Transferring Legend Views

[a.sundaram]

Is there any way to transfer the legends from one project to another like Drafting views? or any add-ins or Scripts to help with?

Thanks

Alagappan

@Anonymous @bushra_aboelezz @prabhu.rMQVQ9 @shravan.krish @Anonymous 

[mmclean4U7JV]

Yes this can be done.

If you have both Revit projects open (same version and same revit instance (not 2 applications of revit running, but 1) then on a sheet view you can just copy a legend you want (CTRL C) and paste (CTRL V) across to the other project (on a sheet view)  I have done this numerous times with always success.

This will paste the legend view and the legend will auto create in the 2nd project.

Hope this helps.

[benschilders · Accepted solution]

You could try to use pyrevit, there is a pyrevit script (clickable tool) wich let you select wich legends to copy to wich open projects (same sesion )

1. click on Copy Legends to other documents

2. select project wich to copy to

3. select legends to copy:

Download:
https://github.com/eirannejad/pyRevit/releases

Pyrevit basics:
https://revitpure.com/blog/10-amazing-pyrevit-features-to-save-insane-amounts-of-time

BTW pyrevit contains a lot of usefull tools ! 

Oh just a small reminder the idea forum is not the best place for questions, those should be asked on the regular formums: 
https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/bd-p/133.

Hope this helps!

[ToanDN]

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@a.sundaram wrote:

Is there any way to transfer the legends from one project to another like Drafting views? or any add-ins or Scripts to help with?

Thanks

Alagappan

@Anonymous @bushra_aboelezz @prabhu.rMQVQ9 @shravan.krish @Anonymous 

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Aside from pyRevit, if you use Revit 2022 or 2023, you can select a legend on a sheet in project A, CTRL+C, and paste on a sheet in project B.

[benschilders]

This is also a really good option , actually might be the most easy way when just wanting to copy one or two legends. 

Just tested it in Revit 2020, it works as well, so i guess this works in 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

[ToanDN]

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@benschilders wrote:

This is also a really good option , actually might be the most easy way when just wanting to copy one or two legends. 

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You can place a bunch of legend views on a sheet, select all of them and copy paste.

[shravan.krish]

@a.sundaram I think this will be a really quick and simple solution . Maybe not everytime.

You can do this for now in my opinion.

[benschilders]

@ToanDN  Fully agree with you ! Know i think of it i always use this technique when wanting to add multiple schedules from our template to older projects wich miss those, so i guess it is just preference or you use the sheet copy technique or pyrevit.    Therefore i should't have said " just wanting to copy one or two legends."

Offtopic:
Really love the  fact that all the parameters used in the schedule's automaticly get coppied into the project as well.

[silasT2BTM]

Is pyRevit for Revit 2025 also?

[David_W_Koch]

@silasT2BTM 

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@silasT2BTM wrote:

Is pyRevit for Revit 2025 also?

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They are working on it.  Volunteers work on this open-source project when they have time.  There were a lot of changes with the 2025 release that affected pyRevit, so there is a lot of work to do to support Revit 2025.

[ehoL7F5X]

I have Revit 2025 and the Legend is in Revit 2022. I tried copying multiple times but it did not work. Bummer.

[autodesk_user1_ntec]

It's helpful. Thanks.