Phases from Linked in Model/Phase Mapping Best Practices

[Anonymous]

Start off by saying I'm new to using phases in a project. So, I have an electrical central model with arch new, arch exist and structural existing models linked in. A little confused how to phase this project. Should I create phases in my project that match one of the linked in models? Then map them together. Which models phasing should I follow to have all the models show up correctly on my views. Should I create my own phases (arbiritary naming) and map one of the linked in models phases to these phases? Will I incounter any issues with the phase filters not showing expected information being pulled from all the linked in models compared to my model? I guess this is multiple questions in one. Kind of lost a little. Any help would be great.

Thanks.

[L.Maas]

I would say, depends a little bit on how you cooperate with the other parites (companies/departments). If you work together in a project and models goes backwards and forwards then I would say communicate with them and decide what to do. Basically this kind of things is always good to discuss before starting a project so that everybody aligns themselves.

If you are just a recipient of other files then I would do the following. In your project file set up the phases as you need them. Often this is already arranged in you company project template. Normally I would keep the phases as used in a standard autodesk template. As many companies will not use/change them (i.e. Exisiting, New Construction), mapping is easy.

Link in files received and map the phases to the ones in your project. You have to check and decide how phases should be mapped.

You have to consider where you are in the time line. Imagine you do interior work. If you receive a project file from the building contractor, than it can be the case that the Existing and New Construction phase of the building contractor is your startring point (i.e. your Existing). This is because when the building contractor completes his job you can start. So the Phasing does not always have to be one to one.

Revit handles this by allowing to map one phase from the linked file to multiple/all phases in the Host project

(This can be avoided if all parties agree on phases and set tehm up in the project).

[Anonymous]

Appreciate the response. If we had startup meetings I totally would bring this up first thing. But, they don't believe in that around here. Sigh. We are not working directly with the arch and structural. We receive their models from the G.C.. After looking at this a little more. It seems that the best option would be to just map the current phase in the existing model to existing in my model. Then map the new models current phase to my current phase. Does that seem about right?

[Anonymous]

Something else I found out. That is important for anyone reading this. You have to match phase filters exactly from the linked in model. Otherwise you will not get the correct info to translate between models.