In Autodesk Revit®, if you are receiving Fatal, Unrecoverable, or Serious errors, it may be an issue with add-ons.
Note: If working with cloud models, see the "Cloud Models" section before modifying add-ons!
Third-Party utility for disabling add-ons.
- Stantec Add-In Manager (Free - Open Source):
- Download from Bitbucket here.
- Unzip download.
- Browse to the extracted ...BIN\Debug folder.
- Open the AddInManager.exe.
- Use the “Enable/Disable” button to enable or disable the selected add-ins.
- DiRoots App Manager (Free ): Easily active/deactivate Revit plugins
Manually disable add-ons
- Close Revit.
- Locate the following folder:
- C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\[Version]
- Temporarily move the add-on files from the folder to another location.
- Start Revit. Add-ons will be disabled.
Alternate locations that add-ons could be loaded from:
Add-ons that load into multiple products/versions:
- C:\ProgramData\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins.
Add-ons loaded for only one user (less common):
- C:\%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\[Version]
- C:\%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\ApplicationPlugins
Cloud Models
If working with models stored on the cloud (BIM 360 Document Management or Autodesk Docs), keep the following Revit cloud components in the add-ons folder (while removing the others):
- Autodesk.Collaborate.addin
- ExportViewSelectorApp.addin
- ExportViewSelectorAddin (Folder)
Troubleshooting add-ons
See the following article for information on Checking if add-ons are causing unexpected behavior in Revit.
Uninstall add-ons
If there are add-ons loaded that you want to uninstall (not disable), the following Microsoft article has information on different options to do this: Uninstall or remove apps and programs in Windows 10
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