When two of us in the Design Technology support group opened the exact same model, we were able to copy-monitor the lighting fixtures without any problem. Musings of a Corporate CAD Manager by Bobby JonesĮnter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.We had an architectural user who was attempting to copy-monitor lighting fixtures from a linked electrical model report that while the link could be selected, once selected, the lighting fixtures in that link could not be copied.The parties only get notified of changes in the copy/monitored items. I have been asked if the Architect can now tell what items in their model have been copy/monitored in the Engineer’s model (or vice versa). The review feature goes both ways now! Side Note: Now, if either the originator or the copier modify a copy/monitored item, the other person will receive notification. In the past, only the person who copy/monitored the item from the originator’s model would get a notice of a change when the item’s originator modified the item. Note that if the above process is done in reverse if the Engineer is the originator of the light fixtures and copy/monitored by the Architect.Only the Engineer would be told of a change of the original light fixture in the Architect’s model. In the past, the Architect did not receive this option.The Architect can then decide how they want to handle their original version of the light fixture that is now in a different location from the copied fixture in the Engineer’s model. In the Coordination Reviewdialog box, the Architect will see the copied light fixture(s) that the Engineer moved.ARCHITECT: When the Architect opens the architectural model, they will see a notice that states “Instance of link needs Coordination Review”.This is the point where Revit has changed.ENGINEER: Sends the updated electrical model to the Architect.ENGINEER: Determines that some lights need to be relocated to properly light the area, so they move the lights in their electrical model that were copied from the Architect’s model.
ARCHITECT: The Architect develops their model and will often place the light fixtures in the model before the electrical Engineer.Let’s look at a common scenario to see how this now works. (Please note that this article only addresses the new twist and does not explain the process of linking files or using the copy/monitor function.) Revit has a new twist on the coordination review feature when you monitor items between different project files. Part of that process often includes one discipline using the Copy/Monitor function within Revit to copy specific model items from the other discipline’s model into their own model. Architects and Engineers that collaborate on projects using Revit will typically link their models together to see the other discipline’s design within their model.
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