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I have read a few posts in the the AUGI forums and here. The reason I am asking this question is that some of the posts refer to previous versions of Revit. We are on 2008 and so some of the solutions I have read may not apply anymore. The questions is: We are starting a new multiple housing project which has about 10 building on one site. Each building has within it a combination of 3 standard unit types. How do we set this project up? My first thought was to create each unit type, these would be linked to several other projects one for each building. These would then in turn be linked into the master drawings containing the topography. The main setback with this seems to be that you cannot choose “by linked view” for the elevations and as such the annotations do not come through, or the graphic overrides etc. I have read somewhere about using worksets and the linking the files to access these features, however I do not understand the process. Does anyone have a definitive answer on how this sort of project should be approached? We need to get going and I want to set it up correctly in the first place, so that we do not run into unforeseen problems further down the track at documentation time.
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Each building should be its own file, then link it into one main file that has your entire site plan and such. Do each building independenly with the sheets and all in its own project, then for an overall site and all link them all into a single project. I wouldnt attemt to put three buildings in one revit project. I know with 10 buildings you will have 11 files (11th being the overall file that links them all), but they will be MUCH more managable in the long run. Any more questions let me know.
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Thank you for that. That is our feeling as well. The obvious problem is where there are common details between the buildings, but I guess that it is relatively easy to do "dummy" details that relate to the other files. The main problem we have is that while things seem to work at Planning and DD stage, it is only when you start documenting (and the pressure is on) that the flaws in the process show up. ie: annotations and cross referecing don't come through in links. The other option that we were looking at was to have all the buildings in one drawing and use worksets to divide them up. Has anyone done it that way?
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I wouldnt recomend putting all the buildings in the same project file. At the end it is going to be way too slow (even with good workset managment), and very hard to manage. Common details can be imported from one building to the next, you will just have to update them if changes are made to the details. I really strongly discourage putting all your buildings into one file.
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We have a similar project. Just wondering how you would reference details in another project. IE, we have 4 buildings on the same site, we are wanting to put common details like wall types, doors, window details etc in a 'general' file we made, as they are mostly 2D line drawings. How do you do references like this in the models? (hopeing for a better answer than putting fake reference blocks in.)
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putting fake reference blocks in... make "placeholder" drafting views, and link to these, you can essentially make your sheet, just without the lines, but you might as well at this point just copy and paste the details into the drafting view. Once the drafting view is made in one project, you can go to File->save to library->save views and choose the drafting view(s) you want to save out, then you can load from library those views in another project.
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You should also be aware of issues with file linking. Once files are linked, importing a cad file into one will block and files linked to it from saving. The link has to be unloaded- you have to track down the offending cad file and remove it- then relink. (load your cad file into a detail component template first) If you need to use a large cad plan as a reference, model this part before linking. 2008 added the ability to template linked file settings- unfortunatley, this makes Revit crash. So, if you loose or corrupt a link you'll have to reset all of the views. (turn off elevations, grids, ref. lines, etc.) The benifit of linking is that you decrease worksharing conflicts and save times. Also, if your sharing your files with consultants through an FTP site- you'll have issues with large files. The dummy tags are a necessity- Revit cannot tag or section a legend view of a component. So, if you typically cut sections through your windows in a legend/schedule to show typical head, sill, jamb...you'll have to dummy these. Same for all other schedules that need to show tags.
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