Troubleshooting Revit

Revit Icon The following topics may help you to resolve errors you encounter and help with troubleshooting a problem while using Revit with Desktop Connector.


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Linked CAD files not loaded

When attempting to link CAD files that are hosted on BIM 360 into a Revit model, the CAD links show as Not Loaded or Not Found in the Manage Links dialog.

Revit shared parameter txt files are not officially supported through Desktop Connector. Revit only supports cloud referencing for keynote txt files, and assembly code txt files. No special handling will be taken for shared parameter files by Revit. For a current list of supported file types you can refer to this list.


Files not syncing/downloading (from cloud)

An error message appeared when you attempted to download, open, or store a .RVT file on your device. This is recognized as a Tag Error and you will receive the following warning:

Revit Error

You may try these steps to resolve the error:

  1. Run chkdsk C: /f /r to fix the file properties.
  2. Perform a "Free up Space" and then "Always keep on this device"
  3. Remove the project and re-add the project.
Important: Keep in mind that step 3 will permanently delete project files from your local disk (will not delete cloud files).

The Revit (_backup) folder

When you open linked files in Revit, it automatically creates a _backup folder. If you also have View + Download permissions in Docs there can be issues. Desktop Connector will try to create and upload this backup folder but Autodesk Docs may prevent it, causing upload errors.

To resolve you will need to delete the backup folder on the local machine to clear the upload error. The following steps will guide you on how to delete the _backup folder.

  1. Click on the the failed _backup folder job in the Home Screen.
  2. Select "Go To Folder" which takes you to the location in File Explorer.
  3. Delete or Move the folder and its contents out of the local desktop connector workspace.
  4. When Desktop Connector attempts to run the jobs again, the _backup folder job will be removed.
Note:

All file types (.dat, .dmp, .txt) that are created by Revit and are placed in that folder will be ignored by Desktop Connector. Resulting in Desktop Connector not attempting to upload these specific file types


Revit 2018.3 - 2025 supports both Desktop Connector v15.8 and 16.x

Note: Desktop Connector versions 16.x support Revit 2021 through Revit 2025.

Will you need to re-path the links in all the Revit models or are there any issues she should be aware of?


Support of Revit Worksharing and the Revit Accelerator

Only for versions after Revit 2020 are supported. Desktop Connector will be unresponsive on the initial install of Revit (after reboot issue, should not occur). We don't have additional information regarding this topic, except that it is a known issue for older versions of Revit (2019 and earlier).


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