Copy/Monitor without Copy?

[Anonymous]

I made an architectural model then copied this file and stripped it for all but structural elements, for a structural model. Now can I set up monitoring between these models without actually doing copy, since the elements are already there? What are the correct steps to do this? 

[ToanDN]

It doesn't work that way. The elements between the two files have zero relationship unless you copy them using copy/monitor.

[Anonymous]

So what are my options for making linked models from this outset..?

[ToanDN]

Why did you split one model into two in the first place?

[Anonymous]

I have requirements to have separate structural and architectural models (separate Revit files). And the structural shall be linked into the architectural model. I wasn't aware exactly what that linking technically entailed, so I started out with the architectural model and completed it. Now I have two finished models. One being mostly a stripped copy of the other, with minor modifications and different views and drawings. 

[MichaelWarwick7522 · Accepted solution]

Go to Copy/Monitor and select Monitor, lets you pair elements up. 

[ToanDN]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I have requirements to have separate structural and architectural models (separate Revit files). And the structural shall be linked into the architectural model. I wasn't aware exactly what that linking technically entailed, so I started out with the architectural model and completed it. Now I have two finished models. One being mostly a stripped copy of the other, with minor modifications and different views and drawings. 

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Here is how I would do given you already made two files:

- Open Architectural file, create a Link_Structural workset

- Link Structural file in as Overlay, origin to origin, change it to the workset above

- Go over the model and delete Architectural elements overlapping Structural elements

- Go back to Structural file and do the first two steps (with different workset naming of course)

- Most of the time that is all you need.  Update one model will reflect on the other when you reload the link

- You can choose to Monitor the link but IMHO it's unnecessary.

- Some people choose to copy/monitor element from one model to another.  I would only copy/monitor Levels and Grids, not actual building elements.