How do I create a detached model in Revit?

How do you make an existing model a central model in Revit?

Create a Central Model from an Existing Workshared Model

1. Open the existing workshared file.
2. Click File tab Save As (Project).
3. In the Save As dialog, rename the file, and click Options.
4. In the File Save Options dialog, select Make this a Central Model after save.
5. Select a default workset for local copies.

How do I create a local model in Revit?

Create a Local Copy of a Central Model

1. Click File tab Open.
2. In the Open dialog, navigate to the folder where the central model resides and select it. To navigate to a central model that is connected to the Revit Server: …
3. Under Worksharing, verify that Create New Local is selected. …
4. Click Open.

How do you detach a central file in Revit?

Yes you need to Click > Open > Project, browse to the central file or even the local file. Before you click open tick the box ‘Detach from Central’ at the bottom first then click Open. Revit will ask you do you want to preserve or discard worksets, just select the relevant one.

How do I use Workshare in Revit 2020?

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 a Revit central model?

Enabling worksharing involves creating a master project model, known as a central model, from an existing model. The central model stores the current ownership information for all worksets and elements in the project, and acts as the distribution point for all changes made to the model.

Where is the local file in Revit?

Look in the journal file for a session where you opened the file in Revit and retrieve the file name from there. The journal will be located in C:Users%USERNAME%AppDataLocalAutodeskRevitJournals.

Where is local Revit file saved?

When working on Collaboration for Revit files, local copies are saved at the following file path: C:Users%USERNAME%AppDataLocalAutodeskRevitCollaborationCache.

Can you have two Revit files open at once?

You can have multiple versions of Revit installed and integrated with ProjectWise at the same time. If you have one of those versions open and then you try to open a Revit file (from ProjectWise) into another version of Revit, the file will always be opened in the version of Revit that is already open.

Why can’t I detach from central Revit?

The network connection/resource is busy, or disconnected (likely culprit) Someone is creating a local at the same moment (less often, but happens) Opening a file created in a newer version of Revit (less often) File is a Local file (user copied a local over a central)

What happens when you detach from central Revit?

When you tick Detach from Central it create a copy of the original Central File. This copy, when saved, is still another worksharing central file, independent from the original.

How do you purge in Revit?

Go to “Manage” tab > “Purge Unused” (under Settings panel), select “Check All” to automatically purge unnecessary model elements. Also, remove unused Links. Got to “Manage” > “Manage Links” (under Manage Project panel). Click through the tabs to remove all the links (AutoCAD and Revit Links) from the file.

How do I sync Revit files?

To save your changes locally, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+S. To save your changes to the central model using the current settings, click the Collaborate tab > Synchronize panel > Synchronize with Central drop-down > Synchronize Now.

How do I enable Workharing in Revit?

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).

How do I unlock a Revit file?

Just click on view template in the properties panel and then click on model ovverides etc. Or select “none” in view template list, click ok. Now you can type vv or vg and manually control all. If it is a central/workshared file you have to “detach from central” first.