At The Library

Panel: Families | Button: At The Library

Opens the AtTheLibrary WPF application — an interactive library browser that lets you view, filter, load, and edit families from a Schedule of Accommodation (SoA) data source without leaving Revit.

What it does

• Loads family data from a CSV (refer to Family reports) file and displays it in a filterable grid.

• Shows how many instances of each family are currently loaded in the open Revit document (the Count column).

• Lets you select individual families and:

  • Load the .rfa file directly into the current document.

  • Edit the family by opening its .rfa in the Revit family editor.

  • Edit Type Catalogue to modify the family’s type catalogue file using an inline table editor.

• Supports optional parameter column filtering so you can display only the SoA parameters relevant to your task.

When to use this

Use this button when you need to browse a family library, check what is already loaded in a project, or load and edit specific families in an organised, data-driven way — rather than using the Revit Load Family dialog.

Notes

• The SoA CSV file path is configured within the AtTheLibrary window (browse or type the path, then click Load Data).

• The window is a .NET UI loaded from the extension’s bin folder at run time. If that folder is missing or incomplete the button fails immediately with a message about the bin directory.

• See the AtTheLibrary user guide for full documentation of the interface.