Description
Vault does not present the Type Catalog dialog box when loading a Family into Revit via the Vault tab from within the Revit UI.
There are two outcomes of the loading processes depending on the workflow.
- Revit, Vault tab > Load Family
Loads all the types from the Type Catalog file. If there are lots of Types to generate, this can be a time consuming process, hence the original idea of why Type Catalog files are used in Revit. - Drag a file from Vault into Revit
Vault completely ignores the Type Catalog file and loads the default types which are stored directly in the Family file.
Impact
If a company cannot make use of Type Catalog files, then there is little point in using Vault to store Revit Families since Revit relies heavily on the use of Type Catalogs.
Severity
Critical!!
Solution
Make Vault aware of Revit Type Catalog files.