The whole download/install took about 5 hours. A lot of other countries would find it considerably slower than here.

So I ended up downloading - which is a slow process in Australia, partly due to our slower broadband networks (compared to the USA), and possibly we do not have an Autodesk download server hosted in Australia (?).

I am wondering if this so called 'nominal' charge to order media is a desperate money-raising measure, or part of a cunning scheme to force everyone to download and install while being connected online (signed in), so that Autodesk can take more control of the process? I would like the choice, particularly as I had already paid for the privilege before they told me.In fact I tried to order a copy just now, and not only is it very carefully hidden away on the website, but it just plain did not work - the website seems to be broken.

In the email I received a few months back, their rational was that most people prefer to download software these days - well, there is nothing to stop those downloaders from just not going to the hassle of ordering the physical media. This year Autodesk have had the temerity to start charging for this service, despite the fact that we pay a substantial annual subscription. In previous years I ordered a physical copy of the media because I found it much more convenient to install from - particularly when you need to reinstall after a hardware failure or upgrading your computer.I guess this is a good thing, except for the possibility of bloatware (see later). It used to be the case that Revit Structure was much better at joining beams than Revit Architecture - so now I can take advantage of that.

This means I have full(?) access to Structure and MEP commands, which may or may not be useful. In previous years it was called Revit Architecture, but now they have come full circle and it is just called Revit again. Firstly, I installed just Revit 2017 (not Building Design Suite).I have just downloaded and installed Revit 2017 - so I thought other people might like to know some of what is different to previous years, as there appear to be quite a few changes.įor a different experience, refer to install v2017 from physical media (DVD)

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