Automatically change user options

[P&L-MEI]

Hi all,

When installing Revit on a computer, you have to change multiple (user) options. Default view discipline, keyboard shortcuts, file locations for templates and user files, enable macros, etc. etc. This is something you have to do for every user (Microsoft account) on that PC and for every version of Revit. It's not the hardes thing to do, but it's a lot of work to keep things right according to our company standard. Is there a way to automatically do this when installing, and/or save these kind of actions in a file so it can be done after install? That would save me a lot of time 🙂

[ahjorn]

One of the best inquiries I've seen in a while. I would really love to know myself if there is a simpler way to do this.

[scott_d_davis · Accepted solution]

yes, you create a Custom Revit Deployment. More info here:

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/troubleshooting/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2021/...

in particular, many of the items you are asking to customize are part of the Revit.INI file, so be sure to click "customizations" at that link above, and then find "About the Revit.ini File for Installation."

[ahjorn]

Wow. Thank you for this @scott_d_davis 

[P&L-MEI]

Hmm, I accidentally clicked 'accept solution' but I'm not quite there yet 😉 I checked your link, step 1 is 'prepare for the deployment'. That link doesn't work (see below), so what am I supposed to do?

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[P&L-MEI]

@scott_d_davis 

Can you help me with this? Maybe you missed my previous message 😉

[RDAOU]

@P&L-MEI  yep found the referenced discussion Nonetheless as this has been noted as solved ... Discussion to be continued HERE ON THIS LINK