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. Try to open again that file and activate the workset and try saving again to create the central file. When browsing to a central file to start working in a project, the 'Create New Local' option is grayed out in Revit: Only the 'Detach from Central' option is available when attempting to work with the central file. 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. Its not so big problem. BTW, here is the page I got when I put your question into my favorite search engine: https://www.bing.com/search?q=How+do+I+enable+worksets+in+the+model+sent+by+the+architect%3F&FORM=ED To satisfy your curiosity, it was because I will be working on the model concurrently with others. When specifying a name for the central model, use a naming convention that identifies it as the central model (for example, OfficeBuilding_CentralModel.rvt). Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. did you dettach from central when opening ? Why won't Revit let me do this here? Can't find what you're looking for? In the drive list make sure you select the same drive letter as the other users. Go to Solution. All suers are in the same OU in Active Directory. I have a BIM 360 cloud model I am trying to just save a backup locally before I make a bunch of changes to the model (yes I know BIM 360 saves a bunch of these files automatically). 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. I just want to understand why Revit is making this option unavailable to me in this particular menu in this particular circumstance. 7. 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. 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. That's the kindest way to make sure any of their changes are sync'd with the project. Thanks for the suggestion. Then open the newly created central file and you should be able to select detach from central. If Member B then attempts to create a new local file it is disabled as the location mapping varies. Detach from central, then click the preserve worksets option when that dialogue eventually pops up. Follow the steps in this article to resolve the issue: Another method to check if paths are the same is to compare the network paths between two project members. Ask the community or share your knowledge. You need to find the "real" Central Model: Welcome to Autodesks Revit Architecture Forums. This page has been translated for your convenience with an automatic translation service. That means you are not opening a Central Model, but a local model. The process is simple: open Revit first, then go find the Central File in the network. Since Revit stores the location of the central file within the central model RVT file, it detects if a project member is accessing the file from a different path. Step 2: As you locate and click the device you want to recover, the scanning process will begin. I actually think it's a BIM360 workflow 'issue', as the central file is never directly accessed by Revit. Am I missing something? I think it makes sense if you think about it. 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. Thanks in advance for any solutions offered. Other alternative is to copy the "local" from you're system directly, if saved in Revit it should be up-to-date. H311, I have a hard enough time trying to get people not to import schedules from Autocad and use families. Share your knowledge, ask questions, and explore popular Revit MEP topics. This forum is for community support, not chiding anonymous users to fulfill some need for arrogant superiority. 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. Thanks again. The way the path is defined on the PC that creates a central file defines how all PC's must access the central file. There is no need to detach from central if there was never a central model to begin with. Hope this makes sense and thanks for helping me understand this. 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). \appdata\local\Autodesk\Revit\\CollaborationCache\\. This page has been translated for your convenience with an automatic translation service. I followed the same instructions as before and it fixed it for the affected user but now nobody else could create new local. Now open and "Create New Local" should be available. 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. Solved by rudi.roux. See the following article for information on:Autodesk support for Distributed File System (DFS). 1. I followed the instructionsin this link http://bimboom.blogspot.com/2010/10/why-is-create-new-local-grayed-out.htmland it fixed the problem. Maybe the problem is that there is no workset or workset is not activated in the project which is why it's greyed out. There is one more thing to say to this topic. How did you "share" the folder. I tried that with the same results, the initial PC can open it with Create New Local but the other PC's can't. I am the only person working on the new file but because we were in a hurry and waiting on information I made a copy of this file in which I created alternate layouts. By you (who really need to self reflect on how you come across, just a friendly suggestion) or I. I just checked and all the computers match. Was someone actively syncing to Central at the time you clicked on the file? If the model was downloaded from BIM 360, try renaming it from an RVT to a ZIP file and open the ZIP. I am trying to figure out why Revit doesn't allow this, not how to do it another way. After reviewing your file, click the recovery button to get it back. Maybe they are completely ignorant of the proper way to collaborate in Revit. projectname_New Central). 2011-06-13, 09:42 PM #2. gvluisi. 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"? Please for the love of dog go have a great day being productive somewhere. I'm having an issue with Revit 2016, two computers have the Create New Local greyed out, while three other computers are fine. In other words if you created the central file by browsing to the folder one way and then use File > Open and browse differently to the central file Revit will regard it as having been moved and not allow you to create a local file. Folder where the Revit file is, has not restrictions and is shared to Domain Users (I even manually added User A manually and gave him full control). Initial status is based on when the file was last opened. Go to Solution. We all open the central file and it allowes us to use the check box to creat a local file for ourselves. Use Save-As to overwrite the old Central file. August 20, 2020, 04:46 PM. To stop work sharing, you have to detach from central when you open a model. In the File Save Options dialog, select Make this a Central Model after save. If the latter, don't do that. Press Ctrl+A to select all worksets in this dialog. Then close the file completely and reopen it again. Step 3: After a deep scan, you may preview all of your files. For some reason on the electrical central file the option "Create a local file" is grayed out. 