Revit workset, a common problem

Suppose you receive a Revit file from another consultant that was a part of a “workset” and it was saved without relinquishing back to the “Central file”, this will cause you some problems.
First of all, you will be locked out to save the file as a new file. You might see a message saying that the file was created by another user and therefore it will not certainly allow you to edit the file because you are a different user.

How can you get around this problem and save the file to a new one?

Here are some suggestions that I advice my friends using Revit.

- Open the file as a “Detach from Central”.
- Save it using the option “Make it a New Central file”.
- Look at the user name that has locked it and then copy the file to a new local name.
- Meanwhile, change your Revit User name to that of the individual who locked the file.
- Open the newer copy and Save to Central followed by “Relinquish all”.
- Change back your Revit User Name to your original one.

Take note that when you use “Detach from Central” and the Save the file, it is going to be a New Central File.