Detach from Web App

After successfully exporting a Revit project to Web App, all the following uses of Synchronize with Web App or Manage scope commands will result in updating the existing web building project.

If you need to create a new web building project from the current Revit project with no information about previous update history, you’ll need to use the Detach from Web App command.

This will break the connection between the current Revit project and related web building project without deleting the latter, and you’ll be able to export the Revit project to a brand new web building project.

After clicking the Detach from Web App command, you’ll see the following prompt.

After choosing Yes the link will be broken and the bimCAT menu will revert to the default state. The next export will create a new web building project with the version number 1.

When detaching a Revit project from Web App, BIM Climate Action Tool (bimCAT) removes data from the Revit model (in extensible storage) linking it to its former web building project, information about material categories & specs, and basic climate change data. Thus, after the detaching finishes, it will prompt you either to save the Revit project (if it doesn’t have a central model) or to synchronize it with the central model.