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arch87

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Hi guys, i have had a post regarding how to link a site into a building ang got amayzing replies which than i successfully done it using the suggestion from the reples,

now i have a problem i think its related to workshearing while linking, beacuse i have tried to link my complete building file into the new site and i couldnt find the building file from the popped up screen when i clicked on insert tab (while i was on the new site)???

what do you think the problem here? ist on my file its not central or the size of it? i did alot of research but they all teach me how to link and none is related to my problem?

i honestly cant think of what went wrong??? please help and many thanks in advance

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This has nothing to do with work sharing.

If you want to link the building into the site, you can not have the building file open, just the site.   Then from the insert tab, pick link Revit and find your file.  If you have work sharing enabled in this site project, then the file will come in in the currently assigned workset but it can always be moved to a different workset.

PAY ATTENTION to where it comes in.  Origin to origin may not be what you want and you may have to move the linked file if it isn't right.

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HI and thank you for the reply...  i will tell you the key problems rather than explain the process i took to fix this problem

i did do as you told me i closed the model file and only open the new site file, the problem i found out is the model file is set to (RTE) project template and not into a project ( thats why i couldnt see the model file while i was on the new site file to link the model in. WHICH IS THE KEY ISSUE FOR MY PROBLEM)

The Golden Question is HOW to to change from being a project template (RTE) into a project (RVT) file, so i can link the model to my site easy or even enable my workset aswell ????? 

i tried going to the model file than select  the ribbon view tab/view template/ template setting but had no clue there????

many thanks in advance you been a great help

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also i tried to save the model file as a project but couldnt do that as well

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Create a new project and use that template file.  Now you have a project file.

Go back and fix your template and delete this erroneously created template.

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thank you so much, by following your replies i have managed linking the building also change it into revit project, you been great.

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