Issues Resolved by this Update

This update addresses issues reported directly to Autodesk and contains the fixes included in Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 Service Pack 1 and 2, the Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 Release 2 update, as well as Updates 1 through 4 for Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 R2. Consult the release notes for all areas improved by this update.

Installed Version required by this Update

This update requires Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 Release 2 for subscription customers (build: 16.0.1063.0) or later version of Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 R2. Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 R2 for subscription customers will need to be applied to any Revit Architecture 2016 installation that has Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 (build 16.0.428.0), Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 Service Pack 1 (build 16.0.462.0), or Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 Service Pack 2 (build 16.0.490.0) applied.

Contents

• Who Should Install this Update?
• Supported Operating Systems
• General Installation Information
• Installation Instructions
  • Apply this Update to an Existing Installation
  • Apply this Update to a Deployment Installation Image
  • Uninstall this Update

  Who Should Install this Update?

  This update is for the following Autodesk products running on all supported operating systems. Be sure to install the correct update for your software.

  Product	Update
  Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016	Autodesk_Revit_Architecture_2016_R2-x64_UPD5.msp

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  Supported Operating Systems

  This update can be used with the following operating systems:

  • Microsoft^® Windows^® 7 Enterprise 64-bit
  • Microsoft^® Windows^® 7 Ultimate 64-bit
  • Microsoft^® Windows^® 7 Professional 64-bit
  • Microsoft^® Windows^® 7 Home Premium 64-bit
  • Microsoft^® Windows^® 8 64-bit
  • Microsoft^® Windows^® 8.1 64-bit

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  General Installation Information

  Before You Begin

  As you prepare to install this update, keep the following in mind:

  Administrative Privileges

  In order to apply this update, you must have administrative privileges to install and uninstall products.

  Product media

  Under some circumstances, you may be asked to provide the original installation source.

  If you installed Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 from the DVD or USB, you may be asked to insert the disk or USB during installation of the update. Please have the disk or USB available before starting.

  If you downloaded and installed Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 from the web and later deleted the extracted files (default location of extracted files is C:\Autodesk\WI\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016), the update installation may not be able to continue. In that case, you should follow the below procedure:

  1. Obtain the Web download file and save it to your computer.
  2. Double click the download file and allow it to extract its files, noting where they are being saved.
  3. When the Autodesk Revit Architecture installer screen appears, click "Cancel".
  4. Continue with update installation as described in the Installation Instructions.

  Backup Custom Files

  Back up all customized files, such as Revit.ini, before starting.

  Network Deployment

  Special command line switches are available for administrators.

  /q - Suppresses the completion message after this update is applied. This is useful if you use a script or batch file to apply this update to multiple computers.

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  Installation Instructions

  • Apply this Update to an Existing Installation
  • Apply this Update to a Deployment Installation Image
  • Uninstall this Update

  Apply this Update to an Existing Installation

  Follow these instructions to install this update on a single computer.

  1. Download Autodesk_Revit_Architecture_2016_R2-x64_UPD5.msp and save it to any folder.
  2. Ensure the original product installation media is available.
  3. Find the folder where you saved the update and double-click the Windows Installer patch (MSP) file.
  
  NOTE: A confirmation dialog is not displayed at the end of the patch installation.

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  Apply this Update to a Deployment Installation Image

  Follow these instructions to apply this update to a Deployment image.

  1. Start the Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 deployment creation process. If you need to add an update to an existing deployment image, launch the update shortcut located in the Tools\ApplyUpdates folder and skip to step 4.
  2. When the deployment creation is complete and the Deployment Configuration Complete dialog is displayed, click Add Updates.
  3. If a Security Warning dialog is displayed, click Run.
  4. In the Autodesk Application Manager, click Update Software.
  5. Click Add for the update to be applied to this deployment image.
  6. Once the update has been successfully downloaded, click Close to exit the Autodesk Application Manager.

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  Uninstall this Update

  Note: This update cannot be uninstalled to revert Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 to its pre-update state. If you need to remove the update, please uninstall Autodesk Revit Architecture 2016 and then reinstall it.

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