New way to work in Revit?

[avalencia60]

Hi all, I have installed the new Revit Building Design Suite with all the disciplines in one package, and realized that the engineers can work in the architectural model now. This could be a change in the way consultants have worked until now.

Any advice will be helpfull.

Thanks in advance, Alex

[karcher]

Unless your project is really small (less than 5,000 SF, keep separate files, one for each discipline (although I see MPE together as a file very often). The industry is moving towards a federated model and the separate models will help facilitate work with a contractor.

Separate models also allow for distinct workflows and processes among the disciplines and helps to delineate the responsibilities of each party.

For a small commercial building or house with a 2-3 person project team I could see the benefit of a single file. Anything larger our more complex and separate models its the way to go.