Lock-down with Autodesk BIM 360 Design – How to Add Published Design Files to Document Sets

This blog follows on from the earlier “Lockdown with Autodesk BIM 360 Design” blogs where we covered the following:

When writing an earlier blog, I became aware that my team’s model file was not being added to the requisite document set on sharing and consuming the package. This raised the question: how does one manage document sets for Revit model files?

Consider the model file as it exists in the team folder. We can add it to a document set at any time. Click on the radio control on the right next to the file name to drop down the menu and then select “Edit set assignment”.

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One may remove the 3d model from a set, create a new set to add it to, or assign it to an existing set.

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This results in the set being assigned to the one model file that I selected.

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When a new set is created for the team, the 3d models are selected

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I share the package.

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When I share the package, I add its contents to the document set as well.

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I update the package.

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I then consume the package as the structural team.

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Looking at the team folder, it is clear that the document set was not applied retrospectively from the package share to the team folder.

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Neither is the document set applied to the consumed folder

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Interestingly, when the sets are viewed, the documents show up as being applied to the sets. This is clearly a result of the package sharing operation.

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If you need help adopting Revit and BIM 360 Design, please contact micrographics so we may be of assistance.

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