Wesley
2004-01-14, 11:05 PM
The network path buttons are broken!
Under the Settings -> Options -> File Locations menu, the three browse buttons do not work consistently. The default template file button works as expected, opening a browse window that is able to see mapped network drives.
The other browse buttons, (Default path for user files, Default path for family templates, and the Library paths) open a different, simpler window that DOES NOT SHOW mapped network drives. Network paths are still visible as //server/share UNC-style paths further down the list, AS LONG AS the shares are Windows shares. Shares from alternate OSes, such as Netware, MacOSX, Unix or Linux DO NOT SHOW UP AT ALL. This is incorrect behaviour, as these drives are mapped normally for every other application, including Revit’s standard File -> Open dialog box. It is reasonable to expect that the mapped drives should show up as their correct mapped drive letters.
Manual editing of the Revit.ini file is one way we have found to work around this bug. This is NOT a good solution for the standard user who may not know the subtleties of network path nomenclature. A second solution is to type in the correct UNC network path directly in the type-in boxes in the file locations dialog. Again, you need to know the exact UNC network path, which is something that the majority of users are unlikely to know. Thirdly, the correct mapped path can be entered manually. This is probably the easiest solution, but not the most obvious.
Regards,
Wesley
Under the Settings -> Options -> File Locations menu, the three browse buttons do not work consistently. The default template file button works as expected, opening a browse window that is able to see mapped network drives.
The other browse buttons, (Default path for user files, Default path for family templates, and the Library paths) open a different, simpler window that DOES NOT SHOW mapped network drives. Network paths are still visible as //server/share UNC-style paths further down the list, AS LONG AS the shares are Windows shares. Shares from alternate OSes, such as Netware, MacOSX, Unix or Linux DO NOT SHOW UP AT ALL. This is incorrect behaviour, as these drives are mapped normally for every other application, including Revit’s standard File -> Open dialog box. It is reasonable to expect that the mapped drives should show up as their correct mapped drive letters.
Manual editing of the Revit.ini file is one way we have found to work around this bug. This is NOT a good solution for the standard user who may not know the subtleties of network path nomenclature. A second solution is to type in the correct UNC network path directly in the type-in boxes in the file locations dialog. Again, you need to know the exact UNC network path, which is something that the majority of users are unlikely to know. Thirdly, the correct mapped path can be entered manually. This is probably the easiest solution, but not the most obvious.
Regards,
Wesley