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Revit Family Tools (Windows Application)
While completely free, the developer takes no legal responsibility for the results of using any of this software. Use it at your own risk.
Download the Revit
Utilities Uninstaller
If you have the older "Revit Utilities" program installed, this script will
remove it from your system.
Download the Revit
Family Tools Setup
-
Current version: 2.3.0.0 See the release history below.
- The .NET Framework 2.0
or later is required (it is installed with Revit 2009).
- NOTE: Setup.exe requires administrative privileges, but ensures all
necessary components are on your system. If you don't have administrative
privileges, try running the .msi file directly, and choose an installation
location outside of the Program Files folder.
Revit Family Tools is a .NET Windows application which supports the following functionality (see images below):
Comparing Shared Parameters files
Merging Shared Parameters files
Deleting backup files (optionally recursively)
Copying CSV files created for Type Catalog usage to TXT files for easy change testing
Reporting the versions of Revit used to create family files (optionally recursively)
Sample Images:
Compare Shared Parameters Files:

Marging Shared Parameters Files:

Deleting Backup Files:

Copying CSV files to TXT files for Type Catalog creation:

Family File Version Detection:

Revit Family Tools Release History
2.3.0.0 (2009-07-17)
- Name changed to "Revit Family Tools" to prevent confusion with
Avatech's Utilities for Revit)
- Now comes with a real setup program, administrative privileges
not required
- Shared Parameters Merging
- Now prompts before overwriting an existing
parameters file with the results (duhhhh)
- Family File Version Detector
- Now supports detecting family files created
with Revit 2010 Web Update 1
- Can append update information for Revit 2010
files
- If the file can't be read, it suggests the file
may be open in Revit in the "Revit Build Date Found" column
2.2.0.0 ("Revit Utilities")
- Reports are now sorted by parameter or group name
- Option added to sort merged parameters by parameter name in final saved
file
- Improved error handling for corrupt shared parameters files
2.1.0.0 ("Revit Utilities")
- First public release