To group details together for downloading, sharing, or exporting, create a stash. Stashes let you collect details from across your library into a single set that you can share with colleagues, batch download into Revit, or export as a PDF for markups.
Create a Stash
Click Stashes in the left side navigation bar
The left side navigation bar with the Stashes tab highlighted. Click it to open the Stashes page.
Click New Stash at the top right, or click the + icon, or the + icon in the middle of the screen (if you don't have any existing Stashes)
The Stashes page showing the + icon in the upper right and in the middle of the page. Click either to create a new stash.
Type a name in the Stash Name field
The new stash dialog with the Stash Name field. Enter a descriptive name like "Healthcare Foundation Set" or "Project 2024-15 Details."
Click Confirm
The Confirm button at the bottom of the stash dialog. Click it to create the stash.
The new stash appears under Private Stashes:
The Private Stashes tab showing the newly created stash in the list. It's now ready for you to add details.
Add Details to a Stash
Click Details in the left side navigation bar
The left side navigation bar with the Details tab. Click it to browse and search for details to add to your stash.
Use filters and search to find the details you need. Hover over each detail and click the checkbox to select it
The Details page with multiple details selected (checkmarks visible on cards). Use the filter panel on the right to narrow by tags, Revit version, or project filters before selecting.
Click the Stash button that appears in the action bar at the top
The action bar showing the Stash button. It appears automatically when you select one or more details. Click it to add the selected details to your active stash.
If you have multiple stashes, select which one to add to from the dropdown in the bottom left of your screen. You can also add a new Stash from this dropdown
The stash dropdown showing your available stashes. Select the target stash, or choose your active stash (default).
Active Stash: On the Stashes tab, each stash has an Active Stash toggle. When a stash is active, any details you add go to that stash by default. You can have only one active stash at a time.
The Active Stash toggle column on the Stashes tab. Turn the toggle on next to the stash you want to make active.
Share a Stash with Team Members
Navigate to Stashes and click the stash you want to share
Click the share icon (arrow) at the top right
A stash view with the share icon (arrow) highlighted in the top right. Click it to open the sharing dialog.
Select colleagues from the list and click Share
The sharing dialog showing a list of team members. Select the colleagues you want to share with and click Share. They receive a notification with a link to the stash.
Export a Stash as PDF
To create a multi-page PDF of all details in a stash (for markups or cartoon sets):
Open the stash
Click Export to PDF at the top right
The stash view with the Export to PDF button in the top right. Pirros generates a PDF with one detail per page.
To download the actual Revit files as a ZIP:
Click the More options (⋮) menu at the top right
The three-dot menu (⋮) in the top right of the stash view. Click it to see export and management options.
Click Export
The dropdown menu showing Export. Click it to download a ZIP folder containing the individual .rvt files for each detail in the stash.
Download Stash Contents into Revit
To batch-download all details in a stash into your active Revit project:
Open the Stash
Click Stage for Download
The stash view with the Stage for Download button. Click it to queue all details in this stash for download in Revit. Then open Revit and click Download in the Pirros plugin.
When Pirros sees Revit connected with an open document, this button reads Insert instead of Stage for Download.
Which plugin do you have? Look at the Pirros tab in the Revit ribbon. A single Pirros button that opens a docked panel with Browse, Updates, Sync and Settings tabs means you have Pirros in Revit. Separate Sync, Download, Settings, Pirros and Live Link buttons mean you have the classic plugin. Don't go by the version number alone: on Revit 2020–2023 the classic plugin can show a 4.x version number.
Pirros in Revit:
With Live Link on (the default, on the panel's Settings tab), the panel imports the staged stash into the active model automatically.
Otherwise, open the panel's Browse tab, click Stashes, and click + Download in the Staged for download banner.
You don't have to stage the stash first: on Browse › Stashes, click + Insert all on the stash's card, or open the stash, check the items you want in list view and click + Insert.
Classic plugin:
With Live Link connected (the Live Link button on the Pirros ribbon tab is orange), the Download Items window opens automatically.
Otherwise, click Download ▸ Download on the Pirros ribbon tab.
In Download Items, review the items and click Confirm.
After you download a whole stash into Revit, a User Stash is archived automatically. Firm Stashes, and stashes marked as permanent, aren't archived. In Pirros in Revit, inserting only some of a stash's items doesn't archive it. For full steps, see Get Details and Families into Your Revit Project (Pirros in Revit and Classic Plugin).
Important: Stage for Download queues ALL details in the stash — even if you've selected only a few. It's a batch operation for the entire stash.
Reference Only details: If a stash contains Reference Only details, you need to request permission before downloading them.
The Reference Only restriction notice on a stash detail. The download button is replaced with Request to Download.
Add a note explaining why you need the detail and click Save:
The request note dialog where you explain why you need access to the Reference Only detail. Your admin receives the request and can approve or deny it.
Duplicate, Archive, or Delete a Stash
Duplicate a stash to create a copy with identical details:
Open the stash
Click the More options (⋮) menu and click Duplicate
The three-dot menu with the Duplicate option. Click it to create a copy of this stash.
The copy gets a "-copy" suffix. Rename it before clicking Confirm
The duplicated stash with the "-copy" suffix in the name field. Edit the name and click Confirm.
Archive a stash to temporarily hide it from the active list:
Click the More options (⋮) menu and click Archive
The three-dot menu with the Archive option. Click it to move the stash to the Archived section.
Archived stashes appear in the Archived tab:
To restore an archived stash, click it and click Copy and Restore:
An archived stash with the Copy and Restore button. Click it to create a new active copy of this archived stash.
Delete a stash to permanently remove it:
Warning: Deleting a stash is permanent and cannot be undone. If you might need it later, archive it instead.
Click the More options (⋮) menu and click Delete Stash
The three-dot menu with the Delete Stash option. Click it to begin the deletion process.
Click Delete to confirm
The confirmation dialog asking you to confirm deletion. Click Delete to permanently remove the stash.
What Happens Next
After creating and sharing a stash, your colleagues receive a notification with a link. They can view the stash contents, stage for download into Revit, or export to PDF. Stash contents stay up to date — if a detail in the stash is updated by an admin, the stash reflects the latest version.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What's the difference between a User Stash and a Firm Stash?
A: User stashes are personal — visible only to you until you share them. Firm stashes are created by admins and visible to everyone in the workspace. See Understanding Stashes: User vs Firm for details.
Q: Can I add details from different projects to the same stash?
A: Yes. A stash can contain details from any project or the typical library — they don't need to come from the same source.
Q: Can I stash individual details from a sheet, or does it stash the whole sheet?
A: You can stash individual details. On the Details page, click the three-dot menu on a specific detail card to select it individually rather than selecting the entire sheet.
Q: How many stashes can I create?
A: There is no limit on the number of user stashes you can create.