Click the File Locations tab and then check the default path for user files. Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular Revit MEP topics. 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. Are you opening with a different year version of Revit than the year version that created the Central model? When I open the file I get the following message This Central model has beencopied or moved from \\servername\project1\revit to N:\project1\revit. This is not an official translation and may contain errors and inaccurate translations. You rename to avoid overwriting the existing central model and potentially losing all other team members' changes. Make this a Central Model after save, Option unchecked & not greyed out. ?i'm having the same issue and don't know what to do . Do not sell or share my personal information. Can anyone offer any suggestions? Opening all worksets will significantly reduce performance in larger project files. Create your central model again everything will work fine after you do this. File PnntRange Current window -Vtste portion of current window Selected views/sheets Preview FIGURE 2-6.1 Print dialog Options Number of . \appdata\local\Autodesk\Revit\\CollaborationCache\\. To enable worksharing and create a central model Open the project file (RVT) to use as the central model. Close the project. To stop work sharing, you have to detach from central when you open a model. Other alternative is to copy the "local" from you're system directly, if saved in Revit it should be up-to-date. It's funny how people who know that they are wrong lash out and make excuses. projectname_New Central). Click Collaborate tab Manage Collaboration panel (Worksets). Collaboration tab > Collaborate > Within network > then save as > Project > Options > Make Central. Ask the community or share your knowledge. If you want this file to remain a central file, resave the file as a central file.". I don't know why this is. Everything works fine but I would like to get rid of this annoying message. I just checked and all the computers match. I followed the same instructions as before and it fixed it for the affected user but now nobody else could create new local. Also, I couldn't remember how to do something. Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular Revit MEP topics. TRACKS Sorry, HTML5 Canvas is required. Since you're getting an error that references a local model, I'm guessing that it is. Welcome to Autodesks Revit MEP Forums. Do not sell or share my personal information. Solved by rudi.roux. Next let me say I like to be snarky so please don't take this as a direct attack or me not being thankful you took the time to respond. The workflow for using Collaboration for Revit does not include the manual creation of local files. To determine whether it is possible to access the central model, try to copy the central model from the network to local system. If you select options you will notice that Make this a Central Model after save and Compact are greyed out and pre-checked. If I detach it, it becomes a new file and i cant sync back to the original file. Go to Solution. Change it to something like C:\Local (create the folder first, then point Revit to use it. Ask the community or share your knowledge. Ask the community or share your knowledge. Welcome to Autodesks Revit Architecture Forums. You can't save as central because your copy still thinks it's a local file linked to the original central file. All suers are in the same OU in Active Directory. If you're not going to answer the question, don't comment. Once the file is open, Save As with a new file name (eg. This file is still completely separate from your working file because . Maybe the problem is that there is no workset or workset is not activated in the project which is why it's greyed out. In the File Save Options dialog, select Make this a Central Model after save. The Select detach destination dialog opens. Press Ctrl+A to select all worksets in this dialog. Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular Revit Architecture topics. Find out which GUID corresponds to which model (if multiple models), the GUID is always identical unless the Central is recreated on BIM360. Sync w/ Central and be sure to relinquish all rights. 2011-06-13, 09:42 PM #2. gvluisi. Don't detach the file. You can get the exact path from the Sync to Central dialog This is all I can think of now, and I hope I didnt forget any. This problem is caused by limited access ID to the central file. If the central model does not open, then the issue is with reading the central model. regular business hours. After you start worksets, the save as will create the local. The save local is greyed out for all my revit modles and it doesnt matter where its saved or the version I use. 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). In the Collaborate dialog, select Collaborate within your network and click OK. How to create a Central Model with Autodesk Revit SeilerSolutions 5.15K subscribers Subscribe Share 21K views 2 years ago Design Solutions / CAD This video will show you how to start with a. The model is displayed as central for the member who created it but other members cannot create local copies from their machines. (Seeing as you received it from the Architect). Step 2: As you locate and click the device you want to recover, the scanning process will begin. did you dettach from central when opening ? Open the existing workshared file. let me know if you might know what the issue might be. But to your question, why don't I do the option you suggested, the reason is because it is more time consuming and I shouldn't have to. I am trying to figure out why Revit doesn't allow this, not how to do it another way. . 