Missing content from Revit 2021 Installation

[Anonymous]

Despite raising this with your internal staff when using the Preview software, the final installation of Revit 2021 is missing content or has changed information. See attached screenshots from my PC following a clean install from scratch (Previous preview content fully uninstalled and manually deleted).

• Previous US Imperial directory is now referenced as English-Imperial. Affects both Libraries and Templates.
• Previous US Metric directory is now referenced as English. Affects both Libraries and Templates.
• Both English and English-Imperial directories are missing HSS Rectangular, Round, Square and W Shape families from both Structural Framing and Structural Column directories.
• UK - Structural Framing - Steel - Corus Advance directory is missing a number of family '.rfa' files
• UK - Structural Columns - Steel - Corus Advance directory is missing a number of family '.rfa' files

See attached screenshots of the installation. Previous Revit 2020 screenshots have been included for comparison.
As we are plug-in developers, the directory changes, filename changes and missing content affects our programming and automated processes. Please can you let me know if these filename changes are permanent or will be rectified in a future service pack.

[Anonymous]

Despite raising this with your internal staff when using the Preview software, the final installation of Revit 2021 is missing content or has changed information. See attached screenshots from my PC following a clean install from scratch (Previous preview content fully uninstalled and manually deleted).

• Previous US Imperial directory is now referenced as English-Imperial. Affects both Libraries and Templates.
• Previous US Metric directory is now referenced as English. Affects both Libraries and Templates.
• Both English and English-Imperial directories are missing HSS Rectangular, Round, Square and W Shape families from both Structural Framing and Structural Column directories.
• UK - Structural Framing - Steel - Corus Advance directory is missing a number of family '.rfa' files
• UK - Structural Columns - Steel - Corus Advance directory is missing a number of family '.rfa' files

See attached screenshots of the installation. Previous Revit 2020 screenshots have been included for comparison.
As we are plug-in developers, the directory changes, filename changes and missing content affects our programming and automated processes. Please can you let me know if these filename changes are permanent or will be rectified in a future service pack.

[Base12]

Gerry,

No, Division 4, and everything after 13 is missing entirely.  Inside Division 5 there are only a couple of items.  No 50523.

[Base12]

Gerry,

No, Division 4, and everything after 13 is missing entirely.  Inside Division 5 there are only a couple of items.  No 50523.

[Base12]

also no division 2

[Base12]

also no division 2

[Base12]

When comparing the Family Libraries of the 2018 installation to 2021, there are 1,355 fewer (missing?) families in 2021.

[Base12]

When comparing the Family Libraries of the 2018 installation to 2021, there are 1,355 fewer (missing?) families in 2021.

[huotger]

I am sorry that your set of files are incomplete.  When I compare the US Imperial families from Revit 2018 install to the US Imperial families from the  RVT2021_ENU_Imperial_Libraries.exe on the Revit 2021 Content page, there is a net gain of 9 files.

I would suggest to download the RVT2021_ENU_Imperial_Libraries.exe again and once you run the self-extracting executable change the destination folder to temporary local directory to ensure the entire set of families are extracted. 

I hope this helps you get the full set of US Imperial families. 

[huotger]

I am sorry that your set of files are incomplete.  When I compare the US Imperial families from Revit 2018 install to the US Imperial families from the  RVT2021_ENU_Imperial_Libraries.exe on the Revit 2021 Content page, there is a net gain of 9 files.

I would suggest to download the RVT2021_ENU_Imperial_Libraries.exe again and once you run the self-extracting executable change the destination folder to temporary local directory to ensure the entire set of families are extracted. 

I hope this helps you get the full set of US Imperial families. 

[Anonymous]

I have also tried downloading older versions of the library and now all of the previous versions are missing the same content. I have also tried extracting to a different location and importing into a project, and it's still missing content.

[Anonymous]

I have also tried downloading older versions of the library and now all of the previous versions are missing the same content. I have also tried extracting to a different location and importing into a project, and it's still missing content.

[Base12]

@Anonymous 

As a solution, I copied the content of the entire Families Directory from the 2018 installation and pasted it directly over the top of the 2021 families.  This works if you do have a previous installation, but if you don't I'm not sure what to say.  Of course now everything in there that is new (about 30%) will have to be "updated" when you insert the families, but - as is typical with Revit - it's a work around.

JP.

[Base12]

@Anonymous 

As a solution, I copied the content of the entire Families Directory from the 2018 installation and pasted it directly over the top of the 2021 families.  This works if you do have a previous installation, but if you don't I'm not sure what to say.  Of course now everything in there that is new (about 30%) will have to be "updated" when you insert the families, but - as is typical with Revit - it's a work around.

JP.

[huotger]

kayeaj,

Could you expand on the content you feel has been removed from older versions?  Just a few examples would be sufficient.  I am not aware of any removal of content to that degree over the past decade.

[huotger]

kayeaj,

Could you expand on the content you feel has been removed from older versions?  Just a few examples would be sufficient.  I am not aware of any removal of content to that degree over the past decade.

[abrownXD2PH]

I downloaded the content of the structural libraries but even in this the most important shapes are missing. (HSS and WF)

[abrownXD2PH]

I downloaded the content of the structural libraries but even in this the most important shapes are missing. (HSS and WF)

[anthony.picton]

This is not a solution... there is still a broken content library included with the installation... If the intent is to make the users download individually, then at least remove the garbage it comes with. 2022 is out and this still hasnt been fixed. This is the exact reason our company skips versions of this product. Avoiding headache due to pointless changes that don't benefit the consumer.

[anthony.picton]

This is not a solution... there is still a broken content library included with the installation... If the intent is to make the users download individually, then at least remove the garbage it comes with. 2022 is out and this still hasnt been fixed. This is the exact reason our company skips versions of this product. Avoiding headache due to pointless changes that don't benefit the consumer.

[Anonymous]

It works for the "English-Imperial" but not for the "English" or "Canada".  Where can I download it from? 

[Anonymous]

It works for the "English-Imperial" but not for the "English" or "Canada".  Where can I download it from? 

[rhondaPSWPB]

I also did the manual download content for 2022, but am missing ALL steel beam type s except the one loaded in my project. Not too thrilled to see what else did not load - which I will probably only discover when I need a Family I am used to seeing in the Library.

[rhondaPSWPB]

I also did the manual download content for 2022, but am missing ALL steel beam type s except the one loaded in my project. Not too thrilled to see what else did not load - which I will probably only discover when I need a Family I am used to seeing in the Library.

[JoshuamRivera]

If I am understanding this correctly, I have Revit 2020 , when I install Revit 2022 it will need to do what to duplicate 2020 library into 2022?

[JoshuamRivera]

If I am understanding this correctly, I have Revit 2020 , when I install Revit 2022 it will need to do what to duplicate 2020 library into 2022?