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WindowsSoftware Installation

For use by: Students, Employees Version: 1.0Date: 30-09-2020Owner: @Hok

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Installing Autodesk Revit 2021 on WindowsThe files for installing Autodesk software are available at: http://www.autodesk.com

Downloading Revit via Autodesk Education Community

Before you beginThe following instruction is supported by the TU Delft and has been tested to be working. However, we offer this manual to you as an extra service. In the event you have problems connecting, we advise you to contact your nearest Service Desk, Student IT Desk (SID) or Workstation services (WPS).

Prerequisites• You need an Autodesk account to sign up and you need to use your TU (student) email address.• We recommend you using Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge to download Revit 2021.• Time. Sometimes you need to wait a maximum of 48 hours before you get access to Revit from Autodesk.

Step 1. Go to the Autodesk Education website at www.autodesk.com/education/free-software and sign in with your Autodesk Educational account .

Step 2. In the login window, enter your Autodesk Educational credentials. If you DON’T HAVE AN AUTODESK ACCOUNT you should sign up first.

Step 3. (optional) If you CREATE AN ACCOUNT, fill in the information asked. For your institution, type Technische Universiteit Delft.

Step 5. (optional, not always) Sometimes Autodesk asks for additional information to verify that you are a student of TU Delft. Add a document as described. You will get an email in your TU Delft student mailaddress when verified.

Step 6. DO NOT CLICK on INSTALL! Instead, click on the white arrow icon next to it and choose DONWLOAD.

Step 4. (optional) If you are creating your Autodesk account, click on GET STARTED.

E.X.Ample@student.tudelft.nl

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Step 7. In some cases, your browser only downloads ONE FILE and blocks the five other ones. Open your pop-up menu and click on all links. DO NOT EXECUTE THEM YET!

Step 8. Click on INSTALL. Step 9. Your laptop will now start the setup initialization of Revit.

Step 10. Click on I ACCEPT AND NEXT.

Step 9. When all files are downloaded, EXECUTE ONE OF THEM and select a destination folder.

Step 10. In the selection menu, DESELECT FORMIT AND IMPERIAL UNITS in the first tab if you are not specifically planning to use it.

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Step 11. CLOSE THE TAB and click on INSTALL.

Step 13. Click on SIGN IN WITH YOUR AUTODESK ID. This makes sure you have a legal licence for Revit.

Step 14. SIGN IN with you Autodesk account. Revit 2021 should now be working properly.

Step 12. Revit should now be installed correctly, click on LAUNCH NOW.