New Build posted for download 20051205_2200 [Archive]

tatjana.dzambazova

2005-12-16, 11:54 PM

Hi all,
we posted a new build for Download.

Here are the improvements in this build since the last RTW from September 14th:

- Fixed a bug that caused a crash after changing a type parameter followed by an instance parameter.
- Adds the Revit icon to the Windows Add/Remove Programs tool.
- Corrects a problem that prevented some installs when using Windows 2000 OS.
- fix that allows for less memory usage
- Performance improvements or save to central
- fixed a problem with lining up DWG files in Revit if they have far away origin
- fixed issues during rotation of roofs
- fixed crashes provoked by the offset command
- fixed crash provoked by editing Color Fill Scheme settings
- Fixed a problem when that made ACAD'a Batch Plot Utility not work when Revit was uninstalled
- Fixed the issue that select all mullions on curtain wall provoked crashes
- Fixed a response lag when creating Ref. plane
- Fixed a problem with Plan region improperly exposing Structure elements in link file
- Fixed an error in German, Italian, and French localized versions that prevented viewing parts of the Help file.
- Improves install performance for certain aspects of German, Italian, and French localized versions.
- Fixes a problem that caused the incorrect default template to be loaded in some localized Revit versions.

thanks
TD

beegee

2005-12-16, 11:57 PM

Thanks for the list Tatjana.

Scott D Davis

2005-12-17, 12:40 AM

Thanks TD,

I know you are extremely busy! To take time out to put together the list shows your dedication to the users. If others only knew how much you had on your plate the last week or so... 8)

BWG

2005-12-17, 03:44 AM

Nice to fix the ref. plane response lag, but the plan region response lag is even longer.

BillyGrey

2005-12-17, 04:28 AM

Thank You Tatjana!

Happy Holidays

BillyGrey

A3D

2005-12-17, 08:50 AM

Thanks,
That's way better.
No structural improvements? I'm quite sure that now you can do at least one join previously impossible.

cipa11

2005-12-18, 06:18 AM

I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU TATJANA!

IS VERY GOOD (IN LONG TERM TOO..) FOR EACH PROJECT TO BE REVISED FOR SMALL GLITCHES, WE ARE HUMAN BEINGS.

WE, ARCHITECTS, HAVE MANY GLITCHES TOO, SO WE HAVE TO FIX THEM AND MARK THEM UP SOMEHOW, OTHERWISE OUR ENGINEERS WILL KILL US, AND NO BUILDING COULD BE DONE.

THAT'S THE REASON THAT WE USE ----REVISION CLOUDS----

FULL OF THEM EVERYWHERE WE DID A CHANGE TO ESTABLISH A GOOD, QUICK, PRODUCTIVE COLLABORATION.

FOR US, TO AD REVISION CLOUDS IS THE EASIEST TASK!
I'M SURE THAT EVERYONE FROM THIS FORUM KNOW THAT THIS IS THE MOST BASIC TASK, THAT WE HAVE TO DO EVEN IS ANNOYING TO KEEP A GOOD FLOW OF INFORMATION BETWEEN US.

SO WE REALLY NEED THOSE REVISION CLOUDS (TXT, HTML, CHM, PDF, JPG...FORMAT) FROM YOU.

AGAIN,
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT TATJANA!

SEE YOU!
next build...

dhurtubise

2005-12-18, 09:27 PM

Thank You Tatjana!
It's great to finally have a list of .... thanks again.

Mr Spot

2005-12-18, 10:03 PM

Great... Couple of bugs i reported a few months ago fixed there...!

nole

2005-12-19, 06:32 AM

Thank You very much Tanja!

ejburrell67787

2005-12-19, 02:33 PM

Thanks for posting the list!!

patricks

2005-12-19, 04:17 PM

Does any of these fixes apply to the build dated Oct. 17th?

Martin P

2005-12-19, 04:19 PM

Excellent, thank your posting the fixes :)

The list posted conviced me to download and install today. thx again....

bowlingbrad

2005-12-19, 04:39 PM

Awesome list! Thanks a bunch. Downloading today...

janunson

2005-12-19, 05:03 PM

I really appreciate the list, but one question left - does this build save files that are backward compatible w/ other builds? We've got a lot of seats to upgrade and have been burned on that before (Last 2 builds of 8.1 we downloaded). It's important to know if we can upgrade as we wish, or if we must do everyone at once.

sbrown

2005-12-19, 06:06 PM

Everyone should be on the same build, its usually ok not to be, but sometimes you will have issues, especially on a worksets job.

Chad Smith

2005-12-20, 04:00 AM

Good to see a new build, but are we going to see a fix to the exporting problems where the resulting DWG is different to the Revit original?

This is such a huge problem for us as most of our projects are still documented in AutoCAD.
Too much time is spent fixing what Revit should be able to do, and should be able to do well.

rdesign.77586

2005-12-20, 04:20 AM

Thanks Tatjana.

Always looking forward to new and improved from your team.

