Pausing Guardian

In This Article

• Why We Created Pause
• When to Use Pause
• Pause and Resume Guardian
• Let End Users Pause Guardian

Pause temporarily turns off selected Guardian features in Revit while the rest keep running. Administrators can pause Guardian at any time. End users can pause only if an administrator allows it, and all pauses automatically end after two hours. When Pause is enabled, all features are set to “Monitor” protection mode so administrators can still keep tabs on what’s happening in the model within Project Central or Guardian Backstage.

Why We Created Pause

Let’s face it, sometimes you just need to get the job done, rules be damned. While there’s definitely some truth to that, practically speaking, there are times that make sense to pause Guardian for both Guardian administrators and end-users alike.

When to Use Pause

Use Pause for short, one-off tasks where Guardian's checks would slow you down or get in the way:

• Revit Family Creation work. When working simultaneously between Revit and the family editor, pausing Guardian helps improves the experience switching back and forth.   ‍
• Loading large quantities of content. Pausing will keep Guardian from scanning and processing the incoming content to improve the time it takes for the content to be loaded into the model. If needed, the content can be cleaned retroactively with Model Properties. ‍
• When presenting in Revit. Pause Command Messages so prompts don't interrupt the presentation. ‍
• Troubleshooting. Pause Guardian to check whether it's involved in an issue you're seeing in Revit.

Pause and Resume Guardian

Administrators can pause Guardian at any time from the Revit ribbon as a whole or on a feature-by-feature set basis.  

1. Select the Pause button to pause all of Guardian.
2. Click the down arrow to open the Pause menu and select the features you want to pause. Available options:  
   
   • Model Registration
   • Incoming Scanning and Processing
   • Messages and Prompts
   • Sync Properties^TM Automation
   • Sync Traffic Control^TM
   • Viewport Automation
   • Workset Manager Rules

3. Click the stop light button to pause the selected features.
4. When you're done, click the stop light button again to resume Guardian. When paused, the pause button toggle will turn red.

Let End Users Pause Guardian

By default, only administrators can pause Guardian. To let end users pause it too:

1. Open Company Settings.
2. Check the box next to Allows users to pause Guardian.
3. Click the settings cog to configure what happens when an end user pauses Guardian.
4. Choose a Protection Mode and edit your Command Message. Prevent will require the user to enter in a password before they are allowed to pause.
5. Save your changes.

End users then see the same Pause button and menu on the Add-Ins tab. An end user's pause ends automatically after two hours, and Guardian resumes on its own.  

Pro Tip: Let users to pause Guardian, but set the Protection Mode and edit the Command Message to ask users to request a one-time password before they can pause Guardian. At times, teams need to “get the drawings out the door,” and this gives them a clear path for pausing Guardian during deadlines.