After making changes in a
Revit local file, you cannot save or synchronize.
Issue: Families in the model may be corrupt preventing the local model from synchronizing with the central model.
Solution: To find the corrupt family, do the following:
- Ensure everyone is updated to
the latest build.
- Open the project with the Audit check box selected.
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If the model will not open with the audit option, perform the steps in
Cannot Open a Model Using Audit. When you are able to audit the model, proceed with the next step.
- Open the latest
journal file, and look for lines similar to the following:
- ' 3:< [Family Name], LoadedId = [Element#], GUID = 6ec8b336-60db-4ece-84d9-f9ff6da57711, refers to a
NON_EXISTENT_CONTENT_DOC. Please reload!
- For any families identified in the journal file, reload the associated families from a backup library or a family library.
Note: When reloading families, use the Load Family command, or open the family and use Load into Project. Avoid right-clicking on the family in the Project Browser and selecting Reload.
If there are a large number of families to re-load you could use the following steps to more quickly reload them:
- Find uncorrupt copies of the affected files (these could be from a family library or from a different project file). (To save families from a project use the Save As -> Library -> Family.)
- Create a separate folder to place the families that need to be reloaded.
- Place a copy of the families that need to be reloaded into the folder.
- Open the
Revit model.
- Drag all of the families from the folder into the project window.
- When prompted to overwrite the first family, check the box "Do this for all loading families". (If prompted regarding overwriting again, check this box again.)
- If you encounter errors/warnings when reloading the families do the following:
- Identify the particular families that are leading to an error/warning.
The message may appear immediately after you click the Overwrite option for the family, or it may appear after reloading a few families of the same category.
- Reload the families that do not lead to an error/warning.
- For each family that show an error/warning, reload it as follows: In the Project Browser, right-click on the family, and click Reload. Select the family file and click OK.
If this doesn't work, open the Family Editor, and use the Load into Project command.