Revit Extensions for 2018 version?

[Frans.Hessels]

Installed Revit 2018 as part of the Autodesk Building Suite Premium. Opend Revit 2018 and found no Autodesk Revit Extensions for Modeling, Reinforcement, Tools, Civil Structures.

Will there be Extensions in short notice?

Autodesk could have known this question would come, isn't it?

Why not supply the Extensions on release of the new version?

Frans Hessels

[Ahmed_Muharram]

i think it has not been released yet.

[advandes]

With all due respect ahmed, why should your response be accepted as a solution when you said "I think...."? This indicates that you don't know the answer. Assuming you are just responding in a polite manner, and we thank you for that...Sincerely, Aaron 

[Ahmed_Muharram]

Hi 

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[Frans.Hessels]

Hello Ahmed,

I know that the Extensions have not been released yet. So that's the question. When will they be released and more important: Why does Autodesk after all these years still not release them the same date the new version of the software is brought in to the market. The give us new software that we can't use at the same time. It's like a car that you buy but can't get out of the garage because there no gas in it.

Sadly It's the same every year.

Frans Hessels, Technical illustrator (using Autodesk software from 1986 on)

[DanFaba · Accepted solution]

Hello Frans

Autodesk is not releasing the extensions or add-ins directly with the software, as the software itself needs to be developed, and the extensions work on top of the finished software.

No add-ins can be created until the design of Revit 2018 is complete. The reason for which these complements are released later is that Revit, on its own, can be used to work just fine.

The design of add-ons, plugins and complements to Revit takes time, as each has to be modified from the previous design to fit into the newer version of the product. Also, with the software just being recently released, it is unthinkable to consider all releases of plugins will be done in tandem.

These are created and released periodically, so that they can be implemented and tested incrementally, and avoid the opportunity of these plugins causing issues with each other, due to a hasty release. The programming needs to be done carefully, so that all of these functions in Revit can be used adequately, and reduce or eliminate entirely the possibility of internal conflict due to this programming.

I do hope you understand that this is not by any means an action to hinder the progress of our customers, but rather a delicate schedule to keep balanced the functions of the existing software with the implemented changes for the newer version.

[Frans.Hessels]

Hello Dan,

The things you pointed out are correct accept the point that Revit works well out of the box for me as customer. If this was the case no add-ins and Extensions would be needed. Without them I can't make the new Revit version put into action.

Frans Hessels (Technical illustrator)

[advandes]

Dan,  Thank you for your response, but let me explain the issue that I have. I spent at least an hour looking for the extensions, searching my account and search engines trying to locate the add-ins because the "What's New in 2018" documentation says "Over 100 new steel connections".

If that would have been worded differently, we wouldn't be here wasting more time... here are some suggestions:

Coming Soon

Not Available yet

Don't look for them, they are not available

Sincerely,

Aaron

[beriock]

Exactly...It's not a new feature if it is not included in the base software. Clarity from autodesk is something that we have always hoped for but have never received.

[EstudioPercibal]

I´ve been a Revit user and suscriber for many years, I was very dissapointed to notice  this version 2018 came with very little improvements, so little that I can´t understand why so much programing is needed to update the extensions. The extensions were very useful. Without them , I can say I almost have a worse version of Revit running this year.

Really, I am really doubting to keep on paying my subscription. 

Federico Percibal

architect

[jlassikais]

it's ok i Think that we don't need more ansower than that thanx 

[Anonymous]

It is available now. I just downloaded the extension. You can access from       https://accounts.autodesk.com/ 

Go to the management section, select revit in the products and as you can see in the screenshot just click on update & adds-ins 

[Frans.Hessels]

Thank you for your repley.

I have installed the Autodesk Desktop App which warns me if there is a update available for my Autodesk Building Suite Premium software. 

The Revit Extension for 2018 is already a while on my workstation.

[Anonymous]

can u share via cloud service or by any link or i cannot find it

[Anonymous]

I can`t find that extension.

[Anonymous]

That is a poor excuse. Does Autodesk not develop the Revit Extensions? Then why do they not have access to their own software, and why are the Extensions released months after the product release? Makes no sense.

[Frans.Hessels]

Assuming you have a Autodesk Account do the following:

Go to the Autodesk site > Sign in > Go to Management > Under Products & Services open product updates > scroll down until you find the Revit Extensions for Autodesk Revit 2018.

If you have installed the Autodesk Desktop App on your system you will get a notification whenever there is a new piece of software ready to be downloaded.

Hoping this will help you

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Thanks, I already have the REX 2018 installed. My comment was about the delay between Revit release (or any Autodesk product release) and the extensions release. I am a software developer myself with several apps on the Autodesk Exchange store. 3 to 5 months prior to official product releases, Autodesk starts suggesting a beta download and an update ready for product release on my addins. Why can they not do the same?

The Revit Civil Extensions are not available yet, why not? How difficult is it to simply rebuild the existing code for the new release? I do it every year, takes 20 minutes.

The same goes for Civil 3D extensions, and the C3D + Revit Shared Coordinates addin.

Very annoying to have to wait 6 months before we can actually use new releases from Autodesk since we rely on the extensions and addins.

[Frans.Hessels]

Hello Chris,

Thanks for your reply. Same problem here. After downloading the new software it can't be set in to action because it's not complete.

Perhaps Revit (or whatever other software title) 2018 means we can make use of it effectively in the year 2018 and not the year 2017.

[technology.software]

I agree fully with you here. We have a civil engineering student here that currently cannot work because of the lack of a compatible extension for 2018. We can't roll back a single machine for him either since our infrastructure is built on network licensing which means we had to take down the 2015 to put the 2018 into place. Very frustrating that a new version is released without the accompanying add-ons that are necessary.