u/Delicious_Chemist384

Hi everyone. I'm an professor coordinating a small team of 3 (myself + 2 interns) on a short-deadline academic urban design task. We're using student licenses so we don't have access to ACC/BIM Collaborate Pro for cloud worksharing.

We're planning to use file-based worksharing with the central model stored on a shared folder on the university's local network (LAN). Everyone works on local copies and syncs to central. A few questions I couldn't find definitive answers to:

1. Is LAN-based file worksharing still the go-to solution for small teams without ACC? Or has something changed in recent Revit versions that makes this less reliable?

2. How real is the risk of central file corruption in a 3-person team on the same LAN? What actually causes it in practice (bad syncs, power outages, someone closing without syncing)?

3. Can truly simultaneous work happen without conflicts? I understand worksets control ownership per element, but what's the real-world experience? Do conflicts happen often even with proper workset discipline?

4. Where exactly does the central file live in your setup? A dedicated server, a always-on workstation, NAS? What's the minimum viable setup for a 3-person team?

5. Any hard lessons learned from LAN worksharing on tight-deadline projects with junior users?

Appreciate any real-world input. We're on Revit 2024, all on the same campus network.

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