Create a Custom Revit Deployment

Create a deployment that will install Revit software on multiple computers across a network.

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 Workflow: Creating a Network Deployment.

4. Specify options for the Revit software:
   1. On the Configure <deployment name> page, click the arrow below the Revit product name to expand the configuration settings.
   2. Complete the following items as appropriate:
      • Sub-Components: To install the following items, select the check boxes. Clear check boxes to omit items from the deployment. (These items can be installed later, if preferred.)
        • BIM 360 Add-in for Revit (for sharing models with other teams using BIM 360)
        • FormIt Add-In for Revit (for converting files for use with FormIt)
        • Revit 2017 MEP Fabrication Configuration - Imperial (content for fabrication configurations using imperial units)
        • Revit 2017 MEP Fabrication Configuration - Metric (content for fabrication configurations using metric units)
      • Desktop Shortcut
      • Customize Application Settings
      • Discipline
      • UK Terminology (only for English installations)
      • Project Path
      • Additional Files
      • Communication Center
      • Access to Online Resources
      • Revit Server: If your organization is using Revit Server, specify the IP address or name of the desired Accelerator. The Revit Server Accelerator will support Revit worksharing activities for the computers on which the deployment is installed.
   3. Click the arrow below the Revit product name again to collapse the configuration settings.
5. Specify options for Revit Content:
   1. For Autodesk Revit Content Libraries, click its arrow to expand the settings.
   2. Complete the following items to change default settings:
      • Content
      • Configurable
   3. Click the arrow below Autodesk Revit Content Libraries again to collapse the configuration settings.
6. Most deployments also install the following items to support the Revit software (recommended), if they are not already installed on the target system. If you do not want to include them with the deployment, clear their check boxes:
   • Autodesk Desktop App
   • Material Library (for applying materials to elements in the building design)
7. (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.
8. For Installation path, specify the root path on target computers where the software will be installed.
9. 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