In Revit, a sheet starts with a title block, and a Sheet Builder sheet can too. Pick one of your firm's title blocks for the sheet, place your details inside its border, and when the sheet is built in Revit, Pirros in Revit places the title block and type you chose.
Before you start:
Edit access on the stash. Sheet Builder lives inside a stash. New to it? Start with Compose Revit Sheets with Sheet Builder.
Pirros Families. A title block is a Revit family, so yours needs to be in your firm's Pirros family library. See What is Pirros Families?
Pirros in Revit 4.0.102 or newer to build the sheet with the title block you picked. The version is on the Plugin line near the bottom of the panel's Settings tab. The classic plugin doesn't use the title block you pick; see Download to Revit below.
Add Your Title Block to the Stash
The title block dropdown in Sheet Builder lists only the title blocks in the same stash as the sheet, so add yours to that stash first:
Make the sheet's stash your active stash: select it in the stash dropdown at the bottom left of the screen, or turn on its Active Stash toggle on the Stashes page. See Create Stashes.
Open the Families page and find your title block. Searching for its name is the quickest way.
Click Stash on the title block.
A stash can hold several title blocks, for example a D-size and an E1-size title block, and each sheet uses its own.
Pick a Title Block for a Sheet
Open the sheet in Sheet Builder: click Build Sheet in the stash header to start a new sheet, or hover a Sheet Builder card in the stash and click Edit in Sheet Builder.
Open the title block dropdown at the top left of the canvas. It reads No title block until you choose one.
Choose your title block. Each one is listed by family name, followed by its sheet size when Pirros knows it, for example E1 30x42 Horizontal (42" × 30"). The title block appears on the canvas as the sheet's border, and the sheet is resized to fit it.
Drag details from the tray into the title block. In Revit, each detail lands in the same spot relative to the title block.
To take the title block off a sheet, choose No title block.
Choose a Type
A title block family often has several types: usually one per sheet size, sometimes variants of the same size, such as with and without a consultant block. When the family you picked has more than one type, a second dropdown appears next to the first. Pirros starts with the type that comes first alphabetically; choose another to switch. When Pirros knows the new type's size, the sheet resizes to match.
Check the Sheet Size
The sheet size tells Pirros where your details sit inside the title block, so it has to match the title block.
When Pirros knows the title block's size (measured when the family was uploaded, or read from its Sheet Width and Sheet Height parameters), the sheet is set to that size and there's nothing to adjust.
When it doesn't, Pirros estimates the size from the type or family name (for example, 30x42) or from the shape of the title block's preview, and shows a size dropdown next to the title block dropdown so you can correct it.
In the size dropdown, choose a standard size (11" × 17", 22" × 34", 24" × 36", 30" × 42", 34" × 44" or 36" × 48"), or choose Custom and type the height and width in inches. For a portrait (vertical) title block, click ⇄ to swap width and height. The size is saved with the sheet.
The Preview and Ratio Pills
Two pills can appear next to the title block dropdown:
Preview (blue): the canvas is showing a low-resolution image of the title block. Hover it to read This is a low-resolution preview. Your title block will render at full quality in Revit. There's nothing to fix.
Ratio (amber): the sheet's proportions no longer match the title block's, so the title block is stretched on the canvas. Hover it to see both ratios, for example The title block is 2:3 but is set at 5:7. This will misalign the details in Revit. Set the sheet to the title block's real size (see Check the Sheet Size) before you download, or your details won't land where you placed them.
New Sheets Start with the Same Title Block
When you add another sheet to the stash with Build Sheet or + New, it starts with the title block, type and size of the newest sheet in the stash that has a title block, so you only pick it once. You can change it on any sheet.
A sheet you convert from a Revit Sheet in the stash (with Edit in Sheet Builder on the Revit Sheet's card) starts without a title block. Pick one from the dropdown.
Download to Revit
Download the stash the usual way (see Compose Revit Sheets with Sheet Builder). When Pirros in Revit builds the sheet, it uses the title block you picked, whether you download the whole stash or insert the sheet on its own from the stash on the panel's Browse tab.
In your Revit project | What Pirros in Revit does |
A title block family with the same name is already loaded, for example from your project template | Uses that family and places the type you picked. It never replaces a title block that's already in the project, even if your Pirros library has a newer version. |
The family is loaded, but not the type you picked | Places another type from the family (the one that matches the sheet's size, when there is one) and shows a warning. To change it, select the title block on the sheet and choose the type in Properties ▸ Type Selector. |
The family isn't loaded | Downloads it from your Pirros library and loads it into the project. |
The family can't be downloaded, for example because you don't have permission to download families | Uses a title block already in the project that matches the sheet's size, or creates the sheet without a title block. A warning names the title block that couldn't be used and says why. |
Using the classic plugin? It doesn't download or place the title block you picked. It uses the first title block already loaded in your Revit project whose size matches the sheet, or creates the sheet without one. To get the title block you picked, use Pirros in Revit 4.0.102 or newer. Not sure which plugin you have? See Compose Revit Sheets with Sheet Builder.
Export to PDF
When the sheet has a title block, Export to PDF includes it: the PDF page is the sheet's size, with the title block drawn around your details at true scale, in place of the Pirros footer. For these sheets, the paper size you choose in the Export Sheet to PDF dialog doesn't change the page size.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: I don't see a title block dropdown in Sheet Builder.
A: The dropdown appears only when the stash has at least one title block in it. Add your title block to the stash (see Add Your Title Block to the Stash), then open the sheet in Sheet Builder.
Q: My title block isn't in the dropdown.
A: The dropdown lists the families from Revit's Title Blocks category that are in this stash. Check that the title block is in the same stash as the sheet, not only in your library.
Q: Why does the title block look blurry on the canvas?
A: Some title blocks only have a low-resolution preview in Pirros, and the Preview pill tells you when that's the case. Only the picture on the canvas is affected: the title block comes into Revit at full quality.
Q: Why doesn't the title block show my sheet number and name?
A: The title block on the canvas is a picture, so it doesn't show this sheet's details. Once the sheet is built in Revit, title block labels that read the sheet number and name show the ones you gave the sheet in Sheet Builder.
Q: Can I change the title block after I've placed details?
A: Yes, at any time. Details keep their positions, measured from the bottom-left corner of the sheet, so after switching to a smaller title block, check for details that now sit outside it.
Q: The sheet came into Revit with a different title block type from the one I picked.
A: Your project already had a copy of that title block family without the type you picked, so Pirros placed another type and showed a warning. Select the title block on the sheet and pick the right type in Properties ▸ Type Selector. If the type isn't listed there, load it into the project first.
Q: Do I need to load the title block into my Revit template first?
A: No. If the project doesn't have it, Pirros in Revit downloads it from your library. If your template already includes it, Pirros uses the copy in the project.
Q: Can I use a portrait (vertical) title block?
A: Yes. When Pirros knows the title block's size, the sheet comes out portrait on its own. Otherwise, choose Custom in the size dropdown and click ⇄ to swap width and height.