Views and templates
Identify unused or unplaced views, legends and view templates, with checks on their usage.
MANAGER HUB
ADC
WHAT THE TOOL DOES
ADC — AD Cleaner — brings together cleanup tasks that usually require several manual checks. It analyses dependencies before deletion to avoid removing elements that are still in use.
KEY FEATURES
Filters and parameters
Analyse filters, project parameters and shared parameters, including their use in schedules, families or rules.
Types and groups
Identify unused types, grid and level types, and groups, with options to ungroup or delete as appropriate.
Controlled cleanup
Review usage before acting, with dedicated transactions and Revit’s detected purgeable elements where available.
IN PRACTICE
From task to result.
Choose a cleanup scope
Choose the appropriate panel: basic cleanup, templates, filters, views, schedules, parameters or unplaced objects. Search commands distinguish used resources from unused ones.
Examine usage
Check which views use a template or filter and search for parameter usage. Result windows list the elements found before anything is deleted.
Remove selected items
Select items to remove after checking them. The active view is protected; lookup tables concern the Family Editor. Some searches in large models may take time.
A practical example
Before sharing a model, start with unused templates: examine their usage, select those to remove, then move on to views and remaining resources.
RIVERSIDE BUSINESS CENTRE · FICTIONAL EXAMPLE
In the modelTemplates, filters and views in the Riverside project.
In the extensionCheck usage before removing unused elements.
Check the resultFictional results: 4 unused templates and 6 unused filters removed; 2 unplaced rooms reviewed.
The tool in detail.
Illustrative example: the windows are populated with a fictional English-language Revit project, “Riverside Business Centre”.
