Location Of The Linked File; Troubleshooting Problems With Linked Files - Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC User Manual

7 Click Open.
8 If, for Layers, you chose Specify, the Select Layers/Levels to Import/Link dialog lists the layers
Revit Architecture retrieves the current version of the linked file and displays it in the current Revit view.
Related topics
Querying Objects in Layers
Hiding and Deleting Layers
Changing the Graphic Display of Layers
Managing Links

Location of the Linked File

Whenever you open a Revit project that is
saved version of the linked file. To check the stored location of the linked file, click File menu
Links. The path to the linked file displays in the Saved Path column of the Manage Links dialog.
If Revit Architecture cannot locate the linked file, it displays the version of the linked file that it retrieved
most recently. Revit Architecture is not able to update the link. To reload the linked file from a different
location, use the Reload From function of the Manage Links dialog. (See
Use the Path Type column to indicate whether the path is absolute or relative. In general, use a relative path
instead of an absolute path.
If you use a relative path and later move the project and the linked file together to a new directory, the
link is maintained. The new working directory becomes the relative path for the linked file.
If you use an absolute path and later move the project and the linked file to a new directory, the link is
broken. Revit Architecture tries to find the linked model in the specified directory.
Use an absolute path when you link to a workset-enabled file, such as a central file that other users need to
access. This file is likely not to move from its location on the disk.

Troubleshooting Problems with Linked Files

The following topics describe issues that you may encounter when linking files to Revit projects.
Changes in the DWG File Are Not Reflected in the Revit Project
Symptom: After linking a DWG file to a Revit project, you made changes to the DWG file in AutoCAD.
However, the Revit project does not display these changes.
Issues and Solutions: This issue can have several causes:
The linked file was changed after it was loaded into the Revit project, and the Revit project is still open.
To correct this situation, reload the linked file. In Revit Architecture, click File menu
In the Manage Links dialog, on the CAD Formats tab, select the linked file in the list, and click Reload.
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in the file. Select the desired layers, and click OK.
Unselected layers are not available in the Revit project. (However, the layers still exist in the
AutoCAD file.)
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