Directories Settings in Revit.ini

In the Revit.ini file, the settings in the [Directories] section specify settings, files, and locations used during various Revit functions.

Some of these settings correspond to settings on the File Locations tab of the Options dialog.

Note: All Revit.ini path settings must refer to relative or absolute paths. ProjectPath is the only setting that expands embedded environment variables.

AdditionalRenderAppearancePaths

Corresponds to paths specified in the Additional Render Appearance Paths table on the Rendering tab of the Options dialog.

Type = string

Example: AdditionalRenderAppearancePaths=..\..\..\..\Users\<username>\Documents\_Revit 2018\RenderFiles\

ExportLayersNameDGN

Defines the name and location of the DGN layer file.

Note: This option works only when UseVersion2012DG is enabled.

Type = string

Default value = C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\<product and release>\exportlayers-dgn-AIA.txt

ExportToClassIFC

Points to a mapping table of Revit categories and subcategories to IFC entities and types. This information is used to determine how to export certain Revit elements to IFC.

Type = string

Default value: " ..\Data\ exportlayers-ifc-IAI.txt"

ExternalParameters

Specifies the location for a shared parameter file.

Type = string

Default value: "" (empty string)

IESFileLocation

Defines the location of IES files used for lighting fixtures.

Type = string

Example: IESFileLocation=C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\<product and release>\IES\

ImportIFCCategoryTable

Points to a mapping table of IFC entities to Revit categories and subcategories. This information is used to determine how to import certain IFC entities into Revit.

Type = string

Default value = "" (empty string)

ImportIFCTemplate

Points to a template file that IFC uses for the Open IFC command. If no value is specified, Revit uses the default template.

Type = string

Default value = "" (empty string)

ImportLineweightsNameDWG

Defines the name and location of the file that specifies line weights for imported DWG files.

Type = string

Default value = "..\Data\importlineweights-dwg-default.txt"

LookupTableLocation

Defines the location of Lookup Table files, which are used when working with MEP components to define parameter values in an external CSV file upgrade from a release prior to Revit 2014.

Type = string

Example: LookupTableLocation=C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\<product and release>\Lookup Tables\

MaterialLibraryFiles

Defines the location of files related to materials.

Type = string

Default value: "..\Data\Rendering"

ProjectPath

Corresponds to the Default path for user files option on the File Locations tab of the Options dialog.

Type = string

Example: ProjectPath=%USERPROFILE%\Documents\

RootPathForPointClouds

Corresponds to the Root path for point clouds option on the File Locations tab of the Options dialog.

Type = string

Example: RootPathForPointClouds=C:\Users\<username>\Documents\PointClouds

Example

[Directories]
ProjectPath=%USERPROFILE%\Documents\
ImportLineweightsNameDWG=C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Revit 2018\Program\Data\importlineweights-dwg-default.txt
MaterialLibraryFiles=..\Data\Rendering
IESFileLocation=C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2018\IES\
LookupTableLocation=C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2018\Lookup Tables\
ExportLayersNameDGN=