
In Autodesk Revit Electrical Design, revisions are managed using the Sheet Issues/Revisions dialog to track changes and document issuance phases, such as “Issued for Bid” or “Issued for Construction.” The revision schedule on the title block automatically reflects this data when configured correctly.
According to the Revit MEP User’s Guide (Chapter 48 “Construction Documentation – Managing Sheets and Revisions”):
“Revisions define a record of changes issued with sheets. To display a revision in the title block, it must first be created in the Sheet Issues/Revisions dialog, assigned a description, and set to be shown in the revision schedule.”
Here’s how the process works step-by-step:
1️⃣ Add a new revision in the Sheet Issues/Revisions dialog.
Navigate to View tab → Sheet Composition panel → Revisions.
Add a new revision line entry (this creates a new revision record).
2️⃣ Change the Description to “Issued for Bid”.
In the same dialog, edit the Description field to reflect the issuance purpose.
3️⃣ Select Shown in Revision Schedule next to “Issued for Bid”.
Check “Show” in the Revision Schedule column so it will appear in the title block’s revision schedule table.
4️⃣ For each sheet to be issued, click Edit next to Revisions on Sheet in the Properties palette.
In the Properties palette, under Identity Data, click Revisions on Sheet → Edit and assign the “Issued for Bid” revision only to the sheets being released.
This ensures only the selected sheets display the “Issued for Bid” entry, maintaining proper control over which drawings are issued while others remain unaffected.
As described in the Smithsonian Facilities Revit Template User’s Guide:
“Revision schedules are dynamically linked to sheet issue data. Designers can show or hide revisions on a per-sheet basis by editing ‘Revisions on Sheet’ from the Properties palette.”
[References:, Autodesk Revit MEP User’s Guide – Chapter 48 “Managing Sheets and Revisions,” pp. 1112–1119, Smithsonian Facilities Revit Template User’s Guide – Section 3.7 “Creating a New Sheet with Title Block,” pp. 46–47, Autodesk Revit Electrical Design Essentials – “Sheet Issues, Revision Management, and Documentation Control”, , ]
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