Blank Vellum Fields

Unlike traditional Revit schedules which are rigidly bound by project parameters, Vellum allows you to inject free-form architectural elements directly into your tables.

The Blank Vellum Fields toolset is your primary structural editor, giving you the freedom to build custom matrices, add spanning titles, or create empty columns for manual data entry.

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Standard Blank Rows & Columns

Standard blank fields behave exactly like regular data cells in your schedule grid. They maintain the column/row structure and can be formatted, styled, and populated manually.

Blank Columns

Clicking Blank Column (Left or Right) will insert a completely empty column into your schedule relative to your currently selected cell.

• Manual Data Entry: Perfect for creating “Remarks”, “Notes”, or “Sign-Off” columns that don’t exist as parameters in your Revit model.
• Calculated Fields: Blank columns are often used as the structural foundation for Virtual Columns, where you can apply math formulas to generate new data.

Blank Rows

Clicking Blank Row (Above or Below) inserts a standard empty row.

• Visual Dividers: Use these to create visual breathing room between different categories of data (e.g., separating Level 1 doors from Level 2 doors).
• Manual Line Items: If you need to account for a non-modeled item in your schedule, a blank row allows you to manually type in the data across the existing columns.

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Header & Footer Rows

Header and Footer rows are distinctly different from standard blank rows. Instead of adhering to the vertical column grid, Headers and Footers span the entire width of the schedule.

Header Rows

• Inserted above the currently selected row.
• Ideal for creating Super-Headers (e.g., grouping “Hardware Set”, “Hinges”, and “Lockset” under a single spanning “DOOR HARDWARE” title).
• Often used at the very top of a schedule to house the primary Schedule Title or custom project logos.

Footer Rows

• Inserted below the currently selected row.
• Ideal for creating Grand Totals, summary blocks, or appending specific architectural notes and legends to the bottom of the schedule grid.

Selecting Elements

To insert any of these blank fields, you must first click on a cell inside your schedule to set the “active” context. If no cell is selected, Vellum won’t know where to place your new row or column!