Changing a Revit 2011 deployment type from imperial to metric

from: Autodesk.com

Published date: 2010-Jun-01 ID: TS15220364 Applies to: Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2011 Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2011

Issue

You have created a deployment of Revit 2011 and you would like to change the deployment default from Imperial to Metric.

Solution

When modifying the options of a deployment, in Applications Settings > Language, toggle the Language option to English in the drop down menu. Once you have selected English, you will be able to edit the Default Units to Metric.

revit_imperial_to_metric.mp4 (mp4 - 965Kb)

Enabling 3GB switch on Windows Vista™ or Windows 7

Published date: 2010-May-27 ID: TS1069947 Applies to: AutoCAD® 2011 AutoCAD® 2010 AutoCAD® 2009 AutoCAD® 2008 AutoCAD® Architecture 2011 AutoCAD® Architecture 2010 AutoCAD® Architecture 2009 AutoCAD® Architecture 2008 AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2011 AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2010 AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2009 AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2008 AutoCAD® Electrical 2011 AutoCAD® Electrical 2010 AutoCAD® Electrical 2009 AutoCAD® Electrical 2008 AutoCAD® Inventor® Professional Suite 2011 AutoCAD® Inventor® Professional Suite 2010 Autodesk® Inventor™ Professional 2009 Autodesk® Inventor™ Professional 2008 AutoCAD® Inventor® Suite 2011 AutoCAD® Inventor® Suite 2010 Autodesk® Inventor™ Suite 2009 Autodesk® Inventor™ Suite 2008 AutoCAD® Land Desktop 2009 AutoCAD® Land Desktop 2008 AutoCAD® Map 3D 2011 AutoCAD® Map 3D 2010 AutoCAD® Map 3D 2009 AutoCAD® Map 3D 2008 AutoCAD® Mechanical 2011 AutoCAD® Mechanical 2010 AutoCAD® Mechanical 2009 AutoCAD® Mechanical 2008 AutoCAD® MEP 2011 AutoCAD® MEP 2010 AutoCAD® MEP 2009 AutoCAD® MEP 2008 AutoCAD® P&ID 2010 AutoCAD® P&ID 2009 AutoCAD® P&ID 2008 AutoCAD® Plant 3D 2009 AutoCAD® Plant 3D 2010 AutoCAD® Revit® MEP Suite 2011 AutoCAD® Revit® MEP Suite 2010 AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite 2009 AutoCAD Revit MEP Suite 2008 Autodesk® Inventor® 2011 Autodesk® Inventor® 2010 Autodesk® Inventor™ 2009 Autodesk® Inventor™ 2008 Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2010 Revit® Architecture 2009 Revit® Architecture 2008 Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2011 Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2010 Revit® Structure 2009 Revit® Structure 2008 Autodesk® Vault 2009 Autodesk® Vault 2008

You want to enable the 3GB switch on the Windows Vista™ or Windows 7 operating systems.

To enable the 3GB switch on Windows Vista™ or Windows 7:

1. Right-click Command Prompt in the Accessories program group of the Start menu. Click Run as Administrator.
2. At the command prompt, enter "bcdedit /set IncreaseUserVa 3072"
3. Restart the computer.

To disable the 3GB switch:

1. Right-click on Command Prompt in the Accessories program group of the Start menu. Click Run as Administrator.
2. At the command prompt, enter "bcdedit /deletevalue IncreaseUserVa"
3. Restart the computer.

For more information on the 3GB switch, refer to the following Microsoft MSDN article:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff556232.aspx

See also

• The 3GB switch and Revit®
• Revit® and Virtual Memory

Blue Screen on Startup when using Nvidia Graphics Card Version 197.85

Published date: 2010-May-21 ID: TS15178992 Applies to: AutoCAD® 2011 AutoCAD® Architecture 2011 AutoCAD® Civil 3D® 2011 AutoCAD® Map 3D 2011 AutoCAD® Mechanical 2011 Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2011 Autodesk Alias Design 2011 Autodesk® Inventor® 2011 Autodesk® Maya® 2011 Autodesk® Moldflow® Adviser Advanced 2011 Autodesk® Navisworks® Manage 2011 Autodesk® Revit® Architecture 2011 Autodesk® Revit® MEP 2011 Autodesk® Revit® Structure 2011 Autodesk® Vault 2011

Issue

You may experience a "blue screen of death" crash when starting a machine when the 3GB switch is enabled on a Windows XP 32 bit operating system using the NVidia graphics card driver version 197.85

The following graphics cards may be affected:

Quadro FX series:
FX 570, FX 5800, FX 580, FX 370, FX 3500, FX 1800, FX 3800, FX 550, FX 350, FX 560, FX 5500, FX 380, FX 4500 X2, CX, FX 540, FX 4700 X2, FX 4600, FX 4000, FX 1500, FX 3400/4400, FX 370 Low Profile, FX 3450, FX 4500, FX 5600, FX 1400, FX 3700, FX 4800, FX 1700

Quadro NVS series:
NVS 295, NVS 450, NVS 440, NVS 420, NVS 290, NVS 285

Quadro Blade/Embedded Graphics Board series:
Quadro FX 770M, Quadro FX 560M, Quadro FX 370M, Quadro FX 1600M, Quadro FX 3600M, Quadro NVS 120M.

Solution

Disabling the 3GB switch on a Windows XP 32 bit operating system using one of the graphic cards listed above and the NVidia graphics card driver version 197.85 will prevent the crash from occurring.

Information regarding the 3GB Switch on Windows XP

NVidia is aware of the problem and is investigating