Revit Protocols
Revit Launch Protocol and the VBS script
To keep things simple, when creating a copy of the Central file to work on, one mechanism is to use the vbs. Script which is saved on your desktop and specific to a Revit project;
When clicking the icon, the script saves a copy of the Central file as a new file under your C: drive;
This helps to manage the local file; the script adds user name digits and date. The following file should only be use for that day.
Using the collaborate menu under the Revit Ribbon, Users can synchronise back to the Central file to save their work permanently, or equally update their local copy by using the ‘Reload Latest’ command. When leaving the Revit project, all users must ‘Relinquish All Mine’;
The Revit file must be saved on the following Project view with all hidden windows closed;
The local file should be saved before closing.
Farhad Hosany
