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Schedule Link for Autodesk® Revit® and AutoCAD®

Excel schedules and Word notes on your sheets, kept current.

Equipment schedules from Excel and general notes from Word, placed on Revit sheets and AutoCAD layouts as native tables and text. When a file changes, one command redraws the table in place.

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For MEP, architecture and contractor teams who keep schedules in Excel and notes in Word, and draw in Revit or AutoCAD.

Excel: fan-schedule.xlsx Excel worksheet with an exhaust fan schedule: a title in row 1, column headings in row 2, and four fans in rows 3 to 6. The CFM of EF-3, 1,200, is outlined. A B C D E 1 2 3 4 5 6 Exhaust Fan Schedule Tag Service CFM HP V/PH EF-1 Toilet rooms 150 1/10 115/1 EF-2 Janitor closet 75 1/20 115/1 EF-3 Electrical room 1,200 1/2 208/3 EF-4 General exhaust 2,400 1 460/3
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Revit sheet or AutoCAD layout Part of a drawing sheet: the same exhaust fan schedule drawn as a black table in capitals, general notes below it, and the title block strip at the right edge. The CFM of EF-3 is outlined. M-601 Exhaust Fan Schedule Tag Service CFM HP V/PH EF-1 Toilet rooms 150 1/10 115/1 EF-2 Janitor closet 75 1/20 115/1 EF-3 Electrical room 1,200 1/2 208/3 EF-4 General exhaust 2,400 1 460/3 General Notes 1. Provide backdraft damper. 2. Interlock with room lighting. 3. Provide roof curb and disconnect switch.
  1. Change EF-3 to 1,200 CFM in Excel and save.
  2. Run Reload.
  3. The table on the sheet is redrawn with the new value, in the same place.

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The problem

Two copies of every schedule, and they drift apart.

Schedules live in Excel and notes in Word because that is where they are edited and checked. The sheets need both.

Without it

  • The schedule is retyped as a Revit schedule or AutoCAD table, and two copies drift apart.
  • Or it is pasted as an image or OLE object that prints poorly and goes stale without warning.
  • General notes are rebuilt at every submittal because the numbering changed.

With Schedule Link

  • The table is drawn from the file as native lines and text, so it prints and searches like the rest of the sheet.
  • When the file changes, you are told when the drawing opens and before you print.
  • Notes keep real numbered lists, renumbered from the Word file.

How it works

Link once. Reload when the file changes.

Six things it does, in the order you use them, each drawn the way it works.

  1. Link
  2. Place
  3. Warn
  4. Reload
  5. Write back
  6. Word notes

  • Place and arrange

    Several tables, packed
    around the title block.

    Place on Sheet puts a table on a Revit sheet or an AutoCAD layout. Arrange on Sheet packs several into an area you pick, around keep-out zones.

    The area is remembered per title block.

    Drawing of a sheet: a dashed area picked by the user, three schedule tables packed inside it, a hatched key plan area they avoid, and the title block strip at the right edge. M-601 KEY PLAN EXHAUST FAN SCHEDULE TAG SERVICE CFM HP EF-1 TOILET ROOMS 150 1/10 EF-2 JANITOR CLOSET 75 1/20 EF-3 ELECTRICAL RM 1,200 1/2 PUMP SCHEDULE TAG CFM GPM HP P-1 120 3 P-2 120 3 AIR HANDLING UNITS TAG CFM MBH HP AHU-1 4,000 160 5 AHU-2 2,500 95 3 AHU-3 1,800 70 2 Area you pick

  • Warnings

    Told when a file changes,
    before you print.

    When a model or drawing opens, and before print, publish or export, you see which linked schedules changed. Nothing reloads until you answer.

    In workshared models, items others own are skipped and reported.

    Drawing of the warning shown when a model opens: Linked schedules are out of date in Sample Medical Office. 1 linked schedule has changed in Excel or Word since it was drawn: Exhaust Fan Schedule. Two choices: Reload the changed schedules now, or Not now. Schedule Link Linked schedules are out of date in Sample Medical Office 1 linked schedule has changed in Excel or Word since it was drawn: EXHAUST FAN SCHEDULE Reload the changed schedules now Not now You can reload later from Manage Links.

  • Reload

    Change the file. Reload.
    The table is redrawn in place.

    Reload and Reload All keep each table where it sits and replace only what Schedule Link drew.

    Anything you added by hand stays.

    Drawing of a schedule before and after Reload: the CFM of EF-3 changes from 1,000 to 1,200 and is outlined. A revision triangle added by hand beside the table is still there after Reload. Before EXHAUST FAN SCHEDULE TAG SERVICE CFM HP EF-1 TOILET ROOMS 150 1/10 EF-2 JANITOR CLOSET 75 1/20 EF-3 ELECTRICAL RM 1,000 1/2 EF-4 GENERAL EXH. 2,400 1 1 After Reload EXHAUST FAN SCHEDULE TAG SERVICE CFM HP EF-1 TOILET ROOMS 150 1/10 EF-2 JANITOR CLOSET 75 1/20 EF-3 ELECTRICAL RM 1,200 1/2 EF-4 GENERAL EXH. 2,400 1 1 Added by hand: stays

  • Write-back

    Edit a cell on the sheet.
    The change goes to Excel.

