Revisions?

[Griff]

Okay, I been using Revit for quite a while but I've never come across this before and I don't want to screw it up. :Oops:


I've looked on the forums but can't seem to find anything on this, which tells me that everyone does it, except me. Most of my designs are small remodels and believe it or not, I haven't had to track changes before. Well now the customer wants me to take the CD's I just sent him which he already gave to the contractor and rev them with the new changes.

I've added the revision schedule into the titleblock and that seems to work OK, at least as far as I can tell. What I'm having problems with is the model and the best practice with doing a revision. My original project only had two phases - Existing and New. Do I work on the original file, keeping the Existing and New phases and add a new Rev 1 phase after the New phase (not sure how that will work)? Or, do I copy the original file and delete the items that are not part of the new work and redesign it like that was the original intent? Or maybe I'm way off base and there is an easier solution and I'm just not seeing it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

[cmolina]

Phases are separate from revisions. The existing and new refer to the default phases in revit. For revisions we just make any changes necessary and add the current revision information to the revision schedule. Then we just cloud and tag the changes that were made. I don't see any need to copy your project or do anything like that. If what your are talking about is alternate plans or options then you would need to use design options. But this is only if there are more than one option for the project.

[brethomp]

No phases

Make a copy (Archive) of your CD model just in case you need to get something form it, or go back.

Then modify the current model to match the new design changes, drawing revision bubbles around the changed areas.

[sfaust]

I would save an archive copy of your original file, but then just make the changes to your main model as if that was the original intent (don't change the phasing).

Then you will need to go to settings->Revisions and add a revision with proper description, date, etc. Follow that by using the revision cloud to bubble the areas that changed. As you bubble them they will show up in the revision schedule on your titleblock. You can also tag the revision cloud and it will give it the appropriate number triangle.

HTH

ed: Man, walk away for a couple minutes and 2 people jump in ahead of you! :)

[Griff]

Wow, thanks for the feedback.

So, if I have ducts that were being demo'd and now on the new revision more ducts are being demo'd and in some cases some of the ducts that were being demo'd are no longer being demo'd, I just delete and add items as needed. I don't worry about the original design, except as it relates to the backup copy that I'll make?

[brethomp]

Correct. Other then there is no need to delete the ones that used to be demoed but are now back, just change their phase in Instance Properties.

[Griff]

Thank you for all the help. I'm going to give it a try

[patricks]

Ditto what others have said. If you try to do revisions on a new phase, then it'll screw up views such that new work (from original design) will show up with "Existing" graphic overrides applied.

We usually make a copy of our file into a separate folder, also as others have stated. Some people don't care to do that and will just keep a PDF copy of the originally-issued drawings.

Our standard is to have projects named as "Project Number-Master.rvt". If it's a workshared file, then we append "Central" to the end of the file name. This is the current file and always stays in the main directory for that project.

If major changes are made during design or construction, then we make a copy of the file and append something like SD1, SD2, CD1, CD2, etc. onto the end of the file name, and put it in a separate folder. The main "Master" file should always be the current file anyone should be working in, and stays in the main folder for the project.