Proper way to setup a linked site project and multiple building projects

[skyeg321]

I cannot believe I still am unclear about this but this is still something I'm fuzzy about in terms of what to setup first and how to position these projects together correctly. If anyone can point me towards a step by step tutorial it would be appreciated. I'm trying to create a new project for a building and link the site project into it. I started drawing the building but now I need to rotate and move the site project in order to get it in the right spot. I will also need to rotate and move the building project in the site project to get it to the right spot there. It just seems there might be a better way to do this that I'm missing. Or am I doing it right? 

[barthbradley · Accepted solution]

You don't change the orientation of the Building Model in its own Project.  You Link it into another Project and orient it in that Project and then Publish or Acquire Coordinates to establish Shared Coordinates between to the two. If the Building is Linked into a Site Plan, Site coordinates are typically Published to the Building Project.  

...the reverse is the same, except you would Acquire the Site Coordinates if you are Linking the Site Model into your Building Model.  Acquiring would be done AFTER you orient the Site Link correctly to the Building in the Building Model Project. 

[barthbradley]

This might be too deep into the weeds, but I would suggest reading the attached PDF all the same.   

[ToanDN]

- Model you building at the origin/PBP as if it was a cardboard model that you can bring and place it anywhere, ignore all information about the site for now

- Model the site in a separate file, ignore all information about the building will be placed in it

- Link the site to the building, move it so that you building is correctly located on the site, acquire coordinates

- Now go back to the site, link the building in using shared coordinates and it should sit right where it should be

- Repeat the steps for each building

- You can link one building to another using shared coordinates and they will located correctly

https://paulaubin.com/topics/shared-coordinates/

[skyeg321]

This is EXACTLY what I was looking for. I've really been operating as a backwoods hillbilly cad guy over the years. I've seen the light! Thanks @barthbradley 

[skyeg321]

@ToanDN I noticed your process is backwards from @barthbradley Do you think it matters which project you aquire and publish from? Or does it work both ways?

[barthbradley]

What's backwards about it? Looks like he's describing the exact same workflow.   Did you see the part in my post where I said "the reverse is the same, except..."  

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

It works either way. If your models are in BiM360 then you cannot publish coordinates, only Acquire them.  Plus there are some glitches when you cannot save the link if it has a CAD file in it.  I just use acquire coordinates, works every time.

[barthbradley]

I notice your thread title is mentions multiple building projects. You want to set up Site Locations as well. Are you familiar with the process? 

 

[skyeg321]

I am not familiar with the process but reading that pdf and experimenting is helping me get it. At the moment I just need to link the one building into the site project. I am planning to go into the building project and acquire the site project links coordinates. Then go into the site project and try to position the building project via these shared coordinates somehow.. Haven't gotten to that just yet.