I'm running Revit 2013 on a Retina Mac/Bootcamp/Windows 8. I have already installed Service Update 2 which fixed the ribbon display problems noted elsewhere. But before and after that update, Revit is catatonic--slow to the point of appearing to be frozen. When I try to select objects, it appears nothing happens, but several minutes later it will recognize the selection. Same when I try to switch views.
I have noticed that the workset and design options monitor at the bottom of the Revit window are constantly flashing, as if Revit is refreshing the worksets and design options, but this is a new file without any worksets or design options.
I hate W8 and I would have installed Windows 7, but I can't get a copy of W7 anymore (except questionable copies on ebay) COME ON AUTODESK!!! I pay my subscription every year and never call tech support. But the tech support on this issue: "Revit is not yet tested with Windows 8. No information is available as to when Revit will work with Windows 8" WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO?! Buy a used computer while Autodesk works out the bugs? This is unacceptable!
Ditto Andrew!
I just started a new position, where I received a brand new, state of the art computer, which of course runs Windows 8. The compnay has had to postpone purchasing AutoCAD until these "issues" are resolved. TIC TOC...TIC TOC
The following document was recently published (today) regarding this topic:
Windows 8 Support for Autodesk products
http://usa.autodesk.com/getdoc/id=TS19048377
You say in that link that 3dsmax 2013 works on windows 8 yet when i try to install it i get an error at the start of the installation and it just instant quits...and thats with any products i try to install of 2013
I'm currently running Revit 2012 on an old cpu, with my new machine sitting in a box waiting for IT to install (waiting, and waiting, and waiting...). In any case, it will, of course, be running Win8, and I'm a bit concerned - ESPECIALLY - after reading this and similar posts, that our new, expensive software won't run properly on our new, expensive machines, with their new Win8 software...
The Autodesk list still doesn't show Revit as running correctly in Win8, is this something I should be losing sleep over?
truthfully no
you won't lose sleep over it
since the 2013 release came out before windows 8 did autodesk did not test some of the products on the new OS
the main reason being is .net 4.5
it doesn't mean it won't work
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Well, that's good to know.. Not that I'm looking for things to lose sleep over, but since the Mayan apocolypse came and went, I guess I'm just naturally looking for something to replace it... ha.
Any ideas if Autodesk will make Revit 2012 compatible with Windows 8?
I cannot update some projects to Revit 2013 and new machines have Windows 8.
nope
they may or may not make it compatible
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So, I can't use Revit 2013 since I can't save backwards and I need to have my structural model in 2012 to share with my client (architect), who is using 2012 unless I work on a Windows XP or Windows 7 machine. Affectively Autodesk is telling me to not use the most current OS that Microsoft has until my older projects have faded away.
Is there anyway we could get Microsoft & Autodesk to either work together or get in a cage and fight it out winner takes all?
I am running Revit 2013 on a Windows 8 platform very successfully. The only issue I have is a strange floating 'family' dialogue which appears, see:
http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Revit-Architecture/Floating-Family-Dialog/td-p/3752423
I might be just lucky, but it would suggest other issues, software or hardware configurations perhaps, which are causing the problems being experienced.
@JAndrews_TGRWA wrote:Any ideas if Autodesk will make Revit 2012 compatible with Windows 8?
I cannot update some projects to Revit 2013 and new machines have Windows 8.
I have been using both on Windows 8 just fine. Revit 2013 works much nicer with update 2.
Can't complain otherwise with either version.
Caddman13 wrote:
jandrews407 wrote:
Any ideas if Autodesk will make Revit 2012 compatible with Windows 8?
I cannot update some projects to Revit 2013 and new machines have Windows 8.
I have been using both on Windows 8 just fine. Revit 2013 works much nicer with update 2.
Can't complain otherwise with either version.
This is correct. If you are going to use Windows 8 you need to work with Revit 2013 Update 2, otherwise you will get strange ribbon/UI behavior due to an incompatibility with Revit and MS .NET 4.5 which is needed for Windows 8.
Jeff,
To clarify, Revit 2012 works just fine on Windows 8 also. Just may not be supported, correct? Because I have not had any issues with 2012.
2013 gave me a little trouble before update 2.
Thanks
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