Link Revit Models in BIM 360

While models are still in progress and being reviewed and shared you can link them to BIM 360. You can link models using Revit Cloud Worksharing or Desktop Connector. To decide how to link your models see visual workflow: Set Up BIM Collaborate Pro.

There are three different options for linking Revit models in BIM 360:

  1. Link Revit Cloud Models. This includes both Revit Workshared Cloud models and Revit Non-workshared Cloud models.

    To link in other Revit Cloud Models from the same project:

    1. From Revit, go Insert .

    2. Click External Resource in the left panel of the file browser.

      Tip: This is the default location for the file browser when your host model is saved in the cloud.

    3. Navigate to the location of the cloud model, whether Cloud Workshared or Cloud Non-workshared.

    4. Select the model and click Open.

  2. Link Non-Cloud Workshared Models

    To link in other Revit models from BIM 360 that aren't Cloud Workshared:

    1. From the Insert tab in Revit, click Link Revit.

    2. Choose the BIM 360 drive in the file browser.

    3. Navigate through the project and folder structure to the location of your model.

    4. Select the model and click Open.

      Note: Each team member needs to install Desktop Connector to load the links.

  3. Link Local Models

    To create a link to on-premise Revit models:

    1. From the Insert tab in Revit, click Link Revit.

    2. Use the file browser to navigate to the location that contains the local model.

      Note: You need to select a common file location, like a mapped drive, in order for other team members to load this on-premise link.

    3. Select the model and click Open.

See the following resources for related information on linking models: