Close the project. Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular Revit MEP topics. How did you "share" the folder. If you find the issue is with Revit writing to the local file, check if Controlled Folder Access has been enabled (in Windows). In the Open workset default list, select one of the following. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. There is one more thing to say to this topic. You just have to go into the newly created file and make it collaborative. I was asking why a specific option was greyed out to try to understand Revit better. If you want this file to remain a central file, resave the file as a central file.". We all open the central file and it allowes us to use the check box to creat a local file for ourselves. One mapped by domain second by IP address. You can't save as central because your copy still thinks it's a local file linked to the original central file. Create a local file grayed out? Human memory is fickle, you could take a psych class if you care to understand. The alternate has since been discarded but now every time I open the File I get a message " this local file has been copied" and tells me that in order to fix this I must save as the central file. If you're not going to answer the question, don't comment. Ask the community or share your knowledge. Fabio Itiro Sato| @fabioisato| Fabio Sato. If that other user can access their local they can log on and open their local with that user's Revit username and synchronize with central. Revit creates the file in the directory you specified and creates a backup folder for the file. If using an accelerator, bypass it by removing the RSACCELERATOR<. Perform the following steps to check to see if project members are accessing the central model through different paths: Open the central file after browsing to the location in Revit. The model is stored on the Autodesk Account Collaboration for Revit service: The accelerator or host server is not working: Privacy | Do not sell or share my personal information | Cookie preferences | Report noncompliance | Terms of use| 2023 Autodesk Inc. All rights reserved. If the model was downloaded from BIM 360, try renaming it from an RVT to a ZIP file and open the ZIP. Reset the user name to the previous value (from the step 3.1). Use Save-As to overwrite the old Central file. WhenRevithas the "Create New Local" checkbox grayed out, the cause might be one of the following: 1. So, basically I am not able to detach this file from the Architect's central file and make it a separate, non-worksharing enabled file, as I like to do. By the way, for the next person googling into this thread: Open the model. Right-click a Revit central file and select Detach from central. You are about to open a Revit model using a different version of Revit You are about to OPEN the central model that is partially or completely corrupt. He checks also path to mapped letter - diffrences cause problems. Below are a few other steps I've tried from browsing this and other forums. If you are detaching it from central, it is becomeing it's own thing. You may also need to abandon the existing central model and want to use a local copy of the central model (rather than a backup of the central model) as the new central model. Go to Solution. Ask the community or share your knowledge. I think it makes sense if you think about it. Find out which GUID corresponds to which model (if multiple models), the GUID is always identical unless the Central is recreated on BIM360. A couple more reasons the Create New Local option is disabled: The file does not have worksets enabled or the file is based on an older version of Revit than currently being used (meaning an upgrade is required). Welcome to Autodesks Revit MEP Forums. 1- I shared the path to the central file with my network - OK. Step 3: After a deep scan, you may preview all of your files. At least thats what i got from working with BIM360, don't know about the latest version of BIM360 and might change with future versions of BIM360 and/or Revit. Can't find what you're looking for? @willRYAZCpretty much. "C:\users\david\documents. This is the same location on your network. Privacy | Do not sell or share my personal information | Cookie preferences | Report noncompliance | Terms of use| 2023 Autodesk Inc. All rights reserved. Welcome to Autodesks Revit MEP Forums. Can't find what you're looking for? 3. Initial status is based on when the file was last opened. Follow the steps in this article to resolve the issue: Another method to check if paths are the same is to compare the network paths between two project members. Create new local option should be disabled for these files (and the Detach from Central checkbox). Map all project members to the server location where the central file is stored in the same manner (UNC path, IP Address, and others). I am the only person working on the new file but because we were in a hurry and waiting on information I made a copy of this file in which I created alternate layouts. 3. Opens all editable worksets. Select a default workset for local copies. The next dayafter the affected user came back from lunch he had the same issue where the Create New Local was greyed out when opening the same file. You are the one hijacking a thread with useless belligerent drivel. Since you are saving a cloud shared model to another location that BIM360 does not save files (and you cant break work sharing when saving) it has to be a central model when saved locally. This is not an official translation and may contain errors and inaccurate translations. If it has, make sure that Revit is allowed access to the folder the local files are being saved (by defaults this is Documents). . the server where the central file is turned off, . you need to detach always all files you are not saving as a central mode, REVIT EXPERT ELITE is it working for you ? Ok man, just in the slightest case you are not a bored internet troll I will tell you that almost none of the architects use the cloud or collaboration tools correctly. Can't find what you're looking for? Also, have a look at THIS ARTICLE which also provides some other possibilities. You hijacked a thread with an question different from the topic. You need to find the "real" Central Model: If you discard work sets the detached model becomes truly detached and now a non-collaborative model. Are you trying to open the model from the central file or from your local? Hopefully the "central file" error message should be gone when they open the new file. In the Save As dialog, rename the file, and click Options. Kudos are always welcome . By you (who really need to self reflect on how you come