changing the interior color of a wall

[coreybrownfield]

when i select a wall, click the properties, then edit/new, for structure i clicked edit, for the finishes-interior i click the down arrow to get the appearance, physical and identity tabs. under the appearance tab i go under the shading area and change the color. i select a new color and click OK. i hit OK again to get out of the materials menu. after i click OK there is an error that pops up that said Can't obtain permission to edit the element: The central file is inaccessible. You can check out worksets at risk, but consider carefully! if anyone knows what i am doing wrong or how to fix this please let me know.

thanks

[Anonymous]

sounds like the user file cannot access the central file to borrow the
workset it needs to make the change you are requesting. the user file must
have control (check out all worksets) if not connected to the central file
in order to make unlimited changes.

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Brian Earsley
www.arete3.com
18645 South West Creek Drive
Tinley Park, Illinois 60477
708.342.1250 x.225
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when i select a wall, click the properties, then edit/new, for structure i
clicked edit, for the finishes-interior i click the down arrow to get the
appearance, physical and identity tabs. under the appearance tab i go under
the shading area and change the color. i select a new color and click OK. i
hit OK again to get out of the materials menu. after i click OK there is an
error that pops up that said Can't obtain permission to edit the element:
The central file is inaccessible. You can check out worksets at risk, but
consider carefully! if anyone knows what i am doing wrong or how to fix
this please let me know.

thanks

[coreybrownfield]

when in the worksets there was a error that said there is no central file. There are not any other users working on this project and i still get the error Can't obtain permission to edit the element:The central file is inaccessible. You can check out worksets at risk, but consider carefully!if have any ideas to fix this please post.

thanks

[Anonymous]

i'm a little confused why you are using worksets if you are the only person
developing this project and that has always been the case, but in any case,
it sounds like somehow you lost your central file and you are working in a
user file. you will need a new central file.
save as>options>check 'make this a central file after save'
this will create a new central file. common practice is to not work in the
central file to minimize the chance of file corruption. because of this,
you will then need to create a new user file using windows explorer. (copy
the central file from the server to your local dive, rename the local file
user, open the user file in revit, pick ok at the dialogue that tells you
the file is a copy of the central and will be a user file. then save this
file locally and save to central.

you can now make you changes.

Please note: this process will re-establish the project sharing condition.
anyone previously working on the project will need to create their own user
file from the new central.

best wishes.
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Brian Earsley
www.arete3.com
18645 South West Creek Drive
Tinley Park, Illinois 60477
708.342.1250 x.225
wrote in message news:5557503@discussion.autodesk.com...
when in the worksets there was a error that said there is no central file.
There are not any other users working on this project and i still get the
error Can't obtain permission to edit the element:The central file is
inaccessible. You can check out worksets at risk, but consider carefully!if
have any ideas to fix this please post.

thanks