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.
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 2026 Release\RenderFiles\
ExportLayersNameDGN
Defines the name and location of the DGN layer file.
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 2026 Release\Program\Data\importlineweights-dwg-default.txt MaterialLibraryFiles=..\Data\Rendering IESFileLocation=C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2026 Release\IES\ LookupTableLocation=C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2026 Release\Lookup Tables\ ExportLayersNameDGN=