Originally posted on digitalbbq.au
Back in 2017, I wrote a post about cleaning up Autodesk Collaboration for Revit (C4R) cache files. I then wrote a small windows application, C4R Cache Cleaner, that helped the end user work through that process without having to trawl through the journal files manually. That application became one of the most downloaded tools on revit.com.au
Fast-forward eight years, C4R has evolved, my tool has too, and the BIM Cache Cleaner is finally ready.
Why the Update?
The original C4R Cache Cleaner automated what you could already do manually, scanning journal files to find and remove corrupted files from your collaboration cache.
It worked well, but had a few limitations:
- You needed to know what file you were looking for
There was no way to automatically tell which file was the problematic one. You needed someone with good problem-solving skills to figure out which file needed removing before removing it - Revit only keeps a limited…