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Integrated BIM tools, including Revit, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D
Professional CAD/CAM tools built on Inventor and AutoCAD
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Jan 3, 2025
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When saving a specific model to Revit Server, the following message is displayed:
This operation could not be completed. Please try again.
If you are collaborating on a model using the cloud or Revit Server, check your network connection.
If the problem persists, save any changes to the models locally.
The Revit journal file reads similar to the following:
DBG_WARN: Central permission origId = [Element ID] was not written in permissions syncing data.
There are corrupted elements with no workset assigned in the affected Revit model.
To avoid this behavior, follow these steps:
Find the element ID of the affected elements recorded in the journal, delete them, and recreate them.
DBG_WARN: Deleted element [Element ID] has invalid partition #-1: line 169 of BaseUI\PartitionViolations.cpp.
The following Element IDs are invalid and won't be used;
Note: If these steps do not clear the issue, disable and then re-enable worksharing to clear the issue. Use the following steps to do so:
If upload attempts fail with no option to delete in Revit Server Administrator, they have to be removed manually when accessing the files on the server.
For more articles on this error, see the following link: Revit Error "This operation could not be completed".
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