When you click Open, the Opening Worksets dialog displays. Central File Corrupt or Thumbnail Locking Issue Do not sell or share my personal information. However, when I go to Save As and select Options, the box for 'Make this a Central Model after save' is checked and greyed out so I cannot uncheck it. To translate this article, select a language. Resurrecting an old thread. Opens specified worksets. You need to find the "real" Central Model: It was the exact same topic. TRACKS Sorry, HTML5 Canvas is required. Its not so big problem. When browsing to a central file to start working in a project, the 'Create New Local' option is grayed out in Revit: Only the 'Detach from Central' option is available when attempting to work with the central file. This page has been translated for your convenience with an automatic translation service. Browse. Can't find what you're looking for? Until you create a workset, revit sees no need for the central file. Select a default workset for local copies. Welcome to Autodesks Revit MEP Forums. 2011-06-13, 09:42 PM #2. gvluisi. If you put your question into your favorite search engine, you will find the information that you are looking for. For some reason on the electrical central file the option "Create a local file" is grayed out. Note: If you have installed the Revit Cloud Worksharing add-on, then: Click Collaborate tab Manage Collaboration panel Collaborate. Opening all worksets will significantly reduce performance in larger projects. I can do that just fine. This path: \\Ed2-rvaldes\3354_residencial habana, The path is of the central file is: D:\01_PROYECTOS\3354_RESIDENCIAL HABANA\160_ANTEPROYECTO\01_REVIT. Make this a Central Model after save, Option checked & greyed out. Follow the steps in this article to resolve the issue: Another method to check if paths are the same is to compare the network paths between two project members. Opens all editable worksets. The Revit_temp folder contains files that provide progress information on operations (such as Synchronize with Central) to the Worksharing Monitor. Couple thoughts: 1) When you open a file with "Detach" selected, which option do you select: "Detach and preserve worksets" or "Detach and discard worksets"? If you are detaching it from central, it is becomeing it's own thing. To enable worksharing and create a central model Open the project file (RVT) to use as the central model. Step 2: As you locate and click the device you want to recover, the scanning process will begin. Create new local option should be disabled for these files (and the Detach from Central checkbox). The problem is that you didn't detach from central when you created your copy of the original model - the two are still linked, just like the local file in your documents folder does. Sync w/ Central and be sure to relinquish all rights. I followed the instructionsin this link http://bimboom.blogspot.com/2010/10/why-is-create-new-local-grayed-out.htmland it fixed the problem. Open a file explorer and go to "This PC". Both users are in the same Domain Users group. Did you relinquish all worksets in the Central model, i.e. In the future, I recommend using Design Options to create alternate layouts within a single model. Whatever you can still create and work with this central model file. You got me thinking and here is my breakdown and thoughts. Important: Everyone needs to make a new Local file. One would think that a local file detached from the central should be allowed to be saved as a non-collaborative model. Since you are saving a cloud shared model to another location that BIM360 does not save files (and you cant break work sharing when saving) it has to be a central model when saved locally. For example, if your central model is called OfficeBuilding_CentralFile, you see the project file and the backup folder (OfficeBuilding_CentralFile_backup) in the directory. If you keep work sets the detached modelbecomes a new central model. 2. I sincerely hope you didn't synchronize this second model after you created it, because if you did you probably just made your original model a duplicate of the copy. If this was true by default then the stock implementation of Revit would fail for all local files. Create new local file (File > Open > select the central file). This page was generated at 07:34 PM. That means I need to export from the linked file, not from the central? Does anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening? Revit creates the file in the directory you specified and creates a backup folder for the file. How to create a Central Model with Autodesk Revit SeilerSolutions 5.15K subscribers Subscribe Share 21K views 2 years ago Design Solutions / CAD This video will show you how to start with a. Did not fix the problem Opens all worksets in the central model. If you discard work sets the detached model becomes truly detached and now a non-collaborative model. etc. I just set up a brand new PC, and I am experiencing the same issue on the new PC when User A is logged in but not User B. Check the path name is correct C:\Users\Username\Documents as an example. It will take a few seconds to run an all-rounded file scan. Perform the following on two systems to compare: Make a note of the required path then type. The model is displayed as central for the member who created it but other members cannot create local copies from their machines. Ask the community or share your knowledge. To connect to the new location every time you log on . "C:\users\david\documents. You might be working on a Central model itself. Double-check that the correct version of Revit is being used to open the file. If you detach from central and discard worksets, Revit then gives you the option whether you want it to be a new central or not. Just got Revit 2017 installed. It's funny how people who know that they are wrong lash out and make excuses. At least thats what i got from working with BIM360, don't know about the latest version of BIM360 and might change with future versions of BIM360 and/or Revit. Do the users experiencing the issue have write permissions to the directory the