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 ? However, if you read my post you would see that I was not looking for a work around, I am fully aware of how to save a file and then strip it from being collaborative or how to Google where BIM 360 saves it's local files that you then have to look to see which is the last saved because they all have non-sensical names. You need to find the "real" Central Model: Open the local file, click on Synchronize with Central, you should get the path of the actual Main Model. This will be the way you will upload various file types like; .dwg, .nwc, .ifc, etc. Hi Lynda. Step 3: After a deep scan, you may preview all of your files. then re-open the file and make sure to that create new local is checked. I open my local file through Revit, check "Detach From Central", then try to do a Save As and it forces the detached local to become a Central model when saved. Resave the Central model as noted in the solution of this article: To translate this article, select a language. Opens all worksets in the central model. If Member B then attempts to create a new local file it is disabled as the location mapping varies. Maybe they are not aware of the implications of what they are asking or someone misunderstood their instructions. One mapped by domain second by IP address. 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. 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. 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"? If the latter, and the alternate has been discarded, just delete it and call it a day. By the way, for the next person googling into this thread: Open the model. Fabio Itiro Sato| @fabioisato| Fabio Sato. Opens worksets according to their state from a previous Revit session. Uninstalled and reinstall Revit 2016, checked registry for any entry pointing to UNC path \\servername\project1\revit, Installed the same version of Revit as everyone else. So it needed to become a central model to be utilized within our company before being sent back to the architect for collaboration. This page was generated at 07:34 PM. I am checking the file path under their login. By default, the local file is created in MyDocuments folder, and your username will be added to the file name, like in the example below: SYNCHRONIZE Why won't Revit let me do this here? Synchronize and reload work like new and metadata is OK. | BIM Implementer, Project & BIM Manager, Coordinator, MEP Engineer. 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). Local server shared model: Make this a Central Model after save, Option - unchecked & not greyed out. Forum Discussions and Support AEC Revit Revit Platform Support Welcome to Autodesks Revit Architecture Forums. I just checked and no, the two current users working on the file are working on a New Local file. Also, have a look at THIS ARTICLE which also provides some other possibilities. Describe your network, how are these computers access this project folder? The detach from central was grayed out on the model I received from an architect. Therefore, I thought I would put it all down in one place for reference. 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. Opens all editable worksets. But this won't workFor revit It is not the same. I followed the instructionsin this link http://bimboom.blogspot.com/2010/10/why-is-create-new-local-grayed-out.htmland it fixed the problem. Save over the central model. FILE > OPTIONS > FILE LOCATIONS > "Default path for user files". That means you are not opening a Central Model, but a local model. Can't find what you're looking for? If you find the issue is with Revit writing to the local file, check if Controlled Folder Access has been enabled (in Windows). 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. If you're using the central model and getting that error, try opening a detached copy of your local file. Just a guess and this idea may have changed, but that how it used to work. 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. @willRYAZCI have found that when detaching a local model from central, it will ask you if you want to keep or discard work sets. I have looked this up and followed the steps indicated but my "save as central" is always greyed out as is "open workset default". They remain disabled unless you select a project file that has already that has already had the Worksharing features enabled. What is the path? Even other departments within a company usually prefer to have their own central model and import ours instead of the built-in tools. 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. Reset the user name to the previous value (from the step 3.1). 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. Pick your battles. That means I need to export from the linked file, not from the central? Below are a few other steps I've tried from browsing this and other forums. To translate this article, select a language. Oh geez sus kriste - I know that. Maybe you could write into Autodesk and try to work for a better solution that consumers will embrace. I just want to understand why Revit is making this option unavailable to me in this particular menu in this particular circumstance. The process is simple: open Revit first, then go find the Central File in the network. Privacy | Do not sell or share my personal information | Cookie preferences | Report noncompliance | Terms of use| 2023 Autodesk Inc. All rights reserved. Initial status is based on when the file was last opened. If you detach from central and discard worksets, Revit then gives you the option whether you want it to be a new central or not. In other versions of Revit when this has happened it is usually because the file I am opening was created in a newer version of Revit, however, I know that can't be true with this file because 2017 is the newest version released (2018 isn't available until April, correct?). @willRYAZCpretty much. Try saving a new file to the host server to check if the host is working. You may need to do this if, for example, a team member was working offline on a local copy of the central model and those changes need to remain in the project. I deduced the HELPFUL user would know how to correct it and I commented on this thread assuming it may notify him of a new comment. Inhere there are several other GUID folders with project files, also GUID names, these can be opened as detached models. There is one more thing to say to this topic. View Lesson 2 REVIT Residential.pdf from ENGINEERING 21.4720002 at Central Gwinnett High School. 