It's August 12th

[bowlingbrad]

Any news on the release?

[BillyGrey]

Only that it's 6:50 here on the west coast and the Adesk folks prolly won't roll into San Rafeal for another hour or two ;).

[Wes Macaulay]

Revit lunatics all of you!

[Scott D Davis]

Just like you, Wes! I bet you've checked the download site already....:p

[Wes Macaulay]

Actually, I haven't yet.... I'm waiting for the post from someone at the Factory. They always tell when the new release is out!

They'll put it out when they're ready :-D

[RodneyLester]

http://revit.autodesk.com/8.1/common/download.asp?en-us


I downloaded it at 8.30am Eastern...

[sjsl]

This link does not work now.

[Isaacarus]

The Link Worked for me just a few minutes ago

[Mike Hahn]

The link worked for me also.

[Scott_Bloss]

The link worked for me also.
wow i thought the Lake architectural group had more work to do than they could handle and no time for surfing AUGI?

[Mike Hahn]

lol, I am multitasking.


wow i thought the Lake architectural group had more work to do than they could handle and no time for surfing AUGI?

[Steve_Stafford]

HahnMJ...Is this Marty? Did we share an employer in the past??

[Scott_Bloss]

yes i believe that is her Steve

[Mike Hahn]

Actually I am Marty's son, Mike.


HahnMJ...Is this Marty? Did we share an employer in the past??

[Steve_Stafford]

Glad to hear you are working with Revit then! Tell Marty, Wayne and the rest of the gang I said hey for me?

[BillyGrey]

D/L'ing my copy right now :)

[Scott D Davis]

huh? I still get the 8.0 d/l page??

[ajayholland]

http://revit.autodesk.com/8.1/common/download.asp?en-us

I downloaded it at 8.30am Eastern...

This works for me.

[Scott D Davis]

Hmmm...now at home on same laptop and the link works.....d/l ing!

Looks like the factory was holding out on us! (Since August 4th!)

Build 20050804_0100

[Doug Pearson]

Certainly doesn't work from this side of the Pacific. Perhaps we aren't allowed to download on weekends! ;-)

[GuyR]

Certainly doesn't work from this side of the Pacific. Perhaps we aren't allowed to download on weekends!

Yes it does! Just downloaded the application and downloading libraries now.

Guy

[dnilsson]

It's almost noon here on the east coast on Saturday the 13th, and I still get the 8.0 page.

Is it released or not?

[archjake]

It's almost noon here on the east coast on Saturday the 13th, and I still get the 8.0 page.

Is it released or not?
Same thing. I don't see 8.1 anywhere.

[BillyGrey]

Of course it is released. I presume you are using this link:

http://revit.autodesk.com/8.1/common/download.asp?en-us

hth
Bill

[iru69]

Of course it is released. I presume you are using this link:

http://revit.autodesk.com/8.1/common/download.asp?en-us
Well, actually, it appears to be down at the moment - I get a "This page can not be found". I did download it yesterday using that link, so something appears to be wrong. I tried both FF and IE. Maybe they're doing some kind of update. I noticed that if you start at Autodesk's website, and then navigate to the download area, they only have 8.0 - no sign of 8.1.

[Scott D Davis]

clear your cache, delete cookies, restart browser, and try again using the link in this thread.

[iru69]

clear your cache, delete cookies, restart browser, and try again using the link in this thread.
I just tried that - same problem.

Scott, are you telling me that when you click on that link right now, it works?

If so, something really weird is going on...

[dnilsson]

I've tried the above with no success.

Since there is no mention of 8.1 anywhere on Autodesk's site that I could find, I still wonder if it is officially released, or if some of you snuck in a back door before they closed it.

[Fred Blome]

I've tried with IE & Firefox - nothing.

If you go up in the link, you eventually get redirected back to the 8.0 download page.

[LRaiz]

I think the following happening -
There are 2 servers serving this page. Depending on your location the same URL gets resolved to one or another of the servers. The servers are replicating each other and should have the same data. However the Internet and Autodesk IT infrastructure may take up to 24-48 hours to process the changes and replicate them. Thus some users do see the new page while others don't. Ultimately it is still an Autodesk problem because they should be able to set things up in such a way that users do not see the difference regardless of server resolution. However in reality it looks like Autodesk is not able to provide quick replication and I suspect that some unlucky users will have to wait.

Another likely possibility - the team got everything prepared but did not want to flip the switch on Friday just before a weekend. So they did not trigger server replication and did not expect users to discover the URL and start downloading. I bet things will be straightened out Monday.

[dnilsson]

Well, the link works from my house, but when I log in to the network at the office it's still broken. Sounds like LRaiz hit the nail. Frustrating, since "location" actually has nothing to do with where you are physically.

[JohnASB]

Likewise had problems at the office using the link. Then changed to HTTPS:// and it worked fine.

[Doug Pearson]

I was given this by GuyR - worked fine then

http://revit.downloads.autodesk.com/download/8_1/RevitBuilding8.1_20050804_0100.exe

bingo!

[blads]

I was given this by GuyR - worked fine then

http://revit.downloads.autodesk.com/download/8_1/RevitBuilding8.1_20050804_0100.exe

bingo!


Thanks Doug & GuyR - its downloading nicely thanks :mrgreen:

[GuyR]

Now I know Aussies who follow the rugby will be in mourning (30 unanswered points :-) ) so I'll add to your misery. There isn't any NZ/AUS content...

Now I don't know if the International content is a replacement or our content is coming...
Hopefully someone from ADESK can clear this up? I've just upgraded the V8 families I use which seems to be fine.

Also, don't use the default metric template as the basis for your own template. Property lines are the old V7 style so no 360 degree angles.

