Tag: update

AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2012 SP1 Ribbon Hotfix

Luke Johnson

This fixed some persistent crashes on my AutoCAD install – here is the link if you haven’t installed it yet.

It needs to be installed AFTER Service Pack 1.

Direct links copied below:

AutoCAD® 2012 Based Products

acad_2012sp1_x32_ribbonfix.zip (zip – 937Kb)
acad_2012sp1_x64_ribbonfix.zip (zip – 1011Kb)
Readme (htm – 45Kb)

AutoCAD® LT 2012

acad_lt_2012sp1_x32_ribbonfix.zip (zip – 937Kb)
acad_lt_2012sp1_x64_ribbonfix.zip (zip – 1012Kb)
Readme (htm – 45Kb)

via
Autodesk – AutoCAD Services & Support – AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT 2012 SP1 Ribbon Hotfix

Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012 Update 2

Luke Johnson

The Revit blogosphere is alive with posts about Update 2 for Revit Architecture 2012.

Before You Download

Please read before downloading and installing:
Service Pack Readme (htm – 86Kb)

Get Started

Read all instructions above then click the following links to download.

Autodesk_Revit_Architecture_2012-x86_Update-2 (exe – 250 MB)

Autodesk_Revit_Architecture_2012-x64_Update-2 (exe – 280 MB)

Note: The update release can be applied to both the standalone and suite versions of Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012.

Above links and content are via:
Autodesk – Autodesk Revit Architecture Services & Support – Autodesk� Revit� Architecture 2012—English

I first heard about this update from the Revit Forum twitter feed:
Munkholm (RevitForum) on Twitter

Autodesk Revit Server 2012 Update Release 1

Luke Johnson

You can apply this update to AutoCAD Revit Server 2012 running on all supported operating systems and languages. Consult the readme file for installation instructions and more details on the primary issues resolved by this update.

autodesk_revit_server_2012_update1.exe (exe – 3743Kb)
Readme (htm – 27Kb)

via
Autodesk – Autodesk Revit Architecture Services & Support – Autodesk Revit Server 2012 Update Release 1

Revit 2012 Service Pack / Web Update 1 out soon

Luke Johnson

I previously posted about a minor error in the Options dialog box (link at end of post).

After starting a case with Autodesk on this subject, I received a reply that included this statement:

“The development teams have confirmed this issue and have fixed this in the latest service pack which will be out soon.“

So there you have it…more breaking news from What Revit Wants 🙂

What Revit Wants: Search results for broken link

Updating AutoCAD and Revit

Luke Johnson

Updating AutoCAD and Revit can be difficult for a few reasons.  If you are not on subscription, there can be tension between the users and the purchasers of the software – when do we outlay $$$ to do the upgrade?

In that situation, there is often lengthy discussion related to the cost vs benefits of any particular upgrade.

After that discussion is resolved, the next question is – can our current hardware run this new software?

The following comic from Architexts draws on these themes…

http://architexts.us/2011/01/14/updating-autocad/

Revit 2011 Secret #15 – Subscribe

Luke Johnson

I am quite sure that I was the first to post about the Web Update for RAC 2011 (please feel free to correct me if I am wrong). So I thought this might be a good time to encourage you to subscribe to this blog.

Subscribe using RSS

Subscribe using Email

Also, here are the updated links to the downloads for the various flavours of Revit (thanks Revit3D.com)

Revit Architecture 2011

Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011 Update 1_32-bit (exe – 39575Kb)
Autodesk Revit Architecture 2011 Update 1_64-bit (exe – 59876Kb)

Update Enhancement List (pdf – 204Kb)
Service Pack Readme (htm – 39Kb)

Revit Structure 2011

Autodesk Revit Structure 2011 Update 1_32-bit (exe – 39575Kb)
Autodesk Revit Structure 2011 Update 1_64-bit (exe – 59881Kb)

Update Enhancement List (pdf – 254Kb)
Service Pack Readme (htm – 37Kb)

Revit MEP 2011

Autodesk Revit MEP 2011 Update 2_32-bit (exe – 39555Kb)
Autodesk Revit MEP 2011 Update 2_64-bit (exe – 59867Kb)

Update Enhancement List (pdf – 212Kb)
Service Pack Readme (htm – 36Kb)

If you have correctly applied the update, you should see ‘Web Update 1 Service Pack’ in the ‘About Autodesk Revit 2011’ dialog box (see below):


Also, as Steve noted, it pays to check the Communications Center when first opening Revit each day:

Maintenance Update 1 Available for Revit 2011

Luke Johnson

There is a Maintenance Update available for Revit 2011 x64.

Please use the link below to download the update for 64-bit:
http://updatesdl.autodesk.com/updates/files/rac_x64_ur10.exe

For 32-bit:
http://updatesdl.autodesk.com/updates/files/rac_x86_ur10.exe

The readme file is at:
http://updatesdl.autodesk.com/updates/files/autodesk_revit_architecture_2011_update_1_readme.htm


Enjoy! And remember where you heard it first…

AutoCAD 2010 Update 1

Luke Johnson

Check out the new Maintenance Update for AutoCAD 2010 at http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=13760520&linkID=9240618

Apparently,
Autodesk has recently released a maintenance update for your product. Errors similar to those you have encountered have been resolved and are part of this update. We recommend that you install this maintenance update to update your product, or contact your system administrator.

Well, I hope this fixes some of our issues with AutoCAD 2010!

Download AutoCAD (R) 2010 Product Update 1 26.215 MB
64 bit version
Readme (Learn more…)

Revit 2010 Web Update…who posted it first?

Luke Johnson

We are all grateful for Update 1 for Revit 2010. But who in the blogosphere posted it first?

According to my research:

EDIT: Steve from Revit OpEd has quite rightly noted that he was actually the first at T minus 56 minutes (56 mins before Gregory). Touché!

  1. Gregory Arkin – Revit3D.com (first!)
  2. Harlan Brumm – The Revit Clinic (about 1 hr 41 mins later than the first)
  3. Jay Polding – revit in plain english (about 1 hr 59 mins later than the first)
  4. The Revit Kid! (about 2 hr 25 mins later than the first)
  5. Erik Egbertson – Inside the Factory (about 2 hr 47 mins later than the first)
  6. Jeremy Tammik – The Building Coder (about 3 hr later than the first)
  7. Erik Lewis – Who’s afraid of the Big Bad BIM? (about 12 hr 51 mins later than the first)

What’s the point of this? Well, it shows that ‘the system works’ and the word certainly gets out! It also shows who I subscribe to and how quick they were off the mark!Hopefully I have helped you connect to some of these great blogs.

Ribbon performance…bring on the Web Update

Luke Johnson

I had a persistent crash when ‘tearing an item off’ the Ribbon, so I logged a Support Request.

The following admission from the Autodesk Support Team representative is quite telling:
“So far we have seen some issue with the ribbon performance. The ribbon performance issue has already been logged with the development team and they are trying to address this issue on the web update. “


Well I hope they ‘succeed’ and don’t just ‘try’! The reply from Support also included a number of steps to try and fix the issue – but I think I might just wait for the Web Update.

One interesting tip from the representative was:
“Disable or Reduce Tooltip Assistance
Set “Options”, “General”, “Tooltip Assistance” to “Minimal” or “None” to increase performance.”

Give it a go – see if it revs up your Revit 2010.