How to Create a Project Template - Layer Maker Course

Learn how to create a reusable project template in Layer so your team never has to rebuild categories, fields, and views from scratch. This tutorial walks you through capturing your ideal project structure as a company template so it's ready to apply to any future project in seconds. In this first of three template videos from the Layer Maker Course, you'll learn: The difference between Layer templates (built-in best practices) and company templates (your firm's standards) How templates differ from models — and why that distinction matters for Revit-connected workflows Step-by-step: creating a template from an existing project, naming it for your team, and selecting categories When to include elements and data vs. structure only (blank form vs. pre-loaded content) What's not carried over: Revit model elements, unattached files, activity logs, and automations Templates in Layer work like a Revit template file: you maintain one source of truth, and every new project derives its starting point from it. No more copy-paste setup. 📖 Full docs: layer.team/docs 🔗 LINKS Layer documentation → https://layer.team/docs Layer video library → https://layer.team/video Get started with Layer → https://app.layer.team/sign-up Changelog & updates → https://roadmap.layer.team/changelog