Chapter 18 Working In A Team; Worksharing Workflow - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

Working in a Team
You can work in a team in Revit Architecture using worksharing or using linked models.
Worksharing allows simultaneous access to a shared model through use of a central file. Use worksharing when you are
working with a single model (one RVT file) that will have multiple team members working on it.
Using linked models, project elements or systems are separated into individually managed models that can be linked
together. Use linked models when your project contains distinct buildings, such as a campus, or when you are working
with team members from other disciplines, such as structural engineers or MEP engineers. You can also use worksharing
in linked models.
Worksharing is covered in this topic; for information on linked models, see

Worksharing Workflow

The following steps provide the general workflow for setting up and using workshared projects.
1 Choose the project to share.
A workshared project is one that several team members need to work on at the same time. For example,
a team may have different members assigned to work on specific functional areas, such as the interior
layout, the exterior shell, and the furniture layout.
2 Enable worksharing.
When you enable worksharing, Revit Architecture creates the central file for the project. The central
file is like the project database. It stores all changes made to the project and stores all current workset
and element ownership information. It is recommended that after the central file is created, all work
be done in local copies of the central file. All users will need to save a copy of the central file on their
local network or hard drive. All changes can be published to the central file and all users can load other
users changes from the central file at any time.
See Enabling Worksharing
3 Optionally, set up worksets.
A workset is a collection of elements, such as walls, doors, floors, or stairs. When you enable worksharing,
several default worksets are created (2 default user-created worksets, and worksets for the families that
are loaded in the project, project standards, and project views). For more information, see
Worksets
You can create worksets based on functional areas, such as interior, exterior, or site.
See Setting Up Worksets
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