Revit Tip: Revit Pre-Flight QC Checklist

A concise, field-tested Quality Control checklist you can run before every Revit deliverable to reduce rework and RFIs.

Pre-flight and Model Health

• Audit on open; review warnings and drive the total below an agreed threshold (track top offenders weekly).
• Purge Unused carefully (twice), then delete orphaned views, groups, and line patterns; remove unused materials and render assets.
• Confirm Project Information, Location, and Shared Coordinates. Pin Survey/Base Points; verify True North vs Project North.
• Set Project Units (precision, rounding); verify level elevations and grid naming conventions.

Views and Templates

• All plotted views use a View Template; no temporary hide/isolate; Section Box off unless intentional.
• View Range, Phase Filter, and Design Options consistent with the sheet intent.
• Filters are named and documented; category overrides minimized and standardized.
• Working views are excluded from sheets and clearly prefixed (e.g., _WK_).

Annotations and Graphics

• Text/Dimensions use office standards; no “None” text style; leaders and arrows consistent.
• Dimensions reference stable geometry (references or locked datums); spot elevations/slopes validated.
• Tags read from the correct parameters; room/space tags present with verified numbers and names.
• Keynote file path verified; legends are view-independent and coordinated.

Families and Parameters

• Purge unused family types; verify nested families, visibility settings, and reference planes.
• Shared Parameters align with office standard GUIDs; unit types and parameter types correct.
• Type Marks unique; fire rating, assembly code, and specification parameters populated where required.
• Classification fields (OmniClass/UniFormat) and IFC parameters completed for exports.

Schedules and Quantities

• Sorting, filtering, and formatting match deliverable intent; phase-aware where applicable.
• Calculated values documented; hidden fields used intentionally; totals verified against model counts.
• Key Schedules drive consistency for rooms, doors, and finishes.

Sheets, Revisions, and Issue Sets

• Title block parameters populated (Project, Sheet Number/Name, Scale, Issue, Revisions, Consultant data).
• Viewport alignment and scale standards enforced; placeholder sheets reconciled.
• Revision clouds assigned to the correct sequence; revision schedule cleansed of old/unused entries.

Links, CAD, and Coordinates

• RVT links By Shared Coordinates; paths set to Relative; unused links unloaded; “Room Bounding” set as needed.
• CAD files linked (not imported), cleaned (layers, units, purge), and on their own workset.
• Design Option and Workset visibility verified across deliverable views.

Exports and Deliverables

• PDF: standardized naming, vector quality, fonts embedded, print styles applied; test a batch set.
• DWG: export setup mapped to your CAD standard; units, layers, and hatches validated.
• IFC: correct setup/template, property sets, base quantities, and classification export verified.
• Navisworks: NWC from publish views, shared coordinates, linked files included per coordination plan.

Automation and Oversight

• Create a “QC Dashboard” sheet with color-fill and schedules surfacing missing data (“TBD”, nulls, duplicates).
• Use Dynamo or lightweight macros to flag noncompliant elements and populate required parameters.
• Document the QC run (date, who, key findings) and archive with the issue set.

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