Revit Worksharing and Collaboration 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the recommended network location for a Revit central model used by a distributed team?
- A local hard drive on one team member's computer
- A shared network drive or BIM 360/ACC cloud platform (Correct answer)
- A USB flash drive
- An FTP server
Correct answer: A shared network drive or BIM 360/ACC cloud platform
Central models should be stored on a reliable shared network location or a cloud collaboration platform like Autodesk BIM 360/ACC so all team members can access them.
Question 2: In Revit, what is the function of the 'Specify' option when synchronizing with central?
- Lets you choose which worksets to publish and which elements to relinquish (Correct answer)
- Forces a full model rebuild before syncing
- Publishes only view-specific data
- Schedules the sync for a later time
Correct answer: Lets you choose which worksets to publish and which elements to relinquish
The 'Specify' option in the Synchronize with Central dialog lets you select which worksets to release and control comments added to the sync.
Question 3: Which of the following is a valid reason to use 'Detach from Central' when opening a Revit workshared file?
- To start a new local copy for daily editing
- To create a standalone copy for archiving or issue coordination without affecting the team's central model (Correct answer)
- To permanently delete the central model
- To merge two central models together
Correct answer: To create a standalone copy for archiving or issue coordination without affecting the team's central model
'Detach from Central' creates an independent copy of the model, useful for archiving, sharing with external parties, or testing without impacting the live central model.
Question 4: What does the 'Compact Central Model' option do during a Synchronize with Central operation?
- Removes all unused views and sheets
- Reduces the file size by cleaning up internal file data and fragmentation (Correct answer)
- Converts the central model to a linked Revit file
- Deletes all non-active worksets
Correct answer: Reduces the file size by cleaning up internal file data and fragmentation
Compacting the central model defragments its internal structure, reducing file size — this should be done periodically to maintain performance.
Question 5: In a cloud worksharing environment using Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC), local copies of Revit models are stored:
- On the ACC server only, with no local files
- In a local cache on each user's machine, synced via Revit's cloud collaboration tools (Correct answer)
- On a mapped network drive shared by all users
- In a compressed ZIP file downloaded each session
Correct answer: In a local cache on each user's machine, synced via Revit's cloud collaboration tools
ACC cloud collaboration still uses local cached copies of the model that sync changes to the cloud, similar to traditional worksharing but over the internet.
Question 6: When a Revit user chooses 'Save to Central' (older terminology) vs 'Synchronize with Central', what key behavior difference exists in current Revit versions?
- 'Save to Central' no longer exists; 'Synchronize with Central' handles all sync operations (Correct answer)
- They are identical commands with different keyboard shortcuts
- 'Save to Central' only syncs geometry, while 'Synchronize' syncs all data
- 'Synchronize' requires admin rights, 'Save to Central' does not
Correct answer: 'Save to Central' no longer exists; 'Synchronize with Central' handles all sync operations
In current Revit versions, 'Save to Central' has been replaced by 'Synchronize with Central,' which handles all sync and relinquishment operations.
Question 7: What is the effect of setting a workset to 'Closed' in a team member's local copy?
- Elements in that workset are deleted from the central model
- Elements in that workset are not loaded in that user's session, improving performance (Correct answer)
- The workset is checked out exclusively by that user
- All views associated with that workset are hidden globally
Correct answer: Elements in that workset are not loaded in that user's session, improving performance
Closing a workset in a local session unloads its elements from memory, which improves performance — this is a local setting and does not affect other users.
Revit Worksharing and Collaboration 3
What is the recommended network location for a Revit central model used by a distributed team?