Practice Exercise: Linking Revit Models
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Practice Exercise: Linking Revit Models

  1. Download the Revit model files for this exercise from Google Drive here:
    2. _Module 2 Practice Exercise - Google Drive

    drive.google.com

    Or from our ACC project here:

    Autodesk Construction Cloud

    acc.autodesk.com

  2. Open the Revit application menu and choose Open>Project, then navigate to the folder containing the exercise files.
  3. Open this Revit model file: MixedUse-Arch 2025.rvt

    4. In this model, you can edit any of the architectural elements in the main model. You can also view (but not edit) the structural elements in the linked model.

  4. Close the Mixed Use-Arch 2025 project.
  5. Open this Revit model file: MixedUse-Struct 2025.rvt
  6. Link the architectural model to this structural model:
    1. Switch to the Insert tab in the ribbon near the top of the Revit window and open the Link Revit tool.
    2. Navigate to the folder containing the testing files.
    3. Select the MixedUse-Arch 2025 project file.
    4. Choose the Auto - Internal Origin to Internal Origin positioning option.
    5. Click Open.
  7. If the linked files are not aligned properly, you may have selected another positioning option. If this has happened, you can remove the current link:
    1. Switch to the Manage tab in the ribbon and open the Manage Links tool.
    2. Select the MixedUse-Arch project file from the list of links.
    3. Click the Remove button.
    4. Then, relink the architectural model using the Auto - Internal Origin to Internal Origin option.
  8. Open the 3D View: View 1 - Architectural.

    9. In this view, you can edit any of the structural elements in the main model. You can also see (but not edit) the architectural elements in the linked model.

  9. Open the Level 3 - Architectural floor plan view.

    10. Look for a message to confirm your success.

  10. Save a screen shot of this view to upload as the submission for this exercise.
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Practice Exercise: Linking Revit Models | Winter 2025

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