David Brownfield
RDesign
Anchorage, Alaska

tatjana.dzambazova

2005-12-20, 01:44 PM

janunson

2005-12-20, 04:02 PM

Factory states and i've confirmed that this build creates files that are usable in older builds.

Tatjana & Factory - Thanks for responding. the attention these forums gets from the factory and the responsive conduit to the developers this creates is a major reason my firm is a Revit shop.

bowlingbrad

2005-12-20, 04:06 PM

Observation: Tatjana, did you know that the build on the website is 20051214 not 20051205? Just wondering if it has been updated again.

A3D

2005-12-20, 04:19 PM

They must have updated it once again.
After updating 3 days ago, I have 20051205_2200.

Can we have a new list of improvements? :P
Just joking...

anthony.67953

2005-12-20, 06:55 PM

Thank You! for listing the updates. Greatly appreciated

janunson

2005-12-20, 10:27 PM

Hey -
Maybe this would be cool (?)
What if revit could have an update feature like Windows, or better, something like HTMLkit or Firefox -
so that every time it launches it can quick ping a url and see if there's a new build and if so, display a list of updates included like in this thread and give you a 1-click download/update option. Maybe like windows update, be able to set it to check every night at 3AM so every morning i have the latest build..

would need to be optional, of course, for those cautious ones out there..
an additional feature that would be great would be a rollback to last build, so if we autoupdated something undesirable, we could undo it...

Just kindof thinking-out-loud...so to speak.

dhurtubise

2005-12-21, 12:26 PM

Didn't Autodesk had something like that at a certain point, i can't remember how it was called. It was about the whole PointA thing. That applications was picking Autodesk updates but Microsoft as well if i ain't mistaken.
Anybody remember ?

captainbunsaver

2005-12-21, 01:27 PM

In the early days of Revit, when it was monthly subscription, the program did exactly that. When you started it up, it pinged the homesite, and if there was a more recent build, it let you know....

The Captain

janunson

2005-12-21, 03:25 PM

That's right! i remember that now...it was pretty handy!

knurrebusk

2005-12-21, 11:21 PM

Reply to Chad: improvements in DWG export is an ongoing work for our team and hopefully you will be satisfied with the work we are doing for the upcoming release. While we believe to have enough feedback to understand the bigger problems around the export to DWG, would you mind opening a new thread and prioritize the DWG issues that are of biggest concern to you?
thanks
t

I´ll be more than happy to start a new thread concerning DWG materials export,
but nobody understood my wish for a simple/clean DWG export.

I would like to export classes of objects/materials under a single instance.
All windows with "name" glass1 to be just a glass1 unity, same with frame1.

Even if this is possible today with a layer/material combo, it´s to cumbersome.
Like trying to make a window legend work with a schedule (piece by piece)

janunson

2005-12-23, 04:28 PM

Started a thread for posting DWG import/export issues. I'm eager to see what's coming w/ the next release, and would love to help get DWG export PERFECT!

http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=31137

knurrebusk

2005-12-23, 10:50 PM

Great!

This is so important in real life, DWG export is live or die for me.
Madonnas "pray" comes into mind he he!

mcilrath

2005-12-29, 09:17 PM

Where would one find the latest build?
I keep finding a Service Pack that says my Build 20050804_0100 is up-to-date.

dhurtubise

2005-12-29, 09:27 PM

Where would one find the latest build?
I keep finding a Service Pack that says my Build 20050804_0100 is up-to-date.

revit.autodesk.com
Pick your language and download the latest build

mcilrath

2005-12-31, 06:19 PM

Thanks. That worked.

bob.87964

2006-01-01, 11:13 AM

happy new year to all,

where do i find it?
i am having the same trouble as some others
plenty of other downloads, is the above hidden somewhere?
not easter yet.
would be a good idea if we could get a link
with the announcements next time
perhaps that would take the fun away

thanks bob

Wes Macaulay

2006-01-01, 02:20 PM

http://revit.autodesk.com

This is the link you'll always use

Don Sutherland

2006-01-07, 05:18 AM

the new build will not download.

mmodernc

2006-01-07, 09:46 AM

has this build been superceded?

Steve_Stafford

2006-01-07, 07:22 PM

The current build is listed as 20051214_2200. Yes this build is newer than the one that started this thread.

dhurtubise

2006-01-09, 03:05 PM

tatjana any info on what's on this one ?

jarod.tulanowski

2006-01-09, 03:33 PM

Thank you

always good to see a program getting tweeked by listening to the masses.

kimheaver

2006-01-10, 12:05 AM

Wes Macaulay

2006-01-10, 12:13 AM

Arrgh -- I've seen this problem with ADT as well. Do submit a bug report through Subscription Center so this gets on someone's radar!

Simon.Whitbread

2006-02-03, 12:05 AM

We have 8 laptop users. Thought all my Christmases had come together when we received 8.1. There had been a problem with license borrowing in 8.0 which meant that although you could borrow the license, as soon as you disconnected from the network, the **** thing wouldn't work.

