When multiple teams collaborate on a project, effectively monitoring and coordinating work can help to reduce mistakes and expensive rework. Use the Copy/Monitor tool to ensure that design changes are communicated across teams.
About Copy/Monitor Methods
When you start the Copy/Monitor tool, you can select Use Current Project or Select Link.
About Copying Elements in the Current Project
When you start the Copy/Monitor tool, select Use Current Project, and then select Copy, you can copy and monitor selected elements within the same project.
About Copying Elements from a Linked Model
When you start the Copy/Monitor tool, choose Select Link, and then select Copy, you can copy elements from a linked model to the current project, and monitor changes to the original elements.
About Monitoring Elements in the Current Project
When you start the Copy/Monitor tool, select Use Current Project, and then select Monitor, you can establish relationships between elements in the current project, and monitor changes to the elements.
About Monitoring Elements in a Linked Model
When you start the Copy/Monitor tool, choose Select Link, and then select Monitor, you can establish relationships between elements in a linked model and corresponding elements in the current project, and monitor changes to the elements in the linked model.
About 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.