Revit Template used

[Rana_HamedEREMS]

Hi All, we need to have a way to know which template has been used for existing project file. 

[barthbradley]

Why?  Serious question.  

....the answer will lead to the solution you are really after.  

[vitorbortoncello]

you could compare templates or look for view templates and project parameters that give a clue about. There is not a direct way

[HVAC-Novice]

You can apply settings in any Revit project that make it be exactly like done with your template, even if a different template was used. A template does nothing that can't be done afterwards to any project. It is just a time saving feature to pre-set things once instead of doing it over and over for each project. and there is no digital signature or similar feature "proofing" what template was used. 

A while ago there was a thread about this and there IIRC the OP wanted to enforce that employees use the approved template and proof if they didn't. 

I personally don't even use templates, I use a default starter project. it does the exact same thing as a template fire minus some limitations templates have. If I wanted, I could turn it into a template file or vice versa. 

Maybe explain our actual objective. 

[RSomppi]

There was a lengthy heated discussion on this topic many moons ago. In the end, there is no direct way to tell what template a project was started with. The value of that information was in question because once the project is started, anything driven by that template could be changed.

You would need to some investigation for clues unique to that template or manually track it.

[handjonathan]

Hi @Rana_HamedEREMS 
Thanks a lot for posting your question to the forums!   Have the solutions suggested by @vitorbortoncello @HVAC-Novice @RSomppi helped with your issue?
 
We look forward to hearing back from you with more information so we can help you as a community!