Skip to main content

Download and Install

The installer for the newest version of the Qbitec for Revit plugin can be downloaded from here: Qbitec for Revit Download Area
Click on the red button to start the download.

image.png

After starting the installer you have to decide if you want to install the plugin only for the currently logged-in Windows user or for all users on the PC. Installing for all users requires administrative privileges and is the recommended way. However, it is also possible to install the plugin only for the current user, which might come handy e.g. if you just want to test the plugin for yourself.

image.png


Advanced Topics

Installing the point cloud converter as a stand alone tool

  1. Download the latest installer executable from here: https://qbitec.com/release/QbitecForRevit/

  2. Open a PowerShell terminal (Run as Administrator if required by your system policy).

  3. Navigate to the directory containing the downloaded installer:

    cd "C:\Path\To\Your\DownloadFolder"

  4. Execute the installer with the following command-line parameter
    (replace <version> with the actual version number of the downloaded file):

    .\qbitecSetup-<version>.exe /ConverterOnly
  5. Follow the instructions of the installer wizard to complete the installation.
Firewall / Proxy Configuration

Our plugin uses the LicenseSpring service to validate licenses and to check for new versions. Please ensure that communication with the LicenseSpring RESTRestAPI API at 

https://api.licensespring.com 

is not blocked by your firewall and is correctly routed through your proxy server configuration.

In addition, if you want to connect to a NavVis source to stream point clouds and panoramic images directly into Revit, the plugin must be able to communicate with the NavVis Ivion Rest API of your Ivion instance(s). 

Endpoints typically have the following form:

https://<instance>.iv.navvis.com/api/

Some NavVis instances may also use pre-signed URLs over the AWS Cloudfront CDN using endpoints of the following form: 

https://<distribution-domain>.cloudfront.net/

Please first verify that you can access your NavVis Ivion instance in a web browser from the same machine and using the same Windows user account. If you experience any issues accessing the web interface, contact the NavVis support team for assistance.

Proxy-Server Settings

If you are using a proxy server, the plugin attempts to automatically detect the proxy settings from your Windows configuration. If this does not work correctly, you can manually specify the proxy server addressto use by setting the following registry key of type REG_SZREG_SZ:

to the proxy URI to use:

 

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Qbitec\QbitecForRevit\Settings\ProxyUri

image.png

It is also possible to switch between the different behaviors on how to resolve the correct proxy with the registry key of type REG_DWORD:

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Qbitec\QbitecForRevit\Settings\ProxySetting

Possible values are:

0 Default: Try to resolve proxy server settings from windows network settings
1 Override: Use the proxy server specified by the ProxyUri registry key
2 No Proxy: Enforce to not use  proxy server (e.g. ignore what is returned from windows network settings)

 

Silent Installation (without GUI)

In some environments, administrators need to install software via scripts without any graphical user interface (GUI), for example when deploying the application automatically to multiple PCs.

The installer supports silent installation using the /VERYSILENT command-line option.

Silent installation for all users (requires elevated privileges)

  1. Download the latest installer executable from here: https://qbitec.com/release/QbitecForRevit/

  2. Open a PowerShell terminal with Administrator privileges.

  3. Navigate to the directory containing the installer.

    cd "C:\Path\To\Your\DownloadFolder"

  4. Execute the following command
    (replace <version> with the actual version number of the downloaded file):

    .\qbitecSetup-<version>.exe /ALLUSERS /VERYSILENT

This installs the plugin for all users on the system without showing any installer dialogs.

Silent installation for the current user only

  1. Download the latest installer executable from here: https://qbitec.com/release/QbitecForRevit/

  2. Open a normal (non-elevated) PowerShell terminal.

  3. Navigate to the directory containing the installer.

    cd "C:\Path\To\Your\DownloadFolder"

  4. Execute the following command
    (replace <version> with the actual version number of the downloaded file):

    .\qbitecSetup-<version>.exe /CURRENTUSER /VERYSILENT

This installs the plugin only for the currently logged-in user without any GUI interaction.




Back to top