    Edit Cell, Edit Notes and Column Width write to the source file, so the drawing and the spreadsheet stay in step.

    Refused if the file is open in Excel or changed since it was read.

    Drawing of write-back: on the sheet, the CFM of EF-3 is edited to 1,250 in the Edit Cell box; an arrow shows the value written to cell C5 of the Excel workbook, after a backup is made. On the sheet EXHAUST FAN SCHEDULE TAG SERVICE CFM HP EF-1 TOILET ROOMS 150 1/10 EF-2 JANITOR CLOSET 75 1/20 EF-3 ELECTRICAL RM 1,200 1/2 EF-4 GENERAL EXH. 2,400 1 Edit Cell EF-3, CFM 1,250 Excel BC5 EF-31,250 Backup first, then an atomic save

  • Word notes

    General notes from Word,
    with real numbered lists.

    Link Word Notes places a .docx as one text object with native numbered or lettered lists, bold, italic and underline.

    Renumbered from the Word file, not by hand.

    Drawing of a Word document with three numbered general notes and a lettered sub-list, and the same notes on the sheet as one text object in capitals with the same numbering. Word: general-notes.docx General Notes 1. Provide backdraft damper. 2. Interlock with lighting. 3. Controls: a. Start by thermostat. b. Status to BAS. On the sheet GENERAL NOTES 1. PROVIDE BACKDRAFT DAMPER. 2. INTERLOCK WITH LIGHTING. 3. CONTROLS: A. START BY THERMOSTAT. B. STATUS TO BAS.

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Pricing

Try it for 14 days. Then buy it once.

No subscription, no feature tiers and no activation server.

Trial

Free for 14 days

From launch. Nothing to cancel.

  • Every feature, write-back included
  • No payment details needed
  • The same installer as the paid version

License

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One-time, per user. No subscription.

  • Revit and AutoCAD, every supported version
  • Updates and email support for 12 months
  • Keep using your version after that, with no further payment
  • Full refund within 30 days

Both open at launch. Pricing, office licenses and invoices.

Questions

What buyers ask before they install it.

Short answers here. The full list is on the product page.

Does it change my Excel or Word file?

Only when you use a write-back command such as Edit Cell. Linking and reloading only read. Before any write, the file is checked, a backup is made, and the save is atomic.

Will Reload delete what I added by hand?

No. Reload replaces only what Schedule Link drew. Anything you added yourself stays in place.

Does it need an internet connection?

No. The license is a signed file checked on your computer. No activation, and the add-in makes no network connections.

Is one license good for Revit and AutoCAD?

Yes. One license covers both programs, in every supported version, for the same person.

All questions on the product page

Who builds this

One person writes the code and answers the email.

A mechanical engineer who works in Revit and AutoCAD on building projects. Everything you need to judge the software is published; this is where.

  • Every command, documented

    The product page lists supported versions, system requirements and exactly what each command does. If it is not listed, assume it is not there and ask.

  • License, refunds and support in full

    Published on License and Support before you pay. Email support from the author for 12 months.

  • Public changelog

    Every release is recorded, fixes included. Old versions keep working after updates end.

  • Nothing leaves your computer

    The add-in makes no network connections. The license is a signed file that works offline, with no activation.

  • Synthetic test data

    No client project files are used to build or demonstrate the software. No testimonials or logos until real customers agree to be quoted by name.

  • No calculations

    Workflow tools only. They never stand between you and your design decisions.

About Marshall Digital AEC · Development notes

Launch

Hear when version 1.0 ships. One email, nothing else.

It comes with the trial download link and the launch price.

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Drawing of a schedule before and after Reload: the CFM of EF-3 changes from 1,000 to 1,200 and is outlined. A revision triangle added by hand beside the table is still there after Reload. Before EXHAUST FAN SCHEDULE TAG SERVICE CFM HP EF-1 TOILET ROOMS 150 1/10 EF-2 JANITOR CLOSET 75 1/20 EF-3 ELECTRICAL RM 1,000 1/2 EF-4 GENERAL EXH. 2,400 1 1 After Reload EXHAUST FAN SCHEDULE TAG SERVICE CFM HP EF-1 TOILET ROOMS 150 1/10 EF-2 JANITOR CLOSET 75 1/20 EF-3 ELECTRICAL RM 1,200 1/2 EF-4 GENERAL EXH. 2,400 1 1 Added by hand: stays
Reload redraws the table from the changed file and keeps what you added by hand. Drawing, not a screenshot; synthetic data.