How do you move a link in Revit?

To access tools for link management, click Manage tab Manage Project panel (Manage Links). To update linked models without closing the current project, you can reload the linked models. Unload linked models to temporarily remove them from the project.

Solution:

  1. Scroll to the bottom of the project browser and select the plus next to Revit links.
  2. Right click on the link you want to edit.
  3. Select Open (and Unload). …
  4. Make the changes you want then save and sync the file.
  5. Go to File > Close (this will close all windows for the link file that you were editing).

How do you align linked models in Revit?

If the host model’s project base point changes, the linked model does not reflect the change. To reposition the linked model, select it, right-click, and click Reposition to Project Base Point.

Where are Revit linked files?

Whenever you open a project that is linked to a file, Revit retrieves the current saved version of the linked file. The path to the linked file displays in the Saved Path column of the Manage Links dialog.

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What is linking in Revit?

Linking models is primarily intended for linking separate buildings, such as those that compose a campus. You can link architectural models, structural models, and MEP models. You can link Revit LT models to other Revit LT models.

In the RVT Link Display Settings dialog, on the Basics tab, do the following:

  1. Select By linked view.
  2. For Linked view, select the view in the linked model whose display settings you want to use for the linked model in the current host view.

Open an existing model, and link another model to it.

  1. Open an existing model or start a new model. You will link another model into this model.
  2. Click Insert tab Link panel (Link Revit).
  3. In the Import/Link RVT dialog, select the model to link. …
  4. For Positioning, specify the desired option. …
  5. Click Open.

How do you explode a linked file in Revit?

Click Modify | tab Import Instance panel Explode drop-down Partial Explode or Full Explode.

How do I turn on shared coordinates in Revit?

To do so, follow the instructions below or watch our short video.

  1. Open the model for which you want to bring the proper coordinates into.
  2. Turn on the visibility of the site points. …
  3. Create a new shared site and rename it. …
  4. Link in the model with the proper shared site reference. …
  5. Relocate your model.
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