Workflow: Collaborating with Revit Models

Revit provides several different ways to collaborate with team members who are also using the software.

You can link multiple Revit models together, allowing team members to work in context.
Through worksharing, users on the same local area network (LAN) can work together in the same Revit model.
When collaboration needs to occur among users who are not in the same geographic location, use Revit Server or Collaboration for Revit.
- Revit Server connects offices who share a network but are not in the same geographic location.
- Collaboration for Revit is a cloud-based service that allows any Revit users inside or outside a network to collaborate on a Revit model.

Linking Revit Models

Bring multiple Revit models together to create a complete building model. Link One Model to Another	Coordinate systems between Revit models can be reconciled to align their geometry. About Shared Coordinates	Use coordinates from another Revit model for positioning. Acquire Coordinates	Send coordinates of one Revit model to other Revit models for correct positioning. Publish Coordinates

Control the way linked model geometry appears in views. Visibility of Linked Models	Use a linked model to place elements in your model and track any changes to element geometry or positioning. Workflow: Copy/Monitor for Linked Models	Copy linked elements into your model. Copy/Monitor	When using Copy/Monitor with linked models, follow these best practices Best Practices: Copy/Monitor

Understand when elements from a linked model change and how it affects your model. Review Warnings for Monitored Elements	Use interference checking in models to understand where conflicts occur. Interference Checking

Local Worksharing

Use worksharing on a project in an office so that multiple team members can collaborate on one model. About Worksharing	Set up a model for worksharing. Workflow: Setting Up a Workshared Project	Consider how team members will work on the model. Then decide how to use worksets to manage each part of the model and to coordinate the work of team members. About Planning Worksets	Learn how to work on a team with a workshared model. Workflow: Working on a Team Project

Create a local copy of the workshared model so you can do work. Create a Local Copy of a Central Model	After you have made changes to the local model, synchronize your them to a central model so team members can see your changes. Synchronize with the Central Model	Understand how to work with a worksharing-enabled model when you are not connected to the network. Work Offsite and Offline

Revit Server

When offices are in 2 different geographic locations, consider switching to server-based worksharing using Revit Server. File-based Worksharing Versus Server-based Worksharing	Learn the basics of Revit Server. Video: Revit Server - What it Does and How it Works	Central models on Revit Server are managed in a different way than file-based worksharing. About Revit Server	Use Revit Server Administrator to understand the activity in your central models and to optimize their performance. Video: Revit Server Administrator

Collaboration for Revit

Follow these steps to set up a Revit model on a cloud project and invite others to collaborate. Workflow: Get Started with Collaboration for Revit	Use Collaboration for Revit to edit models, and use Communicator to share your changes with the project team. Workflow: Use Collaboration for Revit and Communicator	Connect with other team members using Communicator for Revit. Use Communicator for Revit	Check the status and manage your models. Manage Revit Models in the Cloud