Metric Steel Framing and Columns

[chris.spenski]

I'm trying to find a place to download the Metric Steel database for Revit. I've already changed the units and created dimensions. Is there a place to get this file from, and if so, is it really as easy as just importing it? Thanks

[lucis29]

Why do you need to download the metric library? When you install Revit, choose a country with metric units and Revit will download the library automatically.

Also, you can check:

http://cadalot-revitlearningcurve.blogspot.com/2011/04/problems-with-content-for-revit-2012.html

It seems that you have to install US Metric to find what you need.

[chris.spenski]

The problem is that for the majority of our jobs we use the Imperial Library. We just started working on a project where everything is in metric including the shapes. So, I was hoping that it was possible to download the metric library files outside of the initial install of Revit and therefore apply it to a template for future jobs of the same type.

[dmahan]

My install of Revit Structure 2012 (US version) installed both US Metric and US Imperial Libraries.

My install of 2011 (US version) only had US Imperial Library.

[Craig_L]

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=14974219

Download the library appropriate for you. Also, make sure you use the unpack contained in there that retains the file structure, or be prepared to spend a good day sorting your families out.

[chris.spenski]

Yes, I'm still using 2011 as my employer just received the 2012 version. What we had to do was simply install a trial version of Revit on another computer, select a metric region, and then copy over the metric library (which took about 20 minutes) next to our imperial library.