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Uploading Details: How Pirros Handles Section Views

Pirros does not support Revit Section Views as a view type. Learn how to convert section views to Detail Views so they can be uploaded and used in Pirros.

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Pirros does not support Revit Section Views as a view type. If you want users to find, view, and download content that currently lives in Revit sections, you'll need to convert those sections into Detail Views first.

Why Pirros Doesn't Include Section Views

Revit Section Views can represent very different kinds of content β€” detail sections (small, focused callouts) and building sections (full-building or multi-level sections). Pirros has no reliable way to distinguish a "detail section" from a "building section" purely based on view type.

If Pirros allowed Section Views, your library would become cluttered with non-standard or project-specific building sections, excess content that makes searching harder, and unnecessary views that most users don't want in a standards library. Pirros intentionally excludes Section Views to keep libraries clean, relevant, and standards-focused.

Recommended Workflow: Convert Section Views to Detail Views

  1. Open the Revit model that contains the section views you want in Pirros

  2. Identify the Section View(s) you want to publish as standards or typicals

  3. Convert those section views into Detail Views so Pirros can recognize and ingest them

  4. Once converted, either sync changes to Pirros using the Pirros Revit workflow, or upload the entire model to Pirros

After the sync or upload completes, those converted views will appear in Pirros as Detail Views β€” viewable and downloadable by users like any other detail.

Best Practices

  • Convert only section views that represent true repeatable standards

  • If a section is project-specific (large building section, coordination section, etc.), it's usually not a good candidate for Pirros

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