When your firm uploads Revit project models to Pirros, sheets are ingested alongside individual details. A sheet in Pirros is a view of the full drawing page — including every detail placed on it, the title block, and sheet metadata like number and name. Understanding how sheets behave in Pirros helps your team search smarter, manage updates cleanly, and keep your library organized.
How Sheet Views Work in Pirros
Sheets appear on the Details page as a distinct content type, alongside Drafting Views and Detail Views. You can filter to sheets specifically using the Detail Type filter on the left panel — select Sheets to browse only full sheet layouts.
When you click on a sheet card and select Open Full Detail, you're taken to the Sheet page. This view shows:
A larger preview of the full sheet layout
All individual details on that sheet listed in the right-hand panel
Sheet metadata: sheet number, sheet name, project, and Revit version
From any individual detail page, a Link to Sheet button opens the parent sheet — giving you context for how that detail was originally positioned and used within the broader drawing set.
Tip: The Pirros search engine indexes the sheet name and title-on-sheet — not just the detail view name. Searching "roof plan" or "exterior elevation" can surface details that live on sheets with those titles, even if the individual view name doesn't include those keywords.
What Happens When a Detail on a Sheet Is Updated
When an admin updates a detail in Revit and syncs it back to Pirros, here is what happens to the sheet it belongs to:
The detail is updated; the sheet is not automatically updated.
The updated detail gets a new version in Pirros — visible in its History tab. However, the sheet it belongs to continues to show the version of the detail that was on the sheet at the time of the last sheet sync. This means the sheet preview and the individual detail may be out of sync until the sheet is also synced.
To keep your sheet and its details aligned:
After editing the detail in Revit, open the Pirros plugin and click Sync
Under Filter Views, select Recently Changed Views
Select both the updated detail and its parent sheet
Enter a change message for both (e.g., "Updated flashing detail per 2024 IBC requirements")
Click Confirm
Best practice: Always sync the detail and its parent sheet together, using the same change message. This keeps version history clean and ensures the sheet preview in Pirros reflects the current state of all details on it.
Notifications: When a detail is updated, Pirros automatically notifies anyone at your firm who downloaded that detail into an active project within the past year. These notifications are informational — they do not automatically update Revit models. Team members can choose to re-download the updated version at their discretion.
How to Remove a Detail from a Sheet in Pirros
Pirros reflects the structure of your Revit model — details appear on sheets because that is how they exist in the source model. Removing a detail from a sheet in Pirros requires making the change in Revit first and then syncing.
To remove a detail from a sheet:
Open the source Revit model containing the sheet
In Revit, delete the detail from the sheet view (or move it off the sheet entirely)
Open the Pirros plugin and click Sync
Under Filter Views, select Recently Changed Views
Select the parent sheet
Enter a change message (e.g., "Removed detail 5/A501 from sheet — superseded by typical")
Click Confirm
After syncing, the sheet in Pirros will update to reflect the current sheet layout. The individual detail is not deleted from your Pirros library — it still exists as a standalone detail in search results and can still be downloaded and reused independently.
Note: If you want to permanently remove a detail from your Pirros library entirely (not just from the sheet), that requires an admin to delete it through the Management tab. Removing a detail from a sheet only updates the sheet layout — it does not delete the detail.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: The sheet preview in Pirros looks different from the current version of the sheet in Revit. Why?
A: The sheet preview reflects the last time the sheet was synced to Pirros. If details have been edited or rearranged in Revit since the last sync, the preview will be out of date. Sync the sheet from the Pirros plugin to update it.
Q: I updated a detail but the sheet thumbnail in Pirros still shows the old version. Is this a bug?
A: No — this is expected behavior. The sheet thumbnail updates when the sheet itself is synced, not when individual details on it are synced. Always sync both the detail and its parent sheet together to keep them aligned.
Q: Can I delete a sheet from Pirros without deleting the details on it?
A: Yes. Deleting a sheet from the Pirros library only removes the sheet entry. The individual details that were on that sheet remain in your library, searchable and downloadable. Contact your admin to remove a sheet from the library.
Q: If I remove a detail from a sheet in Revit and sync, will the detail still appear in my Pirros library?
A: Yes. Removing a detail from a sheet only updates the sheet layout in Pirros. The detail itself remains in your library as a standalone entry and can still be searched, downloaded, and reused. To remove the detail from your library entirely, an admin must delete it through the Management tab.
Q: Our sheet index has changed — sheet numbers and names have been updated in Revit. Do I need to re-sync everything?
A: You'll need to sync the affected sheets so Pirros reflects the updated numbers and names. Note that after a sheet rename, card views on the browse page may still show the old name until the detail is re-indexed — open the detail to confirm the rename applied correctly. See Understanding How Syncing Works in Pirros for more detail on how sheet renames behave.