Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Thefirstdecisioncomeswhenyoucreateyourworksets.IntheNewWorkset
dialog box, you have the option of naming your workset, as shown in
Figure
4.1
. The name you choose should be descriptive so that others will know
the types of items included in the workset. Using a descriptive name is also
helpful to your consultants who have the ability to see what worksets are in
your file. The other part of this dialog box offers you the option to make the
newly created workset visible in all your model views. If you choose not to
make the workset visible in all views, you will have to make it visible in each
view that you want to see it in via Visibility/Graphic Overrides settings.
Figure4.1
New Workset dialog box
When you are creating your worksets, you may want to consider the Revit
filesthatyouwillbelinkingintoyourproject.Itcanbeveryusefultocreatea
workset for each linked Revit file so that you can control not only each file's
visibility but also whether a file is loaded into the project. Because you have
the ability to choose which worksets to open when you open your file, you
can determine which linked files will be present and visible when your file is
opened. This can increase your productivity by improving file-opening and
model-regeneration times. It also helps by not having to load and unload
the links, which can cause problems with hosted elements. When you do not
openaworkset alinked fileisapartof,thelinked fileisstillpartofyourfile;
it's just not visible or “present” in your session.
