Location of the Linked File

Whenever you open a project that is linked to a file, Revit retrieves the current saved version of the linked file. The path to the linked file displays in the Saved Path column of the Manage Links dialog. See Unresolved References.

If Revit cannot locate the linked file, it displays the path to the version of the linked file that it retrieved most recently. Revit is not able to update the link. To reload the linked file from a different location, use the Reload From function of the Manage Links dialog. See Managing Links.

Use the Path Type column to indicate whether the path is absolute or relative. In general, use a relative path instead of an absolute path.

• If you use a relative path and later move the project and the linked file together to a new directory, the link is maintained. The new working directory becomes the relative path for the linked file.
• If you use an absolute path and later move the project and the linked file to a new directory, the link is broken.

Use an absolute path when you link to a workshared file, such as a central model that other users need to access. This file is likely not to move from its location on the disk.