

Keep these changes in mind before choosing the license type so you can avoid a uninstall and reinstall of your Revit 2012 product. In 2012, the Revit Viewer 2012 is the Demo/Viewer option from previous releases, same functionality, just a different way to access it (you will still get into "Demo/viewer" mode if you are using network licensing but cannot pull a license). If you have to change license types after installation is complete, you installed the standalone trial for example but need network licensing later when you activate, you will need to uninstall and reinstall Revit to get network licensing.Īlso in 2012, you may have seen the new Viewer mode in the start menu: When you install Revit 2012, you can choose the license type to use. The dialog above for 2011 and earlier versions, doesn't exist in 2012. Amazingly, is Autodesk Viewer free Autodesk Viewer is a free online viewer that works with over many file types, including DWG. If you have Navisworks, you can open the Revit file in Navisworks, then save as an NWD file. You could access a dialog from within Revit to do this (go to the application menu and choose licensing).Ī change for licensing with 2012 is that it is no longer possible to switch to a different license type without reinstalling Revit 2012. Download the free Design Review 2013 and export the Revit model as a DWF. In previous releases of Revit products, you were able to do licensing switching on the fly, choosing between standard alone activation or Network or a thing called Demo mode. However, what might not be so obvious for long time Revit users, is some subtle changes to the way Licensing works for Revit 2012 products.

Revit products now closely match the installers of other Autodesk products. If you have downloaded or are planning on downloading a Revit 2012 product, the first thing you will notice is the new installer.
