You want to be able to network and directly reference material libraries and resources. You can do this using symbolic links in Windows 7 / 8, where the OS and applications think they are dealing with a local resource, when in fact it can be on the network.
Disclaimer: I’m sure that there will still be some quirks and issues with this method – I doubt that it is the perfect solution.
This is the essential command: To create a symbolic link type into the Command Prompt box mklink /D : This need to be exactly as per the location of the local machine path e.g. “c:Program FilesCommon FilesAutodesk SharedMaterialsTexturesbluescope Lysaght” *Don’t forget to use the double quotes, if it is not identical the library wont work. : This is the location of your network files e.g. “s:bluescope Lysaght *blueScope lysaght is the folder name
Interesting. I have been thinking that symLinks could be a solution for local files like UniformatClassifications.txt, but hadn't really thought about using it for textures since you can add multiple texture libraries via Revit.ini. More stuff to play with!
Interesting. I have been thinking that symLinks could be a solution for local files like UniformatClassifications.txt, but hadn't really thought about using it for textures since you can add multiple texture libraries via Revit.ini. More stuff to play with!
Gordon