Upgrading Central File version

When you want to upgrade your version of Revit across a project that uses worksharing, you must be methodical to avoid further issues.

First, ensure that all users Save to Central and Relinquish All borrowed elements and worksets. Nothing should remain borrowed from the central file.

Open the central file in your old version, performing an audit in the process. This will check the file for problems before you upgrade it.

Save the file to it's normal location, then perform a Save As, making a new central file in a new location (as an archive version), using the Options from the Save As dialog. This way, if you encounter errors during the upgrade you still have an up-to-date copy of your central file as a standalone backup.

Open your new version of Revit, and open the central file, performing an audit in the process. This will likely take a while, so be patient. It should only be required once per project. When the file is open, Save To Central (this should be your only option, and again this will take a while). All things going well, the task should be completed after this step. Now simply create new local copies of the file for team members, and carry on.

Note: If the Central File refuses to save in the new format (you may get a message: 'File not saved!'), re-open and re-audit the file, then Save As to a new central file location. This will create a fresh central file from the one currently open. This can solve the problem.

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