Create a Custom Revit Deployment

1. Prepare for the deployment.
2. Start the Revit installation program, and click Create Deployment.
3. Proceed through the deployment creation process, providing required information on the Configure, License Agreement, and Product Information pages.

   For instructions, see To Create a Deployment.

4. On the Configure <deployment name> page, click the arrow below the Revit product name to expand the configuration settings.
5. Complete the following items as appropriate:
   • Desktop Shortcut
   • Customize Application Settings
   • Discipline
   • UK Terminology (only for English installations)
   • Project Path
   • Additional Files
   • Service Packs
   • Communication Center Options
   • Access to Online Resources
   • Revit Server
6. Click the arrow below the Revit product name again to collapse the configuration settings.
7. For Autodesk Revit Content, click its arrow to expand the settings.
8. Complete the following items to change default settings:
   • Content
   • Configurable
9. Click the arrow below Autodesk Revit Content again to collapse the configuration settings.
10. (Optional) To specify additional add-ins, extensions, or applications to install as part of the deployment, click the arrow below Include Additional Software, and provide the required information.

    See To Include Additional Software in a Deployment.

11. Most installations also install the following items to support the Revit software. If you do not want to include them with the deployment, clear their check boxes:
    • Autodesk BIM 360 Add-in for Revit (for sharing models with other teams using BIM 360)
    • Autodesk Application Manager (for managing updates for Autodesk applications and suites)
    • Autodesk Material Library
12. For Installation path, specify the root path on target computers where the software will be installed.
13. Click Create.

A status dialog displays while the installer reads content from the media and from online resources, and then builds the deployment package. This process can take several minutes. When it finishes, the Deployment Configuration Complete page displays the following information:

• Shortcut (LNK file) to use to install the products included in the deployment
• Shortcut to use to modify the deployment
• Link to register products online