Classifying a project often means looking up codes in a table, typing them into the model one type at a time, and doing it again when the model changes. In NTI COMANAGE, you load the classification table once, pick the code from a list for each type, build the full code automatically and push it back to Revit.

What you need

• A synchronized model. See Add and synchronize models.
• Your classification table as a CSV or Excel file, with the unique code in the far-left column.

1. Load the classification table

1. Go to Objects → Configuration and click Add External Data on the External Data card.
2. Select the file and click Add.
3. Click Add Property, choose External Data, and create a property for each column you need, such as code and description.

2. Build the full code

1. Click Add Property and choose Function → Running Number.
2. Choose the number of digits, set Distinct By (for example the type name) and Group By your code property. Each type now gets a running number within its code.
3. Click Add Property and choose Reference.
4. Combine the code and the running number, with free text if needed.

3. Classify the types

1. In Manage, create a Types view with your new properties as columns.
2. Click a cell in the code column and choose a code from the list. The related columns from the same file are filled in automatically.
3. Use filters to find types that are still missing a code.

[🎞 GIF: Choosing a code from the classification table in the object table]

4. Write the codes back to Revit

1. In Project Home → Models, open the model's context menu and choose Export Settings.
2. Map the full code to a Revit parameter.
3. In Revit, click Synchronize on the Add-Ins ribbon, check the values and click Update.

See Pushing data from COMANAGE to Revit.

The result

Every type has a consistent code, built from the same table and stored in the model. When the model changes, you only classify the new types.

Where: HOME / <project name> / OBJECTS