Hi all,
I have, with reluctance, shared one of my projects. The leader in me understands the necessity, but the until-recently-sole-revit-user in me did not want to do it. Now, with a newbie (to Revit, not profession) helping me we are struggling with how to use worksets effectively.
FACTS:
1.project is in CD phase, 80 percent complete prior to work sharing.
2.only one workset was created initially, but have since added new information to model on new worksets created specifically for those new items.
3. two users, two "local" files; one central file- all stored in same network folder.
4. I have taken work home to work remotely, and saved to central prior to 2nd user opening his file, and had no noticable problems- except not being able to select multiple worksets to check out before leaving office (had to select each manually)
5. Both users have ability to check out all worksets unless already checked-out.
6. If workset is not checked out, and not "editable" both users can modify model with out warning, or needing to check out items.
etc...
QUESTIONS / CONCERNS / MISUNDERSTANDINGS:
1. is there a way to prevent a user from modifying model on a workset that is not checked-out by another user?
2. is "checked-out" the right terminology?
3. I thought a purpose of worksets was to assign users specific tasks, and therefore, specfic rights to specific worksets. Is that true, or not?
4. If #3 is true, how do I assign privleges to worksets?
5. If a user accidentally deletes something, like a toposurface, from a workset that is not editable, and then saves file to central, how do I recover the deleted object?
this is just the beginning...yet I am hopeful, still.
thanks in advance!