default path for user files is pointing to? Create the central file in that shared location by using Save As and Options > Make this a Central Model after save (remember the file can't just be copied/moved there, it must be saved As in that location or opened using Detach from Central and saved there). Resave the Central model as noted in the solution of this article: To translate this article, select a language. Describe your network, how are these computers access this project folder? In the Open workset default list, select one of the following. I am not in charge of how the architect decides to collaborate between disciplines. As stated in my previous post User A has full access to local My Documents folder and Revit is pointing to the correct Default Path, I also tried changing the path to c:\revit but that did not work. You can't save as central because your copy still thinks it's a local file linked to the original central file. Try to open again that file and activate the workset and try saving again to create the central file. Ok man, just in the slightest case you are not a bored internet troll I will tell you that almost none of the architects use the cloud or collaboration tools correctly. It's free to sign up and bid on jobs. Make sure that theRevitOptions setting for. I open my local file through Revit, check "Detach From Central", then try to do a Save As and it forces the detached local to become a Central model when saved. BTW, here is the page I got when I put your question into my favorite search engine: https://www.bing.com/search?q=How+do+I+enable+worksets+in+the+model+sent+by+the+architect%3F&FORM=ED To satisfy your curiosity, it was because I will be working on the model concurrently with others. By sending copies for collaboration they control revisions that are sent out and can internally check and correct issues before other people spend time trying to match up with things that are temporary. 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. Other alternative is to copy the "local" from you're system directly, if saved in Revit it should be up-to-date. Don't detach the file. Kudos are always welcome . Close the project. ?i'm having the same issue and don't know what to do . Meaning: User who made the central model saved it to a path (for example) P:\projects while in YOUR computer the P: drive is mapped to something else, or not mapped at all, OR, you have the correct P: mapped BUT you are using a UNC path (using the \\ symbols) to navigate the network instead of using the P: path. Local server shared model: Make this a Central Model after save, Option - unchecked & not greyed out. This page has been translated for your convenience with an automatic translation service. Map all project members to the server location where the central file is stored in the same manner (UNC path, IP Address, and others). Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular Revit Architecture topics. Hi All, I need some file troubleshooting help. The way the path is defined on the PC that creates a central file defines how all PC's must access the central file. Check or troubleshoot through the above-mentioned and let me know which one was the culprit! By default, the local file is created in MyDocuments folder, and your username will be added to the file name, like in the example below: SYNCHRONIZE In other versions of Revit when this has happened it is usually because the file I am opening was created in a newer version of Revit, however, I know that can't be true with this file because 2017 is the newest version released (2018 isn't available until April, correct?). The backup folder contains the backup information and editing permission information for the central model. Initial status is based on when the file was last opened. Rudi RouxAssociate - BIM SpecialistLinkedIn | Twitter | Blog (Coming Soon! Select a default workset for local copies. I am trying to figure out why Revit doesn't allow this, not how to do it another way. - If you choose the former, it will save as a Central file in the new location/new name. Detaching and creating new central Revit model So it needed to become a central model to be utilized within our company before being sent back to the architect for collaboration. A couple more reasons the Create New Local option is disabled: The file does not have worksets enabled or the file is based on an older version of Revit than currently being used (meaning an upgrade is required). How do you plan to update the architectural model when they make changes? Press Ctrl+A to select all worksets in this dialog. Revit just doesn't give you the option right when you open the file and detach, you have to first save it and then make it a new central model. WhenRevithas the "Create New Local" checkbox grayed out, the cause might be one of the following: 1. When specifying a name for the central model, use a naming convention that identifies it as the central model (for example, OfficeBuilding_CentralModel.rvt). My options when I open the file to detach from central or to create new. 2. ", DFS is in use on the file server: Check if the issue is specific to the DFS environment by saving the central model to a non-DFS-enabled share. At that point they just need to make that new file a central model again.Collaborate Tab > Click worksets button > then click "OK" to enable worksharing > then click "OK" again > then save and close the file. All times are GMT. Using Revit MEP 2012. Press. All users should save their own local copy of the central model, edit locally in this workspace, and then synchronize with central to publish changes to the central model so that other users can see their work. This is not an official translation and may contain errors and inaccurate translations. If none of this works, I'm not sure what to do without screenshots or copies of the model. Any other suggestions? Can't find what you're looking for? In the File Save Options dialog, select Make this a Central Model after save. If it has no worksets, it cannot be a central model. 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