Revit MEP 2013 files open in Revit MEP 2012

[phyoung.byu]

I have Revit MEP 2012 (the latest student version available) and I'm trying to learn from the infiniteskillz tutorials.  The problem is that I can't open the work files because they are made in MEP 2013.  Is there a way around this?

[smbrennan · Accepted solution]

No, there is absolutely no way around this. All Revit Projects and Families can only be opened in the version year they were created in. If they are opened in a newer version, the files are "Upgraded." There is no "Downgrade" option available.

[whitbrs · Accepted solution]

You can download later versions of student software for Revit: http://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/revit-mep.

Alternatively, there is always the latest: http://www.autodesk.com/products/revit-family/free-trial This downloads the 2015 version of the software as a full version which you can use for 30days.

After that time, you can still use Revit but you will not be able to print or save.

Hope this helps

[phyoung.byu]

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@simon.whitbread wrote:

You can download later versions of student software for Revit: http://www.autodesk.com/education/free-software/revit-mep.

Alternatively, there is always the latest: http://www.autodesk.com/products/revit-family/free-trial This downloads the 2015 version of the software as a full version which you can use for 30days.

After that time, you can still use Revit but you will not be able to print or save.

Hope this helps

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Oh. Awesomen.  I didn't see the link at the top saying that I could download 2013 or later.  Thanks!!!