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PROJECT SHARING WITH WORKSHARING

Local file

When a project is created for Worksharing and saved as Central file, each user can create a
copy of the Central file. The recommendation is that each user creates a new local file every
day. This means that it is not necessary to choose "Syncronize with Central" before work, to
begin.

Stored local file locally, on the user's PC. Create if necessary, a new folder on the local drive
C:\ drive and name it Revit Worksharing <Version>. Add the path in Options > File
Locations > Default Path For User Files.

Method Description

At the opening of the Central File This method creates a new local file and Revit opens
preserves the check mark in the this file. The file will be placed automatically in the folder
Create New Local specified in Options > File Locations > Default Path
For User Files and in the file name, user's initials will be
See the image below.
added.
Manual copying In some cases, users can experience that Create New
Local is not possible to choose. In this case copy
Central file manually in the Explorer to the preferred
location on the user's PC.

NOTE:
It is important that all users have the same mapping to network drive, otherwise it is not
possible to work together. In other words, the same drive letters to the same location. This can
be a problem if the user maps the path of its drive, manually. Typically, Group mapping, takes
place centrally with Policies from the IT Department, and thus, this is rarely a problem.

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