Revit compatibility issue 2022 to 2023

[scCE8UC]

We are currently in Revit 2022, some consultants are now in 2023, Autodesk informed us we cannot upgrade to 2023 because we have a 3 year license, without purchasing completely new licenses.  How are we supposed to work when 2022 and 2023 are not even compatible or backwards compatible? 

[mhiserZFHXS]

You're not going to be able to use Revit at all if your license is about to expire... Its all subscription based now.

[scCE8UC]

Yes, we are on a 3 year subscription, we have 2 years left, we cannot upgrade to 2023 for another 2 years, that is the issue

[MichaelGibson5012]

The point of the subscription is you can upgrade every year?

[scCE8UC]

Not what autodesk support just told me, I have to wait 2 more years to upgrade on my renewal, cannot do it mid-subscription

[MichaelGibson5012]

We have a 5 year subscription and still has 3 years to go and we have just installed Revit 2024, you just go to you autodesk account and it lets you download the current version and 3 previous vesions.

[MichaelGibson5012]

See this on there web site https://www.autodesk.co.uk/buying/terms-payments

[mhiserZFHXS]

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@scCE8UC wrote:

Not what autodesk support just told me, I have to wait 2 more years to upgrade on my renewal, cannot do it mid-subscription

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You can. Not sure why they would tell you that. Log into your account, go to products, and download Revit 23. And Revit 24 for that matter.

[scCE8UC]

Thanks, this is really helpful

[ToanDN]

That doesn't make any sense.  If your license is good then you can download and install any versions available (2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020).

[HVAC-Novice]

If your license is currently active, you should be able to install the current version (R2024) and the past versions (but not to the point before you first subscribed). I think they make it easy to install the last 3 versions. If you are eligible for prior versions (if you were subscribed back then), there are workarounds to get the installation files. 

Maybe that was a mis-understanding? Try to downloads the files from your Autodesk account and see how it goes. 

Before conspiracy theories show up again, here why Revit cant down-grade.

In a collaborative project, any upgrade should be communicated BEFORE someone upgrades. The contract should state upgrade policy so that everyone has agreed and is prepared.