Saving a Template from an Engineer as a project.

[timXXAW4]

The reason I got into Revit was to provide services to a couple family members who are engineers and designers. 

I received from one of them "General Structural Template.rte" He wants just wants me to give him a 3D model to work. I did have to turn on Architectural discipline in order to draw and see my drawing. I've drawn the foundation walls and have gone to save the project. "File>save as>project" is greyed out. How do I save it as a file in my computer so I can give him what he wants and send it back to him?

[RDAOU · Accepted solution]

@timXXAW4 

You do not model straght in the Template.

• Place the template as you have received it in some folder 
• Open Revit
• File >> New >> in the Dialoge that pops up hit BROWSE
• navigate to the folder where you placed the template and select it
• then click ok

That will be the project (.rvt) which you will work in

NB: You do not want to return that .RTE to your family/relative with stuff modeled inside it...he wont give you any new jobs 🙂

[RSomppi]

The template is for starting a project. You need to initiate a new project file, .rvt, by using the template file, .rte. The .rte cannot be saved as a .rvt. It is a container file for your settings and preloaded content.

The fact that you were sent a structural template makes me think you are doing a structural model and should probably be using the structural discipline. Using architectural could be a mistake but I don't know the requirements of the project.

Before embarking on your journey, I'd suggest you take a course or two on the essentials of Revit. Having this core knowledge will help you tremendously with these seemingly minor issues that could cause major headaches if handled inappropriately.

[timXXAW4]

Thank you. That was the ticket.

[timXXAW4]

Thanks for the input.  Just for the record, I've been taking courses from 3 different online videos and training for more than 200 hrs. This particular situation hadn't come up yet. I continue to go through the courses.