Install Add-Ins

Add-ins are software programs that provide additional functionality for Autodesk software.

Some add-ins are provided to Autodesk subscribers. Other add-ins are available free of charge or can be purchased from a third-party vendor.

When you create a Revit deployment, you can include add-ins as part of the deployment so they are installed on target computers with the Revit software.

Note: Revit LT does not support the use of add-ins or deployments.

You can use command line options to control how an add-in is installed, which may be useful when scripting for automation. The options that are available depend on the method used to install the add-in.

To install an add-in from your Autodesk Account page

1. Go to manage.autodesk.com.
2. If necessary, sign into your Autodesk account.
3. In the left pane, under Products and Services, click All Products and Services.
4. In the list of products, locate the desired Revit add-in, and click Download.
   Note: If the desired add-in is not listed, you may have already downloaded it, or your account does not have access to it. Contact Support for help.
5. After the download completes, click or double-click the file to start the installation process.
6. Follow the prompts.

When you start Revit, the Add-in tab displays between the Manage tab and the Modify tab.

If you encounter problems with the add-in installation, go to the Revit user forum for help.

Install an add-in with an EXE file

Some add-ins provided by Autodesk use the Autodesk install framework, which in turn uses the Windows Installer. The following add-ins use a Setup.exe file for installation.

• Revit DB Link

For these Autodesk-provided add-ins, you can use the options that are available when installing Revit from the command line. See Options and Parameters for the Revit Installation Command Line.

Example 1: The following command installs a product silently using the command line:

setup /t /q /c Prod1:INSTALLDIR="C:\Prod1\" Prod2:INSTALLDIR="C:\prod2\" setup.ini

Example 2: The following command uninstalls a product silently using the command line:

c:\Program Files\Autodesk\Prod2\Setup\Setup.exe /q /p {901C5280-ABCD-ABCD-ABCD-ABCDEF123ABD} /r Prod2 /language en-US