Content installation (families, templates, etc) has changed for Revit 2012 products. Remember the Content loader/extraction dialog?
This dialog no longer shows up in the 2012 installation. Now you simply choose the content packs you want while setting up your installation and Revit does the rest. If you want to change what content you have installed, you will need to go to the control panel and Add/Remove Programs, choose to Uninstall/Change the Revit 2012 product you want to modify and then, you can choose to Add or Remove Features and choose the content you need installed.
In previous releases, if content installation encountered a problem and didn't complete, when you laucnhed Revit, you were prompted to download and/or install the missing content. In 2012, Revit will tell you that the content is missing, but you will not be able to download it from within Revit. You will need to go to the control panel to add the content back to the installation.
It is important to know that some content may still be downloaded from the internet (depends on if you are downloading Revit or installing from media), so it is a good idea to install Revit with a active internet connection. With 2012, you will not see the download occuring though (no content loader), it is transparent and happens behind the scenes. Your installation may take more time depending on how much content needs to be downloaded as part of the installation.
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Harlan,
Have to say I liked the new method. We will see how it works as we go on.
How do I add my firm and project libraries to the deployment? I tried and there was no way to get them added. Also nothing in the deploy help.
Posted by: Chris Hubbard | April 13, 2011 at 11:01 AM
Not as good as previous years you don't always want to install with a library. And again no readme re whats new, whats been deleted and what has been fixed in each section.
Posted by: cadalot-revitlearningcurve.blogspot.com | April 13, 2011 at 05:43 PM
Removing the content downloader progress was a bad move. It looks as though the installer has stalled and users will be likely to cancel or forcefully close the installation. Not good.
Posted by: Chad | April 14, 2011 at 09:40 AM
Instaled at work tuning off all the content because It's hosted on our server and the bloodything still downloaded all he content and looked like it had crashed at 5 of 8 for about 50 minutes.
Really not impressed
Posted by: cadalot-revitlearningcurve.blogspot.com | April 14, 2011 at 01:15 PM
Last year we decided to change the structure and naming of the families in the content library, to make them easier to find. It has met with much success.
To that end, I would like to know if there is any NEW content, or is it all upgraded content from the prior years' library? If there is nothing really NEW, and since I have to upgrade all our custom content anyway, I could use the same batch utilities to upgrade everything, and be able to keep our naming and file structure intact. If there is some new content, being able to identify it would be a huge time saver.
Posted by: Alvin Morie | April 14, 2011 at 09:15 PM