More often than not,
the list of user created worksets is very long and the components are not
placed on the correct workset (Thanks to Revit 2012 which makes this process
much easier). Worksets should never be used to represent data that needs to be
extracted because defining an object's workset is a manual process. The beauty
of Revit is that it eliminated the manual process of defining an object's
type/layer. Also, the data inside of the Revit components was organized inside
of database that was part of every object in Revit. Revit MEP systems are a
perfect example of this, as you connect the objects of a specific type (e.g.
Hydronic Supply, Return Air) it populates with that data. In essence you
couldn't be wrong with Revit.
Worksets should
instead be broad categories that more directly relate to job roles. Limit the
number of worksets and your users will get it wrong less, allow them to
"set it and forget it" (If I may steal a line from the infomercial
giant Ronco Inc.). The worksets will be easier to manage, and you can
confidently use all the great performance enhancing benefits of user created
worksets.
Look for more
content on User Created workset best practices for all disciplines on the
IMAGINiT Portal and
ProductivityNOW.
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