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. We have this when the Revit installed do not match. You do not need to create worksets at this point. In the Open workset default list, select one of the following. Does anyone have any ideas as to why this is happening? Solved by aRcHiTeCt.JM. If you're not going to answer the question, don't comment. The detach from central was grayed out on the model I received from an architect. (You really should have started your own thread.). 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. Opening all worksets will significantly reduce performance in larger project files. Open the central model with "Detach from Central" checked. Solved by ssaadD4GDQ. You hijacked a thread with an question different from the topic. 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. Whatever you can still create and work with this central model file. 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. Go to Solution. This is not an official translation and may contain errors and inaccurate translations. Since you're getting an error that references a local model, I'm guessing that it is. 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?). Close the project. Screen capture of the full post including screenshots: My other older self here: http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/46056. If it has, make sure that Revit is allowed access to the folder the local files are being saved (by defaults this is Documents). Rudi RouxAssociate - BIM SpecialistLinkedIn | Twitter | Blog (Coming Soon! The problem is that you didn't detach from central when you created your copy of the original model - the two are still linked, just like the local file in your documents folder does. I'm curious as to why you need to enable worksharing if what you want to do is detach from central. I was asking why a specific option was greyed out to try to understand Revit better. I am having this same issue, even outside of BIM 360. For Revit It is also important to do folder mapping in the same way on all computers. Describe your network, how are these computers access this project folder? Or at least it used to. Go to Solution. File PnntRange Current window -Vtste portion of current window Selected views/sheets Preview FIGURE 2-6.1 Print dialog Options Number of . Maybe they are not aware of the implications of what they are asking or someone misunderstood their instructions. Opens all worksets in the central model. Click Collaborate tab on the ribbon > Relinquish All Mine. If it's the original, save it as the new central using the "make this a central file" option and say yes when it asks if you want to overwrite/delete backups. When you click Open, the Opening Worksets dialog displays. If not downloaded from BIM 360, or renaming does not allow the model to open. 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.). Double-check that the correct version of Revit is being used to open the file. Opens specified worksets. 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). There are no Group Policies configured on the domain. Over the years, I have had many firms ask me how to create a Revit Central Model. . 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 ? Create new local file (File > Open > select the central file). Oh geez sus kriste - I know that. Perform the following steps to check to see if project members are accessing the central model through different paths: Open the central file after browsing to the location in Revit. However, when I go to Save As and select Options, the box for 'Make this a Central Model after save' is checked and greyed out so I cannot uncheck it. The central file is located on the . Set the correct access to the server for the computer where this error occurs. 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. Ask the community or share your knowledge. 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. Opens all editable worksets. Map all project members to the server location where the central file is stored in the same manner (UNC path, IP Address, and others). Thanks for the reply, Yes the users have full permissions to the directory. Privacy | Do not sell or share my personal information | Cookie preferences | Report noncompliance | Terms of use| 2023 Autodesk Inc. All rights reserved. It will take a few seconds to run an all-rounded file scan. The central model has issues that needs to be investigated. Synchronize and reload work like new and metadata is OK. | BIM Implementer, Project & BIM Manager, Coordinator, MEP Engineer. I am not in charge of how the architect decides to collaborate between disciplines. Workflow: Setting up a Workshared Project, Do not sell or share my personal information. 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. I have no idea why, any thoughts? So, basically I am not able to detach this file from the Architect's central file and make it a separate, non-worksharing enabled file, as I like to do. Hence why it is checked and greyed out. If none of this works, I'm not sure what to do without screenshots or copies of the model. The example below is from the point of view of an Architectural firm. Please make sure you are not working on the Central Model. In the Open workset default list, select one of the following. If it's the original model that you want to continue working in, first, as mentioned above, make sure that worksharing is enabled. The backup folder contains the backup information and editing permission information for the central model. Opens specified worksets. Not sure what you did wrong. Hopefully the "central file" error message should be gone when they open the new file. Specify different worksets or click OK to confirm the default. Sync w/ Central and be sure to relinquish all rights. This is not an official translation and may contain errors and inaccurate translations. 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. Click File tab Save As (Project). When you click Open, the Opening Worksets dialog displays. Only worksets open in the last session open. Map other PC's to the same location/same path format. 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