What are Revit links?

When you link a model into a project, Revit opens the linked model and keeps it in memory. The more links a project contains, the longer it can take to open. Linked models are listed in the Revit Links branch of the Project Browser. … You can also mirror linked Revit models.

Open an existing model or start a new model. You will link another model into this model. Click Insert tab Link panel (Link Revit). In the Import/Link RVT dialog, select the model to link.

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.

Link models when individual buildings on a campus or different parts of a large building reside in separate project files, or when each discipline works in its own edition of a building model.

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How do I view a linked file in Revit?

Display a Linked Model by Linked View

  1. Open the view in the host model.
  2. Click View tab Graphics panel (Visibility/Graphics).
  3. On the Revit Links tab, for the linked model, do the following: …
  4. In the RVT Link Display Settings dialog, on the Basics tab, do the following: …
  5. Click OK twice.

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.

Select Elements in a Linked Model

  1. If needed, enable the Select Links option.
  2. In the drawing area of a view of the host model, move the cursor over the element in the linked model.
  3. Press Tab until the desired element is highlighted, and click to select it.

Go to manage links– select the revit link and unload the link, then remove.

Unlink Connectors

  1. In the Family Editor, open a view containing the connector being unlinked.
  2. Select either of 2 linked connectors.
  3. Click Modify | Connector Element tab Connector Links panel (Remove Link). The link is removed.

How do I hide a linked model in Revit?

The Revit Links tab in the Visibility/Graphics dialog contains the following columns: Visibility: Select the check box to show the linked model in the view, or clear the check box to hide the linked model.

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How do you update a linked file in Revit?

To correct this situation, reload the linked file. In Revit Architecture, click Manage tab Manage Projects panel Manage Links. In the Manage Links dialog, on the CAD Formats tab, select the linked file in the list, and click Reload. Click OK.

Link a CAD File

  1. Open the Revit model.
  2. If you want the linked file to display only in a particular view, open that view.
  3. Click Insert tab Link panel (Link CAD).
  4. In the dialog, for Files of type, select the desired file type.
  5. Navigate to the folder that contains the file to link, and select the file.
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