Graphics Programs Reference
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This is a critical step when a central file is created, because the goal is to
allow multiple users to access the model.
NextistheOwnercolumn.Noticein
Figure3.3
thatthereareseveralowners
of worksets, yet only two are marked as Editable. These are worksets in a
local file reflecting the changes made by user simon.whitbread; the action
of making a workset
editable
means the person who performed the action is
the owner. There cannot be two owners of a workset.
Figure 3.3
Usernames displayed in the Borrowers column of the Worksets
dialog box
The next column in the Worksets dialog box is the Borrowers column. This
displays the username of anyone who has worked on elements in the model
that belong to that particular workset. As you can see in
Figure 3.3
, the
username DBokmiller is listed in the Borrowers column for the workset
M-570 HVAC because that user modified a model element or elements in
that workset, while user Dan_Morrison made the workset P-520 Drainage
editable and is therefore the owner.
Also notice the three dots after Dan_Morrison (…) for the workset P-520
Drainage; this indicates that there are multiple borrowers in the same
workset. You can see who those borrowers are by left-clicking in the right
side of the Borrowers column.
This is the core functionality of worksharing. At all times, Revit is keeping
track of who is manipulating the model and on what parts of the model they
are working. The central file is keeping track of the work done in the local