[blads]

Now I know Aussies who follow the rugby will be in mourning (30 unanswered points :-) ) so I'll add to your misery. There isn't any NZ/AUS content...

Now I don't know if the International content is a replacement or our content is coming...
Hopefully someone from ADESK can clear this up? I've just upgraded the V8 families I use which seems to be fine.

Also, don't use the default metric template as the basis for your own template. Property lines are the old V7 style so no 360 degree angles.


:shock: thanks for the heads up GuyR

[tatjana.dzambazova]

Everybody :
Revit Building 8.1 HAS NOT OFFICIALLY BEEN POSTED ON THE WEB so please do not use any downloads that do not come from www.autodesk.com/revitbuilding

I will, as always announce the official download to you all.
Thank you for your understanding.

tanja

[gbrowne]

Hands up who feels silly?!!

[anthony.67953]

Tanja:

Any idea when it will be officially released?? Today? Tomorrow? ....

[rhys]

Thanks Doug & GuyR - its downloading nicely thanks :mrgreen:
Rearrange into a well known phrase or saying " back door horse after stable the has bolted closed Autodesk have"

[stuntmonkee]

Everybody :
Revit Building 8.1 HAS NOT OFFICIALLY BEEN POSTED ON THE WEB so please do not use any downloads that do not come from www.autodesk.com/revitbuilding

I will, as always announce the official download to you all.
Thank you for your understanding.

tanja

eeeek. . . .well are some of us in danger using the versions that we came across some how?

[rhys]

eeeek. . . .well are some of us in danger using the versions that we came across some how?
I remember in the good old days of 6 or was it 7,when once after a web release it took 28.5 day for the Revit authorisation codes to be issued, there were a lot of nervous users with 1.5 days of demo time left. Other than that I guess you're probably no more at risk that a Bete tester. Unless of course they've found bugs in the web release, who knows, and why should us mushrooms care.

[iru69]

The fedex guy just dropped off 8.1. I don't see any indication of what build it is (on the package). I already installed 8.1 off the web on friday and I had no problems "authorizing" it.

[Isaacarus]

I downloaded Friday as well, authorizing it was not a problem here either. I also received confirmation that it has already shipped to my office

[Scott D Davis]

Attention everybody!

We need to all take a deep breath and get this under control. I think there is panic happening when there doesn't need to be any panic.

Those that downloaded 8.1 off the unofficial release, you can run it as a demo for 30 days. The Beta version is set to time-bomb on Sept 7, so you can use that until it shuts down. (Althought it's been said MANY times, use BETA software for production at your own risk!)

We have been told that a Web Release will be available soon. We thought that it may have been Friday August 12, but we all know how things change. My guess: They are assuring the download will be ready for outside the US, so the Web version has not been released yet. I would put BIG MONEY on the bet that the Web Release will be available before the "unoffical" web release or the BETA version expire. In fact I am SURE that a Web Release will be available by the end of this week!!!

Also, and Tanja posted earlier, the 8.1 WEB release is not official yet! The Link posted is UNOFFICIAL! The link that has been circulating obviously "worked" but was meant to be internal at Autodesk at this point, until the Official Announcement. (the link is now dead...) This means that all documents available at that link are "unofficial" including any documents which may have contact infomation for other geographic regions. Quoting from these "unofficial" documents has just created more confusion.

In the future, use only LINKS that are available by going to www.autodesk.com/revit (http://www.autodesk.com/revit) No one should post a link that does not point to a page that is available from the website.

Thank you for your understanding. Remember, the Revit Team reads all this stuff, so panic here just makes things worse for them! Let's all have a little patience, as we know they will pull out another great release in a timely manner.

If you have received a CD, that is the official release.

Thank you!

[blads]

Thanks Steve,

for these calming words of wisdom :-D

[rhys]

Attention everybody!

We need to all take a deep breath and get this under control. I think there is panic happening when there doesn't need to be any panic.

SURE that a Web Release will be available by the end of this week!!!

Thank you!
A useful post Scott - but
1.Autodesk did seem to discourage or didn't invite beta testers outside North America for the 8.1 release.
2.Since Autodesk staff do read these pages and do make contributions from time to time the comments you have made would have been better coming 24hrs earlier from Autodesk themselves.
I don't really think it was panic but if it was, the threads would never have really started if something like your comments had come from Adesk earlier.
Sure 8.1 will be another useful improvement as always.
Rhys

[Wes Macaulay]

I think there was probably confusion on both sides -- Autodesk was probably planning to release 8.1 to web, but that was it. To say Revit 8.1 is being "unsupported" means resellers get little in the way of training or resources to support the new version; I suppose it's because we're all expected to figure out the new features.

The whole will-there-be-content-for-8.1 point is slightly moot since upgrading existing files works fine and with the exception of property lines I don't know of anything else that needs an 8.1 template to function properly.

[gibson.tim91884]

... with the exception of property lines I don't know of anything else that needs an 8.1 template to function properly.

Could you elaborate or point us to more information? I was ready to switch to 8.1 in a couple days until I saw this. I couldn't find anything in the release notes.

[Scott D Davis]

1.Autodesk did seem to discourage or didn't invite beta testers outside North America for the 8.1 release.
Honestly, this is because up until just a couple of weeks ago, 8.1 was going to be a US only release.


2.Since Autodesk staff do read these pages and do make contributions from time to time the comments you have made would have been better coming 24hrs earlier from Autodesk themselves.
I agree that coming from Autodesk would have been more beneficial. But I also understand that in order for a large corporation to make any official statement about the world wide release of software, takes time. Tatja cannot simply write an email or post that goes to press. The wording must be reviewed by a legal department, and all parties involved must agree. We all know how long lawyers take to review something! :shock: