No Component Catalog

[Anonymous]

Hey guys, 

I'm trying out the Revit LT program.  It appears I have a very limited catalog, only a single door, no furniture, I can't seem to download anything??  Is this due to the trial version or maybe something I have done wrong.  I'm new to Revit but have a good amount of Autodesk experience. 

Thanks, 

Adam 

[Redrunner92]

Check out this article on the Autodesk Knowledge Network. Choose the year of Revit you are using and try downloading the corresponding link's Libraries package.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/learn-explore/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/W...

[hmunsell]

i don't use LT, but if you go to C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Product Name\Libraries\US Imperial or Metric and go down to the Door folder, is there any .RFA file there?

if there are, go to Insert ribbon < Load Family

[Anonymous]

Seems nothing is here,  after I get to libraries there is only a "generic" folder that is empty.  It seems to me that all the Families content is missing. 

[hmunsell]

well then... follow @Redrunner92 's link and download the content 🙂

[barthbradley]

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@Anonymous wrote:

I can't seem to download anything

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What is happening exactly? I mean downloading something to your computer from the internet would not involve Revit.  Know what I mean?  

[Anonymous]

I have no family in the load family tab.  Takes me to an empty generic folder.  I have tried re loading the content as was suggested earlier, which did not solve the issue.  I have also uninstalled and reinstalled the entire program this afternoon to no avail.  Again this is my first week using the software so maybe I have done something incorrectly or perhaps there is a set up step I have skipped.. basically I have no components, only a single door type, a single desk as furniture etc.  

[hmunsell]

go to your Options > File Locations > Places...

what does it say?

can you shoe a screen capture of your File Locations and Places windows?

should look something like this (different folders of course....)

[barthbradley]

I doubt this very much, but maybe the installation didn't install content. 

Here you go. 

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/downloads/caas/downloads/content/autodesk-revi...

[Anonymous]

Notice my library path ends at libraries\Generic\ .. 

[Anonymous]

@barthbradley  I was down this path this morning.  No luck..

[barthbradley]

Are you saying you downloaded this content earlier today?  Where did you put it? Check under the sofa cushions.  That's my goto place when I lose stuff.  😉

I found my lost keys in the refrigeration one time. No kidding.  #$@&%*!

Check your refrigerator. 

[Anonymous]

Checked the couch.. found a dollar, which is a good start however i'm still quite short in the content catalog! 

When I downloaded the content I saved it in the suggested file path,  which I can easily trace. However as you will notice in the Project Browser I still only a single door type, a single desk, no other furniture.  When I try to load a further Family i end up  in this generic folder.  Again I can trace the downloaded content search path but it does not see to bring in and new door types, furniture, etc.. 

[barthbradley]

anything here?  C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2020\Libraries\US Imperial

or here? C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2020\Libraries\US Metric

[Anonymous]

for some reason my search path goes to this "generic"  folder and not to C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2020\Libraries\US Metric

[barthbradley]

So change the path.  All fixed then. No? 

[hmunsell]

stop pointing tot he Generic folder, what is in the next folder up?  neither of those should be pointing to the Generic folder. try pointing it to .../RLT 2020/Library/ or .../RLT 2020/Library/Metric Library/

[Lakshman01]

@Anonymous Easy way is..... if possible check with your Revit LT 2020 user either friends/ colleague's whoever copy the content libraries from their desk and paste it on your desk in a right path. It's around may 2.5 GB . Because as @Redrunner92  post what he guided  That must be a solution..that also not worked out. Then there you may be missed some installation steps I guess. Did you remember at the initial time Software installation see this image ..like this 

Will you check in that Revit LT  Content Libraries 2020?