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Video: Troubleshooting Product Stability in Revit Published date: 2010-Mar-24 ID: TS13899709 Applies to: Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2010 Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2011 Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2010 Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2011 Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2010 Issue You would like to know how to troubleshoot product crashes within Revit Solution In this video, we will discuss the common methods to troubleshoot and solve Product Stability issues and crashes with Revit products. It will discuss the types of crashes, how to identify them, and common things you can do to solve them.

Rendering processor core limit for Revit 2011 products Published date: 2010-Mar-24 ID: TS14633072 Applies to: Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2011 Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2011 Issue You would like to know if the 4 processor core limit is still in place when rendering in Revit® 2011 products. Solution Revit 2011 products no longer limit the rendering process to 4 cores as in Revit 2009 and 2010 products. Revit 2011 products can take advantage of the total number of processor cores on the workstation during rendering.

Clean uninstall of Autodesk Revit 2011 products Published date: 2010-Apr-12 ID: TS14633513 Applies to: Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2011 Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2011 Issue There may be circumstances where Autodesk Revit® 2011 products need to be removed from the workstation. The following process will ensure all residual files are properly removed as well. Solution To uninstall Revit 2011 products and remove any remnants from your system, use the following procedure. The end result is a clean system on which you can reinstall. Please ensure to backup any custom family or template files prior to following this procedure: Log on as a Local System Administrator and disable any Antivirus programs. In the Windows XP Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs > remove the specific Revit 2011 product. For Windows Vista & Windows 7, Control Panel > Programs and Features > Uninstall. In the Windows XP Control Panel > Add or

Video: Post Installation Tasks for Autodesk Revit 2011 Products Published date: 2010-Apr-14 ID: TS14877683 Applies to: Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2011 Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2011 Issue You would like to know how to complete the common tasks that are performed after the installation of Autodesk Revit 2011 products Solution Watch the video below for a explaination of the common post installation tasks. Note: This video says Revit Architecture 2011, but the process is the same for all Autodesk Revit 2011 products

Video: Troubleshooting Worksharing Published date: 2010-Mar-24 ID: TS14877765 Applies to: Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2011 Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2011 Issue You would like to know how to troubleshoot worksharing related problems in Autodesk Revit Architecture products. Solution In the video below, learn how to reproduce, troubleshooting and understand what data is needed to help customers with worksharing problems in Revit products. Understand the best practices for Worksharing and how they can benefit users.

from Autodesk.com Published date: 2010-Mar-24 ID: TS14880949 Applies to: Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 You would like to reset the Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 user interface (i.e. the Ribbon, Quick Access Toolbar, and Project Browser) back to the out-of-the-box version and remove any customization that has been applied. Have us do it for you: Download and run the following script on your computer: autodesk_revit_architecture_ui_reset_2011.vbs (vbs - 6Kb) Do It Yourself: Warning! This script may delete a file on your computer. It also removes a Windows Registry key. Do not use it without consulting your system administrator first. To reset the ribbon and Quick Access Toolbar: Rename or delete the UIState.dat file located in the Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011 folder, which can be found in one of the following locations, depending on your operating system: Windows XP %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit

from: Autodesk.com Published date: 2010-Apr-13 ID: TS14883011 Applies to: Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2011 Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2011 You want to know what the product key for your Autodesk® Revit® 2011-based product is. Autodesk's 2011-based software requires both a serial number and product key to successfully activate. Product keys are used to differentiate software sold on its own from those sold as part of a suite. Ensure that you select the correct product key in order to successfully activate your software. The product key is provided along with your serial number in the following places: If you received physical media, the product key is on the reverse of the package along with the serial number. Emails from Electronic Fulfillment notifying you of your new serial number also include the product key. Contract administrators can log on to Subscription Center to check for their serial number and product key. The Autode

from: Autodesk.com Published date: 2010-Jun-01 ID: TS15220364 Applies to: Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2011 Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2011 Issue You have created a deployment of Revit 2011 and you would like to change the deployment default from Imperial to Metric. Solution When modifying the options of a deployment, in Applications Settings > Language, toggle the Language option to English in the drop down menu. Once you have selected English, you will be able to edit the Default Units to Metric. revit_imperial_to_metric.mp4 (mp4 - 965Kb)

From Autodesk.com Published date: 2010-Jun-02 ID: TS1106647 Applies to: Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2010 Revit® Architecture 2009 You want to know the best practices to use during the modeling process in order to maintain the performance of your files when using Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2010. The following is a list of links to technical solutions that detail the best practices to use for file maintenance: Best practices for modeling Best practices for template creation Best practices for printing Improving performance of Revit projects Benefits of using the 64-bit version of Revit How to move a Revit central file to a new location

