Pinning & locking elements in model

[Anonymous]

HI! I am not sure about what should be pinned & what should be locked. My main concern is Grid lines, Levels, Walls & Dimensions!.

I don't like the idea of having things floating or changing around on me. From what I understand "Locking' is not the way to go becuase it loads up your file in size. Is there a standard that people use for this. Using Revit 2013.

Thanks!

Paul

[yavork · Accepted solution]

My suggestion is to use worksets - we put grids and levels on different worksets, pin them. If you need more than pin (because pinning actually doesn't prevent deleting) you can logon in revit as different user (I call that user 'lock') check-out the worksets with the grids and levels,close without relinquishing ,  change back user to the usual one and now grids and levels are untouchable. Drawback is that if you need to change grids and levels you have to repeat the process.

In the revit 2014 now you have filter that can exclude pined objects from being selected, so you can try that and see if  it works for you when you get 2014.

Good luck

Yavor

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Thanks Yavork! This is what I would want to do is "Pin" them. I will look
into the worksets as this I think would be necessary to protect my work.

Do you Pin your Exterior walls!

Thanks

Paul



RYMAL DRAFTING INC.

EDMONTON, ALBERTA

(780)634-5303

[yavork · Accepted solution]

The walls we lock to the grid lines, so whan you have to move it you unpinn the grid first.

Yavor

[LisaDrago · Accepted solution]

I would suggest using pinning and locking to a minimum.

If I link a revit file or a autocad file - I would pin that in place so I don't grab and move it by accident.

Locking dimensions - I never do...(well in family building I do but that is totally different then project work) I have had problems on a project where we had someone locking dimensions but because of the relationships Revit automatically makes between objects he locked down walls on the opposite side of the project that could not be modified... It took a bit to figure out what it was but it came down to some locked dimensions.

If you do want to use them - do it sparingly.

Everyone has different experiences using it - so see what works best for you.

Hope this helps!

LD

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Thanks for that Feedback!

Paul



RYMAL DRAFTING INC.

EDMONTON, ALBERTA

(780)634-5303