across, just a friendly suggestion) or I. This is not an official translation and may contain errors and inaccurate translations. Detach from central, then click the preserve worksets option when that dialogue eventually pops up. Couple thoughts: 1) When you open a file with "Detach" selected, which option do you select: "Detach and preserve worksets" or "Detach and discard worksets"? When a user does not relinquish elements properly and is not available to reconcile it another user can access their local file if it is stored in a neutral folder like C:\Revit Local Files. The most common cause of this behavior is in the context of file-based worksharing when project membersare accessing the central model through different paths: "The central model cannot be found, perhaps due to a lost network connection. To connect to the new location every time you log on . In your screenshots, you are trying to open that Local Model, that's why you can't save it as local: it's already local. If you keep work sets the detached modelbecomes a new central model. BTW, here is the page I got when I put your question into my favorite search engine: https://www.bing.com/search?q=How+do+I+enable+worksets+in+the+model+sent+by+the+architect%3F&FORM=ED To satisfy your curiosity, it was because I will be working on the model concurrently with others. Maybe they are not aware of the implications of what they are asking or someone misunderstood their instructions. projectname_New Central). I have looked this up and followed the steps indicated but my "save as central" is always greyed out as is "open workset default". Autodesk does not warrant, either expressly or implied, the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information translated by the machine translation service and will not be liable for damages or losses caused by the trust placed in the translation service. 2. Press Ctrl+A to select all worksets in this dialog. You do not need to create worksets at this point. Thanks in advance. It was the exact same topic. @TripleM-Dev.netfirst let me say thank you for responding. Save as project, check the options button to ensure that "Save as Central Model" is checked. Solved by aRcHiTeCt.JM. Welcome to Autodesks Revit Architecture Forums. Specify different worksets or click OK to confirm the default. The Revit_temp folder contains files that provide progress information on operations (such as Synchronize with Central) to the Worksharing Monitor. That means I need to export from the linked file, not from the central? \appdata\local\Autodesk\Revit\\CollaborationCache\\. Can anyone offer any suggestions? When create local file, there was still the file in my d drive but revit mep no longer asking for overwrite local file. Browse. Opens all editable worksets. This means you are either not in the correct version of Revit for the selected file (upgrading would be bad or and newer file format simply cannot be opened) or you have selected a local file. Click Collaborate tab Manage Collaboration panel (Worksets). regular business hours. Check the path name is correct C:\Users\Username\Documents as an example. .maybe you are working directly in the central model? Revit Mechanical & Electrical Systems 2018 Certified Professional, The file does not use worksets (occasionally to blame), The network connection/resource is busy, or disconnected (likely culprit), Someone is creating a local at the same moment (less often, but happens), Opening a file created in a newer version of Revit (less often), File is a Local file (user copied a local over a central), The network path at each workstation is not the same as each other (very likely culprit). For example your project folder is mapped to letter S:One user has mapped S: for \\10.10.10.5\Projects\Your Projectanother one has mapped S: for \\server00\Projects\Your Project. So it needed to become a central model to be utilized within our company before being sent back to the architect for collaboration. Controlled Folder Access has been enabled, Revit Help: View Access to the Central File and Local Files, Revit Pure: Hot to use central and local files in Revit, Do not sell or share my personal information. Just a guess and this idea may have changed, but that how it used to work. Try having another project participant attempt to open the central file to rule out a profile/system-specific issue. If the latter, don't do that. On the Document Management module click on the folder you want to upload your file to and click the blue Upload button. You rename to avoid overwriting the existing central model and potentially losing all other team members' changes. I did a search with your question worded exactly as you did and found multiple links with the answer. Using Revit MEP 2012. Open a file explorer and go to "This PC". 3users could create new local and then sync. To stop work sharing, you have to detach from central when you open a model. Until you create a workset, revit sees no need for the central file. Map other PC's to the same location/same path format. Right click on "This PC" and select "Map a Network Drive". I am checking the file path under their login. (You really should have started your own thread.). Does anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening? Another possible cause is a user has reverted back to a single user file (a dialogue box would have been displayed though warning them of this.) The file is now the central model for the project. In the Save As dialog, specify a file name and directory location for the central model. The problem is that you didn't detach from central when you created your copy of the original model - the two are still linked, just like the local file in your documents folder does. Make this a Central Model after save, Option - checked & greyed out. After you start worksets, the save as will create the local. Before you create a new central model, be sure to rename the workshared file or specify a different directory path before saving. Learn how to Detach a file from a Revit Central Model and the difference between the 2 options. Am I missing something? I don't know why this is. Fix Greyed Out Revisions in Revit 8020 BIM 10.5K subscribers Dislike Share 3,777 views Premiered Mar 11, 2021 Make sure to Join the Free 8020BIM Community Server :. 