We are currently working on a central model at work with about 4 people and we're having issues with getting in each other's way, sometimes I can't edit things until someone has synchronised on their end etc. Has anyone got any ideas on the best practice to follow when working a central model with multiple people so that you don't get in each other's way when editing elements?
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Use worksets and make all worksets non editable for everyone (don't worry everyone can still edit the model).
With this setup, multiple people can work in the same view, but if someone edit a wall, he will need to sync the or others to edit the same wall.
Owner mean he own the worksets, making others not being able to edit it without his syncing/permission. Follow the first part of my suggestion to make sure no one owns any worksets so that everyone can edit them.
@emmanuel_boakyePJCYR wrote:
what about the bit where it is says owner and borrowers, what do those mean?
Late but I'll add this...
I think of worksharing like a library where Worksets are Shelves and Elements (everything we make in the model) are Books. You are an Owner when you borrow an entire Shelf/Workset and you are a Borrower when you borrow elements from a shelf. If you assign all your model elements to Workset 1 then nobody on the team should "Own" the Shelf/workset because whoever does that has to sync frequently or grant editing requests from everyone else.
Your team should focus their effort in different places in the building and/or on different tasks. Someone can model the walls/doors while another creates sheets and organizes views on sheets. A person can tackle exterior design while others work inside. Another person can focus on getting details prepared and placed on sheets. If the building is large enough then people can focus on the east and west wings or first floor vs second floor etc. As someone creates the walls/doors someone else can follow along and place ceilings, rooms, furniture and so on.
Talk to each other often so each of you know where each of you should focus. Synchronize often so everyone else can see what progress is happening around them when they sync/reload latest. I sync as often as I finish a given task such as placing furniture in one room and moving on to another. That way my work is showing up as soon as it can, or should, for everyone else to see.
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One person should be the lead/BIM coordinator and organize who does what. You also will have to decide about who edits families, shared parameters, keynotes, schedules etc. Are all the people in your company in the same discipline? Or is one doing architectural, electrical, HVAC etc.? For different disciplines it often is better to split the model and link them.
For Keynotes I ended up using Google sheets. I then share the that Google document with who else is supposed to work on keynotes. From that the txt file will be created. This requires discipline and people knowing what they are doing.
If the level of sophistication vary greatly, you may need some different strategies.
I don't know if BIM360 makes any of the above easier. We don't have that, but it may be another tool to help. i have extremely little experience work sharing. So take more advice from the above posts ![]()
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