Often if Revit doesn’t close properly it can leave an abnormal record in the Worksharing Log file which the Monitor utilizes. This can cause an issue with the project being displayed improperly on the list, incorrect usernames listed in the file, or Critical file unavailable messages:
You can typically resolve this issue through the following steps:
1. Close Revit [any users in the project should close while the steps below are followed].
2. There is a Worksharing Log file [with a .slog extension] in the central file backup folder, located in the same folder as the central file.
3. Open the backup folder, and also take note to see if there are any .bak files in there with the .slog.
4. While Revit is closed, temporarily move the .slog & .bak files to the Windows Desktop. This will force Revit to create a clean Worksharing Log when the central file is accessed again.
5. Launch Revit, and then launch the Worksharing Monitor.
If you go through the process above, and the issue persists, there could be a potential file lock linger on the Revit project. I would recommend following the steps in our previous posts here.
I hope this helps!
Good information. We are having a slight problem with Worksharing Monitor on Windows 7 (64 bit w/Revit 64 bit). On all earlier versions, if a user didn't have Worksharing Monitor running on their system, their username displayed using gray letters on others Worksharing Monitor displays. Users with Worksharing Monitor running were displayed using black letters. Now, all users, including the local computer, are displayed in greyed letters on every system. Do we have a setting incorrectly defined, or is this a problem with Windows 7?
Posted by: Alvin Morie | July 22, 2010 at 11:42 PM
We have an open support request regarding these very same issues. We have yet to establish a consistent set of errors related to who shows in the file, who shows as having worksharing closed, and who shows as having worksharing open. We can have 5 people working on the file and all the same computer, but with at least 3 different responses from the worksharing monitor.
Posted by: David Moody | July 23, 2010 at 09:52 AM