new build?

[dsw98]

Does anyone have a direct link to the lastest build from Autodesk, I can't find it.

[muttlieb]

http://revit.autodesk.com/

[dsw98]

That is the page I have, but it says the file is over 83 Megs. That's pretty big for an upgrade isn't it?

[patricks]

yep, the latest build of 8.1 we have is about that size, 81MB or so.

[Justin Marchiel]

fogive my ignorance but is a build the same as a service pack?

Justin

[muttlieb]

That is the page I have, but it says the file is over 83 Megs. That's pretty big for an upgrade isn't it?
It's not an upgrade file, it's the full build.

[dsw98]

It's not an upgrade file, it's the full build.


When you say full build do you mean the same thing as on the CD I have with the fixes? In which case I only need the newest build. Or will it just overwright my existing version of Revit and update with the new builds?

[muttlieb]

The file on the download site will install the latest version of Revit Building 8.1.

[sbrown]

new builds are basically new releases, the cd is old and outdated at this point. They are different from "service pacs or patches" They are full installs(without the content(families).

[Justin Marchiel]

so would that make the build RB8.2 then? the lastest version of revit would be the new build?

[ejburrell67787]

so would that make the build RB8.2 then? the lastest version of revit would be the new build?Nope, that would be a new point release! :razz:

The latest build is Revit Building 8.1 Build Number: 20051214_2200
(You can decode that as a build that is dated 2005/12/14)

New builds in the same point release are forward and backward compatible. This is not so between point releases which are not backward compatible.

[BWG]

So, new builds don't give new features, just fix existing problems.

[Justin Marchiel]

that is kind of why i asked if a build was like a service pack. i was really not sure on the terminology of "build"

Justin

[sfaust]

Usually just fixes, but sometimes an improvement to an existing feature slips in I think. Mostly those are saved for point releases and major releases (6.0, 7.0, 8.0, etc.)

[iru69]

that is kind of why i asked if a build was like a service pack. i was really not sure on the terminology of "build"
Service packs and new builds generally accomplish the same thing - fix bugs. But the packaging is different. Service packs usually apply fixes by replacing only affected files - you can't install an application from a service pack, only update it. A "build" is the application itself - however builds of Revit do not include auxiliary files like families, templates, textures, etc. - only the application.

The term "build" comes from compiling or "building" the application's source code into a binary that the OS can run. Any application that has been compiled from source code can be referred to as a "build" - a build number usually accompanies the build to identify when or what version of the source code the application was compiled from.

[Justin Marchiel]

thanks for the clear up.

Justin