Overview of Teamwork Reservation

In ArchiCAD’s Teamwork, workspaces do not need to be reserved when starting work; you can create new elements freely, without the need to reserve anything. Anyone can create new elements or data; no reservation is needed to create something new. For example, anyone can create a slab, or save a new view, and send it to the server.

However, to modify or delete an element, attribute, or other data type from the shared project, you must first reserve that element/data type. Reservation can be done at any time as you work in ArchiCAD; you must be online.

New elements created by you are reserved by you automatically.

As soon as you reserve an element or project data, the reservation data is registered on the server, and all other users receive feedback that the element is now reserved by you; the reserved element will not be free for others to use until you release it.

Typically, you will reserve the elements only when you need them, then release them when you are done working on them.

Reservation status is always up-to-date as long as you are online; there is no need to send and receive to ensure that reservation data is current.

In Teamwork, you can reserve:

1.Elements. There are two ways to reserve existing elements:

Reserve Elements by Selection

Reserve Elements by Criteria

2.Other Project Data. You can reserve many ArchiCAD data types, such as attributes and certain Navigator items, that are not elements.

See Reserving Project Data (Non-Elements).

Conditions for Reserving

To reserve something, the following conditions must be true:

1.You are online.

2.The element/data type is not currently reserved by any other user.

3.Your role includes access rights to the element or data type.

4.The project is in updated condition on your machine.

Note: If you do try to reserve elements that are not up to date on your client machine, you will be alerted that a Receive is necessary before you Reserve.

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