Help Updates

Autodesk periodically updates the online help to add or correct information. Check here for a list of the latest changes.

Many of these changes are the direct result of your feedback. Please continue to tell us how we can improve the help to better serve your needs.

Updates, additions, and improvements to help topics

In the most recent help update

• UI Configuration Calculator: In UserInterface Settings in Revit.ini, added a link to the user interface configuration calculator, which you can use for network deployments.
• Arc length dimensions: Clarification: You can use the Arc Length tool to dimension arc walls or other arc elements.
• Exporting views with links: Added information about options to use when exporting views that display linked files. See Layer Mapping for DWG/DXF Export.
• Adding cased openings: Added instructions for adding a cased opening. See Cut a Rectangular Opening in a Wall.
• API examples: Updated code examples and information in these topics: Walkthrough: Hello World, Walkthrough: Add Hello World Ribbon Panel.

In previous help updates

• Tips for Transferring Project Standards: Added this new topic based on input from a member of the Revit community.
• API Developers Guide: View Cropping: Made a correction to the code sample.
• Creating Project Parameters: In this topic, added an example.
• Creating a Custom Fill Pattern: In this topic, corrected the file path for PAT files.
• Revit Server Reference: In this topic, fixed a broken link.
• Batch Print: Corrected a broken link in this section of the help.
• Overriding Host Layers: In this topic, the description for the No Edge option was improved.
• Revit Server videos: The videos that were previously available in the Revit 2014 WikiHelp system are now available here.
• API Developer's Guide: This guide is now available here and in the table of contents.
• Mapping fonts: To better explain the process of mapping fonts, Map AutoCAD SHX Fonts to TrueType Fonts was updated.
• Story Above: To provide better context for the Story Above parameter, Level Instance Properties was updated.
• ArchVision content: The instructions for configuring and using additional ArchVision content have been updated. See Configuring Revit for Additional RPC Content and Using Additional RPC Content from ArchVision.
• Energy Analysis: To reflect changes for Update Release 1, the following help topics were added: Potential Energy Savings, Viewing the Energy Analytical Model, Opening Energy Analysis Results in GBS.
• Links, examples, and references to "WikiHelp" have been removed.

Improvements to the Autodesk help framework

In previous help updates

• Improved search: When users type multiple keywords, the search now defaults to "and" (as opposed to "or") logic, matching all keywords and then ordering the result set by relevancy. This logic returns fewer but more targeted results.
• URLs for individual help topics: When you go to a help topic, its unique URL displays in the browser. This feature makes it easy to copy and paste the URL into an email, for example, to share with others.
• Product icons: In help topics that display icons to indicate information that applies to Revit Architecture, Revit MEP, or Revit Structure, a legend now appears at the top of the page beneath the title.