8.Now you are on your new local file copy. 7. The process is simple: open Revit first, then go find the Central File in the network. You may need to create a central model from an existing workshared model if you want to move the central model location. At that point they just need to make that new file a central model again.Collaborate Tab > Click worksets button > then click OK to enable worksharing > then click OK again > then save and close the file. Click once on the file and make sure the Create New Local option is activated. It's clear that you really don't have much experience working in a truly collaborative environment and won't accept the advice of someone with many successful projects under their belt. All the other central files don't have this problem. The error is caused by one or more of the following possible scenarios: Two users (or more) having the same user name In a very rare case, certain user names Revit will just not accept, and have to change to something else. The actual central file is somewhere hidden on the BIM360 platform, and Revit (and thus the user) never actually has direct access to it, and so you can't detach from the Central itself, bu you can from the local as it would be on a local network. Opens all worksets in the central model. In the File Save Options dialog, select Make this a Central Model after save. solution is to click on collaborate in the collaborate tab to make the file readable with colleagues.after it save and close. 1. Now open and "Create New Local" should be available. Save over the central model. Just got Revit 2017 installed. If it's the original model that you want to continue working in, first, as mentioned above, make sure that worksharing is enabled. Then your first save creates the central. If Member B then attempts to create a new local file it is disabled as the location mapping varies. In the Save As dialog, rename the file, and click Options. Hence why it is checked and greyed out. This page has been translated for your convenience with an automatic translation service. In Revit, go to the application menu click on Save as, Project and name it the same as the original Central file name and in the original location. Just don't create local file with standard process ( Open-New project-Select central file-tick local file and open it), 6.You will receive error for move/copy central file to different location- Click to proceed. This page has been translated for your convenience with an automatic translation service. Ask the community or share your knowledge. Meaning: User who made the central model saved it to a path (for example) P:\projects while in YOUR computer the P: drive is mapped to something else, or not mapped at all, OR, you have the correct P: mapped BUT you are using a UNC path (using the \\ symbols) to navigate the network instead of using the P: path. - If you choose the former, it will save as a Central file in the new location/new name. All times are GMT. Do not sell or share my personal information. We have this when the Revit installed do not match. If a central file (file A) is detached from central (itself) is it possible to reattach a Local file to the Detached central file if "File A" Ive got a revit file, I just want to make a local file but I cant it keeps wanting to be a central file after I open it (detach from central). In other words if you created the central file by browsing to the folder one way and then use File > Open and browse differently to the central file Revit will regard it as having been moved and not allow you to create a local file. Local files folder is "My Documents" - which is a terrible choice. Oh geez sus kriste - I know that. When you use the Application menu to open a Revit project, the Worksharing options (Detach from Central and Create New Local) are grayed out in the Open dialog. This page was generated at 07:34 PM. Please make sure you are not working on the Central Model. See the following help topic for initial troubleshooting on this topic: If the central model opens, then the issue is with writing the local model. Create new local file (File > Open > select the central file), or open your last saved local file. 2011-06-13, 09:42 PM #2. gvluisi. Thanks. 'Accept as solution' . Even other departments within a company usually prefer to have their own central model and import ours instead of the built-in tools. The model is displayed as central for the member who created it but other members cannot create local copies from their machines. Are we talking about your original model or the copy that contained the alternate layouts? I know there are other ways to do this so I'm not looking for a work around. Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular Revit Architecture topics. Check the file location path to see if there is a path? Close the new Central file. This limited access in my case was driven by rollback of central file after corrupting some of the families inside the model. Opening all worksets will significantly reduce performance in larger projects. I'm glad you managed to resolve your issue. I have a BIM 360 cloud model I am trying to just save a backup locally before I make a bunch of changes to the model (yes I know BIM 360 saves a bunch of these files automatically). Press Ctrl+A to select all worksets in this dialog. If it's only for Backup, why not just download the Central from the BIM360 (if published that is in the WIP and/or SHARED folder.). Detaching and creating new central Revit model When you click Open, the Opening Worksets dialog displays. I'm having an issue with Revit 2016, two computers have the Create New Local greyed out, while three other computers are fine. Then close the file completely and reopen it again. When you click Open, the Opening Worksets dialog displays. Autodesk does not warrant, either expressly or implied, the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information translated by the machine translation service and will not be liable for damages or losses caused by the trust placed in the translation service. Forum Discussions and Support AEC Revit Revit Platform Support This forum is for community support, not chiding anonymous users to fulfill some need for arrogant superiority. Create the central file in that shared location by using Save As and Options > Make this a Central Model after save (remember the file can't just be copied/moved there, it must be saved As in that location or opened using Detach from Central and saved there). Privacy | Do not sell or share my personal information | Cookie preferences | Report noncompliance | Terms of use| 2023 Autodesk Inc. All rights reserved. Note: If you have installed the Revit Cloud Worksharing add-on, then: Click Collaborate tab Manage Collaboration panel Collaborate. Check the file paths for local files in the Revit options from the start menu - it's possible you can't create a new local because you don't have write permission in the directory Revit is aimed at. Welcome to Autodesks Revit Architecture Forums. 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