I was working with a client today who was struggling with the move from Revit Architecture 2009 to 2010. With the imminent release of Revit 2011, I recommended that they download the zip file Gregory Arkin had made available at Revit3d.com. This way they could happily avoid the 2010 Ribbon and learn the Ribbon when they moved to the improved 2011 version.
Since I knew them to have a restrictive firewall, I renamed the zip file to a text file and emailed it on over. In response, I received a warning email regarding viruses based on a zero tolerance email sniffer attached to their firewall. Since I knew all the file renameing was going to be a problem, I came up with the following solution.
This text file can be downloaded, renamed as a zip file and then extracted to the correct location (“c:\Program Files\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2010\Program”). Once the files have been extracted to this folder do the following:
1. Rename the file “_Rename_and_Run_Me.txt” to Rename.bat
2. Double click on Rename.bat to automatically rename all the files to their original names.
3. Now follow the original instructions regarding copying the shortcuts to your desktop.
Thanks Gregory for the files, hopes this helps someone else.
