Archiving old files

Note: use this automation at your own risk, and please test this in a practice folder first!

Revit creates incrementally numbered backups each time you save old families or projects (non workshared). This is great, but they accumulate in whichever folder they're saved within. Here's some scripting which relocates these "backup" files to an archived location, in this case "C:\Archive". Simply, copy the text below into notepad and save as "Move and Archive.bat", then place into the folder you are saving files into and run it periodically or as incrementally as an assigned task.

@echo off

cls

Set src=%~dp0

Set Families=C:\Archives

If Not Exist "%Families%" MD "%Families%"

Set Projects=C:\Archives

If Not Exist "%Projects%" MD "%Projects%"

Move /Y "*.00**.rfa" "%Families%\"

Move /Y "*.00**.rte" "%Families%\"

Move /Y "*.00**.rvt" "%Projects%\"

Move /Y "*(Recovery).rfa" "%Families%\"

Move /Y "*(Recovery).rvt" "%Projects%\"

Bridges with BIM

This construction sequence, was not created by the author but it nicely illustrates different ways Navisworks and Building Information Modeling, can more effectively communicate intent of a construction project big or small.

ecotect - starting a basic model

revit - family, restroom layout

For more in-depth family steps, visit Microdesk.com/training for web and live training classes.

link to download family

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