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Autodesk^® Revit^® 2016 Release 2 - Update 2

Reported Issues Resolved within Revit 2016 product line

This list represents the reported issues resolved in the Autodesk Revit 2016 product line within build: 20160126_1600. The issues are listed based upon discipline and feature. Issues denoted with an * are directly reported by Revit users via Product Support Cases, Customer Error Reports (CER) and Autodesk Communities. The items displayed for Revit 2016 Release 2 do not include the feature enhancements included within that release. Those feature enhancements can be found within the What's New section of the Revit 2016 Release 2 online Help.

Update 2 for Release 2
- Platform
  - Color Fill
    - Improves Corrects an issue introduced in Revit 2016 R2 Update 2 in which duplicate colors inside a scheme would be kept through the color fill calculations.*
  - Family
    - Improves stability when multiple families are loaded into a project and the category of a family being loaded is changed before the load is complete.*
  - Print
    - Improves stability when printing a large number of sheets to PDF.*
  - Revisions
    - Improves stability when cancelling the Sheet Issues/Revisions dialog after making changes.*
  - Startup/Close and Audit
    - Corrects an issue which caused Revit to start abnormally, when the WINDIR environment variable on the workstation is not set properly.*
  - User Interface
    - Improves consistency of UI behavior on high resolution monitors with high DPI settings (for example: 200% DPI on 4k monitor).*
  - Worksharing
    - Improves performance when reloading links that are checked out by others in a workshared model, especially for slow networks.*
    - Improves stability when checking the model's worksharing status during a Sync with Central operation.*
- Architecture
  - Stair
    - Improves stability when using the Stair command in a project which contain invalid data.*
- MEP
  - Electrical
    - Corrects an issue in which an invalid electrical connection could prohibit a project from being upgraded.*
    - Improves stability when an electrical panel schedules contains multiple invalid instance parameters.*
- Structure
  - Truss
    - Improves stability when defining a truss using Pick Lines and the lines are modified prior to the truss being inserted in the project.*
Update 1 for Release 2
- Platform
  - Annotation
    - Improves stability when creating aligned dimensions.*
    - Improves stability after editing a dimension witness line and then moving the cursor outside of the Properties palette.*
  - Design Option
    - Improves stability while making a design option primary.*
  - Family
    - Improves stability when importing .adsk files.*
  - Export DWG/DXF/DWF
    - Improves export reliability when there are invalid characters in properties.*
    - Improves export reliability when exporting the current view as a .DWF.*
  - Point Clouds
    - Improves stability when switching visual styles from Ray Trace to Realistic, if a large point cloud file is in the model.*
  - Schedule
    - Improves stability in schedules when modifying schedule appearance which does not contain table contents and headers.*
  - Startup/Close and Audit
    - Improves stability when closing documents with color fills applied.*
  - Upgrade
    - Improves stability when attempting to cancel a file open command.*
  - Worksharing
    - Improves stability when selecting potentially invalid or damaged elements.*
    - Improves stability by reducing the system resource usage Revit requires when multiple views are open.*
    - Corrects an issue in which keyboard shortcuts for copying and pasting from clipboard (Ctrl+C and CTRL+V) did not work as expected in a perspective view.*
    - Improves performance when moving a crop region for a view.*
- Architecture
  - Ceiling
    - Improves stability when creating an automatic ceiling.*
  - Stair
    - Improves stability when editing the minimum stair run width.*
- MEP
  - Mechanical Settings
    - Corrects an issue with pressure drop calculation that occurred when searching ASHRAE tables for dampers.*
- API
Release 2 for Subscription Customers
- Platform
  - Annotation
    - Adds the ability to place spot elevations to floors with lower elevation when color schemes are on.*
  - Family
    - Corrects an issue that caused duplicate project parameters to be created when reloading a family after project standards were transferred from a project document to the family.*
  - Graphics