8.1 came along and this bug was fixed HOORAH!!

Installed build 20051214_2200 and I'm back to where I was six months ago!

rgesner

2006-02-03, 05:42 AM

The new build installs easily enough standalone on my laptop, but I don't see any way to make a network deployment for easy, automated updating of multiple FlexLM network licensed installations.

Is there something I'm missing?

Thanks - Rusty

Steve_Stafford

2006-02-03, 05:46 AM

Define easy? There are network deployment tools. The end result is an MSI file that a user can run to silently install Revit. The current deployment does not address several of the Revit.ini settings that we typically like to set for users and this means replacing the Revit.ini file after the installation completes with one that has been adjusted after the first install, either on an admin's PC or whoever does the deployment image creation.

There have been a couple posts here discussing successfully using group policies to deploy Revit.

DaveP

2006-02-03, 07:19 PM

Hi all,

I've got a really strange problem, since I installed this build of Revit over the holidays, now when I start "Quickbooks Timer" the Revit installer starts. If I then cancel the install twice, the quickbooks timer starts.

I suspect a registry error but I'm not sure what?

Any clues or suggestions on how I can fix this, I've tried reinstalling the quickbooks timer which went fine but the revit installer still starts when I try to start the timer.

Hadn't noticed this thread before, but I had a similar problem with VIZ & ADT.
Turned out that the MSI couldn't find a file & thus thought the install was incomplete.
The ironic thing was that the file was a *.BAK file, so it didn't really need it anyway!.
Here's what I did to fix it:
From Add/Remove Programs, run Repair on the offending file (in my case it was VIZ, in yours, its Revit). You should get an error box telling you it's missing a file.
Assuming it's not an important file, like a DLL or a DBX, just create a dummy file with the name of the missing file.
Run Repair once more. Hopefully it will be happy this time & both Installs will be satisfied.

I could never figure out, tho, why one program would kick off an install of a different program. This also happened to us a while ago with ACAD R14. It kicked off our Timecard program. Think that one was related to VBA.

Good luck

rgesner

2006-02-03, 07:49 PM

Doh, yeah, I'd forgotton that the create network deployment option was buried several steps into the installation process, unlike AutoCAD's installation program which offers the option upfront. Thanks for the reminder, and the revit.ini tip.

- Rusty

Define easy? There are network deployment tools. The end result is an MSI file that a user can run to silently install Revit. The current deployment does not address several of the Revit.ini settings that we typically like to set for users and this means replacing the Revit.ini file after the installation completes with one that has been adjusted after the first install, either on an admin's PC or whoever does the deployment image creation.

There have been a couple posts here discussing successfully using group policies to deploy Revit.

janunson

2006-02-03, 09:51 PM

from discussion.autodesk.com today:
"

We just posted a new build of Revit Building on http://www.autodesk.com/rev itbuilding. The new Build Number is 20060124 2200.

The new build is primarily a service for the localized versions of Revit Bu ilding 8.1. There is one additional issue that has been resolved for the b enefit of all users; the problem that the wall join on one end of a wall ch anges when the other end of the same wall is edited.

"

Mr Spot

2006-02-03, 11:37 PM

WOW Kim,

That was the exact same problem i had (Programs and all). I believe it occured because the server name changed and thus our logins changed and revit was originally installed under administrator and then was later installed under a user login. I tried absolutely everything to resolve this and had no real luck. I found it i let the installer run, revit wouldn't start and i'd need to reinstall it - which you can imagine becomes very annoying.

After 6 months of trying everything i gave up and rebuilt my computer and the problem is gone... Thank god.

There is a windows installer thread here of others that experienced this issue http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=27936&highlight=windows+installer

They managed to resolve theres - I think mine was too far gone.

Hi all,

I've got a really strange problem, since I installed this build of Revit over the holidays, now when I start "Quickbooks Timer" the Revit installer starts. If I then cancel the install twice, the quickbooks timer starts.

I suspect a registry error but I'm not sure what?

Any clues or suggestions on how I can fix this, I've tried reinstalling the quickbooks timer which went fine but the revit installer still starts when I try to start the timer.

Regards,
Kim Heaver
Windows XP pro, SP2

rgesner

2006-02-06, 05:22 PM

Try this, at your own risk. To be safe, export any keys before you delete them so you can restore them if needed:

Go to regedit > HKLM > Installer > Products

Once here there will be a list of guids. You must go through these one by one navigating to the Media key. Locate the one that matches the verbage you are being prompted with.
Delete that key but not the whole guid. That will get rid of the prompt.

- Rusty

Hi all,

I've got a really strange problem, since I installed this build of Revit over the holidays, now when I start "Quickbooks Timer" the Revit installer starts. If I then cancel the install twice, the quickbooks timer starts.

I suspect a registry error but I'm not sure what?

Any clues or suggestions on how I can fix this, I've tried reinstalling the quickbooks timer which went fine but the revit installer still starts when I try to start the timer.

Regards,
Kim Heaver
Windows XP pro, SP2