About Upgrading Workshared Projects

Before upgrading a workshared project to the current release of Revit, plan the process carefully to avoid issues with the model or with user access.

For server-based workshared projects, see Video: Model Upgrade Workflow for Revit Server for recommended workflows and best practices.

For file-based workshared projects, consider the following:

When a Workshared Project Is a Link for Another Model

If you link a workshared project to another Revit model, upgrade the workshared (linked) project before upgrading the host model.

If the host model is linked to a local copy of the workshared project rather than to the central model, the best practice is as follows:

  1. Unload the linked local copy from the host model.
  2. Upgrade the central model of the workshared project, and create a new local copy.
  3. Upgrade the host model.
  4. In the host model, use Reload From to reload the linked local copy.