topic Re: Revit 2017 missing my new material library. in Revit Architecture Forum

Revit 2017 missing my new material library.

Anonymous — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 15:31:07 GMT

Hello everybody.
I created new material library and everything became very good. But now there is something wrong with it. I can’t open it anymore, it seems empty. I tried to remove it and open it again then also no result.
I made a copy with new name and it’s not responding.
any solutions?.
Thanks a lot.

Re: Revit 2017 missing my new material library.

barthbradley — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 16:02:14 GMT

The *.adsk library file is typically located here by default: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Autodesk Shared\Materials\<product version>.

Re: Revit 2017 missing my new material library.

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 08:55:25 GMT

Thank you for replying,
I mean my material library (I'm working on it to suit our works) and the yellow sign beside it, which means it can't load correctly. (Take a look on attached picture).
Any information about that?
Thanks again.

Re: Revit 2017 missing my new material library.

Lakshman01 — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 10:16:42 GMT

Hi @Anonymous

You have to specify the exact path for this !!

Go to Revit Application Interface(Logo Icon) --> Options -->Specify the material library location path

I thought it should be work

Check it and confirm.

Thanks

Lakshman

Re: Revit 2017 missing my new material library.

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:50:06 GMT

Thank you for replying,
I tried it before. the same happened, I added a new path in places after creating new material library and choose it, it appears only in material browser as known. It doesn't work also. I don't know if the size of Adsklib file affect on that, it's about 9 Mb already.

Re: Revit 2017 missing my new material library.

barthbradley — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 15:54:38 GMT

Opening a "2108" adsklib file in 2017? I don't think adsklib files are backward compatible.

Re: Revit 2017 missing my new material library.

Anonymous — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:14:50 GMT

No..

I created it on Revit 2017 and I still use it, but I lately downloaded Revit 2019, I don't know if that's the reason.

Re: Revit 2017 missing my new material library.

barthbradley — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 16:42:34 GMT

I'm confused. Thread title is "Revit 2017 missing my new material library". Name of the adsklib that you are having issues with is "EMC materialLibrary2018". Now you say you just installed 2019. Which version is throwing this error?

How did you load the adsklib? Did you use "Open Existing Library"?

Re: Revit 2017 missing my new material library.

barthbradley — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:18:10 GMT

FWIW: https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/Failed-to-load-material-library-in-Revit.html

Re: Revit 2017 missing my new material library.

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 07:13:43 GMT

I still use Revit 2017, "EMC materialLibrary2018" just a name because I created it last year.

Thank you very much.

Re: Revit 2017 missing my new material library.

barthbradley — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 07:50:43 GMT

Well, don't thank me yet. We still nee to find the solution. That's what this is all about; right? At least for me it is.

Re: Revit 2017 missing my new material library.

Anonymous — Fri, 15 Mar 2019 09:38:03 GMT

I fixed the problem, I delete the broken version, and insert a last valid one from backup. Then I named it as EMC material library for 2017, and made a copy for 2019 and the both are working correctly at different REVIT versions.

Thank you everybody.