Revit 2017 templates, families and libraries needs to update

Every time you start a new project or open a family in Revit 2017 you get a dialog box that it needs to upgrade.  Do the following to avoid having to wait. 

You can let the file upgrade and then save it back to its original location. 

Template Files:

• Metric: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2017\Templates\US Metric
• Imperial: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2017\Templates\US Imperial

Family Template Files: 

• Metric: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2017\Family Templates\English
• Imperial: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2017\Family Templates\English_I

Family Files:

• Metric: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2017\Libraries\US Metric
• Imperial: C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\RVT 2017\Libraries\US Imperial

Or you can remove and re-download the updated content from the Autodesk site. Here is how you will do this:

Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a Program.

Select on Revit 2017 Content Libraries then click on Uninstall/Change.

NOTE: DO NOT SELECT ON UNINSTALL

Click on Add or Remove Features.

Uncheck the content and click the Next button. This will remove the content.  (It does take a while to remove the content)

 

When you launch Revit 2017 it will state that there are no template paths or you will notice that when you select on "New" there are no templates to choose from.

 

 

 

To reinstall the Revit 2017 Content Libraries go back to Control Panel > Programs and Features.

Make sure your firewall and antivirus is temporarily off.

Select on Autodesk Revit Content Libraries 2017 and click on Uninstall/Change.

Select on Add or Remove Features and select the content to reinstall. (This will take a while to download)

 

Check Revit 2017 it should open a new project without the message to update.

 

Comments

[Cody Carlton]

Thanks. This is a common issue for the education editions

[Williams]

Please Sir,
can I get a link for "Revit 2017 UK Content Library"?
Thanks for your effort.

Williams

[Cherisse]

Hello Williams
I do not have the UK content. I would go onto Autodesks Forum and post to see if anyone has it to send to you. Go here https://forums.autodesk.com/ and over to the right is a button called POST click on that and it will want you to sign in with your autodesk sign in.
Cherisse

[Williams]

Thanks for your prompt reply