From: Revit MEP I got an call from a client last week asking about some of the calculations that Revit MEP does. I am trying to get results for Duct Pressure drop in Revit MEP. Can you please share your ideas, as how can I achieve this? This post has some additional information but is based on the Revit MEP calculation white paper from Autodesk. Revit MEP Duct Sizing calculations Revit MEP computes pressure losses in ductwork based on the geometry and roughness of the ductwork, air density, and air viscosity. Values for Air Density and Air Viscosity are specified in the Mechanical Settings. Roughness is specified in the type properties for duct/duct fitting component families. The following example shows how Revit MEP calculates the pressure drop for a 100 foot segment of 36"x24" duct carrying air flow of 12,000 CFM. Pressure drop is defined as: This values checks with the Hydraulic Diameter parameter shown in the Properties of the Duct in Revit: The velocity

System Requirements for AutoCAD® 2011, Autodesk® Inventor® 2011 product line, and Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 Published date: 2010-May-18 ID: TS14851465 Applies to: Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 For a list of system requirements for these products, please visit the following links: Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011

If you are looking to explore some of the new feature in Revit Architecture 2011, pre-order your copy of Introducing Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011 . The book was co-written by Steve Stafford (Revit OpEd) , Beau Turner (Avatec) , Charlie Busa and Patrick Davis.

Source: Revit Clinic June 02, 2010 Worksets, Links & Filters in Revit 2011 In Revit 2011 view filters now work across linked Revit files. This allows additional flexibility when creating view filters for the project. Along with this, Revit can now read the worksets through a linked file. This is great to control visibility of a workset in a link, or to use in conjunction with a view filter. One item to keep in mind is when you create a view filter, which is filtering by workset, the workset in the linked file will be read. So if you have your Revit link placed on a specific workset in the host project, Revit actually looks inside the linked project for each individual elements workset. Example scenario is as follows… 1. You have 3 linked models; LinkA , LinkB & LinkC . 2. Each link is on a unique workset in the host project; LinkA , LinkB & LinkC . 3. You wish to create a view filter to override the color of the display for the

Enabling 3GB switch on Windows Vista™ or Windows 7 Published date: 2010-May-27 ID: TS1069947 Applies to: AutoCAD® 2011 AutoCAD® 2010 AutoCAD® 2009 AutoCAD® 2008 AutoCAD® Architecture 2011 AutoCAD® Architecture 2010 AutoCAD® Architecture 2009 AutoCAD® Architecture 2008 AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2011 AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2010 AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2009 AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2008 AutoCAD® Electrical 2011 AutoCAD® Electrical 2010 AutoCAD® Electrical 2009 AutoCAD® Electrical 2008 AutoCAD® Inventor® Professional Suite 2011 AutoCAD® Inventor® Professional Suite 2010 Autodesk® Inventor™ Professional 2009 Autodesk® Inventor™ Professional 2008 AutoCAD® Inventor® Suite 2011 AutoCAD® Inventor® Suite 2010 Autodesk® Inventor™ Suite 2009 Autodesk® Inventor™ Suite 2008 AutoCAD® Land Desktop 2009 AutoCAD® Land Desktop 2008 AutoCAD® Map 3D 2011 AutoCAD® Map 3D 2010 AutoCAD® Map 3D 2009 AutoCAD® Map 3D 2008 AutoCAD® Mechanical 2011 AutoCAD® Mechanical 2010 AutoCAD® Mechanical 2009 AutoCAD® Mechanic

Blue Screen on Startup when using Nvidia Graphics Card Version 197.85 Published date: 2010-May-21 ID: TS15178992 Applies to: AutoCAD® 2011 AutoCAD® Architecture 2011 AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2011 AutoCAD® Map 3D 2011 AutoCAD® Mechanical 2011 Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2011 Autodesk Alias Design 2011 Autodesk® Inventor® 2011 Autodesk® Maya® 2011 Autodesk® Moldflow® Adviser Advanced 2011 Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage 2011 Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2011 Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2011 Autodesk® Vault 2011 Issue You may experience a "blue screen of death" crash when starting a machine when the 3GB switch is enabled on a Windows XP 32 bit operating system using the NVidia graphics card driver version 197.85 The following graphics cards may be affected: Quadro FX series: FX 570, FX 5800, FX 580, FX 370, FX 3500, FX 1800, FX 3800, FX 550, FX 350, FX 560, FX 5500, FX 380, FX 4500 X2, CX, FX 540, FX 4700 X2, FX 4600, FX 4000, FX 1500, FX 3400/4400