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. Did not fix the problem It's free to sign up and bid on jobs. Until you create a workset, revit sees no need for the central file. Again, not sure what the problem was but thanks for your feedback, Rudi. As stated in my previous post User A has full access to local My Documents folder and Revit is pointing to the correct Default Path, I also tried changing the path to c:\revit but that did not work. Make this a Central Model after save, Option unchecked & greyed out. Close the new Central file. The backup folder contains the backup information and editing permission information for the central model. 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.) Both assume the file is being accessed for the first time and it isn't known in advance if either situation is true. I can do that just fine. Revit creates the file in the directory you specified and creates a backup folder for the file. 1- I shared the path to the central file with my network - OK. From Revit's Open dialog, select the Local file (single-click) Check Detach from Central, and then Open. Central file must be accessed by all users on the same location. 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. This is not an official translation and may contain errors and inaccurate translations. 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) Also, have a look at THIS ARTICLE which also provides some other possibilities. Thanks for the reply. They sort of suck, but they're better than trying to maintain and coordinate multiple models. Only worksets open in the last session open. Then your first save creates the central. All the other central files don't have this problem. I sincerely hope you didn't synchronize this second model after you created it, because if you did you probably just made your original model a duplicate of the copy. Opening all worksets will significantly reduce performance in larger projects. In the File Save Options dialog, select Make this a Central Model after save. Whatpuchaczmsuggestedwas the cause of my issue. When he opens from the same central file location - the check box is greyed out and does not allow him to make a local copy, but asked him to copy the central file instead. Working on a project with several central files. 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. 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). Screen capture of the full post including screenshots: My other older self here: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/46056. Use the central model. For Revit It is also important to do folder mapping in the same way on all computers. Right click on "This PC" and select "Map a Network Drive". You might be working on a Central model itself. In the Save As dialog, rename the file, and click Options. 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. You need to find the "real" Central Model: There is no need to detach from central if there was never a central model to begin with. We have this when the Revit installed do not match. 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. 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. Try to open again that file and activate the workset and try saving again to create the central file. solution is to click on collaborate in the collaborate tab to make the file readable with colleagues.after it save and close. When you click Open, the Opening Worksets dialog displays. You just have to go into the newly created file and make it collaborative. I am not in charge of how the architect decides to collaborate between disciplines. Revit just doesn't give you the option right when you open the file and detach, you have to first save it and then make it a new central model. I have no idea why, any thoughts? To translate this article, select a language. Click File tab Save As (Project). Hence why it is checked and greyed out. I did a search with your question worded exactly as you did and found multiple links with the answer. Browse. - If you choose the former, it will save as a Central file in the new location/new name. If you keep worksets, you would only do that if it is going to be a collaborative model (no worksets in a non-collaborative model). Open the central model with "Detach from Central" checked. Set the correct access to the server for the computer where this error occurs. Lastly, you can store your Revit file in any location when . By you (who really need to self reflect on how you come across, just a friendly suggestion) or I. Ask the community or share your knowledge. Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular Revit Architecture topics. Go to Solution. That's true of any folder however. I'm having an issue with Revit 2016, two computers have the Create New Local greyed out, while three other computers are fine. Make sure you ticked Create new Local while opening the file. When create local file, there was still the file in my d drive but revit mep no longer asking for overwrite local file. The central file is located on the . I think it makes sense if you think about it. Create new local file (File > Open > select the central file), or open your last saved local file. Opens all editable worksets. Open it again, this time checking the "detach from central" instead of "create new local" option from the open screen. If a corrupt file is received, invalid filehandle, or past its end message, the central file may need to be, Make sure to have enoughhard disk space free: See. ", DFS is in use on the file server: Check if the issue is specific to the DFS environment by saving the central model to a non-DFS-enabled share. If not using an accelerator, or bypassing the accelerator does not clear the issue. 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. Please make sure you are not working on the Central Model. 