Section Mappings File

The Mappings file, Mappings.db3, is a SQLite database that contains mappings between GSA Sections and Revit Column and Framing Family Types. This file is installed at a default location in the GSA installation Program Files folder, typically, <C:\Program Files\Oasys\GSA x.y> where x and y and version numbers. The location of this file can be changed in GSA preferences.

Note: The Mappings.db3 file will be overwritten whenever a new version of GSA is installed. Before making changes, copy the mappings file to a different folder and change GSA Preferences to reflect the new location.

The tables GsRvt_Framing and GsRvt_Columns contain section mappings for Revit Framing Family Types and Column Family Types respectively. A brief description of the fields -

GSA_Section_Description: Use the section description from GSA Section Property table. See Section Profile.

Revit_Family_Type: The name of the family type. This name must either be contained in the text file accompanying the family rfa file(as in the case of Steel Catalogue families) or they must be ‘defined’ in the rfa file.

Revit_Family: The name of the family file on the disk, without the extension.

GsRevit searches for family files in locations listed in Revit ‘Options | File Locations | Places’.