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.

In the most recent help update

• CSV File Structure: Added an image to show a sample CSV file.

In previous help updates

• New videos:
  • Change the Tag Leader
  • About Curtain Wall Panels
  • Workflow: Select Fields for a Schedule
  • Modify a Railing Join
  • Define a Continuous Rail Extension
  • Modifying Stair Components
  • About Stair by Component
  • Stair by Component
  • Create an L-Shape or U-Shape Winder Run
  • Modify Stair Component Properties
  • Modify Stair Components Using Direct Manipulation Controls
  • Symbolic Representation for Stairs
  • Place a Railing on a Host
  • Printing
  • View Cropping
  • Customize the Ribbon Interface
• About Ceilings: Added information about basic ceilings and compound ceilings.
• Operation Could Not Be Completed: Added troubleshooting information to address different root causes for this error message.
• Cannot Paste Selection: Linked the error message to the topic so you can press F1 to understand why it occurs.
• Can't Cut Instances Out of Wall: Added images to illustrate this topic, and linked the error message to the topic so you can press F1 to understand why it occurs.
• Divide a Path: Added a note to clarify that this procedure applies when you work in the conceptual design environment, not the project environment.
• About Importing SketchUp Files: Added information about the Trimble® SketchUp® releases supported for import.
• View and Restore Revit Models on A360: This new topic provides information on how to view and restore a Revit model on A360.
• Recover an A360 Collaboration for Revit Model: This new topic provides options for recovering an Collaboration for Revit (C4R) model that is corrupt.
• Transfers between Advance Steel and Revit: This new topic provides an overview for transferring files between Revit and Advance Steel.
• Add Aligned Dimensions to Walls Automatically: Added a note about the dimensioning limitation with linked files.
• Edit a Crop Region: Added a note large file sizes with a link to troubleshooting information
• About the Visibility of Linked Models and About Tagging Elements in Linked Models: Added a note to say that you cannot tag elements in a linked model set as an underlay.
• Export Revit Data to a Database: Added information about ignoretables.
• Schema Conflict When Loading a File: This new troubleshooting topic provides information on the Schema Conflict message.
• About Lighting Calculations: Corrected formulas and images.
• Cannot Label Rooms in a Demolition Plan: This new troubleshooting topic provides information for tagging rooms in a demolition plan.
• About the Building Construction Dialog: Corrected the Construction file attached to this topic.
• Building Type Data: Corrected energy analysis information.
• Site Designer for Revit®: New topics provide basic information for new and existing users of this Revit add-in.
• Site Designer video: Create and Modify Soft Terrain
• Site Designer video: Create Streets, Sidewalks, and Curbs
• Install Autodesk Revit DB Link: Removed references to 32-bit software, which is no longer supported.
• API Add-in Registration: Updated information about the VendorId tag.
• New Workflows available:
  • Working with Revit and Navisworks
  • Collaboration Using Revit
• New videos available:
  • About Family Templates
  • Create and Use Sheet Lists
  • Controlling Line Weights
  • Control, Create, and Use Line Styles
  • About Annotation Schedule (Note Block)
  • Perform Energy Analysis Using Conceptual Masses and Building Elements
  • View Energy Analysis Results
• Element Visibility Override Hierarchy: This new topic provides information on understanding the hierarchy of visibility overrides.
• Common Issues with Visibility and Graphic Display: Added information on troubleshooting graphics cards.
• Examples of Loadable Families: Added keyplan family description and example.
• Revit Roof Sample File: Added information on Dutch Hip and Dutch Gable style roofs.
• About Fill Pattern Host Orientation: Revised to clarify that hosts refer to host elements, such as walls, floors, and roofs.
• Added the following topics to help you troubleshoot a common error:
  • File Is Being Accessed by Someone Else
  • Error When Accessing a Workshared File
  • Error When Mirroring Elements in a Workshared File
• Autodesk Revit Extension for Autodesk Fabrication: These new topics provide information on how to import and export fabrication jobs between Revit and the Autodesk Fabrication products.
• Specify Fabrication Settings: Added a note on how to handle changes to the fabrication configuration in a workshared environment.
• Upgrade Information for A360 Collaboration for Revit 2015 to 2016: This new topic provides information on how to migrate your 2015 projects and associated models to 2016.
• Revit API Developer's Guide: Updated and added documentation for new features in the Revit API, including:
  • About Views: Explained ViewCubeSettings and moved some content to a new topic called View Graphics.
  • View Graphics: Added new topic for some content from About Views and added information for Thin Lines.
  • Geometry Utility Classes: Added information on new SolidUtils class for working with solids.
  • Curve Creation: Expanded on how to create various types of curves.
  • Working with Curves: Added new topic with more information about working with curves.
  • Worksets: Added information on workset creation and setting the active workset.
  • Reinforcement: Created multiple subtopics including new pages for Rebar Containers, Fabric Area and Sheets, Rebar Settings and Rebar Rounding.
  • Loads: Added information on load components.