Autodesk Revit 2018.3.3 Security Fix Readme
This document was last updated on June 5, 2019

Thank you for downloading the Autodesk® Revit® 2018.3.3 Security Fix.

This readme contains the latest information regarding the installation and use of this security fix. It is strongly recommended that you read this entire document before you apply the security fix to your licensed copy of Autodesk Revit 2018 with Subscription Updates applied, either as a standalone product or as part of a product suite, such as Autodesk Building Design Suite 2018, Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite 2018, or Autodesk Plant Design Suite 2018. After this security fix is applied successfully, the build number specified on the Help > About dialog will be 18.3.3.18. For reference, you should save this readme to your hard drive or print a copy.

Issues resolved by this security fix

This security fix addresses issues and crashes reported directly to Autodesk and contains the fixes included in previous Revit 2018 patches. Consult the release notes for all areas improved by this security fix.

Software updated by this security fix

With this install the following will be updated: Revit 2018, Collaboration for Revit 2018, and Personal Accelerator for Revit.

TLS Statement

To align with industry best practices for security and data integrity, Autodesk Identity Services and Cloud Models for Revit Services, will move to Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.2 and stop supporting TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 on August 3, 2019. Action may be required to update your software to maintain access to certain product functionality or features. To maintain connectivity, follow the instructions below. If your software is affected and is not updated, connectivity issues may occur as of August 3, 2019.

By applying Autodesk Revit 2018.3.3 Security Fix the following feature functionality will be available after the change to TLS 1.2:

  • Revit Cloud Worksharing
  • Personal Accelerator (PAC) for Revit Cloud Worksharing
  • Communicator
  • P&ID Modeler

Important Notes

  • Personal Accelerator for Revit is an application which is critical for the performance of the Revit Cloud Worksharing and Cloud Models for Revit functionality and serves all versions of Revit (2015-2020) on a single workstation. Revit Personal Accelerator Security Fix for Windows 7/8/8.1 (.Net 4.5.2) is intended to be applied on any Windows Operating Systems which do not support .Net 4.7. After this security fix is applied successfully, the build number specified within Windows>Programs and Features for the Personal Accelerator for Revit application will be 20.0.9.0.
  • If your Windows Operating System supports .Net 4.7 you can additionally install Revit Personal Accelerator Security Fix for Windows 10 (.Net 4.7).

Known Issues with applying the security fix

For BIM 360 Design (formerly Collaboration for Revit), if the Modified date for the revit.exe.config file is newer than the Created date, the security fix installer will fail to update it and Revit may not launch correctly. Consult Collaboration for Revit: Synchronize process starts failing for C4R for additional details.

Contents

  • Who should install this security fix?
  • Supported operating systems
  • General installation information
  • Installation instructions

    Who should install this security fix?

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

    Product

    Security Fix

    Autodesk Revit 2018

    Autodesk_Revit_2018_3_3.exe

    Autodesk Building Design Suite 2018 Ultimate or Premium editions

    Autodesk_Revit_2018_3_3.exe

    ( Note that this security fix will only update the Revit 2018 portion of your suite product.)

    Autodesk Infrastructure Design Suite 2018 Ultimate or Premium editions

    Autodesk_Revit_2018_3_3.exe

    ( Note that this security fix will only update the Revit 2018 portion of your suite product.)

    Autodesk Plant Design Suite 2018 Ultimate or Premium editions

    Autodesk_Revit_2018_3_3.exe

    ( Note that this security fix will only update the Revit 2018 portion of your suite product.)

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    Supported operating systems

    This security fix can be used with the following operating systems:

    • Microsoft® Windows® 7 SP1 64-bit (Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional, or Home Premium)
    • Microsoft® Windows® 8.1 64-bit (Enterprise or Professional)
    • Microsoft® Windows® 10 64-bit (Enterprise or Professional)

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    General installation information

    Before you begin

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

    Administrative privileges

    In order to apply this security fix, 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 2018 from the DVD or USB, you may be asked to insert the disk or USB during installation of the security fix. Please have the disk or USB available before starting.

    If you downloaded and installed Autodesk Revit 2018 from the web and later deleted the extracted files (default location of extracted files is C:\Autodesk\WI\Autodesk Revit 2018), the security fix installation may not be able to continue. In that case, you should follow these steps:

    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 installer screen appears, click "Cancel".
    4. Continue with the security fix 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 security fix is applied. This is useful if you use a script or batch file to apply this security fix to multiple computers.

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    Installation instructions

    Apply this security fix to an existing installation

    Follow these instructions to install this security fix on a single computer.

    1. Download Autodesk_Revit_2018_3_3.exe and save it to any folder.
    2. Ensure the original product installation media is available.
    3. Find the folder where you saved the security fix and double-click the executable (EXE) file.

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    Apply this security fix to a deployment installation image

    Follow these instructions to apply this security fix to a deployment image.

    1. Start the Autodesk Revit 2018 deployment creation process. If you need to add a security fix 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 or modification process 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 security fix to be applied to this deployment image.
    6. Once the security fix has been successfully downloaded, click Close to exit the Autodesk Application Manager.

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    Uninstall this security fix

    Note: This security fix cannot be uninstalled to revert Autodesk Revit 2018 to its pre-security fix state. If you need to remove the security fix, please uninstall Autodesk Revit 2018 and then reinstall it.

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