    - Improves compatibility with integrated graphics cards.*
    - Improves stability when a graphics driver is removed or fails.*
    - Improves stability when copying text with CTRL + Drag.*
    - Improves usability by providing a reminder that the rendering needs to be updated after the Render Quality setting is changed to Custom.*
  - Import/Link DWG/DXF
    - Improves stability when importing or linking DWG files with long font names.*
    - Corrects an issue when adding a CAD file from the Manage Links dialog and the last used positioning setting was not properly remembered.*
  - Linked RVT
    - Improves stability when an invalid Revit link is inserted into a model.*
  - Location
    - Improves stability when the Location dialog was launched by double-clicking the survey point.*
  - Object Styles
    - Improves stability when dismissing Line Style and Object Style settings dialogs.*
  - Point Clouds
    - Corrects issue where the intensity color override was not applied when the point cloud file's scan type was lidar.*
  - Sketching
    - Improves stability when in sketch mode and the rectangle tool was set to a very small radius.*
  - Startup and Audit
    - Improves stability when starting Revit.*
  - Upgrade
    - Improves stability when saving recently-upgraded files.*
    - Improves stability of Audit command when handling corruption within a project.*
  - View
    - Corrects an issue to allow elements containing Analysis Visualization data to be correctly displayed after data is changed.*
    - Corrects an issue causing view filter names to be automatically appended when workshared models are synced.*
    - Improves stability when pressing the Enter key during the paste operation of a detail line group, after having previously displayed the Visibility/Graphics dialog.*
    - Improves stability by reducing the system resource usage Revit requires when multiple views are open.*
    - Corrects an issue in which keyboard shortcuts for copying and pasting from clipboard (Ctrl+C and CTRL+V) did not work as expected in a perspective view.*
    - Improves performance when moving a crop region for a view.*
- Architecture
  - Railing
    - Improves stability when updating a project which contains railings.*
  - Stair
    - Corrects an issue that could occur when you copy or select a group with stairs and railings.*
  - Wall
    - Improves stability when changing the join type for multiple-selected wall joins to Square Off.*
- MEP
  - Duct
    - Improves stability when using flex duct.*
  - Fabrication
    - Improves the display of fractional fabrication product sizes in the properties pallete and part editor.
    - Corrects an issue where the icon for in-canvas rotation displayed incorrectly.
    - Improves stability when a fitting is dragged and connected to an insulated straight.
    - Corrects an issue that could allow a fitting to be rotated inappropriately.
- Structure
  - Reinforcement
    - Improves performance when creating section and callout views.*
- API
Service Pack 2
- Platform
  - Annotation
    - Improves stability when creating dimensions.*
  - Family
    - Improves stability when editing families*.
  - IFC
    - Improves placement of the site on Open IFC if the site is located away from the origin, or rotated.
  - Schedules
    - Improves data integrity of a schedule instance on a sheet with the schedule view.*
    - Corrects the name of the Default Structural Area Reinforcement Schedule.*
  - Selection
    - Improves stability when attempting to use the Selection Box tool in Reveal Constraints mode.*
  - Upgrade
    - Improves stability when upgrading a model containing corrupt families.*
    - Improves stability when upgrading projects which may have some corruption.*
    - Improves stability when opening or upgrading a Revit 2015 project which contains stairs.*
  - Views
    - Corrects an issue causing view filter names to be automatically appended when workshared models are synced.
    - Improves stability when editing selection sets in a workshared model.*
    - Improves data integrity of Project Address for upgraded projects.*
    - Improves stability when selecting a viewport with the Select by ID tool.*
    - Improves stability when canceling out of the view templates dialog.*
  - Worksets
    - Improves stability when deleting an element which may have an invalid ID.*
  - Worksharing
    - Improves stability when using the Options dialog to log into A360 from a workshared central file.*
- Architecture
  - Wall
    - Improves stability when editing stacked wall types*.
