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Hi
I made a template file and after working on it saved it. I continued thinking that the template file is a project file . Now I want to save this file as a project file to enable worksharing. I tried doing a save as but the project file tab is greyed out. I also tried closing the file and changing the file extension to .rvt but still it dosent help as i cannot do a save as of a project file and enable worksharing.
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You were correct in changing the file extension. I am not sure why it is not working for you. Try changing the file name as well when you change the extension to .rvt
When I did this it worked fine and I was also able to do a save as and enable worksharing.
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Since you saved it as a template file, leave it as .rte and sart a new project and select it as the template to start the project. Now you will have a new un-named project file with the information contained the template file that you were using a a project file. Now you can save and named the file. I see this so often.
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His problem was that he started working in the template file thinking it was a project file.
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His problem was that he started working in the template file thinking it was a project file.
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Correct. Leave it as a template file and start a new project using that file as the template file to start the project. All the info will be there because he created it in a template file. Once he you saves it as a project file, he can delete the template file mistake. As I said, I see this so often.
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Ah I see what you are saying now.
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im a new user and i have made the same mistake. now i tryed to create a new project and select the template. the project get created but the file is emty. no model, floors, wall, roof attributes? any other way maby? many thanks.
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Find the file you think you created as a template. Open it and simply do a save as .... and DON'T choose template!
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thank you, i Have tryed that, attached image is what i see. i go save as. then it gives ne four options to save in, but projects & families are greyd out. doesnt seem to work for me.
thank you for the post though!
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Something is corrupted.
Your not crossing the line between student and licensed versions, are you?
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hi wwhub, thanks for the help. been running the trail to see if its worth the lurning curve, but im going to be honnest, i had a nightmare getting revit to work on my machine, think what i need to do is whipe it and do a fresh install as theres a couple of wierd things happening, other than that the program is really amazing. think i am being converted.
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