Understanding worksharing

The Revit link supports worksharing by detecting when a local copy of a model is synchronized with the central file in a vault. During synchronization, the link can behave differently depending on how it is configured by a system administrator.

The link can:

• Check the central file out to you in either the Quick Change or the Under Change workflow state. You might be prompted to accept or decline the routing.
• Check the central file out to a virtual user (for example, Design Team) in either the Quick Change or the Under Change workflow state.

• Release the central file automatically after synchronization has finished.

  Note    In vaults created by Meridian Enterprise 2017 and prior, one user must click the Release Shared Central button in Revit. Vaults created by Meridian Enterprise 2018 and higher do not have this requirement and the command is not available.

• Update Meridian properties of the central file with synchronization information such as the names of editable worksets, synchronization date and time, reload date and time.
• Maintain a Meridian Enterprise reference between the local copy and the central file.

After synchronization, you can easily clean up your local workspace of Revit backup files by clicking Remove backup files.

For details about how the Revit link is configured in your system, consult a system administrator.