Copy/Monitor and Workshared Projects

As an alternative to using Copy/Monitor to coordinate changes between linked models, you can use it to coordinate changes in a workshared project. This practice is best suited to a small interdisciplinary team that is working on a building project at the same office or location.

When you start the Copy/Monitor tool, select Use Current Project. Then select Copy or Monitor, depending on your needs.

For example, suppose a building model is organized into the following worksets:

Shared Levels and Grids: editable only by the project manager
Interior: used by the interior designer to plan the interior of the building in Revit Architecture
Exterior: used by the lead architect to plan the exterior of the building in Revit Architecture

Structure: used by the structural engineer to plan the structural model in Revit Structure

Mechanical: used by the mechanical engineer to plan the mechanical model in Revit MEP

The structural engineer uses Revit Structure to open the Structural workset, and then uses Copy to copy levels and grids from the Shared Levels and Grids workset. If the project manager moves or changes any levels or grids, the structural engineer receives a warning upon reloading the central model or performing a coordination review.

The mechanical engineer uses Revit MEP to open the Mechanical workset, and then uses Copy to copy levels from the Shared Levels and Grids workset. If the project manager moves or changes any levels, the mechanical engineer receives a warning upon reloading the central model or performing a coordination review.

The interior designer uses Revit Architecture to open the Interior workset, and then uses Monitor to establish relationships between interior walls and exterior walls. If the lead architect moves or changes an exterior wall, the interior designer receives a warning upon reloading the central model or performing a coordination review.