DB Tools documentation

DB Tools is a set of tools for Autodesk Revit 2026.5 or later and Revit 2027, mainly for structural engineering workflows. It runs on 64-bit Windows 10 or 11 and installs for the current user.

Sections

Section	Audience	Contents
User guide	Revit users	Installation, getting started and one page per tool.
Developer guide	Contributors	Architecture, building a new tool and troubleshooting.
API reference	Contributors	Reference generated from the XML documentation comments.

Tools

Tool	Purpose
Global Mapper	Bulk replacement of families, types, styles and materials; duplicate detection; shared parameters.
Super Girt Tool	Girt, header, sill and jamb placement on walls.
Foundation Tags	Data and positions for combined pier and footing tags.
Transfer Drafting Views	Copy of drafting views between a project and a library.
View Template Comparer	Comparison and merge of view templates.

The user guide lists all tools.

Requirements

Item	Requirement
Revit	2026.5 or later, or 2027 (desktop)
Windows	10 or 11, 64-bit
Account	Standard user. The installer needs no administrator rights.

Architecture

DBTools.dll is the Revit entry point. It loads DBTools.Core (shared infrastructure and the tool registry), DBTools.Presentation (WPF resources and controls) and one assembly per tool from the Tools folder. The architecture overview describes the layers.

Source: https://github.com/kirsch33/dbtools. Report problems on the issue tracker.