Add Custom Fields to a Title Block

Revise the sheet-specific and project-specific information placeholders in a title block.

In general, a title block contains placeholders for 2 types of information:

• Project-specific information. This information applies to all sheets in the project. Examples: project name, client information, project address.
• Sheet-specific information. This information differs for each sheet within a project. Examples: sheet name, sheet number, reviewer, sheet issue date.

When you add a sheet to a project, the project-specific information in the title block displays the appropriate information. You can enter the sheet-specific information directly on the sheet.

Revit provides default title block families. These title blocks include some project-specific information fields and some sheet-specific information fields. If you want to add more information (custom fields) to a title block, use shared parameters.

To add custom fields to a title block

1. Create (or edit) a shared parameter file, and add shared parameters to the file.

   Click Manage tabSettings panel (Shared Parameters). Add one shared parameter for each new project-specific or sheet-specific field.

2. Add the shared parameters to the project.

   When adding each parameter using the Parameter Properties dialog, under Categories, select one of the following:

   • Sheets for a sheet-specific field
   • Project Information for a project-specific field

   Now these fields are available to the project.

3. Add the shared parameters to a title block using labels.
   Note: You can add static text to describe a parameter in the title block.
4. To save the title block, on the Quick Access toolbar, click (Save).