Layer Maker Course: Automation Actions

Automation actions are the what side of Layer automations — the tasks that execute the moment a trigger fires. In this tutorial, you'll learn all five action types available in Layer, including how to push data directly back to Revit parameters without manual re-entry. Whether you're managing room data sheets, tracking punch list status changes, or syncing FF&E cost data to your Revit model, this video shows you how to configure each action, avoid common automation loop pitfalls, and stack multiple actions inside a single automation for reliable, sequenced workflows. What's covered: Create an Element: auto-generate linked elements across categories on trigger Update an Element: set field values, clear data, copy from trigger, or calculate with formulas Send an Email & Send a Notification: dynamic recipient and field-driven subject/body Update a Revit Parameter: Layer's bidirectional sync writes field data back to your model Action stacking best practices: why order-of-execution matters and how to avoid runaway loops This is Part 2 of the Layer Automations series. Part 1 covers triggers. 📖 Full docs: layer.team/docs 🎬 More tutorials: layer.team/video 🚀 Start free: app.layer.team/sign-up