LucidLink highly recommends setting a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path as the Filespace mount point for users integrating Revit into their workflows. This guideline is essential for ensuring optimal performance and compatibility. Below is a step-by-step guide on how to configure this setting.
Steps to Set a UNC Path as a Mount Point
- Determine the network location where your LucidLink Filespace should be mounted.
- As a Filespace administrator, configure a mount point using UNC Path:
- Open the LucidLink desktop application.
- Navigate to "Control panel" > "Global defaults".
- In the "Windows mount point" section, click "Edit".
- Enter the UNC path corresponding to your network location, typically in the format
\\lucid\filespace;L:
- Configure Revit to use the new mount point:
- Open Revit and go to the file handling settings.
- Update the file paths to point to the newly created UNC path mount point in LucidLink.
- Test the configuration:
- Try accessing a Revit project stored in LucidLink through the new UNC path mount point.
- Ensure that the files open correctly and that performance is as expected.
When mounting via UNC path, it is important that the path does not conflict with the name of your Windows domain when bound to AD. For example, if your Windows domain is lucidlink.com and you set the UNC mountpoint to \\lucidlink\filespace then it will conflict, and the Quick Access shortcut to the filespace may not function correctly in Explorer.