topic Re: Revit Build version to Update Release number in Revit API Forum

Revit Build version to Update Release number

Dale.Bartlett — Sun, 28 Dec 2014 09:22:16 GMT

Hi All,

I am unable to find documentation that relates the Revit Build version to the Update Release number. For example:

Build: 20140709_2115(x64) = Update Release 3

Is this published anywhere?

Or alternatively, the information string "Update Release 3" does not appear to be part of the Revit.exe FileVersionInfo that I can see. I am guessing that this descriptive information is applied internally.

Thanks, Dale

Re: Revit Build version to Update Release number

jeremytammik — Mon, 05 Jan 2015 06:49:37 GMT

Dear Dale,

Happy New Year to you and thank you for your query.

Doesn't the perpetual GUID algorithm for the Revit product GUIDs cover this?

http://thebuildingcoder.typepad.com/blog/2013/04/perpetual-guid-algorithm-and-revit-2014-product-guids.html

I hope this helps.

Best regards,

Jeremy

Re: Revit Build version to Update Release number

Dale.Bartlett — Wed, 07 Jan 2015 06:59:59 GMT

Hi Jeremy, Thanks for the reply. I did read that previously, but a reminder is always appreciated. The IT dept was looking for the text "Update Release 3" as we are querying computers remotely to determine the installed Revit build. I now see that text is a registry entry: "ServicePackID". We don't want to dig that deep (remotely) so the .exe build number is more than enough. Regards, Dale