How to Access BIM 360 Docs Free Forever
Update: It was pointed out to me by someone on the inside that the workflow I describe below essentially amounts to a back-channel unsupported and in fact inappropriate use of BIM 360 Docs. I was surp…
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Solution for Revit files not Showing in Windows Explorer using Desktop Connector with BIM360
Previously, this was all working with the old Desktop Connector and b360provider.exe (I think?) but the new versions of Desktop Connector seem to have broken the ability to ‘browse’ C4R Revit models o…
BIM 360 Desktop Connector Updated Download Link
From Autodesk: Here is the URL to download the Desktop Connector. Please download and install the latest version to continue to use the Desktop Connector. PLESE NOTE: This update must be completed by …
Fixing “Can’t edit the element. It was deleted in the Central Model” on BIM 360
If you Close All Worksets when opening a model on BIM 360 Design, you may get this error (related to Project Info): Can’t edit the element. It was deleted in the Central Model. As you can see, it is r…
Storing Assembly Code Resource such as Uniformat or Omniclass on BIM 360 Docs
If you have moved your project onto BIM 360 Docs, it might make sense to store related project resources (Shared Parameter files and Classification resources like Uniformat) in the same cloud as well.…
Moving the Revit BIM360 CollaborationCache Folder to a Secondary Hard Drive
If you are still running a relatively small SSD (like 512gb), you might see that your C drive fills up pretty quickly while working on a large BIM 360 Design Revit cloud worksharing project. See below…
Batch Repathing Revit Links to BIM 360 Document Management
I previously posted about how to quickly repath links based on some control mechanisms. Enter BIM 360, and the wild world of Revit cloud worksharing… I expect that it will be commonplace now for exist…
Using BIM 360 Document Management in Revit
To be able to use the new BIM360 Design or BIM 360 Document Management in Revit you need to be able to see ‘Document Management’ after clicking the BIM 360 link in the Revit Open Dialog box: Revit 201…
Methods of Linking Revit Models in BIM 360 Design (Docs)
Check out this page from Autodesk Knowledge base. Notice how it describes three different ways of linking for BIM 360 Design projects that involve Revit worksharing: Method 1 – Controlled Sharing – ‘C…
BIM 360 Is Very Down Right Now
Interesting to see that many BIM360 services are offline right now (approx 10am Australian time, 1 June 2018): You can always check Autodesk online service health at this link: Autodesk Health Dashboa…