Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2012 Update 2 Readme

Thank you for downloading Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2012 Update 2.

This readme contains the latest information regarding the installation and use of this update. It is strongly recommended that you read this entire document before you apply the update to your licensed copy of Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2012, either as a standalone product or as part of a product suite. Such as: Autodesk® Building Design Suite 2012 Ultimate, Autodesk® Building Design Suite 2012 Premium or AutoCAD® Revit® MEP Suite 2012 software. For reference, you should save this readme to your hard drive or print a copy.

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Who Should Install This Update?

This update is for the following Autodesk products running on all supported operating systems. Be sure to install the correct update for your software.

Product

Update

Autodesk Revit MEP 2012

Autodesk_Revit_MEP_2012-x64_Update 2.EXE

(or Autodesk_Revit_MEP_2012-x86_Update 2.EXE for RAC2012-32bit)

AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite 2012

Autodesk_Revit_MEP_2012-x64_Update 2.EXE

(or Autodesk_Revit_MEP_2012-x86_Update 2.EXE for RAC2012-32bit)

(Note that this Update will only update the Revit portion of your suite product.)

Autodesk Building Design Suite 2012 Ultimate or Premium editions

Autodesk_Revit_MEP_2012-x64_Update 2.EXE

(or Autodesk_Revit_MEP_2012-x86_Update 2.EXE for RAC2012-32bit)

(Note that this Update will only update the Revit portion of your suite product.)

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Supported Operating Systems

This update can be used with the following operating systems:

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Information for Windows Vista Users

When applying this update while running Autodesk Revit MEP 2012, it is recommended that you do not click the "Automatically close applications and attempt to restart them after setup is complete" option. Instead, before you install this update, close Autodesk Revit MEP 2012 manually.

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General Installation Information

Before You Begin

As you prepare to install this update, keep the following in mind:

Administrative Privileges

During installation, you may be prompted for the original installation media or a network image. In order to apply this update, you must have administrative privileges to install and uninstall products.

Product media

Under some circumstances, you may be asked to provide the original installation source. If you installed Autodesk Revit MEP 2012 from the DVD or USB, you will be asked to insert the disk or USB during installation of the update. Please have the disk or USB available before starting.

If you downloaded and installed Autodesk Revit MEP 2012 from the web and later deleted the extracted files (Installed by default to Program Files\Autodesk Revit MEP 2012\Download), the update will not be able to continue. In that case, you should follow the below procedure:

  1. Obtain the Web download file and save it to your computer.
  2. Double click the download file and allow it to extract its files, noting where they are being saved.
  3. When the Autodesk Revit Installer screen appears, click "Cancel".
  4. Continue with update installation as described in the Installation Instructions.

Backup Custom Files

Back up all customized files such as Revit.ini before starting.

Updating Content

Cabinet files containing updated content are posted online with this patch. You may use these cabinet files to manually update content posted to a shared location.

Network Deployment

Special command line switches are available for administrators. The full list can be obtained by running the update with the /? Switch.

/q - Suppresses the completion message after this update is applied. This is useful if you use a script or batch file to apply this update to multiple computers.

/e - Extracts the MSP file from the update executable.

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Installation Instructions

Apply This Update to a Stand-Alone Installation

Follow these instructions to install this update on a single computer.

  1. Download the update and save it to any folder.
  2. Ensure the original product installation media is available.
  3. Find the folder where you saved the update and double-click the executable (EXE) file.
  4. When the installation is completed, the following message will be displayed: "The Update Release was successfully installed and Autodesk Revit MEP 2012 has been updated."

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Apply This Update to a Deployment Installation with Shared Content

Follow these instructions to install this update on a single computer.

  1. Download the update and save it to any folder.
  2. Ensure the original product installation media is available.
  3. To update local content and program files: Find the folder where you saved the update and double-click the executable (EXE) file.
  4. To update shared content: Click Run on the Start menu (Windows). From the Program directory of the installed product, enter following information and click OK.
  5. When the installation is completed, the following message will be displayed: "The Update Release was successfully installed and Autodesk Revit MEP 2012 has been updated."

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Uninstall This Update

Note: This update cannot be uninstalled to revert Autodesk Revit MEP 2012 to its pre-update state. If you need to remove the update, please uninstall Autodesk Revit MEP 2012 and then reinstall it.

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What You Should Know When Updating Autodesk Revit MEP 2012 Through LiveUpdate

This update may be applied through the Live Update system. The Autodesk Revit installer allows you to download and include the update with an install of the original version of Autodesk Revit MEP 2012. Also, InfoCenter, within Autodesk Revit MEP 2012, allows you to apply the update. Note that applying the update through either of these methods will not apply any content updates. To apply the content updates you will need to download the update and run it separately. If you have already applied the update through Live Update, you may download and run the update again.

Note: If Autodesk Revit MEP 2012 is not closed during the install of Update Release 2 it is required that you restart your PC to ensure that the update has been installed properly.

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Content Files Patched by This Update

Location

Files

\Family Templates\English\

Metric Column.rft

Metric Curtain Panel Pattern Based.rft

Metric Curtain Wall Panel.rft

Metric Detail Component line based.rft

Metric Detail Component.rft

Metric Door - Curtain Wall.rft

Metric Door.rft

Metric Generic Model Adaptive.rft

Metric Generic Model face based.rft

Metric Generic Model floor based.rft

Metric Generic Model line based.rft

Metric Generic Model Pattern Based.rft

Metric Generic Model roof based.rft

Metric Generic Model wall based.rft

Metric Generic Model.rft

Metric Parking.rft

Metric Planting.rft

Metric Profile-Hosted.rft

Metric Profile-Rail.rft

Metric Profile-Reveal.rft

Metric Profile-Stair Nosing.rft

Metric Profile.rft

Metric Site.rft

Metric Structural Column.rft

Metric Structural Foundation.rft

Metric Structural Framing - Beams and Braces.rft

Metric Structural Framing - Complex and Trusses.rft

Metric Structural Trusses.rft

Metric Window - Curtain Wall.rft

Metric Window with Trim.rft

Metric Window.rft

\Family Templates\English\Annotations\

Generic Annotation.rft

M_Callout Head.rft

M_Door Tag.rft

M_Elevation Mark Body.rft

M_Elevation Mark Pointer.rft

M_Generic Tag.rft

M_Grid Head.rft

M_Level Head.rft

M_Multi-Category Tag.rft

M_Room Tag.rft

M_Section Head.rft

M_Spot Elevation Symbol.rft

M_View Title.rft

M_Window Tag.rft

\Family Templates\English\Conceptual Mass\

Metric Mass.rft

\Family Templates\English\Titleblocks\

A0 metric.rft

A1 metric.rft

A2 metric.rft

A3 metric.rft

A4 metric.rft

New Size metric.rft

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