Revit file cannot be opened in Revit because of file was saved using an unsupported version
Issue:
When opening a file using Revit, the following error message appears:
(File name).rvt cannot be opened in Revit. The version of Revit used to save the file is not readable by this version of Revit.
Solution:
To resolve this issue, try one or more of the following:
BIM 360 Models:
- If the model was saved from the cloud (BIM 360) it may be a misnamed zip file. Try renaming the file to (file name).zip, and then extracting. If the zip extracts to RVTs (host and linked files) try opening the extracted model.
- If opening the model through the Desktop Connector, try copying locally, then rename to a zip file as described in the previous bullet point.
Version mismatch:
- This error can occur when trying to open a newer version file in an older version of Revit. For example, trying to open a 2021 RVT file in Revit LT 2020. Confirm the version of the project file, and that the version opening the file is the same or newer.
Remote (network) files:
- Copy the model locally (outside Revit) and open it.
- If the file does not open from the local hard drive, try using a full version of Revit to open the file.
- Trial can be downloaded for the full version and can be used for 30 days.
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Note: If the model does not open in a full version of Revit the model may be corrupted.