Title Blocks Standard

10. Title Blocks Standard

10.1 Removed Folder

The following folder is removed:

Path / value: /Project Title Blocks

10.2 Storage Policy

Title blocks must not be stored externally as standalone project folder content.

Title blocks must exist only inside Revit project files.

10.3 Current Title Block Library Location

The current title block reference location is:

Path / value: INSERT PATH VALUE HERE

10.4 Title Block Archetypes

S3 title blocks are organized by title block archetype first and sheet size second.

Archetype: Horizontal

Use: Standard landscape title block for project sheets, review sheets, supplemental documentation, and construction documents.

Current horizontal families:

• S3_TitleBlock_Horizontal_8.5x11.rfa

• S3_TitleBlock_Horizontal_11x17.rfa

• S3_TitleBlock_Horizontal_12x18.rfa

• S3_TitleBlock_Horizontal_18x24.rfa

• S3_TitleBlock_Horizontal_ConstructionDocuments.rfa

The 8.5x11, 11x17, 12x18, and 18x24 horizontal formats are currently separate families. This is intentional because the formats contain different schedule, text, spacing, and layout requirements. Revision Schedule content cannot be hidden reliably, so it was decided these formats will remain separate families (a future pass could be completed to achieve consolidation if truly necessary). 

S3_TitleBlock_Horizontal_ConstructionDocuments.rfa contains the following types:

• S3_TitleBlock_Horizontal_24x36

• S3_TitleBlock_Horizontal_30x42

• S3_TitleBlock_Horizontal_36x48

Archetype: Vertical

Use: Portrait title block for small-format sketches, RFIs, supplemental sheets, review sheets, and conceptual documentation where vertical orientation is required.

Current vertical families:

• S3_TitleBlock_Vertical_Multiformat.rfa

• S3_TitleBlock_Vertical_18x24.rfa

The Vertical Multiformat family contains 8.5x11, 11x17, and 12x18 types. The 18x24 vertical format is a separate family because its schedule and layout requirements are different from the smaller vertical formats.

Archetype: Presentation

Use: Presentation-board title block for graphics, renderings, mood boards, concept packages, client presentations, and design-review material.

Current presentation family:

• S3_TitleBlock_Presentation.rfa

The Presentation family contains the following types:

• S3_TitleBlock_Presentation_11x17

• S3_TitleBlock_Presentation_12x18

• S3_TitleBlock_Presentation_18x24

• S3_TitleBlock_Presentation_24x36

• S3_TitleBlock_Presentation_30x42

• S3_TitleBlock_Presentation_36x48

Presentation title blocks do not replace standard construction-document title blocks for sealed, permit, bid, or issued document sets unless specifically approved.

10.5 Sheet Size Use Standard

• Sheet Size: 8.5x11

Default Use: RFIs, sketches, supplemental issue sheets, and small-format documentation

Allowed Archetypes: Horizontal, Vertical

• Sheet Size: 11x17

Default Use: Conceptual sheets, review sheets, meeting sketches, and reduced-format coordination sheets

Allowed Archetypes: Horizontal, Vertical, Presentation

• Sheet Size: 12x18

Default Use: Conceptual sheets, review sheets, small-format presentation sheets, and coordination sheets

Allowed Archetypes: Horizontal, Vertical, Presentation

• Sheet Size: 18x24

Default Use: Conceptual sheets, intermediate review sheets, presentation sheets, and coordination sheets

Allowed Archetypes: Horizontal, Vertical, Presentation

• Sheet Size: 24x36

Default Use: Construction documents and permit, bid, or issue sets

Allowed Archetypes: Horizontal Construction Documents, Presentation

• Sheet Size: 30x42

Default Use: Larger-format construction documents and approved presentation material

Allowed Archetypes: Horizontal Construction Documents, Presentation

• Sheet Size: 36x48

Default Use: Large-format construction documents and approved presentation material

Allowed Archetypes: Horizontal Construction Documents, Presentation

Use classification rules:

• 8.5x11 sheets are used for RFIs, sketches, and supplemental small-format documentation.

• All sheet sizes smaller than 24x36 are conceptual, review, sketch, or coordination formats unless the project BIM Execution Plan explicitly approves another use.

• 24x36 and larger sheets are construction document formats.

• Presentation title blocks may be used at any approved presentation size, but presentation title blocks do not replace construction document title blocks for permit, bid, or issued construction document sets unless approved.

• Separate standalone families should be used only when a Revit technical limitation or approved project requirement makes a separate family necessary.
  
