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Updating Central Model with new model from consultant

Anonymous

Updating Central Model with new model from consultant

Anonymous
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Good Morning All,

I am updating our central model each week with our updated model from a design consultant. Each time I update our model I have to update our project standards and start from scratch. I know there is a simplier way of doing this and more efficient way. How do you take a central model with updates and put into your model. I cannot link the model as we are the gatekeeper for the changes. This updated model is from a design consultant.

 

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ToanDN
Consultant
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Can't understand the reasons you can't link their model and simply replace the linked file. Can you elaborate?
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Anonymous
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We are completing the project model however we have a consultant who is designing a specific area  of the plan and each time they update I have to replace our central model with the changes. When I try to cut and paste the areas that they change it causes error throughout the model.

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ToanDN
Consultant
Consultant

@Anonymous wrote:

We are completing the project model however we have a consultant who is designing a specific area  of the plan and each time they update I have to replace our central model with the changes. When I try to cut and paste the areas that they change it causes error throughout the model.


That reason still does not justify not using the consultant model as a link. 

Anyhow, you could link their model in and bind the link.  

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RobDraw
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@Anonymous wrote:

I cannot link the model as we are the gatekeeper for the changes. 

 


 

This is not a recommended workflow. Collaboration within Revit works best by using links. It makes updates very quick and easy.


Rob

Drafting is a breeze and Revit doesn't always work the way you think it should.
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Anonymous
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So should I wait until they finish the schematic model before I start to complete my work? The problem is that they are only doing a schematic model. We are doing the construction drawings from that model. Existing conditions I can start on its just the area where they are proposing changes is where I a have to update. The problem I have is that I have to reformat the entire model every time they make a change. Where in AutoCAD if they changed a few walls, I could just copy and paste that over using the same base point. So I was hoping REVIT had an option where I could do that instead of having to redo the model to have our standards files and template each time they update something.

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cbcarch
Advisor
Advisor

-Link their model into yours.

Think of it like an xref in Cad.

-When they send you a new model, just reload the link and it will update.

-Place their linked model on a separate workset.

-Also, decide how to position the link--i.e. Origin to Origin, by Shared Coordinates, etc.

-Once Schematic Design is complete--you can Bind their model into yours so all geometry will be "live".

i.e. Their linked model will be removed at that point, and all elements from their model will be merged into yours.

Cliff B. Collins
Registered Architect The Lamar Johnson Collaborative Architects-St. Louis, MO
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RobDraw
Mentor
Mentor

@Anonymous wrote:

The problem I have is that I have to reformat the entire model every time they make a change. 


 

When collaborating in Revit, do as little as possible to process incoming models from consultants. You are going to have to modify this part of your workflow. It should be possible to do little more than opening and saving the incoming file over the previous update. Personally, I like to get rid of the stuff that I don't need but it is not necessary as far as the project is concerned. If you were collaborating on the cloud, you would be forced to use the consultants models as is.


Rob

Drafting is a breeze and Revit doesn't always work the way you think it should.
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Anonymous
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Thank you for that advice. I wish I would have posted earlier. When I bind the models together, will the walls overlap?

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cbcarch
Advisor
Advisor

If there are identical walls in the same place, yes. Revit will give a warning message.

But you can easily delete the duplicate ones.

If they are not on top of each other, they should join up easily.

Cliff B. Collins
Registered Architect The Lamar Johnson Collaborative Architects-St. Louis, MO
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Anonymous
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Thank you so much for the help. This will save so much time.

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cbcarch
Advisor
Advisor

Glad to help!

Please accept as solution.

Cliff B. Collins
Registered Architect The Lamar Johnson Collaborative Architects-St. Louis, MO
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