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Working with a Linked Building Model
After a file has been linked into a host and its coordinates are shared, the linked file contains information
about its location with respect to the host. When opening the linked file, you can select which of the defined
locations is the active location that you would like to work on. Also, if other models were linked into the
same host, you could link them in and have them retain their correct position.
In this exercise, you work on the townhouse building model and modify its location.
NOTE This exercise requires the completion of the previous exercises within this lesson and the resulting project
files. If you have not completed the exercises, do so before continuing.
Training File
■ On the File menu, click Open.
■ Navigate to the Model Linking folder you created in the first exercise of this tutorial.
■ Select c_Townhouse and click Open.
Link a project
1 In the Project Browser, under Floor Plans, double-click 1st Floor.
This project is currently linked to the Site_Project.rvt file. It is located in Lot A and Lot B within
that project file. In addition, the condo complex is linked within the Site_Project.rvt file.
2 On the File menu, click Import/Link ➤ Revit.
3 In the Import/Link RVT dialog:
■ Navigate to the Model Linking folder you created in the first exercise of this tutorial.
■ Select c_Condo_Complex.
■ For Positioning, select Auto - By Shared Coordinates.
■ Click Open.
Because this building model only has one named location, it is placed automatically within the
host project.
4 Zoom out to see the condo complex building model.
The condo complex is positioned relative to the active location of the townhouse building
model. The current active location is Lot A.
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