Content Actions¶

Right-click an item in Content Browser to access file, preview, type-catalogue and publishing actions.

Some actions are disabled when their required companion file does not exist. Other actions remain visible for content they cannot process, so check the selected content type before running them.

Open Family¶

Open Family asks Revit to open and activate the selected source file.

If the source cannot be resolved or found, Content Browser reports Source file not found.

Check the selected file type

This action is currently shown for non-family items as well as .rfa files. Use it only when opening the selected Revit source file is appropriate.

Reload Family¶

Reload Family updates a loaded .rfa family from the current Flow library. The command is enabled when the selected item is shown as loaded and performs additional family validation when run.

See Reload One Family.

Open Folder¶

Open Folder opens the folder containing the resolved source file in File Explorer.

Preview Actions¶

Open Preview Image — opens the existing PNG using its Windows-associated application.
Generate Preview — requests preview generation for an .rfa family or .rvt drafting-view source.
Regenerate Preview — recreates the preview and refreshes the selected item's preview path when successful.

Templates are not supported

Preview generation supports .rfa and .rvt files. It does not support .rte templates, even though the commands may currently remain enabled.

Preview files are separate

A missing preview does not necessarily mean that the source Revit content is unavailable.

Type Catalogue Actions¶

Open Type Catalogue¶

Opens the matching .txt catalogue using the application associated with text files in Windows.

Edit Type Catalogue¶

Opens the catalogue in Flow Type Catalog Manager.

Conform Catalogue¶

Runs the catalogue-conformance process before opening Type Catalog Manager. If no changes are needed, Flow reports No changes required without opening the manager.

Generate Type Catalogue¶

Opens Type Catalog Manager and starts generation from the selected family.

The open, edit and conform actions require a catalogue beside the selected family. Generate Type Catalogue is enabled when the Browser does not find that adjacent .txt file.

Source and cached paths

Catalogue actions currently resolve source and cached paths differently. If an expected action is disabled or reports a missing catalogue, clear the cache and confirm that the .rfa and .txt files share the same base filename.

Extract + Publish Drafting Views¶

Starts the Drafting View Extractor for the selected source file.

The workflow validates its library and template, asks for extraction/overwrite confirmation, extracts drafting views, generates previews and reports the result. It can then open the output folder or start another extraction.

The command is currently visible for all items. Use it only with an appropriate drafting-view source file.

Copy Active Path¶

Copies the resolved source-file path to the Windows clipboard and reports Source file path copied.

Getting Help¶

Hover over Browser on the Flow ribbon and press F1 to open the Content Browser help.