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Creating parts from linked files

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Creating parts from linked files

The very powerful benefit of parts is their ability to be used through linked models. This feature supports multi-disciplined workflows very well since most projects use separate linked projects for each major discipline and work area. In this movie, we'll consider a common scenario whereby an architect provides a model to a consultant at a certain level of detail and refinement. The consultant can then link that model in and use parts to further embellish and refine the linked elements directly from the architect's model. The best part is, the relationships are maintained if the architect sends a new version of the link model and it get's reloaded by the consultant. So let's take a look. I'm starting in an empty default template from Revet. So, to follow along with me just simply create a brand new project from the default template. Then I'm going to go to the insert tab, click the link revet button, and I've created a file called link in the exercise files. We're just going to…

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