Manage Links Settings in Revit.ini

In the Revit.ini file, settings in the [Manage Links] section control how information on tabs of the Manage Links dialog are sorted.

For the SortDirection settings described below, normal sort order is alphabetical or one of the following:

• Status: Not Found files, In Closed Workset files (Revit links only), Loaded files, Unloaded files
• Reference Type: Attachment links, then Overlay links
• Positions Not Saved: Links whose shared coordinate locations are not saved, then links whose locations are current
• Size: Large files, then smaller files
• Path Type: Absolute-path files, then Relative-path files

CADFormats

Indicates the column to use for sorting items on the CAD Formats tab of the dialog.

Type = integer

Valid values:

• 0 = Linked File (default)
• 1 = Status
• 3 = Positions Not Saved
• 4 = Size
• 5 = Saved Path
• 6 = Path Type

CADFormatsSortDirection

Determines the sort order for the column specified by the CADFormats setting.

Type = integer

Valid values:

• 0 = normal sort order
• 1 = reverse order

DWFMarkups

Indicates the column to use for sorting items on the DWF Markups tab of the dialog.

Type = integer

Valid values:

• 0 = Linked File (default)
• 1 = Status
• 4 = Size
• 5 = Saved Path
• 6 = Path Type

DWFMarkupsSortDirection

Determines the sort order for the column specified by the DWFMarkups setting.

Type = integer

Valid values:

• 0 = normal sort order
• 1 = reverse order

RevitLinks

Indicates the column to use for sorting items on the Revit Links tab of the dialog.

Type = integer

Valid values:

• 0 = Link Name (default)
• 1 = Status
• 2 = Reference Type
• 3 = Positions Not Saved
• 5 = Saved Path
• 6 = Path Type
• 7 = Local Alias

RevitLinksSortDirection

Determines the sort order for the column specified by the RevitLinks setting.

Type = integer

Valid values:

• 0 = normal sort order
• 1 = reverse order

Example

[Manage Links]
RevitLinks=1
CADFormats=0
DWFMarkups=0
RevitLinksSortDirection=1
CADFormatsSortDirection=1
DWFMarkupsSortDirection=0