Add Model to a Schedule

To use Schedule 4D, open the List & Model view and add a model to the schedule. After you add a model, you can create links between activities and model objects.

In this article:

Supported File Formats

Schedule 4D works with models in these file formats:

Creating links with filters or autolink creates a rule. When the file version updates, model objects and activities that match the rule link automatically.

File format Manual links persist across version updates Rules persist across version updates Details
RVT Yes Yes None
DWG Yes Yes None
NWC Yes Yes From Revit or AutoCAD only.
IFC Yes Yes From AutoCAD Architecture, MEP, Civil 3D 2018+, ARCHICAD, Revit, MagiCAD for Revit, or Tekla Structures.
NWD and NWF No Yes Uploading a new version of an NWD or NWF file removes existing manual links, and you need to recreate them if required.

Working with Federated Models

You can't add a federated model directly to a schedule. Create a view in Model Coordination and save it to a folder in the Files tool before you add it to a schedule.

See Save Views to the Files Tool in the Model Coordination help for full instructions.

Add a Model to a Schedule

Members with Update permission or above can add a model to a schedule.

Note: You can't remove a model from a schedule, but you can replace it at any time.

  1. Click Select file.

    Select file option for adding a model to the schedule

  2. Search for and select a supported file from your project files.

  3. Click Select.

  4. Select a model in the file, then click Select page.

    If you select an NWD or NWF file, the dialog warns that these file formats support creating rules and manual links between activities and model objects, but adding an updated file version to the Files tool removes all manually created links. Recreate the manual links for the updated model if you need them.

    Forma Build saves the model you select at the schedule level for all future sessions. Any member with Update permission or above can replace it later.

Replace Model

Members with Update permission or above can replace the model with a different one.

Important: Replacing the model deletes all existing links and rules (autolink and filter rules) for all activities in the schedule. You'll need to recreate them for the new model if required.

  1. Click the model name above the viewer.

  2. Click Replace model.

    Replace model option

  3. Click Replace in the warning dialog.

  4. Search for and select a supported file from your project files.

  5. Click Select.

  6. Select a model in the file, then click Select page.

    Forma Build replaces the model with the current version of the model you select.

Parent page: Schedule 4D