5.17: Local Preview

In large, fast-moving projects, the cost of coordination friction is real. Design options need to be reviewed quickly, issues need to be resolved in context, and decisions often need to be made live while teams are still working in their authoring tools. Traditionally, this has meant republishing full models, long wait times, and unnecessary disruption for everyone else on the project.

Local Preview in Revizto 5.17 is designed to remove that friction by allowing teams to publish temporary 3D scenes directly from Revit without republishing the entire model. Instead of waiting on a complete update, users can push a focused subset of geometry, such as a design option, revised layout, or problem area, into Revizto for immediate review, dramatically shortening feedback loops during coordination meetings and design discussions.

Local previews are not simplified or disconnected models. They are fully interactive within Revizto and support:

• Selection
• Appearance templates
• Search sets and measurements
• Issue creation

Teams can review changes properly, test solutions, and capture decisions in context without compromising the integrity of the main project model. Local previews are identified as such, excluded from project-wide syncs, and can be created or removed without affecting other users. This ensures experimentation and iteration can happen safely without introducing risk or confusion across the wider team.

Crucially, Revizto IDs are preserved. Issues created from a local preview remain reliably linked back to the original model elements, even after the preview is deleted. That continuity is essential for maintaining trust in issue tracking and avoiding the data fragmentation that often comes with ad hoc review workflows. Local Preview is particularly valuable when teams are working under real project pressure, such as live coordination sessions, design reviews with stakeholders, or rapid clash resolution scenarios where speed matters but accuracy cannot be sacrificed. By decoupling design exploration from full model republishes, teams can move faster while maintaining reliability and governance.

In short, Local Preview enables a safer and faster way to iterate. It supports better decisions, reduces coordination overhead, and allows teams to focus on solving problems rather than managing the mechanics of getting updated geometry into the model.

If you’d like to see how Local preview and the rest of the 5.17 release help eliminate coordination friction on real projects, explore the full 5.17 update or book a tailored demo with our team. And stay tuned for the next post in this series, where we’ll continue to highlight how 5.17 empowers teams to collaborate with greater speed, clarity, and confidence across the entire project lifecycle.