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Release Date: 2008-10-10

Revit® Extensions are a series of easy-to-use applications that extend the capabilities of Revit® MEP 2009 software in key areas, including modeling, coordination, and documentation. Specifically, the extensions provided in this executable file are: Freeze Drawings, Compare Models, Text Generator, and Elements Positioning. The file installs the Revit Extensions for Revit MEP 2009. It also includes the Extensions Engine, a platform that hosts each Extension within Revit MEP 2009.Please note that the multi-language executable file contains content in English and Simplified Chinese. Revit Extensions for Revit MEP 2009 are now compatible with the 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Revit MEP 2009 software.

This new content can be downloaded for free from your Autodesk subscription login.

When you install an Autodesk program on Vista, the files are installed in a different location. Here are the differences between the two operating systems. If you are trying to tell a customer where to look for various autodesk files, this chart might help. This directory change is required for the software to be Vista compatible.

Windows XP

C:\Program Files\

C:\Documents and Settings\\Application Data\Autodesk\

C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Autodesk\

C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Autodesk\

Windows VISTA

C:\Program Files\

C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\

C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\

You should replace with the name of each user that runs the product on this computer and replace and
with the corresponding product information from the following list:

64-bit versions of Revit 2009 products are not currently available.Revit 2009 products can be installed on a 64-bit operating system in order to take advantage the memory allocation feature. If you create a Revit Deployment image, you might be confused by the check box of either 64 bit or 32 bit deployment. I'm not sure what this check box does, but it does not install a 64-bit Revit Program. Maybe its for future when it is available in 64-bit.

A co-worker of mine tried to install AutoCAD MEP 2008 on a 64-bit OS and it didn’t work immediately. He got a message that it was 32-bit and could not be installed on 64-bit system.Out of the 2008 products, only AutoCAD 2008 is 64-bit compatible, and AutoCAD MEP 2008 is only 32-bit compatible. In 2009, all product lines are 64-bit compatible and this will not apply.There is a discussion on this on the Autodesk Discussion groups where it posted instructions on how to get it installed by editing the .msi and setup.ini. Attached are the instructions on how to do this. The instructions say ACA.msi but this will change with the vertical you are trying to install. Apparently installing 2007 or earlier isn’t a problem.

1. Download and install Orca from Microsoft.http://support.microsoft.com/kb/255905
2. Copy the installation files to your hard drive or a network folder.
3. Backup the files ACA.msi and Setup.ini
4. Edit the ACA.msi with Orca and delete the action found in the table "InstallExecuteSequence" that is called "CheckFor64BitOS" Delete the same line under table "CustomAction"
5. Save and close the ACA.msi
6. Edit the Setup.ini with Notepad. Delete the line under "#==================== Platform Requirement" that is labeled "PLATFORM=NO_WOW_64_PROCESS"
7. Double-click the Setup.exe and you should be able to install without any problems.
8. If you leave the default paths for the installation of the content, this may or may not apply.
9. Some support paths under the "Files" tab of the configuration dialog box have incorrect paths. The installer adds and extra "\AppData\AppData" to some support paths located in the user profile. For example the Main Customization File's path is listed as"C:\Users\%username%\AppData\AppData\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\Support\ADT" when it should be "C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\ACD-A 2008\enu\Support\ADT"
10. Fix the incorrect paths, hit apply, and you are good to go.
11. Set the paths for all content to be on your network drive. Here’s how I set the folder structure and edited the paths during installation…

To open the Portable License Utility.<?xml:namespace prefix = o />

1. On the target computer, click Start menu (Windows) /All Programs (or Programs) /Autodesk Architectural Desktop / Portable License Utility.

To obtain a computer identification code from the target computer

1. Write down the computer identification code, which is shown in the lower-left corner of the Portable License Utility window.
2. You will add the computer identification code from this target computer to the computer list on the source computer.
3. To add a computer to the computer list
4. On the Computers tab, a list of computers to which you can export a license is displayed.
5. Click Add.
6. In the Add Computer dialog box, enter the computer name and computer identification code of the target computer. Click OK.
7. The information you added is displayed in the computer list on the Computers tab.
8. In the Portable License Utility window, click Close.

To export a license

1. On the Licenses tab, select the license you want to export. Click Export License.
2. The Export License dialog box displays the Autodesk product name and license name, and lists the computer name and identification code of all computers in the computer list.
3. In the Export To list, select a Target Computer.
4. The target computer is the only place this exported license can go. You cannot select one target computer now and then transfer the license to a different computer. In the Export To list, select a target computer.
5. Check your notes to verify that the identification code is correct for the target computer.
6. The identification code displayed here must match the code on the target computer exactly.
7. Under Export Type, select an export type.
8. You must select Use Transfer File if this is the first time you are transferring this license to the target computer. The transfer file contains license information needed by the target computer.
9. Click Transfer License.
10. In the Export Succeeded dialog box, click OK.
11. In the Portable License Utility window, click Close

Install the Autodesk product

1. Install the Autodesk product on the target computer from the Network Image created from the Deployment Wizard. You do not have to register or activate the product on your target computer.

To import a license

1. On the Licenses tab, click Import License.
2. In the Import License dialog box, select a license transfer option. Make sure that you select the same transfer option that you used when you exported the license.
3. Click Import.
4. The license is now imported to the target computer; you can now run your Autodesk product on this computer. If you want to return the license to the original computer, repeat the export and import procedures.
5. In the Portable License Utility window, click Close

You created a network deployment for Autodesk® Building Systems 2007.1 (ABS) and placed shared content for your ABS catalogs in a shared network location. However, when you tried to add a part, you received an error message stating that the part could not be found.When you create a deployment for Autodesk® Building Systems that includes shared ABS content, you need to include the profile. Otherwise, you will not be able to load the content from a shared location onto other computers. To resolve this error, you need to edit the registry keys on each of the computers where this error occurs. Follow these steps:

1. Click Start menu (Windows) > Run.
2. In the Run dialog box, enter regedit
3. In the Registry Editor, browse to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R17.0\ACAD-5106:409\Profiles\Building Engineering - US Imperial\Preferences\AecbCatalog50
4. Edit the ConfigPath registry subkey so that it points to the location of your shared content.
5. In the Registry Editor, browse to the following key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\AutoCAD\R17.0\ACAD-5106:409\Profiles\Building Engineering – US Imperial\Preferences\AecbEnumMap50
6. Edit the ConfigPath registry subkey so that it points to the location of your shared content.

Warning! Problems caused by improperly editing the Windows registry could render your computer operating system unusable. Microsoft provides a wealth of critical information that you need to know about the registry in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. Use the Microsoft® Registry Editor only at your own risk and only after backing up the registry as well as the system.dat and user.dat files as outlined for your operating system in the Microsoft Knowledge Base and in the related Autodesk solution, TS66513. Additional information about the registry is also contained in the Help topics in the Microsoft Registry Editor.