Summary
A Custom Company Product is a Custom Product that has been saved to your firm's Firm Library. Think of it like a master template: you define the product and its field values once in the Firm Library, and those values automatically appear in every project that uses that product. This eliminates duplicate data entry and keeps your firm's custom product specifications consistent across all projects.
Before You Begin
You must have a Firm Library set up for your organization.
Only Company Admins, Creators, and Editors can create or edit Custom Company Products in the Firm Library.
Viewers can see Custom Company Products in projects but cannot edit any field values.
How a Custom Product Becomes a Custom Company Product
There are two ways to create a Custom Company Product:
Option A: Create directly in the Firm Library
Navigate to your Firm Library.
Click Add Product and select Add Custom Product.
Fill in the product name, description, and any Acelab field values.
Click Save. The product is automatically a Custom Company Product.
Option B: Promote a Custom Product from a project
In a project schedule, locate the Custom Product you want to promote.
At the product's hero image and click the + button that appears.
Confirm Add to Firm Library. The product and all its Acelab field values are copied to the Firm Library, and the + icon changes to your firm's company logo.
Note: When a Custom Product is added to the Firm Library, all options for any List-type Acelab fields automatically become Company-level options, available across all projects.
The Company Logo Indicator
In any project schedule, Custom Company Products are identified by your firm's company logo on the product cell. This tells you that the product's field values are managed centrally in the Firm Library.
Editing Custom Company Products
Editing in the Firm Library
All Acelab field values for a Custom Company Product can only be edited in the Firm Library. When you save changes, those values propagate in real time to every project that uses the product — no refresh required.
Navigate to your Firm Library.
Locate the Custom Company Product and click the pencil icon or select Edit Custom Product.
To change information hosted in other fields, simply make the update in that particular field at the Firm Library.
Here is the update at the Firm Library:
Here is the update reflected at a project:
Note: In a project schedule, clicking the edit icon on a Custom Company Product shows it as disabled with the tooltip: "This Custom Company Product can only be modified in Firm Library."
What you can edit at the project level
Most field values are locked at the project level. The one exception is the MasterFormat Section field — each project can set its own MasterFormat Section override without affecting the Firm Library or other projects.
Replacing a Custom Company Product
Replacing in the Firm Library
When you replace a Custom Company Product in the Firm Library, the replacement affects all projects that reference it. Acelab shows a modal listing every impacted project before you confirm. All custom Acelab field values are removed and the new product's catalog data populates immediately.
Replacing in a project
When you replace a Custom Company Product within a single project, only that project is affected. The Firm Library and other projects are unchanged. Custom Acelab field values for that instance are removed and replaced with the new product's data.
Additional actions for Company Products
Deleting a Custom Company Product
A Custom Company Product cannot be deleted from the Firm Library if it is currently used in any projects. Acelab shows a modal listing the impacted projects and blocks the deletion. If the product is not used in any project, a confirmation modal allows you to proceed.
Note: Bulk deletion follows the same rules — Custom Company Products used in any project are excluded from bulk delete operations.
Copying Projects with Custom Company Products
When you copy or duplicate a project that contains Custom Company Products, the copies retain their link to the Firm Library. Field values remain synchronized, and the Used in Projects count updates accordingly. If the source project had a MasterFormat Section override, that override is preserved in the copy.
Duplicating a Custom Company Product
Duplicating a Custom Company Product in the Firm Library creates a completely new, independent product. The duplicate copies all field data but has no connection to the source — it is treated as a new Custom Company Product.
Used in Projects
Each Custom Company Product in the Firm Library displays a Used in Projects field listing every project where it is in use. This list updates automatically as projects add or remove the product.
Revit Sync
Custom Company Products sync with Revit at the project level. Changes made in Revit do not propagate back to the Firm Library — the Firm Library remains the single source of truth for Acelab field values.
CSV Export
Custom Company Products export with all current Acelab field values. If a project has a MasterFormat Section override, the export uses the project-specific value.