Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
You then need to relinquish your ownership of all the worksets and save the
file again. This ensures that the file you have received from your consultant
is not attempting to coordinate with local files from another network. If the
file you are linking is not a central file, you do not need to open it because
there will be no worksets or local files associated with it, unless you are
opening it to purge items and clean up views.
There is no need to keep an archive of all the files being sent to you. Revit
files can be very large, so keeping an archive will quickly use up storage
space. When worksharing has been enabled in a file, Revit keeps a backup
log of the file. The Restore Backup button on the Collaborate tab allows
you to roll back changes to the file. So if you require a previous version of
your consultant's model, you could ask that consultant to save a rolled-back
version of the file and send it to you. If you would like to keep archived
versions of the project, it is best to use media such as a CD or DVD to save
storage space on your network or hard drive.
Once the maintenance has been done on your consultant's file, you are
ready to link it into your file. The first thing to do when bringing any type
of file into your project is to make sure you have the appropriate workset
active (if you have enabled worksharing). In a project file with multiple
MEP disciplines, every discipline will need to use the architectural model
for background and coordination, so you should place it on a workset that is
common to all users. The Shared Levels and Grids workset is a good option
if you have not created worksets specifically for linked files. This workset
can be visible in all views without causing too much extra work to control
the visibility of other elements within the workset. Let's first take a look at
linking in the architectural model. Here are the steps:
1. With the appropriate workset active, click the Link Revit button on the
Insert tab. Browse to the location of the file you saved after receiving it
from your consultant. The position of the linked file is crucial to
coordination, so before you click Open, you must determine the
positioning of the file by using the Positioning drop-down menu at the
bottom of the Import/Link RVT dialog box.
Figure 4.4
shows the six
options for placing the linked file into your project.
The three Manual options allow you to place the model into your file
manually by using an insertion point from the origin, the center, or a
specified base point of the file you are linking. These options are rarely
