Openings Manager Troubleshooting¶
Use the following checks if Openings Manager or one of its associated workflows is not behaving as expected.
The Register Does Not Show Recent Changes¶
Openings Manager displays the results of its most recent opening discovery and audit.
If openings have been changed directly in Revit while the Manager remains open, the register may still show the previous state.
Use Refresh to run the audit again.
Refresh is particularly useful after:
- changing opening marks
- changing opening types
- creating or conforming opening views
- changing Global Parameter associations
- modifying opening parameters directly in Revit
An Opening Is Missing from the Register¶
Check that the element is a supported opening category:
- Window
- Door
- Curtain Wall
Then refresh the register.
If the opening is still missing, confirm that the element is a valid Revit opening element rather than unrelated model geometry.
I Cannot Find an Opening in a Large Project¶
Use the register filters and search before trying to locate the opening manually.
You can narrow the register by information such as:
- category
- level
- phase
- Global Parameter status
- opening mark or other searchable information
You can also double-click an opening row to locate the corresponding element in Revit.
➡️ Selecting and Locating Openings
Standardise Does Not Change an Opening¶
The opening may already use the expected Flow mark.
If all selected openings are already standard, Flow reports that no mark changes were required.
Also check that the opening is included in the selected Standardise scope.
Generate Views Says Openings Need Standardising¶
Generate Opening Views checks the selected openings before creating documentation.
If non-standard openings are found, Flow stops the generation workflow and offers:
- Standardise Now
- Cancel
Choose Standardise Now to correct the marks before continuing.
Guided Renumber Will Not Accept an Opening¶
Guided Renumber protects the active numbering workflow.
A selection may be rejected or ignored if:
- the opening belongs to another level
- the opening has already been selected in the current sequence
- the opening is Demolished
Guided Renumber processes the project level by level.
Check the current level shown in the Guided Renumber palette before selecting the opening.
I Finished Guided Renumber but the Marks Did Not Change¶
Finish Session and Apply Numbering perform different actions.
Finish Session exits the Guided Renumber session without applying the proposed numbering.
Use:
Apply Numbering
when you want the selected sequence written back to the Revit model.
A Tag Is Not Created¶
Opening tagging operates from a Floor Plan.
Check that:
- the active view is a Floor Plan
- the opening is visible in the active view
- the correct opening category is being processed
- an appropriate tag type is selected
Flow does not create a duplicate tag where an appropriate tag already exists in the active view.
If Revit cannot tag an individual opening, Flow can skip that element rather than stopping the complete tagging run.
A Window View Is Not Generated¶
The standard Window view-generation workflow is intended for New windows.
Check that:
- the Window is New
- the Window has a standard mark
- the Window is included in the selected scope
If the opening is a curtain wall, use the dedicated Curtain Wall view workflow instead.
I Expected Several Door Views but Only One Was Created¶
Door documentation is type-based.
Flow creates one elevation for each applicable New door type, rather than one view for every door instance.
Multiple doors using the same type therefore share the same Door documentation view.
A Curtain Wall View Is Not Generated¶
Check that:
- the selected element is a valid curtain wall for the configured workflow
- the curtain wall is New
- it uses the expected opening marking standard
- a view with the required name does not already exist
The Curtain Wall workflow also requires you to select the side on which the elevation marker should be placed.
An Existing Opening View Is Incorrect¶
If an opening elevation already exists but its setup is no longer correct, use Conform Views before recreating it.
Conform Views can restore or update items including:
- view template
- scale
- crop region
- phase settings
- view name
- opening tag
- opening metadata
Conform Views Skips a View¶
Flow only modifies views that it can recognise and resolve as opening elevations.
A view can be skipped if Flow cannot determine the opening associated with it.
Check the view naming and the associated opening information before trying again.
A Window View Is Skipped During Dimensioning¶
Batch Window dimensioning processes recognised W## views.
Curtain wall elevations also use W-style names, so they can be encountered during the batch scan.
If Flow cannot find a genuine Revit Window family instance in the view, it can report:
This is an expected skip for a curtain wall elevation.
Window Dimensions Cannot Be Created¶
The complete Window dimensioning workflow expects named references in the Window family:
- Left
- Right
- Sill
- Head
- FFL
If the required Left/Right or Sill/Head references are unavailable, Flow cannot create the standard dimension set.
If FFL is unavailable, Width and Height may still be created.
Existing dimensions are regenerated
The dimensioning workflow removes the existing dimensions in a processed Window elevation before creating the standard Flow dimensions.
Review manually customised dimensions before running the command.
Window View Placement Cannot Start¶
The Window placement workflow requires sheet:
Check that:
- A401 exists
- the required
W##views exist - the views are not already placed
- the selected placement area is large enough
➡️ Placing Opening Views on Sheets
I Stopped Window Placement Before Finishing¶
Window placement supports a persisted placement session.
If you choose Stop and Resume Later, Flow records the placement progress so the remaining views can be continued later.
Run the placement workflow again to continue.
I Need to Undo the Previous Window Placement Session¶
Where a recorded Window placement session exists, use:
Reset Previous Session
Flow removes the viewports recorded by that placement session and clears the placement memory.
It does not delete the elevation views or the sheets.
Door View Placement Cannot Start¶
Door placement looks for a sheet named exactly:
Check that:
- the sheet exists
- the required
-DDoor views exist - the views are not already placed
- the selected placement area is large enough
Unlike Window placement, the Door workflow does not automatically create additional schedule sheets.
Door Heights Reports Updates but a Door Did Not Change¶
Check that:
- the door is New
- the door family provides a usable Panel Width
- the door type provides a usable Panel Height
- a target height exists for the door's level
- the door is included where a selected-door workflow is being used
Existing and Demolished doors are deliberately skipped.
➡️ Door Heights
A Door Height Type Cannot Be Created¶
Flow creates or reuses Door types using the naming format:
For example:
The Door family needs usable Panel Width and Panel Height parameters for this workflow.
Flow rolls back an unsuccessful type creation rather than deliberately leaving a partially configured Door type.
A Global Parameter Status Is Missing or Incomplete¶
Openings Manager audits the expected opening Global Parameter associations.
Check the relevant opening setup, including:
- Window sill-height association
- Window head-height association
- Door display controls
- Door trim controls
- Architrave dimensions
- Door opening settings
Use Refresh after changing the associations.
An Architrave Global Parameter Has the Wrong Value¶
When Flow creates the standard Architrave Length Global Parameters, the intended initial values are:
If an existing project Global Parameter already has a different value, review the existing project setup rather than assuming Flow will overwrite it.
Flow reuses existing Global Parameters where they are already present.
A Window Head Height Override Cannot Be Removed¶
The individual override-removal workflow only treats recognised Flow override names as removable overrides.
The expected pattern is:
If the Window is associated with an unrelated Global Parameter, Flow does not treat that association as a Flow head-height override.
➡️ Window Head Height Overrides
A Window Has No Standard Head Height Association¶
The head-height override workflows can repair a missing standard association before creating or removing an override.
The normal standards are:
Window Global Parameter
New Window Head Height
Existing X-Window Head Height
Refresh Openings Manager after repairing the association.
The Problem Is Still Not Resolved¶
If the issue remains:
- Refresh Openings Manager.
- Confirm the affected opening category, phase and level.
- Check whether the issue affects one opening or multiple openings.
- Review the completion summary from the command.
- Check the relevant workflow page for its prerequisites.
- If appropriate, review the project Global Parameter setup in Parameters Manager.
Avoid repeatedly running a modification command if Revit is reporting a persistent error. Identify the affected opening, view or parameter first.