A team member accidentally unpinned and dragged a linked CAD file, and it is no longer aligned according to the Shared Coordinates. How can the BIM manager realign the linked CAD file in the Revit model?

In Autodesk Revit, when a linked file with established Shared Coordinates is accidentally moved or unpinned, its physical instance location changes relative to the host model, but its named Shared Site definition remains intact in the model database. To restore the link to its correct position, the BIM manager selects the linked instance, opens its Instance Properties, and clicks the Shared Site button. By selecting "Move instance to" and choosing the defined Shared Site name, Revit automatically relocates the linked CAD file back to its precise coordinate origin. This workflow restores alignment without manual measurements, re-importing, or modifying external CAD files.

Option A: Publishing coordinates overwrites the external file's saved coordinate definition, which would permanently alter and corrupt the established shared positioning system.
Option B: Manually moving the CAD file is imprecise and fails to utilize the recorded Shared Site coordinate definition stored in the Revit model database.
Option D: Updating and relinking the CAD file is unnecessary and inefficient, as the correct coordinate definition is already stored within Revit's Shared Site properties.

1. Autodesk Official Documentation

Revit Help: Realign Linked Models Using Shared Coordinates

Autodesk

Inc.

2024. Section: "Shared Positioning / Move Link to Defined Site".

2. Autodesk Official Documentation

Revit Knowledge Network: Reset a Link Position to the Shared Site

Autodesk

Inc.

2023. Document ID: GS11842.

3. Wing

E.

Autodesk Revit Architecture: Review for Professional Certification

Wiley

2021. Chapter 8: "Managing Linked Files and Shared Coordinates".