The Revit Clinic

Revit 2012 Hotfix Available for .NET 4.5 Contextual Tab Behavior

For Revit 2012 users affected by Microsoft .NET 4.5, a hotfix is now available.  The original post describing this issue has also been updated:

Revit 2013 \ 2012 Contextual Panels do not display or update

The hotfix link is included below:

Hotfix - Autodesk Revit 2012 - Ribbon behavior due to .Net 4.5 installation

This hotfix corrects the behavior of the ribbon panels after .Net 4.5 is installed.

Make sure that Update Release 2 has been applied prior to adding the hotfix. Verify that the build number of Revit 2012 is 20110916_2132. If the build number is 20120126_0600, it indicates that Update Release 2 and the Memory Allocator Hotfix has been applied.

Crash when Right-Clicking or Creating a New Folder in the Open \ Save dialog

I wanted to describe a crash in Revit 2012 & 2013 that was resolved with the Revit 2013 Update Release 1 \ 2 that some users have reported:

The underlying cause is while in the Revit file navigation dialog (such as opening a file or doing a save-as) you do one of 2 things:

• Create a new folder (right-click > New > Folder)
• Right-click and then click ‘Cancel’ out of the file dialog

Revit could potentially crash with an unrecoverable error:

This was resolved as part of the Revit 2013 Update Release 1.  If you’ve ever experienced this behavior I would highly recommend confirming the Revit 2013 update release 2 has been installed (lots of other good improvements with the second release).  If you need the links they are available via our previous post:

Update Release 2 Available for Revit 2013 Products

Revit 2013 Hotfix Available

A Hotfix for Revit 2013 has just been posted. It addresses issues in two main areas:

Part Family:

• Prevents data loss during upgrade of families containing specific material parameters.
• Improves stability and memory usage within graphics display.
• Improves vector print output of transparent elements and masking regions.
• Prevents accidental data loss during cancellation of the in-place family editor.

Revit Server:

• Revit would occasionally report that an operation could not be completed when attempting a worksharing operation after a period of inactivity, if Riverbed devices were used in conjunction with Revit Server. A subsequent retry of the operation would then succeed. When this hotfix is applied to Revit, this behavior is eliminated. No changes to Revit Server are required.

Make sure that Update Release 2 has been applied prior to adding the Hotfix. Verify that the build number of Revit 2013 is 20121003_2115.

The Hotfix is available here:

Hotfix - Autodesk Revit 2013 - Server and Part Family

Note: This Hotfix is applicable to all Revit versions: Revit 2013, Revit Architecture 2013, Revit Structure 2013, and Revit MEP 2013.

 

Update Release 2 Available for Revit 2013 Products

Update 2 is now available for Revit 2013 products, and can be accessed at the following locations:

For Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Revit Structure, and Autodesk Revit MEP, you can find the update in the Data & Downloads > Updates section of each product page:

Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013 UR2

Autodesk Revit Structure 2013 UR2

Autodesk Revit MEP 2013 UR2

The update for Autodesk Revit 2013 can be found in the Design & Creation Suites Support > Data & Downloads > Updates & Service Packs section.

Autodesk Revit 2013 UR2

Installation ReadMe files and Update Enhancement PDFs are available at each of these locations as well.

Update Release 1 Available for Revit 2013 Products

Update Release 1 is now available for Revit 2013 products. A few changes have been made this year as to how the updates are accessed. Just a reminder - with the introduction of Autodesk Revit 2013, make sure you are installing the correct update for your product!

For Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Revit Structure, and Autodesk Revit MEP, you can find the update in the Data & Downloads > Updates section of each product page:

Autodesk Revit Architecture 2013 UR1

Autodesk Revit Structure 2013 UR1

Autodesk Revit MEP 2013 UR1

The update for Autodesk Revit 2013 can be found in the Design & Creation Suites Support > Data & Downloads > Updates & Service Packs section.