'Accept as solution' . Local files folder is "My Documents" - which is a terrible choice. Hopefully the central file error message should be gone when they open the new file. Welcome to Autodesks Revit MEP Forums. Press Ctrl+A to select all worksets in this dialog. This limited access in my case was driven by rollback of central file after corrupting some of the families inside the model. Enabling worksharing involves creating a master project model, known as a central model, from an existing model. If you can do that without an error, verify that it's the original and not the alternate model. Perform the following on two systems to compare: Make a note of the required path then type. 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.). Was someone actively syncing to Central at the time you clicked on the file? 7. Are you trying to open the model from the central file or from your local? Thanks again. The main complaint is that it causes sync to be too slow or that things move around too much while multiple disciplines are working on the model simultaneously, i.e. Just got Revit 2017 installed. I just set up a brand new PC, and I am experiencing the same issue on the new PC when User A is logged in but not User B. The only reason this folder location might be to blame is when there is a folder capacity limit applied and it is too full for Revit to make and store a new local file. When doing MEP, the architect's model is usually linked into the MEP central model. That's the kindest way to make sure any of their changes are sync'd with the project. The central model has issues that needs to be investigated. 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. Solved by ssaadD4GDQ. 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. Thanks for nothing Rob. He checks also path to mapped letter - diffrences cause problems. This is not an official translation and may contain errors and inaccurate translations. .maybe you are working directly in the central model? 2. H311, I have a hard enough time trying to get people not to import schedules from Autocad and use families. Make this a Central Model after save, Option - checked & greyed out. Go to the application menu and click on Save as, Project and name it the same as the original Central file name and in the original location. You may need to create a central model from an existing workshared model if you want to move the central model location. If this is greyed out then Worksets have not been initiated. The example below is from the point of view of an Architectural firm. I tried that with the same results, the initial PC can open it with Create New Local but the other PC's can't. Make this a Central Model after save, Option checked & greyed out. http://bimboom.blogspot.com/2010/10/why-is-create-new-local-grayed-out.htmland. Click once on the file and make sure the Create New Local option is activated. Or at least it used to. To translate this article, select a language. Whatever you can still create and work with this central model file. The way the path is defined on the PC that creates a central file defines how all PC's must access the central file. Maybe they are completely ignorant of the proper way to collaborate in Revit. The central file is located on the server.Then, each us. Depending on how many editable worksets are in the central model, this option may significantly reduce performance in larger projects. In the Save As dialog, rename the file, and click Options. In my experience, clients like it when you tell them they are asking for something that is going to cause trouble down the line. Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular Revit MEP topics. For example, if your central model is called OfficeBuilding_CentralFile, you see the project file and the backup folder (OfficeBuilding_CentralFile_backup) in the directory. The model is displayed as central for the member who created it but other members cannot create local copies from their machines. 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. I'm curious as to why you need to enable worksharing if what you want to do is detach from central. Hi All, I need some file troubleshooting help. Did you relinquish all worksets in the Central model, i.e. Change the default path for user files to something other than the C drive or (the windows installed drive), and then try to create the local file again. 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. Map all project members to the server location where the central file is stored in the same manner (UNC path, IP Address, and others). Detaching and creating new central Revit model By the sound of things it seemed to be the very likely culprit: The file path basically "adjusted itself to your network" after yousaved it, then opened it again. Any eTransmit location and/or backup location in this project will be enabled for selection, and the other locations in the project will be grayed out and disabled from selection. If the latter, don't do that. Learn how to Detach a file from a Revit Central Model and the difference between the 2 options. Create new local file (File > Open > select the central file). Check the file location path to see if there is a path? To enable worksharing and create a central model. 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. Privacy | Do not sell or share my personal information | Cookie preferences | Report noncompliance | Terms of use| 2023 Autodesk Inc. All rights reserved. Existing central model and import ours instead of the full post including screenshots: my other older here... 'Ve tried from browsing this and other Forums & # x27 ; s free to sign up bid... The network to local system time trying to get rid of this annoying message file as a central model save. First, then point Revit to use revit make central file greyed out the central model after save, Option checked amp! Worksets will significantly reduce performance in larger project files, also GUID names, these can be opened as models! The next person googling into this thread: open the file I get the message! 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