  

10.6 Starting a New Sheet 

1. Create a new sheet using View > Sheet, or right-click Sheets in the Project Browser and select New Sheet.

2. In the New Sheet dialog, select the appropriate S3 title block family and size.

3. Select the exact size-specific type. For example:

• Use S3_TitleBlock_Horizontal_24x36 for a 24x36 construction-document sheet.

• Use S3_TitleBlock_Vertical_11x17 for an 11x17 vertical sheet.

• Use S3_TitleBlock_Presentation_30x42 for a 30x42 presentation sheet.

Place views, schedules, legends, and other sheet content after the correct title block has been selected.

The title block family controls the sheet border, graphic layout, labels, office information, schedule placement, and format-specific spacing.


10.7 Filling Out the Title Block

Project-specific information should be entered through the sheet, project, or approved title-block parameters. Do not edit the family simply to fill out an individual project sheet.

Project Information Parameters:

Enter the following values through Manage > Project Information:

• Project Name:

  • Displayed through the S3_TagLabel_ProjectName label. This appears below the Project Title heading.

• Project Address:

  • Displayed through the S3_TagLabel_ProjectAddress label.

• Project Status:

  • Displayed through the S3_TagLabel_ProjectStatus label.

• Project Number:

  • Displayed through the S3_TagLabel_ProjectNumber label and shown near the Project No. heading.

These values are project-wide. Changing them updates every title block that displays the corresponding project information.

Sheet Specific Parameters:
Enter the following values by selecting the sheet in the Project Browser and editing the Properties palette:

• Sheet Name:

  • Displayed through the S3_TagLabel_SheetName label. This is typically shown in the Drawing Title area.

• Sheet Number:

  • Displayed through the S3_TagLabel_SheetNumber label. This is typically shown below the Drawing No. heading.

• Drawn By:

  • Displayed through the S3_TagLabel_DrawnBy label. The title block displays the value using the DRW field.

• Checked By:

  • Displayed through the S3_TagLabel_CheckedBy label. The title block displays the value using the CHK field.

• Approved By:

  • Displayed through the S3_TagLabel_ApprovedBy label. The title block displays the value using the APR field.

• Issue Date / Date:

  • Displayed through the S3_TagLabel_SheetIssueDate label style. The title block displays the value using the Date field.

• Scale:

  • Displayed through the S3_TagLabel_Scale label. Scale is not normally typed directly into the title block. Set the scale of the views placed on the sheet through the view Properties palette. The title block then displays the applicable scale information.
    
    

Shared Parameters:

• The AOR information is controlled by shared parameters defined in the S3 shared-parameter file:

  • S3_AOR_Name

  • S3_AOR_Registration_No

The shared-parameter file groups these definitions under S3_TitleBlocks.

In the title block families, these values appear as:

AOR Name:

• Displayed through the AOR Name label using the S3_TagLabel_AOR_Name label type.

AOR Registration Number:

• Displayed through the registration-number label using the S3_TagLabel_AOR_Registration_No label type. The family sample text for this label appears as ##### until a project value is supplied.

These values should be entered through the sheet’s Properties palette when the shared parameters are bound to the project’s Sheets category. The shared-parameter file defines the parameters; it is not where the user enters the project value.

10.8 Functional Title Block Controls

S3_FloridaLicense_Info:

• This is an instance Yes/No visibility parameter found in the horizontal and vertical title block families. It controls the visibility of the Florida license and registration information.

• Because it is an instance parameter, it can be changed for one placed title block without changing other title blocks using the same type.

Changing Size Types:

• The Horizontal Construction Documents, Vertical Multiformat, and Presentation families use size-specific types with formula-driven geometry. Selecting a different type changes the sheet outline, information areas, spacing, and format-specific graphic groups.

• Do not manually change formula-driven dimensions.
  
  

Construction-document grid controls:

• S3_TitleBlock_Horizontal_ConstructionDocuments.rfa includes type-level grid visibility controls for:

  • S3_Grid_Horizontal_24x36

  • S3_Grid_Horizontal_30x42

  • S3_Grid_Horizontal_36x48

• These controls are associated with the corresponding construction-document layout.

10.9 Changing the Title Block Size

To change the size of an existing sheet:

1. Select the title block on the sheet.

2. Use the Type Selector in the Properties palette.

3. Select the correct size-specific type.

4. If the new format belongs to a different family, replace the existing title block with the appropriate family.

• For example, changing from an 11x17 horizontal sheet to a 24x36 construction-document sheet requires changing from the standalone 11x17 horizontal family to the Horizontal Construction Documents family and selecting the 24x36 type.

  • The sheet, views, schedules, and other placed content remain in the project when the title block is replaced.

  • Do not resize these title blocks by dragging their edges or by manually overriding formula-driven dimensions.