Granting a Request to Borrow an Element

This procedure describes the explicit granting process. There is also an implicit granting process that occurs when you Synchronize with Central and relinquish the requested elements.

  1. When a team member requests an element, a notification dialog displays the project name, the requested element, and the team member who requested the element.
    NoteTo receive an editing request, you must have the same model open for edit.
  2. To act on a pending request, on the Status bar click (Editing Requests).

    You can also click Collaborate tabSynchronize panel (Editing Requests).

  3. In the Editing Requests dialog, expand Others’ pending Requests.
  4. Select the request. It has a time stamp and the user name of the person submitting the request.

    You can expand the request to see the element name. To view the element, select it from the list and, if the element is not visible in the current view, click Show.

    NoteIf you have modified the requested element, and you have not saved your changes to the central model, an asterisk appears next to the request.
  5. Click Grant or, if you do not want the other user to borrow this element, click Deny/Retract. You can also use Deny/Retract to withdraw your own request to borrow an element.
    NoteIf you try to grant a request that has an asterisk next to it, Revit notifies you that you have not synchronized your changes with central. You must either synchronize your changes with central and then grant the request, or you must relinquish your elements without synchronizing with central. For more information, see Relinquishing Ownership without Synchronizing with Central.