Types of snapshots

PLN snapshots, Teamwork Project snapshots, Library snapshots

There are 3 kinds of snapshots:
  • Teamwork project snapshot
  • Library snapshot
  • PLN Project snapshot

Teamwork Project Snapshots and Library Snapshots

  • Teamwork project snapshots contain model data, plus all BIMcloud related information, such as user data and roles. In case of server failure, if you repair it or set up a new BIMcloud, you must rollback a Teamwork project snapshot in order to keep working. Archicad cannot read data from a Teamwork project snapshot (but Archicad can read a PLN snapshot - see below).

  • Library snapshots contain all the data of the library’s Library Parts. Reservation data is ignored: even if a Library Part was reserved by a certain user at the time of the snapshot, it will be free for reservation after the Rollback.

Automatically scheduled snapshots of both types (Teamwork project snapshots/Library snapshots) are created in the background according to the Snapshot Schedule. No user interaction is needed.

PLN Project Snapshots

PLN Project Snapshots contain your model data only, and can be used to reopen the Teamwork project in solo Archicad mode. You don’t have to do a rollback; you just reopen the PLN project in Archicad, then reshare it as a Teamwork project to the BIMcloud.

Creating a PLN snapshot requires confirmation by a user joined into the running Teamwork project.

When a PLN snapshot is created (either manually or automatically by schedule) from a Teamwork project, all joined users are informed (via an icon in the Teamwork Palette) that a snapshot is pending. The snapshot will be created when any one of the users clicks Create snapshot during a Send and Receive.

Note: PLN snapshots can only be created on the computers of those users whose role includes the following permission: “PLN Snapshot - Use computer for creating

Although any number of online users may be alerted to and asked to perform a pending PLN snapshot, only one of them needs to click Continue to carry it out. The rest of the users can work as usual. While the PLN snapshot is in progress, the confirming user cannot work in Archicad.