Linking to the Shared folder is handy but what if you don’t want to automatically incorporate another team’s changes as soon as they upload them? That’s where consuming packages comes in. This gives your team the power to decide when any changes from other teams are incorporated into your design environment. Watch the video to see how it’s done or just scroll on by and follow the steps if you’re too impatient to watch the video. You should know, however, that the video contains lots of extra insight in addition to the technical steps.

So how do you consume a package? It’s actually really easy.

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Sometimes you don’t want to see every change that’s happening on a Revit model while you’re linking it in. Or, if you’re the author of the model, you may not want other teams to see and use your work until you’re ready. By using Packages and the Shared folder in BIM 360 Design, you can get control over what other teams see and when. To find out how, you can watch the video below to see how it’s done, with lots of play-by-play and discussion. If you’d rather just skip to the steps, just scroll on by the video.

The first really important thing you need to know is that syncing with central does NOT automatically update what you see in BIM 360. In fact, you can think of the storage location for Revit worksharing to be separate from BIM 360. However, there is an easy way to push your latest model from Revit into BIM 360, two ways actually.

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Perhaps the most powerful capability of BIM 360 Design is that it enables Revit worksharing via the cloud. How does it work? You’ll be surprised at how simple it is. Watch the video below or skip to the section below for a quick tutorial.

Once a model has been initiated for cloud worksharing, getting access to it is as simple as just opening a file. The key is to make sure that you’re not opening from BIM 360 via Desktop Connector so that you don’t inadvertently get access to the published model (not the cloud workshared one).

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So your company just purchased BIM 360 Design and it’s your job to get it up and running in your office. Where do you start? What do you do?

Have no fear! Use the links below to take you through the steps of setting up your first project, configuring teams, sharing models, the works! You’ll have your first project going by the end of the day and you’ll be the expert that can explain to everyone else what’s going on.

Good luck!

1. Adding a BIM 360 Account Admin
2. Creating a Project
3. Inviting Members to Your Project
4. Creating Folders and Setting Permissions
5. Setting up Teams for Worksharing and Collaboration
6. Uploading Revit Models to BIM 360 Design for Collaboration
7. Sharing Method 1: Worksharing
8. Sharing Method 2: Live Linking
9. Sharing Method 3: The Shared Folder
10. Sharing Method 4: Consuming Packages