What is the process of making an existing central Revit project with shared Revit links into a BIM 360?

[Shah_H_]

We are going to work on a master site Revit file that has individual Revit buildings linked to it in a Central local network environment. But we're going to convert this project into BIM 360 in the future. What is the process of doing that? If I click the "Collaborate" button (as I always do to make a project into 360), does it automatically upload all other linked Revit files? Or do I need to upload them in the cloud individually and manually? 

[Alfredo_Medina · Accepted solution]

You need to Initiate all the Revit models, then update all the links. Do not simply "upload" models. 

[Shah_H_]

Thanks Alfredo for replying. Can I ask what do you mean by "Initiating"?

[Shah_H_]

Never mind my previous question, I think I know what you meant by Initiating. Thx

[Alfredo_Medina]

"Initiate" is the name of the button that you click to convert a non-shared Revit model into a cloud model. If you simply upload a model to the cloud, that model will continue to be a non-shared Revit model.

[RSomppi]

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@Alfredo_Medina wrote:

"Initiate" is the name of the button that you click to convert a non-shared Revit model into a cloud model. 

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I haven't' seen that button in a while. It's now called collaborating in the cloud, if I'm not mistaken.

[Alfredo_Medina]

You're not mistaken. However, for several years, the button that we had to click after having a folder selected in the cloud and the file name ready, was called "Initiate". At least until 2022. So I got used to that term. I see that the most recent versions don't use that button anymore.