Let’s talk about data corruption in Revit. In this post I will look at these 4 points:
- File crashes before opening
- Crashes when opening a new view
- Looking for corrupt families
- Higher level investigation
As always you should make sure you save a copy of your file for testing while trying to resolve corruption issues.
File crashes before opening
Sometimes a file cannot open because of a simple issue that can easily be overcome. Each of the following actions have the potential to get past a different issue. If your file crashes when you try to open it ask yourself:
- Can the file be opened with or without audit checked?
- Will the file open without the worksets loaded? Can I narrow it down to a specific workset that keeps the file from opening?
- Can I open the file in a different build, or a newer version of Revit?
- Sometimes new name allows you to bypass the issue, copy-paste file to new location
- Isolate the file from the network save to a location where the links cannot be…