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Can someone please reiterate to me the advantage of starting a project with an RTE vs an RVT ? I can come up with advantages of using an RVT over an RTE but not the other way around. There must be a compelling reason but I cannot put my finger on it. Anyone ?

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Sure, you could create a project file (RVT) and use that to start new projects but the differece between that and using a template file (RTE) is simply stated in an Autodesk answer "When you click on Save, you will not be allowed to overwrite the template file".... but you could acidentally overwrite your RTV project file you were using as a template file.

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Ok thanks, so the only upside to using RTE over RVT as a project startup is the "danger of somehow over writing the original RVT file" ?? Really ? Becasue there are lots of functional advantages of using the RVT over the RTE as a startup right and it's a very easy fix to ensure the original RVT file does not get over written. Plus you can have Worksets, placeholder links etc pre-stablished. . .  

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I agree dgcad with your thoughts about the advantages of having worksets and placeholder links.  That would be advantageous. Maybe the problem here is the dummy down approach.  If you have really good control of your staff the rvt file is not a problem but I don't think the majority of the offices has that. 

We always used the rte but we could have used the rvt since our templates were in a locked file with read only access to all but a couple of users.  Using a rvt file in that case would have demanded a copy operation at startup rather than an open and thus the over-write could not happen.

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Yes exactly. I'm setting up a new office and I am suggesting they go *.RVT and keep the base file in a read only folder and copy it and recreate the new central file in the project folder. Thanks for your input. Anyone else interested in chiming in please feel free to share your expperience.

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It depends on each office. We are using RTE.

Our template has minimum settings and families. This will make to RTE file to a reasonable size, and no junks.

All our families such as doors, windows, railings, details are in their own separate files.

We are a state agency, which is a self-certified entity. Building codes are the minimum standards, and due to our mission, we have to setup a much higher standards. Our Design Guidelines (DG) are updated annually, which means our details need to be revised and updated every year in order to comply with the most current DG. In some cases, through the code determination process, we even do not have to follow the building codes.

If we are using RVTs, then each project might have lots of out-of-date families, details, and have to be cleaned out.

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