Tag: coordination review

Instance of link needs Coordination Review, Now What?

Luke Johnson

If you have used Copy / Monitor to copy some elements from a Revit Link file, and those elements change, you will get a “Instance of link needs Coordination Review” message. How do you adopt or ignore those changes?

In the example below, grids were copied from a Revit control file. The control file has been updated, and one grid has moved. Revit detects this change, and using the process below, you can update your elements to match the changed element. Here is how…

Upon opening your Revit file you will get this message:

Go to a view where you can see the Link that needs to be reviewed:

Then, start the Coordination Review process:

After picking the link, you will get a list of items and the potential actions:

Choose Modify if you want the element in your model to be modified to match the Link. Then press Apply.

 

You should now see a clear dialog box. Your Coordination Review is complete:

Full list of Actions for Coordination Review

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Not all actions will be available in all circumstances…

When performing a coordination review, you can specify how to handle each change in the current project. To specify an action for a change, click in the Action column and select an action from the drop-down list. The available action values vary depending on the type of change.
Note: Actions that result in changes affect the current project only. They do not change a linked model.
Postpone/Do nothing: Take no action. This value leaves the change to be addressed at a later time.
Reject: Select this action to indicate that the change made to the element in the project is incorrect. Instead, a change must be made to the associated monitored element in the linked model.
Accept difference: Select this action to indicate that the change made to the monitored element is acceptable, and to update the relationship without changing the corresponding element. For example, suppose 2 monitored grid lines are 200 mm apart, and one is moved to 300 mm away. When you select Accept difference, the monitored grid lines are not moved, and the relationship is updated to 300 mm.
Modify: A grid line or wall centerline has changed or moved. Select Modify to apply this change to the corresponding element in the current project.
Rename: The name of a monitored element has changed. Select Rename to apply this change to the corresponding element in the current project.
Move: A monitored element has moved. Select Move to apply this change to the corresponding element in the current project.
Move Fixture in Host to Position of Fixture in Link: A monitored fixture has moved. Select this action to move a fixture in the host model to the location of the fixture in the linked model. This action only works for fixtures that are not hosted. If the fixture in the host model has been hosted on a surface using the Pick New Host tool, then selecting this action will display a Fixture is Hosted warning message.
Ignore new elements: A new hosted element was added to a monitored wall or floor. Select this action to ignore the new element in the host. It will not be monitored for changes.
Copy new elements: A new hosted element was added to a monitored wall or floor. Select this action to add the new element to the host, and monitor it for changes.
Delete element: A monitored element has been deleted. Select this action to delete the corresponding element in the current project.
Copy Sketch: The sketch or boundary of a monitored opening has changed. Select this action to change the corresponding opening in the current project.


Update extents: The extents of a monitored element have changed. Select this action to change the corresponding element in the current project.

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http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2014/ENU/?guid=GUID-2593470B-FBC9-49CC-9962-664D508B2B91

Reconcile Hosting is a Dockable UI Panel for re-hosting orphaned elements

Luke Johnson

Have you ever used Reconcile Hosting?  When you click the appropriate button in the Ribbon, a new UI panel appears (see image below).  You can also assign a Keyboard Shortcut to this panel, although it doesn’t appear as a checkbox item in the View — User Interface list.

You can use the “Sort” button to change the way the list is sorted, and the Show button will take you directly to the appropriate place in the Model to view and “Pick New Host”.

Simply viewing the Reconcile Hosting panel gives you the View Name and Element ID of the orphaned elements.

The panel can be closed by using the X in the top right corner.

Read more:
Reviewing Orphaned Elements from Linked Models – WikiHelp

Using the vanilla toolset for multidisciplinary Revit coordination

Luke Johnson

A recent article on gostructural.com describes the basic tools used for coordination between disciplines in Revit.  Its worth a read for “Revit coordination beginners.” 

It covers the three primary coordination tools in vanilla Revit:

  • Copy / Monitor
  • Coordination Review
  • Interference Check

Here are a few little gems from the article:
The elements that can be included in the copy/monitor process include: Levels, Grids, Columns, Walls, Floors, and Openings

Coordination Review actions:

  • Postpone: take no action on the element
  • Reject: makes no change to the element in the host file
  • Accept Difference: Accepts that a change has been made between the monitored elements but no change is needed between the elements
  • Modify/Rename/Move: If the element is renamed/moved, this option will rename/move the element to match the monitored element

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    http://www.gostructural.com/magazine-article-gostructural.com-6-2013-coordinating_your_autodesk_revit_structure_project_with_other_revit_disciplines-9339.html

    Heads-up: Daniel Hughes on LinkedIn