topic Re: Bind Failed in Revit Architecture Forum

Bind Failed

ben — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:12:28 GMT

I'm trying to bind a plumbing model with a mechanical piping model. I've tried checking & unchecking every combination of details, levels, and grids & none of it works. This is the error I keep getting:

Is "location: <Not Shared>" the issue? If so, any ideas on how to fix it in the original model?

Re: Bind Failed

barthbradley — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:19:39 GMT

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Error-Unable-to-Bind-some-Link-instances-and-there-was-an-error-loading-its-elements-in-Revit.html

Re: Bind Failed

ben — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:48:40 GMT

Unfortunately, not binding it is not an option

Re: Bind Failed

ToanDN — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:53:26 GMT

What about binding Mechanical to Plumbing instead?

Re: Bind Failed

barthbradley — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 15:59:10 GMT

Well, helping you resolve this would require a hands on approach. Otherwise we'd just be throwing out ideas of what you could try. Could be a long, long thread. 😉

Re: Bind Failed

ben — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:03:22 GMT

I've tried binding each of them into a new project, mech pipe into plumbing (because the mech pipe is smaller), and plumbing into mech pipe. It doesn't work any of the ways.

Re: Bind Failed

ben — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 12:20:11 GMT

I'm ok with that. Saves me from having to do my modeling in two different models

Re: Bind Failed

ToanDN — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:17:49 GMT

Share the files.

Re: Bind Failed

ben — Thu, 03 Nov 2022 16:49:36 GMT

They're too large to share on the forum. Message me your email address & I can send them to you via We Transfer

Re: Bind Failed

ben — Tue, 08 Nov 2022 13:19:00 GMT

Credit to @ToanDN for the solution.

Open a 3D view of the smaller model, select all model elements and make a group, save the group to a new file, load the new file as a group to the main/bigger model, align it using the Project Base Point symbol.