Loading Revit Structure into Revit Architecture

[Bubba]

Tomorrow at work I have been given the task of trying to load revit structure into my Revit architecture project via from the architectural firms revit drawing. Will this be a load from 'revit links' procedure? I'm new at this process and the only cad man at my office. Thanks!

[Alfredo Medina]

What do you mean by "Load Revit Structure into Revit Architecture"? That sentence sounds very strange. Maybe you just mean to link the structural model into the architectural model?

[antman]

The biggest thing to be sure to do is when you link in the structural model, choose 'Auto - Origin to Origin' for the placement.

[Bubba]

The Arch./Structural firm initially sent the architectural drawings in before I started this job/project. Now my co. hired me to load the struct. drawings in via 'Box' email from the same firm. I'm not sure if I should except it as a Central Model or Local?

[antman]

You want the Central file. You want to make sure the file name will not change over the life of the project. If you get a local file, it will have that user's login name as part of the file name. This means you will need to rename the file if a different user provides it to you. Also, I have seen major problems occur (for example, one user could see it, but no others could) with linked files using files that had been manually renamed.

[antman]

Also, I've seen suggestions that the Central should be specially 'prepared' before sending (detach from central, relinquish, save as, etc.) but I have found that if you are only using it to link in, none of that is necessary. Just a direct copy of the Central file is fine. Now, if you are going to be working in that file, that's a different story...