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00:01
In this video, we will cover working in workshared projects and using worksharing features.
00:10
In order for multiple users to work in the same model simultaneously, work sharing must be enabled,
00:19
to enable work sharing, switch to the collaborate ribbon and then in the manage collaboration panel, click Collaborate.
00:30
When enabling work sharing, there are two options and this is essentially where the central model is saved.
00:38
You can select within your network or in BIM 360 document management.
00:45
For this example select within your network and then click OK.
00:52
Revit then enables work sharing.
00:57
This is a process that consists of creating worksets and adding any existing components to those worksets.
01:06
For example, when you click worksets, the worksets, dialog opens,
01:11
and you can see the two default worksets that are created, shared levels and grids and workset 1.
01:20
I'll click OK. And then I'll select a lighting fixture.
01:25
When I scroll down in the properties palette, you can see a workset parameter under identity data.
01:33
Any model element created in the project now will be assigned to a workset.
01:41
Now, before we continue on too far, the next step is to save this current project as a central model.
01:50
And so when you are working in a workshared project, you actually need to work in a local file and then synchronize your changes to the central model.
02:02
But at this point you'll notice that the synchronized tools are not available.
02:08
And in the quick access toolbar, when you click Save, you'll get a dialogue stating that this is the first time that the project has been saved,
02:16
since work sharing was enabled and this project will now become the central model.
02:23
And so if you want to proceed, click Yes.
02:27
And then Revit will save the current project as a central model.
02:34
Now, as I mentioned before, you don't want to work in the central model.
02:39
You want to create a local model and then synchronize your changes back to the central model, so I will click File Close,
02:50
so we can close the central model and then I'll click open and in the exercise files I will navigate to the central model that we just created.
03:02
Now the work sharing options are available in the open dialog.
03:09
Notice that create new local is selected by default.
03:12
This will create a local copy of the central model and it will save it in the location specified in the options dialog.
03:22
You could also select detach from central if you wanted to create a file and detach it from the central model,
03:29
you could then save that as a new central model if you wanted to or you there are other options that you can choose.
03:38
I'll select to create new local and then click Open.
03:43
Once again, this will create a local copy of the central model and save it in the location that I have specified in the options dialog.
03:52
It will also append my Revit user name at the end of the file name and that can be specified in the options dialog as well.
04:02
At this point you can work just like you would in a private project,
04:07
you can model components, lighting fixtures, electrical fixtures, create circuits, whatever you need to do,
04:15
and then synchronize those changes back to the central model.
04:19
We can do that on the collaborate ribbon and use one of the options in the synchronized panel.
04:26
So we'll discuss that here in just a second.
04:28
But once again there are worksets and any model element you create will be added to the active workset.
04:35
So in this case will be added to workset 1.
04:39
You can also use the Gray Inactive Worksets option.
04:43
And when toggled on any elements not belonging to the active workset will be dimmed.
04:52
And then when you add components you can synchronize to central in order to save them back to the central model and so on.
05:01
The collaborate ribbon in the synchronized panel, the synchronize with central tools actually a split button.
05:08
So I'll select synchronize and modify settings.
05:11
And this opens the synchronize with central dialogue.
05:15
You want to pay attention to the options under after synchronizing and these are all the options that you can relinquish.
05:24
And in this case we only have one which is user-created worksets.
05:28
So I'll select that and then click OK.
05:32
At this point I'm synchronizing with the central model and its relinquishing anything that I chose in that dialogue.
05:40
If I open the dialogue again, you'll notice that none of these options are available because I just synchronized and I relinquished everything.
05:48
And so you want to make sure that those options are selected,
05:52
and then afterwards you can use these synchronized now option and it will use the settings that you have specified.
06:00
I'll click Cancel and then we'll look at the other two tools in the synchronized panel,
06:06
reload latest will update your local model with any changes or anything that's been added to the central model,
06:14
but it will not publish your changes back to the central model.
06:19
Relinquish all mine will relinquish your ownership of work sets and any borrowed elements that have not been changed.
06:28
And so you won't be able to close your file,
06:31
or well I should say it's not recommended that you close your file when maintaining ownership of components.
06:39
And so relinquish all mines a way to relinquish everything if you just want to close the model.
06:45
And during the synchronization process you will save your changes to the central model,
06:52
and it will also relinquish your ownership of worksets and elements and then it will also reload the latest.
06:60
So synchronize with central will essentially do both of these as well as a few saves in there.
07:06
Additionally, when you're working in a work shared project, you can use the work sharing display modes.
07:13
When you click work sharing display in the view control bar, you can see that there are four worksharing display modes,
07:19
and you can also adjust the work sharing display settings.
07:23
I'll select worksets and then the components in the view will be color coded based on their workset.
07:31
If you use one of the other options and they'd be color-coded based on the checkout status.
07:36
Who owns the elements or components that have been updated, in this case, were color coded by worksets.
08:11
The other thing that's nice about the worksharing display modes is that when you hover over a component, it shows you the current owner,
08:18
who it was originally created by and who last updated it in the central model, as well as anybody that's currently requesting it.
08:27
So once again, the work sharing display modes are very helpful when you're working in a workshared project.
