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