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Revit 2014 – crash on initial startup FIX

Luke Johnson

In our case, we had to add local PC “Users” permissions for Full Control to this file:
“C:ProgramDataAutodeskApplicationPluginsADSK-IFCExportUI2014.bundlePackageContents.xml”

I recommend that you review each PackageContents.xml in the ProgramData location to check for appropriate permissions.

Key lines from journal:
‘ 0:< Autodesk Revit 2014 
‘ 0:< 64-bit load point = C:Program FilesAutodeskRevit 2014 
‘ 0:< this journal = C:UsersljohnsonAppDataLocalAutodeskRevitAutodesk Revit 2014Journalsjournal.0008.txt 
‘ 0:< ::0:: Delta VM: Avail -54 -> 8387401 MB, Used +8 -> 186 MB, Peak +39 -> 218 MB; RAM: Avail -15 -> 12989 MB, Used +13 -> 241 MB, Peak +14 -> 242 MB 
‘ 0:< Exception occurred 
‘C 24-Sep-2013 09:05:39.639;   0:< ExceptionCode=0xe0434352 ExceptionFlags=0x00000001 ExceptionAddress=000007FEFD17940D 
‘ 0:<   System (MB) [Available /  Total ]  [Revit Memory Usage (MB)   ] 
‘ 0:< RAM Statistics:    12989 /    16291       241=InUse      242=Peak  
‘ 0:< VM  Statistics:  8387402 /  8388607       186=InUse      218=Peak  
‘ 0:< Unconverted MessageBox “An unrecoverable error has occurred.  The program will now be terminated.  All of your data has been recently saved, so there is no need to create recovery files.” 

Basic fix method found at:
Other possible solutions:
  • Delete Autodesk, Inc. folder
  • Delete cascade
  • Make a new user profile and see if that works
As per:

A little Revit deployment tip

Luke Johnson

“As an alternative to controlling Revit tools and analysis features using the Options dialog > User Interface tab, you can define the DisciplineOption setting in the Revit.ini file.”

Use this link to access a calculator that provides you with the right value:
http://wikihelp.autodesk.com/Revit/enu/2014/Help/3663-BIM_Mana3663/3689-User_Int3689

Heads-up from Steve at:
Revit OpEd: User Interface Configuration Calculator

Transferring custom colors using the Revit.ini file

Luke Johnson

If you have just installed a fresh version of Revit, you may have noticed that you have lost your Custom Colors.  There are 16 ‘slots’ available for Custom Colors in the Revit Color Palette.

To transfer the colors from one installation to another, just copy the [Colors] subsection from the Revit.ini file from the old installation location to the new one.  For example, if you previously had Revit installed on drive Y: in Vista, and you now have a new installation on drive C: with a new OS, do this:

  1. Close Revit.
  2. Open Revit.ini from “Y:Program FilesAutodeskRevit Architecture 2011ProgramRevit.ini“
  3. Open Revit.ini from “C:Program FilesAutodeskRevit Architecture 2011ProgramRevit.ini”
  4. Copy the [Colors] section from the older / original Revit.ini to the new, fresh  Revit.ini
  5. Save and close the file.

Here is some other information about the [Colors] section –
The first three entries in the [Colors] section defines the user interface colors from the Options dialog, Graphics tab:

A default installation will look something like this under [Colors]:
HiliteColor=16741179
PreHiliteColor=8729206
ErrorColor=33023
CustomColor1=e2e2e2
CustomColor2=0000ff
CustomColor3=00ffff
CustomColor4=00ff00
CustomColor5=ffff00
CustomColor6=ff0000
CustomColor7=ff00ff
CustomColor8=ffffff
CustomColor9=ffffff
CustomColor10=ffffff
CustomColor11=ffffff
CustomColor12=ffffff
CustomColor13=ffffff
CustomColor14=ffffff
CustomColor15=ffffff
CustomColor16=ffffff

Use 2009 UI with Revit 2010 (cya Ribbon!)

Luke Johnson

If you really hate the ribbon (also widely known as DLM – Drunken Leprechaun Mode) in 2010, give this a go:

  1. Create this file:
    C:Program FilesAutodesk Revit Architecture 2010ProgramDebug.ini

  2. In this file, type:
    [DebugModes]
    Use2009UI=1

When you next open Revit, you will be using the ‘Classic’ UI.If the above is too much of a pain for you, go to http://forums.augi.com/showthread.php?t=103069&page=14 and get the AutoHotKey executable that does it for you (you will need to login).

If you want to use your 2009 Keyboard Shortcuts, make a copy of your 2009 keyboard shortcuts file in your 2010 program folder and rename it “KeyboardShortcutsOld.txt”. Restart Revit.

(it really does work)

Thanks to ArchTech and the AUGI Forums for this.Use this at your own risk, and keep in mind that Autodesk will not support issues specifically related to use of the ‘superseded’ user interface. Enjoy!