00:01
In this video, we will cover working in workshared projects and using worksharing features.
00:10
In order for multiple users to work in the same model simultaneously, work sharing must be enabled,
00:19
to enable work sharing, switch to the collaborate ribbon and then in the manage collaboration panel, click Collaborate.
00:30
When enabling work sharing, there are two options and this is essentially where the central model is saved.
00:38
You can select within your network or in BIM 360 document management.
00:45
For this example select within your network and then click OK.
00:52
Revit then enables work sharing.
00:57
This is a process that consists of creating worksets and adding any existing components to those worksets.
01:06
For example, when you click worksets, the worksets, dialog opens,
01:11
and you can see the two default worksets that are created, shared levels and grids and workset 1.
01:20
I'll click OK. And then I'll select a lighting fixture.
01:25
When I scroll down in the properties palette, you can see a workset parameter under identity data.
01:33
Any model element created in the project now will be assigned to a workset.
01:41
Now, before we continue on too far, the next step is to save this current project as a central model.
01:50
And so when you are working in a workshared project, you actually need to work in a local file and then synchronize your changes to the central model.
02:02
But at this point you'll notice that the synchronized tools are not available.
02:08
And in the quick access toolbar, when you click Save, you'll get a dialogue stating that this is the first time that the project has been saved,
02:16
since work sharing was enabled and this project will now become the central model.
02:23
And so if you want to proceed, click Yes.
02:27
And then Revit will save the current project as a central model.
02:34
Now, as I mentioned before, you don't want to work in the central model.
02:39
You want to create a local model and then synchronize your changes back to the central model, so I will click File Close,
02:50
so we can close the central model and then I'll click open and in the exercise files I will navigate to the central model that we just created.
03:02
Now the work sharing options are available in the open dialog.
03:09
Notice that create new local is selected by default.
03:12
This will create a local copy of the central model and it will save it in the location specified in the options dialog.
03:22
You could also select detach from central if you wanted to create a file and detach it from the central model,
03:29
you could then save that as a new central model if you wanted to or you there are other options that you can choose.
03:38
I'll select to create new local and then click Open.
03:43
Once again, this will create a local copy of the central model and save it in the location that I have specified in the options dialog.
03:52
It will also append my Revit user name at the end of the file name and that can be specified in the options dialog as well.
04:02
At this point you can work just like you would in a private project,
04:07
you can model components, lighting fixtures, electrical fixtures, create circuits, whatever you need to do,
04:15
and then synchronize those changes back to the central model.
04:19
We can do that on the collaborate ribbon and use one of the options in the synchronized panel.
04:26
So we'll discuss that here in just a second.
04:28
But once again there are worksets and any model element you create will be added to the active workset.
04:35
So in this case will be added to workset 1.
04:39
You can also use the Gray Inactive Worksets option.
04:43
And when toggled on any elements not belonging to the active workset will be dimmed.
04:52
And then when you add components you can synchronize to central in order to save them back to the central model and so on.
05:01
The collaborate ribbon in the synchronized panel, the synchronize with central tools actually a split button.
05:08
So I'll select synchronize and modify settings.
05:11
And this opens the synchronize with central dialogue.
05:15
You want to pay attention to the options under after synchronizing and these are all the options that you can relinquish.
05:24
And in this case we only have one which is user-created worksets.
05:28
So I'll select that and then click OK.
05:32
At this point I'm synchronizing with the central model and its relinquishing anything that I chose in that dialogue.
05:40
If I open the dialogue again, you'll notice that none of these options are available because I just synchronized and I relinquished everything.
05:48
And so you want to make sure that those options are selected,
05:52
and then afterwards you can use these synchronized now option and it will use the settings that you have specified.
06:00
I'll click Cancel and then we'll look at the other two tools in the synchronized panel,
06:06
reload latest will update your local model with any changes or anything that's been added to the central model,
06:14
but it will not publish your changes back to the central model.
06:19
Relinquish all mine will relinquish your ownership of work sets and any borrowed elements that have not been changed.
06:28
And so you won't be able to close your file,
06:31
or well I should say it's not recommended that you close your file when maintaining ownership of components.
06:39
And so relinquish all mines a way to relinquish everything if you just want to close the model.
06:45
And during the synchronization process you will save your changes to the central model,
06:52
and it will also relinquish your ownership of worksets and elements and then it will also reload the latest.
06:60
So synchronize with central will essentially do both of these as well as a few saves in there.
07:06
Additionally, when you're working in a work shared project, you can use the work sharing display modes.
07:13
When you click work sharing display in the view control bar, you can see that there are four worksharing display modes,
07:19
and you can also adjust the work sharing display settings.
07:23
I'll select worksets and then the components in the view will be color coded based on their workset.
07:31
If you use one of the other options and they'd be color-coded based on the checkout status.
07:36
Who owns the elements or components that have been updated, in this case, were color coded by worksets.
08:11
The other thing that's nice about the worksharing display modes is that when you hover over a component, it shows you the current owner,
08:18
who it was originally created by and who last updated it in the central model, as well as anybody that's currently requesting it.
08:27
So once again, the work sharing display modes are very helpful when you're working in a workshared project.
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