topic Re: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V file crash in Revit Architecture Forum

Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V file crash

sokolovarch — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 09:05:03 GMT

Hi, super weird question here.

My BIM manager told me that using commands Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V from one project to another can lead to Central Model errors or even crash, so I must: 1. Make group of objects I want to copy. 2. Save group as file 2. Paste from created file.

I want to ask experienced BIM managers: is there any truth? Can copy-paste from clipboard lead to file crash or is there any better ways to copy-paste elements not including "aligned to level" - "view" e.t.c.

Re: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V file crash

Avaris. — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:58:18 GMT

With just one or two items you can copy directly without problems, with large amounts of components the described method is one of the easiest.

Re: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V file crash

RobDraw — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 11:34:24 GMT

In general, I agree. Copy/paste from one model to another is something I generally avoid.

Re: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V file crash

Anonymous — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:07:31 GMT

I will add to the chorus that there are some weird Revit behaviors like that which don't seem founded in logic but just are. Sometimes I preach best practices to that tune, and when someone asks why, I have to say, "Just trust me." As a user, I hate that as a reason, so I understand the skepticism. Often best practices are more work for every one every time, even though not doing it would only cause a problem 5% of the time. It's the fact that the 5% of the time, it's a big problem (most likely lost work).

On another weird note, this comment reminded me of a dream I had last night that I was lecturing my co-workers about Revit best practices for importing CAD files, because the models were a mess. My sad but true reality 😞

Re: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V file crash

RobDraw — Thu, 27 Sep 2018 14:37:45 GMT

For me, this particular situation is ingrained from way back to my early AutoCAD days and is still a "best practice". A simple copy/paste could bring in a bunch of unwanted stuff from the file that was being copied from. It seemed like such a simple thing to do on the surface but the reason for not doing it might be beyond what a user "needs to know" and any explanation would bring up a series of questions that could lead to a lengthy conversation that only leads back to "just don't do it".