Autodesk Revit 2013 UR1

Installation ReadMe files and Update Enhancement PDFs are available at each of these locations as well.

 

Extensions Available for Autodesk Revit 2013

Just wanted to send out a heads up that the following Extensions have just been released on the Subscription Center for Autodesk Revit 2013:

• Globe Link for Autodesk Revit 2013
• Batch Print for Autodesk Revit 2013
• Worksharing Monitor for Autodesk Revit 2013
• Autodesk Revit Model Review 2013
• Autodesk Revit DB Link 2013
• Space Naming Utility for Autodesk Revit MEP 2013

Improving Revit Server Stability Under High Load Conditions

Thanks to Michael Brian Lee in Autodesk QA for the following Revit Server information!

Some users with heavily loaded Revit Servers may experience periodic network disconnects and a lack of server availability. In the most severe cases Revit Server may become completely unresponsive and require a restart of the operating system itself. This issue is related to the underlying Windows Communication Foundation technology underpinning Revit Server, and generally manifests itself with one of the following symptoms:

• A message in the Windows Event Log with the following description:
  
  An error occurred while dispatching a duplicated socket: this handle is now leaked in the process.

• Exceptions in the Revit Server logs that resemble the following:
  
  System.ServiceModel.CommunicationException: There was an error reading from the pipe: The pipe has been ended. (109, 0x6d).
  --->System.IO.PipeException: There was an error reading from the pipe: The pipe has been ended. (109, 0x6d).
  at System.ServiceModel.Channels.PipeConnection.OnAsyncReadComplete(Boolean haveResult, Int32 error, Int32 numBytes)
  --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
  at System.ServiceModel.Channels.PipeConnection.EndRead()
  at System.ServiceModel.Channels.DelegatingConnection.EndRead()
  at System.ServiceModel.Channels.TracingConnection.EndRead()
  at System.ServiceModel.Channels.SessionConnectionReader.OnAsyncReadComplete(Object state)

Microsoft has issued a fix for this issue, and it can be downloaded here:

http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/Downloads/DownloadDetails.aspx?DownloadID=35626

We recommend that all users with heavily loaded Revit Servers download and install these updates.

Hotfix: Improve Stability When Working with Large Datasets (64-bit only)

The following Hotfix has just been released for Autodesk Revit 2012 x64 products:

Hotfix – Autodesk Revit 2012 – Improves stability when working with large datasets (64-bit only)

The Hotfix is meant to address crashing issues when working with large file sets. Some common symptoms of the issue include:

• Typically, journal files will have the following exception code near the end: ExceptionCode=0xe0434352
• Journals will show plenty of available RAM at the time of the crash.
• Crashes will commonly be reported when users are doing things like activating a Drafting View, clicking on the Application Menu, or drawing Detail Lines.

This Hotfix applies to 64 bit systems only, and Web Update 2 must be installed first - so verify that the build number of Revit 2012 is 20110916_2132 before you apply it.

New Version of Autodesk Revit DB Link 2012 Available

A new version of Revit DB Link 2012 was just posted to the Subscription Center, in the Product Enhancements section.

The new release is intended to address the following issues:

1. The following error when attempting to export:
   
   Error: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt.
   
   
2. A blank RoomFromToAssociations table caused by project phasing.

 

You want to update a revision/issue title block label globally in multiple sheet views

A user who recently migrated from AutoCAD to the Revit Architecture Program and wanted to know how to update a revision/issue title block label globally in multiple sheet views without the need to edit every single individual sheet view contained within the project. When the user used to issue drawings using AutoCad, every drawing has a revision consisting of an xref with the revision data attached to every drawing.

Following these simple steps set out in this link below to our Technical Solution contained within our Knowledge Base to explain how to add a label to a titleblock, which can be updated globally in multiple sheet views in Revit Architecture 2012.

You want to update a revision/issue title block label globally in multiple sheet views