How to properly recover a central file in Revit

To properly recover a Revit file you will need to do the following:

1. Copy the backup folder to a location without the central file (this step is critical to prevent the corruption in the project from stopping the recovery).
2. Start Revit
3. Open the software>from the ribbon go to the Collaborate tab>then to Restore Backup.
    
   
4. Navigate to where the central file is stored. You will see a folder with the central files name_backup.
5. Since you copied the Revit Project Backup Folder,(Revit can't find the .rvt file) so you will see: 
   Click Yes!
6. You will now get a list of times when the backup was saved periodically throughout the day. Something similar to this: (mine shows only one since I only made one version for this example). Try the most recent so you will have your most recent work!!
   
   
7. Click Save As and navigate to a location to save the recovered file.
8. After saving, Revit will ask you:   
   
   
   HECK YEAH, I wanna open it!! (click Yes)
9. Verify you are able to open it successfully. If you are not you may need to go through steps 1-7 to find an older save backup file.

CAD Shack: Overriding Dimensions in Revit

Great Tip from CAD Shack

(JUST CAN'T SHOW MY OFFICE! - It would certainly come back to haunt me!!!)

Overriding Dimensions in Revit

Say you are putting together a detail that has a dimension in it but for it to look appropriate, things really won't be to scale. What I am getting at, is that you want to put down a dimension that is wrong. Revit won't allow you to override it using the feet and inches symbols from your keyboard. Instead you get this judgmental dialog.

Go back to Dimension Text dialog by clicking on the dimension twice and select the "Replace With Text" option. 

1. Right click in the text field
2. Select "Insert Unicode control character"
3. Pick "US Unit Separator (Segment separator)"

Type a new dimension into the Text box and click OK. 

                                                                Wa-Shaw! 

In the image below these walls are either 8'-0" apart or 1'-6" apart. You don't know, because of my awesome Revit trickery.

Follow the same steps and put a space in instead to clear the dimension altogether.

I realize that this may be perceived as pure EVIL in the Revit world.... and well, because it is.

The Evil Santa Cows says "Moooo, Haha, ha!" 

Merry Christmas!