Revit Structure and Revit Architecture
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The next time an updated architectural file is reloaded into Revit Structure, the structural
engineer selects Tools >> Coordination Review >> Select Link, clicks on the linked file
and views the coordination review table. The coordination review tool is an efficient
method of communicating changes made by the architect and the engineer throughout the
project design development.
The monitoring and coordination tool tracks all the changes that have occurred when a
cross-linked model is reloaded or refreshed, and presents them to the engineer or
architect in an orderly way for review. For example, the structural designer gets an
updated version of the architectural model and is warned that the architect deleted a
column enclosure that was linked to one of the engineer’s structural columns. The
structural designer can then choose to respond to that design change directly in the model
or to flag it for further action.
As mentioned earlier, the same coordination review tool is also available in Revit
Architecture.
Note: For those situations when the engineers and architects are sharing a single RVT file
(not linked files) the coordination monitor tool is still available. They just have to select
Copy/Monitor and then Coordination Review, and select their current project instead of the
linked file.
Figure 14:
Modifications made by
the engineer or the
architect on monitored
elements can be
reviewed in a convenient
and accurate format.
Figure 15:
The Coordination Monitor
coordinates changes
within a current project
and across linked files.
