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Revit – Bi-Directional Links
Exporting a Bi-Directional File from MasterSeries
1.With your MasterSeries file open, from the top tool bar go to: BIM Exchange > Revit Exchange > MasterSeries Revit Link Manager
2.Click on “Bi-Directional Exchange” from the top tabs
3.Click the Create New Link button
4.In the dialogue that opens, click the Browse button and navigate to your desired folder
5.Provide a name for the file, and click the Save button
6.Click Submit Changes to Link
7.Select Yes or No when prompted if you’d like to export the analysis results
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Importing a Bi-Directional File to Revit
1.Open Revit and create a new project
2.Save the file
3.Select the Add-ins item from the ribbon bar
4.Click on the MasterSeries Revit Link Manager icon
5.In the manager, select “Bi-Directional Exchange” from the top tabs
6.Click the Connect to Exiting Link button
7.Browse to the location of the bi-directional link file (with file extension MRLnK), select it and click open
8.Click the Create New Model from Link button
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Submitting Changes to a Bi-Directional Link
1.Open the Revit Link Manager in either MasterSeries or Revit
2.Under the Bi-Direction Exchange tab, click the Submit Changes to Link button
Updating a Model from a Bi-Directional Link
1.Open the Revit Link Manager in either MasterSeries or Revit
2.Under the Bi-Direction Exchange tab, click the Update Model from Link button
a)At this point you can review the changes and determine which changes you want to import
3.When you’re happy with the changes, click OK to update the model
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Notes on Bi-Directional Links
It can be very easy to break the bi-directional link. For example, if you rename a file and attempt to re-link it with an existing model, this won’t work as the MRLnK file has no version history associated with the new file, and as such has no idea which members map to which.
To ensure mapping between models in Revit and MasterSeries remains consistent, we recommend you submit changes to the link frequently. This will reduce the risk of the models diverging from one another.