In the Revit software, the Communication Center panel of InfoCenter provides users with access to up-to-date product information, software updates, subscription announcements, product support announcements, and other product-related announcements. Products are updated through the Live Update feature, which notifies users when maintenance patches are available. Communication Center also provides links to RSS feeds and a CAD Manager Channel.
When creating a custom Revit deployment, you can specify settings that control updates, channels, and RSS feeds for Communication Center on target computers. This deployment option eliminates the need to separately install and use the CAD Manager Control Utility on each computer to specify the desired settings for Communication Center.
Before starting the deployment creation process, use the Install Tools & Utilities function of the Autodesk installer to install Autodesk CAD Manager Tools on a computer where Revit is also installed. Start the CAD Manager Control Utility, and on the InfoCenter tab, define the settings that you want to use for Communication Center on Revit. In the utility, the Help button provides access to information about the settings. Experiment with the settings until you are satisfied that they work as desired. Then record these settings so you can duplicate them during the deployment creation process.
When creating a deployment, the Communication Center options are available on the Create Deployment > Configure <deployment name> page of the Revit installer. See Create a Custom Revit Deployment.
- Enable Live Updates. Users can use Live Update to check for updates when an internet connection is established. When a product patch is available, the Revit status bar displays a notification.
- Receive Live Updates from Autodesk. Allows users to download a patch directly from an Autodesk server.
- Receive Live Updates from local server. Allows you to maintain a patch list on a local server. A patch list is an XML file that lists patches available for installation on a user's workstation.
For Local patch list location, use the Browse button to navigate to a server location where you want a patch list. If an NPL file does not exist in the specified folder, a file named patchlist.npl is automatically created.
Note:- For information about how to use a local patch list and manage patches, see the online help for the CAD Manager Control Utility.
- Live Updates require the use of Internet Explorer. You cannot receive Live Updates using other web browsers.
- Enable Information Channels. Provides users with access to information channels available for Revit, such as the Product Support Information channel.
- Enable CAD Manager Channel. Provides users with access to the CAD Manager Channel in InfoCenter. Define its feed location and display name.
- Enable RSS Feeds. Provides users with access to RSS feeds. Users can subscribe to any number of RSS feeds that are predefined for Revit. Additionally, you can specify whether users can add their own RSS feeds.