Revit 2014 and Vault

RAMasterson · ‎07-08-2014

So here is my situation:

I am working as a consultant at a location where Vault is used extensively. I have no prior Vault experience, so I am a Vault newbie. Revit was never used at this site, so I am the first to get the Vault/Revit configuration to work.

For the past few weeks I have been the only Revit user and have created central files and local files and have been synchronizing to vault without issue using the normal Sync to Central methods. This will save the local file, update a copy of the Central File on my local drive (which mimics the Vault structure) and updates the Central File on the actual Vault server.

Today we brought in a second Revit user. He did a Checkout in Vault on the Revit file, which copies the central file to the local machine (mimicking the Vault structure). He then opened the Central file creating a local file.

The issue is he can’t do anything to the local file model. He keeps getting an error saying “Can't obtain permission to edit the element: The Central Model is inaccessible. You can check out worksets at risk, but consider carefully!”

I’m not sure what to do here. Is this a Revit issue? Is this a Vault configuration issue? Do I totally misunderstand how Vault & Revit work together?

Any help/advice is much appreciated.

BTW, this is Revit 2014 & Vault 2014, all SPs are installed, as far as I know.

Bob

scott.a.green · ‎07-24-2014

When the user is attempting to open the file are they opening under "detach from central" for worksharing, and for the open button drop down menu for worksets is it set to "editable"? The issue is caused because they do not have the permissions needed to modify the central file. Once they have opened the project as detached, they should save a local file to work on. This is a Revit issue, not Vault.

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RAMasterson · ‎07-28-2014

So I am a little confused. Are you saying that the user should open the file as a "Detach from central" and then save to essentially create a Local file? Would they they have to do a SaveAs to make the file back into a Central file at the end of their editing session? At that point do you think they would be able to sync the file up to vault?

Finally, is there a better work flow for using Vault & Revit together?