Using Live Sync in the Viewer

Reflect Viewer’s live link functionality allows you to make changes in Revit and instantly see those changes regardless of the view mode in the Reflect Viewer. This allows for:

• Instant design iteration while exploring the model with the client
• Seamless review of different phases of the project with one click.

Before you begin (Prerequisites)

For this tutorial, you will need:

• The Reflect plugin for Revit
• Reflect Viewer installed
• A Unity account
• A Reflect project assigned to the Unity account you will be using

1. Open the project in Revit (Figure 01).

Figure 01: Open project in Revit

2. Open the same project in Reflect Viewer and make sure that the Sync option is on (Figure 02).

Figure 02: Reflect Viewer with activated Sync option

3. To see live link in action, in Revit, delete one of the windows in the model (Figure 03).

Figure 03: Deleting a window

4. In Reflect Viewer, you will see that the window is also removed (Figure 04).

Figure 04: Window is removed in Reflect Viewer

In some cases, you’ll find that the live sync isn’t working. This happens if the Reflect server isn’t running when the project is opened in Reflect Viewer. Activating the server and the live link is a simple process.

1. Open the project in Revit if it’s not already open. Select Sync under the Unity tab (Figure 05).

Figure 05: The Unity menu in Revit

2. In the Reflect project window, select the project and click Sync (Figure 06).

Figure 06: Exporting the project to Reflect

You should have a firm understanding now of how to use the live link functionality provided by Unity Reflect. Employing this feature in your own workflow will allow you to work through design feedback and iterations seamlessly with your client, and show those changes and their effect in real time in the viewer. This will save you time and allow for the exploration of more options in design review sessions.