    - Improves stability when cutting rooms to the clipboard.*
    - Improves stability when clicking Edit Preview in the wall structure dialog.*
    - Improves stability when editing the structure of walls.*
- MEP
  - Annotation
    - Improves placement fidelity with wire tags when upgrading a project.*
  - Electrical
    - Improves stability when no panel schedule template is assigned as the default.*
  - Fabrication
    - Improves connection consistency of taps.
  - Groups
    - Improves visual fidelity of lighting fixtures within a copied group after the original group is modified.*
  - Mechanical
    - Improves stability when using Mechanical Settings.*
  - Pipe
    - Improves stability when upgrading a project that contains user-created pipe types.*
- Structure
  - Analytical Model
    - Improves stability when opening a project which contains a Structural Isolated Foundation with an invalid analytical model defined as a column.*
  - Families
    - Improves stability when placing a slanted column or a beam based on a Generic Model Line Based family.*
    - Improves stability after reloading an annotation symbol family used as a symbolic representation of brace elements on plan views.*
  - Scheduling
    - Improves stability when selecting a viewer element associated with Graphical Column Schedule.*
- API
Service Pack 1
- Platform
  - Family
    - Corrects an issue that caused undesired behavior in some projects when loading a family.
    - Corrects an issue that caused a failure for constraints to a nested instance when elements in a family were grouped.*
    - Improves stability when selecting to delete corrupted families during upgrade from Revit 2015.*
  - Graphics
    - Improves stability when rendering with Autodesk Raytracer.*
    - Corrects an issue when rendering with graphic overrides.
  - IFC
    - Improves creation of Revit objects from imported faceted geometry.
  - Linked RVT Files
    - Improves visibility where the RVT link is unloaded but remains visible in the view until another redraw occurs.
  - Point Clouds
    - Improves stability while reloading the point cloud file if the point cloud file root path was changed in the Options dialog.*
  - Upgrade
    - Improves stability when canceling a File Open/Upgrade operation from an empty Revit window.*
  - View
    - Corrects a display error that occurred when the Review Warning dialog was open.
- Architecture
  - Wall
    - Corrects wall layer display issue in vertically compound wall with adjacent edges after mirror operation.
- MEP
  - Annotation
    - Corrects an issue that could cause tags to move when using Trim/Extend to join elements.*
  - Color Fill
    - Corrects an issue where ducts and pipes displayed with centerlines only, and duct and pipe fittings displayed colored, if the Duct/Pipe Color Fill category was turned off in Annotation Categories in Visibility/Graphics Overrides.
  - Fabrication
    - Improves interoperability behavior so fabrication parts will now adopt the material, specification, and insulation parameters from the part you are connecting to.
    - Improves the highlighting of the selected controls in the MEP Fabrication Parts palette.
    - Corrects an issue that could cause an invalid connection to be maintained after changing the Specification setting of a fabrication part.
    - Improves stability when opening a fabrication job in Revit.*
    - Corrects an issue that could cause fabrication parts to use incorrect dimensions after being edited through the Edit Part dialog.
    - Corrects an issue that would allow a tap to be modified to a size that is incompatible with the main.
    - Corrects an issue that could cause instability in Revit when all fabrication services are loaded into the project.
    - Corrects an issue that could cause inappropriate behavior when placing a fabrication tee that uses a calculated length.
  - Connectors
    - Improves stability when modeling from connectors in MEP families.*
  - Duct
    - Corrects an issue that could cause dimensions to reverse on sloped duct fittings when using the Trim command.*
    - Corrects an issue that could cause incorrect modification of a duct branch without issuing a disconnect warning.*
  - Duct/Pipe Display
    - Corrects an issue that could cause incorrect behavior when adding a vertical pipe from an upgraded tee.
  - Mechanical Systems
    - Corrects an issue that prohibited the use of the Check Systems tools when a view template has been applied.*
  - Pipe
    - Corrects an issue that caused an error when connecting to an element in a group.*
    - Corrects an issue that could prohibit changing the type of a fitting or accessory.*
- Structure
  - Analytical Model
    - Corrects an issue with the analytical floor horizontal alignment for a sloped floor.*
- API