Opening Revit Files; Opening A Revit Project File; Opening Family Libraries And Training Files; Opening Files From The Web Library - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

Opening Revit Files

When you start Revit Architecture, the Recent Files window displays, listing up to 4 projects and 4 families
that you opened most recently. (If you are already working in a Revit session, you can return to the Recent
Files window by clicking Window menu
To open a Revit file, use any of the following methods:
Click
Press CTRL+O.
Click File menu
Under Projects or Families, click the file to open.
Under Projects or Families, click
When you click a file under Projects or Families, Revit Architecture opens the file.
If you use a different method to open a file, you must take additional steps. For further instructions, see the
following topics.

Opening a Revit Project File

1 Click File menu
2 In the Open dialog, navigate to the folder where the project file resides. If necessary, for Files
3 If desired, select Audit to scan all elements in the project.
4 If you are opening a worksets-enabled local file and want to separate it from the central file,
5 Select the project file, and click Open.

Opening Family Libraries and Training Files

1 Click File menu
2 On the left side of the Open dialog, select a family library or the Training Files folder.
3 Select the file, and click Open.
You can add other directories to choose from in the Open dialog. See

Opening Files from the Web Library

The web library contains family files and templates that you can download and use in a project.
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(Open).
Open.
Open, or click
of type, select the appropriate file type to see those files in the folder.
The Audit option can detect and fix corrupt elements in the project. However, it can greatly
increase the time required to open files. Use this option only for periodic maintenance of large
workset-enabled files or when you are preparing to upgrade.
select Detach from Central. For more information, see
of the Central File on page 1206.
Open, or click
Recent Files.)
(Browse for additional project files).
on the toolbar.
on the toolbar.
Opening Workshared Files Independent
Setting Options on page 504.