Archiving Projects¶

The Archive Queue creates local .rvt archives from Revit Server models. You can archive one selected model or queue every model beneath a selected server folder.

Archive jobs run sequentially using the Revit version associated with their source server.

Before You Start¶

Confirm that:

• Flow Server is connected to the correct server and Revit Server version
• the corresponding compatible Revit version is installed
• the source model is available and not locked or currently being processed
• the archive destination is accessible and has sufficient free space

For Revit 2026 archives, Revit 2026.5 or later is required by the current installer.

Archiving a Selected Model Immediately¶

1. Open Browse and select the required model.
2. Select Archive Model in the details panel.
3. Choose the output .rvt file.
4. Review the source, output location and locking information.
5. Select Archive.
6. Wait for Flow to report the result.

Flow checks the source model before launching the archive worker. If the model is locked, unavailable or has model locks in progress, the archive is blocked before processing begins.

The source Revit Server model is not saved, synchronised, moved or deleted by the archive operation.

Adding One Model to the Archive Queue¶

1. Select the model in Browse.
2. Right-click and select Add to Archive Workflow, or open Archive Queue and select Add Selected Model.
3. Choose the output .rvt file.
4. Review the new queue row.

If the same model is already pending for the selected Revit Server version, Flow does not add another pending copy.

Adding a Folder to the Archive Queue¶

1. Select the project or folder in Browse.
2. Right-click and select Add Folder to Archive Queue.
3. Choose the parent folder for the archive.
4. Review the number of models and proposed project archive destination.
5. Select Add to Queue.

Flow includes models recursively and preserves the Revit Server subfolder structure beneath the selected folder.

The selected project archive destination must be empty. Flow blocks queue preparation if that destination already contains files.

Running the Archive Queue¶

1. Open Archive Queue.
2. Review each model, source, output location and status.
3. Set Lock source models after successful standalone archives as required.
4. Select Run Queue.
5. Review the confirmation and select Run Queue again.
6. Allow each Revit worker session to finish.
7. Review the completion summary and any errors shown in the queue.

Before starting, Flow checks every pending source. If any source is unavailable, the entire queue remains unchanged and does not start.

Each model is processed sequentially in a separate Revit session. A failed archive does not prevent the remaining jobs from running.

Automatic Source Locking¶

When Lock source models after successful standalone archives is selected, Flow locks each source model only after its archive job succeeds and the output file can be verified as present and non-empty.

Automatic locking applies only to standalone archive jobs. Archives created as prerequisites for the Upgrade Workflow are excluded.

The setting is remembered for the next Flow Server session.

Removing or Clearing Queue Items¶

• Select a standalone archive job and choose Remove Selected to remove only that row.
• Choose Clear Queue to remove all standalone archive jobs.

Removing queue items does not affect the source models or delete completed archive files.

Archive jobs belonging to the Upgrade Workflow cannot be removed from this tab. Use Clear Workflow on the Upgrade Workflow tab instead.

Stopping the Queue¶

Select Stop Queue to request cancellation.

The archive currently being processed is allowed to finish. Remaining jobs are then cancelled.

Archive Queue Statuses¶

Related Help¶

• Flow Server
• Connecting and Browsing
• Managing Server Content
• Upgrading Projects
• Troubleshooting