool bar

4.Enter the section number associated with the user section in MasterSeries

a)This is the “No” column in the open library of user sections in MasterSeries

5.Enter the MasterSeries Section Name

a)This is the “Name” column in the open library of user sections in MasterSeries

6.Click the Open Folder button next to the Path textbox, in the dialogue the opens

7.Navigate to the Revit Family file location, select it and click Open

8.The Revit Family Name textbox should automatically be populated after setting the path

a)If it isn’t, type the Family Name into the textbox

9.Click the Open Folder button next to the Revit Family Symbol textbox

10.Select the section size from the list of available family symbols

11.Click the Save button