Frequent question: How do you add shared coordinates in Revit?

How do I set shared coordinates in Revit?

To establish a common coordinate position and then share that position between files, use the Acquire Coordinates tool or the Publish Coordinates tool. Tip: You should derive shared coordinates from only one file. That one file defines the coordinates for all other files that compose the project.

How do you add coordinate points in Revit?

Help

1. Optional: Display the project base point and the survey point in the current view.
2. Click Manage tab Project Location panel Coordinates drop-down (Specify Coordinates at Point).
3. Place the cursor on a reference point of the model. …
4. Click the reference. …
5. Enter values for the selected reference. …
6. Click OK.

How do I get shared coordinates?

Acquire Coordinates

1. Open the host model.
2. Link the file from which you want to acquire coordinates. The link can be topography, a DWG or DWF file, or a Revit model.
3. Click Manage tab Project Location panel Coordinates drop-down (Acquire Coordinates).
4. Place the cursor on a link, and click.

How do I create a shared Revit file?

Enable Worksharing

1. Open the project file (RVT) to use as the central model.
2. Click Collaborate tab Manage Collaboration panel (Worksets). …
3. If desired, rename the worksets.
4. In the Worksharing dialog, click OK. …
5. In the Worksets dialog, click OK. …
6. Click File tab Save As (Project).

What is the method to georeference a Revit file?

Revit 2018 now has the option to use the Geo-Referenced data from a CAD file that was used to Acquire Coordinate data. When you link and position a Geo-Referenced CAD file, you use the Acquire Coordinates feature in Revit to share coordinate system data between the Revit and CAD file.

What are the 3 points in Revit?

3- The Spot Coordinates, Spot Elevation and Levels tools set to “Survey Point” don’t actually reference the Survey Point, they refer to the Shared Site Origin. 4- Set the Shared Site Origin and Survey Point early on in the project.

How do you unlock visibility graphics in Revit?

The Visibility/Graphics window will be greyed out (as shown above) if its included in the View Properties of the View Template. So make sure you go into the View Template and update the Visibility/Graphics or change settings to not included Visibility/Graphics.

How do you find a coordinate in Revit?

Display Coordinate Origin Points

1. Open the desired view.
2. Click View tab Graphics panel (Visibility/Graphics).
3. On the Model Categories tab of the Visibility/Graphics dialog, scroll down to Site, and expand it.
4. To display the project base point, select Project Base Point.
5. To display the survey point, select Survey Point.

How do I get coordinates in Autocad?

Help

1. Click Home tab Utilities panel ID Point. Find.
2. Click the location that you want to identify. The X,Y,Z coordinate values are displayed at the Command prompt. With object snaps turned on, you can select an object and see the coordinates for a feature such as an endpoint, midpoint, or center.

What the option acquire coordinates and publish coordinates do in Revit?

See Acquire Shared Coordinates When Using Revit Cloud Worksharing. For example, when you link the host model (on the left) to another model (on the right), you can publish the site coordinates of the host model to the linked model. These shared coordinates establish the relative locations of the models.

How do you reset shared coordinates in Revit?

Reset Shared Coordinates

1. Open the host model whose coordinates you want to reset.
2. Click Manage tab Project Location panel Coordinates drop-down (Reset Shared Coordinates).
3. Click to close the message indicating the shared coordinates have been reset.

Can you have two Revit files open at once?

Try to open the different revit project files inside the same revit session (CTR + O). You should be able to get all in the same revit session.