Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Using Workset Ownership away from the Office
Roberta is an electrical designer working for an engineering firm that is
consulting with an architect in another state. She is nearing her project
deadline, and the client is ready to decide on some of the proposed
lighting options. While Roberta is meeting with the architect and client,
she wants to make sure that no unnecessary work is done to the lighting
model because she will most likely bring back a new design that would
make those changes obsolete. So, she takes ownership of the Lighting
workset and then takes a copy of the project with her on her laptop.
During the next two days, Roberta makes several modifications to the
lighting design while the client and architect provide input. When
Roberta returns to her office, she connects her laptop to her network,
opens her local file, and synchronizes her changes with the central file.
Because she had ownership of that workset and has confined her design
work to only that workset, no other work could be done to the lighting
design, and her changes made remotely are now part of the central file.
Although this workflow does work, all users in this project need to be
aware of the process. None of the views, annotations, or sheets
associated with Roberta's workset should be amended because this
would cause Roberta's work to be irreconcilable. Unfortunately, this
scenario is fairly common and usually ends in heartache for everyone
concerned.
A far better, and safer, workflow would be for Roberta to use remote
desktop access and connect to her workstation back in the office, or she
could work on her laptop but use a VPN connection. This way, she can
stay connected to the rest of the project team and carry on with her
design.
Working with Model Elements and Their Worksets
When a workset is set to be the active workset, any component placed into
the model will be part of that workset. Annotative elements such as text,
tags,ordimensionsdonotbecomepartofaUser-Createdworksetbutrather
