detach from central and save as separate file

[ajvav]

Revit MEP 2010....

I am working on a separate Revit campus site plan for campus HVAC controls (which is the central file). I have several independant building Revit projects I want to insert into the site plan. How do I detach the buildings from central and make them independate files to insert into the site plan?

I have detached from central but when I save as it creates another central file. I have deleted worksets but workset-1 will not delete. Am I missing something? I had no problem doing this in previuos releases of Revit MEP but now I'm stymied.

Thanks for any help,

AJ

[ajvav]

Maybe I phrased it wrong. How do I turn a central file into just a generic file. No central file, no worksets.

Thanks,
AJ

[cporter.207875]

Once worksharing has been enabled... you can never go back. See attached.

[twiceroadsfool]

The only way (and its dirty...) is basically to Link the workshared project in to a blank project, and then bind the link. Youll lose all annotations and views, but if you want *JUST* the model without worksets, itll work... As long as you can successfully bind it.

[nancy.mcclure]

Agree with twiceroadsfool - but would add the following recommendations:

a) Open a new project file, link in your detached building model
b) Copy/Monitor the Levels and Grids
c) Select copied Levels and Grids and 'stop monitoring' them
d) Bind in the model

[twiceroadsfool]

Agree with twiceroadsfool - but would add the following recommendations:

a) Open a new project file, link in your detached building model
b) Copy/Monitor the Levels and Grids
c) Select copied Levels and Grids and 'stop monitoring' them
d) Bind in the model

When you bind it you can have it bring over the levels and grids, so you dont have to do that.... It says it will bring in attached details too, but im not clear on to what extent it will.

Ive also never had much luck binding large files. I managed to get one to bind that was 50ish MB the other day, but another one that was an SD shell design model (20 MB) failed to bind, with no good explanation of why.

[ajvav]

Thank you all for your response. I will give this a try.

I could have sworn a previuos release was able to remove all worksets and then save the file as a non central non linked file.

Thanks again,
AJ

[sbrown]

There is really NO NEED to ever undo worksets. Just utilize the new central file as your single building file and delete what you don't need. Repeat for each individual building.

[twiceroadsfool]

AJ- "Unworksetting" has never been possible by End Users in Revit. Rumor has it there was a tool in an "Internal toolbar" for Autodesk to use, that could collapse worksets, but weve never had access to it.

And Scott, i totally agree. I workset every project, the moment i start it, for many reasons. BUT, if the OP wants to, i figured id help. :)

[Scott Womack]

What would happen if you load a file with worksets into a file that has not had them activated? You should be able to salvage the geometry this way, but non of the views, or 2D content.