Cannot create deployment Revit 2021

nguyenndSQN7Y · ‎07-22-2020

Hi guys,

I am trying to create a deployment for Revit to be installed through SCCM. I just downloaded Revit 2021 and it came with 6 different files, I ran the executable to combine those into an installation file with setup.exe. I then run the Setup.exe to try to create deployment as I have done with AutoCAD, Inventor and Architecture. But, after running Setup.exe, it does not give me the option to create deployment, all I could do is a normal install as if I was going to install into that one particular machine. Have you guys seen run into anything like this with Revit 2021? or know a way to create deployment for Revit 2021?

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thank you,

Nhan

jhe_arteliaDK · ‎09-07-2020

How can you change such a fundamental thing as Deployments and not have the full documentation ready on launch??????

Now your users, including me, is left guessing how to work with the new deployment workflow. Yes it's quite easy to create the initial deployment online and download it, but when it comes to editing it I have to look through XML-files trying to include my edited Revit.ini.

And how do I add plugins?????? We used to have a working-interface. It wasn't perfect but it worked.

To be totally frank - this is crap!

Anonymous · ‎09-07-2020

Update. I might have spoken too soon. I received and email from Autodesk that our new user-named account has been now activated. I guess it wasn't previously. Now I can create the deployment with a user ID. I will try again tomorrow morning. Fingers crossed.

Anonymous · ‎09-08-2020

I am not about to create a separate install for our hundreds of users. We use NLM. We already have our license setup for our 2021 software. We just need to download it so I can build a deployment to push out. Where is the download for this? We've tried all the download methods for the Revit 2021 product but they all act as if we are just installing it as that user and don't seem to be giving the option to build our network deployment. Is there a command line switch we must use?

huotger · ‎09-08-2020

Hello,

Deployment image configuration has moved from the historical offline tool into Autodesk Accounts. Please log into manage.autodesk.com and the left menu now has a Deployments section. From the Accounts, you configure the deployment and then download the image.

Gerry Huot

SQA Manager

Anonymous · ‎09-08-2020

Thank you Gerry. The issue was that I was unable to create the proper license type within the deployment as our account was in "transition" from a network license to the named user license. That appears to have been rectified. I am in process of creating the new deployment. Fingers crossed that it now works fine.

JustinBrown8567 · ‎09-08-2020

Hi there,

I have a related issue; when creating the deployment from the portal, it allows me to save it to the deployment folder on our server that I direct my users to but when I try to run the deployment to test it, the installer says the location can't be accessed

and when I select the Choose Location option and try to get to the folder from a Quick Access link, I get the same message

futhermore, I can't even navigate to my server from the Select Folder window.

I can't figure out where it wants me to save the deployment files.

Can you help?

thanks!

Justin

DSI_bmorris · ‎09-09-2020

Where is the documentation for Installer.exe ?

I ran through the online creation tool and built a deployment for us. The XML files and BAT files were not created correctly at all. I was able to decipher enough to fix the broken paths (it had both / and \ in there) but I would like to know what other switches are available. Is there any documentation for this anywhere? Running Installer.exe /? yields nothing. It seems to have issues with network paths as well... which is odd considering I'm building a network deployment...

This deployment process is very disappointing. I would much appreciate the old way being put back. Why was it changed?

huotger · ‎09-09-2020

Hello,

We are in the process of linking these pages directly into the Revit 2021 Online Help but this is the common documentation for the new Deployment process.

Creating a deployment with improved installation services

Using Microsoft Configuration Manager to deploy and manage Autodesk products

I hope this help.

Gerry Huot

SQA Manager

huotger · ‎09-09-2020

Justin,

When mapping drive to network resources, I have had success with using net use instead of windows explorer. In a command line window specify: net use L: \\computer_name\share_name /PERSISTENT:YES

I believe that the deployment UI will then recognize the drive location.

I hope this helps.

Gerry Huot

SQA Manager

huotger · ‎09-09-2020

Hello,

If anyone would like to provide direct feedback on the installation changes or participate in upcoming installation enhancements please join the Revit Preview project on the Autodesk Feedback Community by select the the below link.

revit.preview.access@autodesk.com

Thank you for the continued feedback.

Gerry Huot

SQA Manager

JustinBrown8567 · ‎09-09-2020

Thanks Gerry!

I haven't used this command before and am not sure I executed it properly.

Does this look right?

GunnarNilsson · ‎09-11-2020

There should be a space between L: and the UNC path, and after the UNC before /PERSISTENT. Furthermore a UNC path with spaces should be enclosed in quotation marks,

Correct syntax would be NET USE L: "\\192.168.1.232\AUTODESK DEPLOYMENTS\Revit 2021" /PERSISTENT:YES

JustinBrown8567 · ‎09-11-2020

Thank you! Initially, it looked like it worked, I was asked if I wanted to maintain the persistent connection with a Y/N.

I typed Y and then nothing happened

I ran the command again and got this error

JustinBrown8567 · ‎09-11-2020

if it did worked, it didn't seem to resolve the problem

JustinBrown8567 · ‎09-11-2020

it looks like it's working...
I think the instructions in the deployment portal are not clear where to
save the file that *then *creates the deployment.
I was saving that initial file (Revit 2021_Win64_en-US) to our deployment
folder on our server but it appears you have to save it locally, run it,
and *then *specify the final destination for the deployment.

GunnarNilsson · ‎09-11-2020

As they say, it's room for improvement in the instructions ...

Glad you got it working in the end anyway!

brent.morris.widseth · ‎09-16-2020

I just created the new Revit 2021.1 deployment from our Autodesk portal and for the most part I'm able to install Revit 2021 with the extensions and the only issue I see so far with this new deployment is that I don't get the option to tell the deployment to NOT install "Autodesk Desktop App" and "Worksharing Monitor", plus "Worksharing Monitor" doesn't register in Windows OS Add/Remove programs. It would be nice if all the add-ons like Desktop App and Worksharing monitor where also listed under the extensions to install. It would also be nice if this new deployment would create the SMS_SCCM scripts that contained a text file with all the applications uninstall code, this would make it so much easier for me to build our Uninstall.bat file to uninstall everything through SCCM.

Thanks

Brent Morris

DSI_bmorris · ‎09-16-2020

I was digging around in my product downloads and if you dig deep enough you can find the old style deployment of Revit 2021 to download and not have to use that online deployment tool stuff. Sorry but the online one just isn't good. The old one worked perfectly first try. Hopefully they don't remove it now that I've pointed it out that its there.

huotger · ‎09-16-2020

Brent,

Similar to the classic deployment tool, a manual edit needs to be made to the downloaded deployment image in order to remove ADA and Worksharing Monitor.

- In Windows Explorer, browse to the deployments image\{9FB94034-1624-4C66-9E71-2D8A22C8B785}\manifest folder

- Edit app.RVT.xml

- For ADA, remove the line:

- For Worksharing Monitor, remove the line:

With the new installer framework, most of the past individual entries in Windows Add/Remove programs will not be seen since the uninstall of those components will directly occur with Revit 2021 product.

We will look to add the Uninstall strings to some upcoming documentation we are building and I will see that this items is added as a future improvement request. Please also review the full list of components installed with Revit 2021.1 at http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2021/ENU/?guid=GUID-05A4E24D-5A7D-44F0-82BC-357155711521

I hope this helps.

Gerry Huot

SQA Manager

huotger · ‎09-16-2020

Hello,

Yes, we still have the original Revit 2021 release available and the quickest way to obtain it via ava.autodesk.com.

Gerry Huot

SQA Manager