When you upgrade a project file which is a central(Work sharing file) it may happen that one of the team members has not yet synchronized his work.Select where do you want to save these files.is to save the upgraded files to the same location but by adding a suffix to the original filename.(I personally do not recommend this option) Save and overwrite existing original file.Click on Cabinet button to Select all the files you need to upgrade.

This app supports all your Revit files (Project files, family files, and template files) to be compatible with your current Revit version.Īfter Navigating to Documentation Tab in RAAPS a window will appear seeking some inputs to start conversion. That way, all the required settings are applied when creating a new view, but beginners won't get confused by the strict use of the view templates.The purpose of this add-in is to help the user to upgrade all Revit files to current Revit version you are using. However, the moment you get more experience, they become really useful and can save you a lot of time.Īt the minimum, you should set a View Template while leaving the parameter 'New views are dependent on template' unchecked. If you are a beginner working on small projects, it is probably not necessary to use view templates. If you are creating an imperial project using your metric template, simply change the units when creating the project and replace the metric families for doors, windows and profiles with the imperial ones. Usually, that means doors, windows and profiles. Then, duplicate some of the families that are using specific dimensions.

The best way to go is to have the template set in the unit you will be using most of the time. That makes it more likely there will be problematic differences between the 2 versions of the template. The problem is that each time you want to modify your template, you will have to update both of them. At Revit Pure, we think you should have a single template. There is a widespread debate about whether your should have 2 separate templates for each units system. 12- METRIC VS IMPERIAL: ONE OR TWO TEMPLATES?

Revit project template file locations