Tools to Manage Links

To manage a link in the model, select it in the Manage Links dialog, and use an appropriate tool.

You can select multiple links to modify by pressing Ctrl and clicking on the number of the link in the dialog. The following tools are available.

• Save Positions. Saves positions for the linked instance. See Defining Named Positions.
• Save Markups. Saves changes to imported DWF markups.
• Reload From. Changes the path of the link if the linked file has been moved. See Re-establish Unresolved References.
• Reload. Loads the latest version of the linked file. You can also close the model and reopen it, and the linked file is reloaded.
• Unload. Removes the display of the linked file from the model but maintains the link.
• Unload options for Revit links. For worksharing-enabled models, when in a local file:
  • For all users. Unloads the Revit linked model for all users.
  • For me. Unloads the Revit linked model for the current user only. This command works like a permanent override and remains set for the current user for that Revit link until cleared with the Clear my override command. The setting is stored in the central model, per user for each Revit link.
  • Clear my override. Clears the "Unloadfor me" override set on the Revit link, and defaults to the global status for the linked model. If the Revit link has been globally unloaded with the UnloadFor all users command, the Revit link is still unloaded for the current user.
• Import. Embeds the file into the model. This option is not available for linking Revit models.
• Add. Links a Revit model, IFC file, CAD file, point cloud, or topography to the model, and places an instance in the current view.
• Remove. Removes a linked file from the model. The link can only be restored by inserting it as a new link.
• Located In. Lists the sheet that contains the DWF markup import symbol.
• Preserve graphic overrides. Maintains any graphic overrides on DWG, DXF, and DGN links, when the links are reloaded.
• Reference Type drop-down. Specifies whether this nested linked model is shown (Attachment) or hidden (Overlay) when the host model is linked into another model. See Show or Hide Nested Models.
• Path Type drop-down. Specifies whether a model’s file path is Relative or Absolute. The default is Relative.
  Note: When the location of the linked model is a Revit server, the Revit server link path type replaces the absolute or relative path.
• Manage Worksets. Opens the Manage Worksets for Link <filename> dialog, where you can open and close worksets in a linked model. See Open Linked Worksets in the Host Model.