-luisa-
2016-11-24, 02:59 PM
A job in the office (Architects!) has experienced several setbacks in trying to get shared coordinates to work. I wasn’t around when it was first set up and unfortunately I don’t know how and/or when things first started going wrong. Error messages kept appearing and suggesting that models had been moved when in fact they hadn’t.
In an attempt to fix it once and for all I tried resetting the shared coordinates. Here is what I did, and below I explain the structure of the models in case that helps get through to the bottom of the issue:
Opened model, detached from central, removed any revit/cad links (to make sure I was working from a blank slate as much as possible);
Linked a blank revit model (with only 1 wall) Origin to Origin;
Acquired coordinates;
Removed the link and saved;
Repeated this process for each of the 10 models in this job, and then;
Opened the site model, linked the OS map, acquired coordinates;
Linked each of the other blocks in the site model (as overlays);
Published coordinates and Saved positions to each of the linked models.
No one was using any central/local model during this process but myself. No warnings and everything seemed to be going well.
When I now try to link blocks among each other – say for example trying to link Block B into Block A – I get the following error message: Shared Sites in the link '3136_Block B_R16_WS.rvt' have been modified, but not saved back to the link. Upon reopening, instances of the link will return to their last Saved Positions. You can Save the link later via the Manage Links dialog.
The model has NOT been moved and the positions WERE saved when coordinates were set up. I can choose OK and the models will come in the correct location.But I am lacking trust!
This is the model set up:
Site model (has all other models linked as overlays)
Block A up to Block G (7 models)
Units (contains the internal layouts of all blocks in one file)
Landscape
Yes, it's complicated.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Luisa
In an attempt to fix it once and for all I tried resetting the shared coordinates. Here is what I did, and below I explain the structure of the models in case that helps get through to the bottom of the issue:
Opened model, detached from central, removed any revit/cad links (to make sure I was working from a blank slate as much as possible);
Linked a blank revit model (with only 1 wall) Origin to Origin;
Acquired coordinates;
Removed the link and saved;
Repeated this process for each of the 10 models in this job, and then;
Opened the site model, linked the OS map, acquired coordinates;
Linked each of the other blocks in the site model (as overlays);
Published coordinates and Saved positions to each of the linked models.
No one was using any central/local model during this process but myself. No warnings and everything seemed to be going well.
When I now try to link blocks among each other – say for example trying to link Block B into Block A – I get the following error message: Shared Sites in the link '3136_Block B_R16_WS.rvt' have been modified, but not saved back to the link. Upon reopening, instances of the link will return to their last Saved Positions. You can Save the link later via the Manage Links dialog.
The model has NOT been moved and the positions WERE saved when coordinates were set up. I can choose OK and the models will come in the correct location.But I am lacking trust!
This is the model set up:
Site model (has all other models linked as overlays)
Block A up to Block G (7 models)
Units (contains the internal layouts of all blocks in one file)
Landscape
Yes, it's complicated.
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Luisa