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New Build for Revit Structure 2008

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

This download is the most recent build for the Revit® Structure 2008 and AutoCAD® Revit® Structure® Suite 2008 software products.  The install will look to see if there is a previous installation of Revit Structure 2008 on the computer, and if there is, it will uninstall it before it installs the new build.  This build was released Aug. 10, 2007.

Download new Revit Structure 2008 build here

Download new Revit Structure 2008 for AutoCAD Suite build here

Downloads are applicable only to licenses under subscription, worldwide.

Files saved in new releases of this product are not compatible with previous releases. However, files saved in the same release are compatible across different build numbers.

Improvements made in the current Web Update SP2 build (20070810_1700):

  • Straight beam joins and cuts back properly when supported by vertical curved beams.
  • Improves stability after receiving a corrupt element warning when opening a project.
  • Improves stability when saving a Project with a linked DWG™ file that contains an image.
  • Improves stability when applying a view template to a sheet view.
  • In Windows Vista™ operating system, allows the ability to write to revit.ini, licpath.lic, KeyboardShortcuts.txt, and the Journals folder.
  • Line based families contained in a group are no longer flipped when the group is mirrored.
  • Improves stability when importing group into Titleblock family.
  • Allows the ability to export renderings to TIFF format.
  • When temporary dimension text too small to read, user can adjust the size of the font through Revit.ini.
  • Linked DWG added by another user will now show up in Manage Links after reload latest.
  • “Relative” spot elevation updates automatically with the change in Level elevation.
  • When exporting to DWG file, overlapping lines that share a point are no longer missing in the resulting DWG.

Improvements made in the previous Web Update SP1 build (20070607_1700):

  • Track Changes toolbar works properly with third-party application.
  • Fixes very small dimension rounding error inaccuracy for the levels in the default structural project templates.
  • Duplication of structural steel framing and column .rfa content in UK Library no longer occurs.
  • Enhances the ability to open .rvt file containing imported/linked .dwg with incorrect boundary hatch.
  • Estimated Reinforcement Volume of rebar is calculated correctly.
  • Beam’s analytical model auto-adjusted to slab updates automatically when slab is deleted.
  • Column’s analytical model auto-adjusted to slab updates automatically when moved out of tolerance.
  • Manual analytical adjustment of a beam to the end of a wall functions properly.
  • Beam whose vertical z-Direction Justification was set to “Other” makes the analytical model in the correct position.
  • Improves stability when importing .dwg or .dxf with the presence of an older version of DWG TrueView™ installed on the computer.
  • For a selected Line, Hide Category in View no longer affects all Categories of Lines.
  • Some Detail, Plan, or Section Callouts are no longer erroneously hidden in cropped views.
  • Masking Regions in Tag Families will now obscure elements in project and in exports.
  • Filled Regions containing Solid Fills, which are overridden to be Transparent, now print consistently between Vector and Raster modes.
  • Improves stability with Overlay Planes turned off in Graphics Settings.
  • Crop Regions which were previously missing are now visible in Views in upgraded files and templates.
  • Display problems in a view no longer occur when zooming with OpenGL® hardware acceleration turned on.
  • Copying nested links from the Project Browser places the Link and its nested components.
  • Elements refresh in views when deselected.
  • Product Registration for multiple products in Subscription no longer returns “Invalid Serial Number.”

New Build for Revit Architecture 2008

Tuesday, August 14th, 2007

This download is the most recent build for the Revit Architecture 2008 and AutoCAD Revit Architecture Suite 2008 software products. The install will look to see if there is a previous installation of Revit Architecture 2008 on the computer, and if there is, it will uninstall it before it installs the new build. This build was released in Aug. 10th.

Download Revit Architecture 2008 build here

Download Revit Architecture 2008 for AutoCAD Suite build here

Improvements made in the current Web Update SP2 build (20070810_1700):

  • Improves stability after receiving a corrupt element warning when opening a project.
  • Publish to DWF™ functions when Rooms are present and are clipped by the viewport.
  • Improves stability when saving a Project with a linked DWG™ file that contains an image.
  • Improves stability when applying a view template to a sheet view.
  • In Windows Vista™ operating system, allows the ability to write to revit.ini, licpath.lic, KeyboardShortcuts.txt, and the Journals folder.
  • Line based families contained in a group are no longer flipped when the group is mirrored.
  • Improves stability when importing group into Titleblock family.
  • Allows the ability to export renderings to TIFF format.
  • When temporary dimension text too small to read, user can adjust the size of the font through Revit.ini.
  • Linked DWG added by another user will now show up in Manage Links after reload latest.
  • “Relative” spot elevation updates automatically with the change in Level elevation.
  • When exporting to DWG, overlapping lines that share a point are no longer missing in the resulting DWG file.

Improvements made in the previous Web Update SP1 build (20070607_1700):

  • Improves stability when importing .dwg or .dxf with the presence of an older version of DWG TrueView™ installed on the computer.
  • For a selected Line, Hide Category in View no longer affects all Categories of Lines.
  • Some Detail, Plan, or Section Callouts are no longer erroneously hidden in cropped views.
  • Masking Regions in Tag Families will now obscure elements in project and in exports.
  • Filled Regions containing Solid Fills, which are overridden to be Transparent, now print consistently between Vector and Raster modes.
  • Improves stability with Overlay Planes turned off in Graphics Settings.
  • Crop Regions which were previously missing are now visible in Views in upgraded files and templates.
  • Display problems in a view no longer occur when zooming with OpenGL® hardware acceleration turned on.
  • Copying nested links from the Project Browser places the Link and its nested components.
  • Elements refresh in views when deselected.
  • Product Registration for multiple products in Subscription no longer returns “Invalid Serial Number.”