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CEE 120B/220B: Software Tools to Install
CEE 120B/220B: Software Tools to Install

CEE 120B/220B: Software Tools to Install

Please install these software tools on your personal computer, so you can work on the class modules and design projects from anywhere.

Follow these steps to set up your computer to use all the software tools that we’ll be using in class.

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PC Users

To use the building modeling tools on your computer, you’ll need a 64-bit version of Windows 8 or newer.  You can check the properties on your computer by right-clicking on the "My Computer" or "This PC" icon in Windows Explorer, then choosing Properties from the pop-up menu.

If you already have a 64-bit version of Windows 8 or newer on your computer, you do not need to download a newer version.  Skip to the next step.

Many Students Can Download Windows for Free

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Stanford students

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Mac Users
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Prepare to Install Windows on a Mac
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Configure Your Parallels Virtual Machine

After creating your Parallels virtual machine, you must configure it to provide at least 2 GB of RAM (preferrably 4 GB or more if available) to the Windows partition.

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Configuring a Parallels virtual machine
  • Open the Parallels application.
  • Select the virtual machine from the Parallels Virtual Machines window.
  • Open the Virtual Machine menu and choose Configure…
  • Click on the Hardware tab, and select CPU & Memory from the left column.
    • Check the amount of memory recommended under the Automatic option.
    • If your computer has less than the recommended amounts, choose the Manual option and set the amount of memory allocated to the virtual machine Processors to at least 2 GB of RAM (preferably 4 GB or more if available).
  • Click on the Options tab, and select Sharing from the left column.
    • Turn off (uncheck) Share Mac user folder with Windows.
    • Open the Share folders pull-down menu and choose Home Folder only.
  • Restart your virtual machine.
  • On the Windows desktop, you should see a folder called "Mac Files" with a "Home" folder nested inside. You can access any Mac Files saved to your Mac environment through this folder structure.
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All Users
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Sign Up for an Autodesk ID
  • If you already have a student Autodesk ID from another class, you’re all set.
  • If you haven’t created a student Autodesk ID (or if you’re currently using one that created for your workplace), sign up for a new student Autodesk ID by following these steps:
  • Notes about Autodesk IDs
    • Most students use their Stanford email address as their Autodesk ID.
    • If you already have a student Autodesk ID from another school, you can continue to use it or sign up for a new one.
    • You can create as many Autodesk IDs as you like -- but if you use an email address that is not recognized as being from an educational institution, Autodesk may ask you to provide additional documentation of your student students (for example, an image of your student ID) to confirm that you are eligible for their free education offerings.
    • If you need to create a second Autodesk ID, you can create an alias to your Stanford email address and then use this alias to create another Autodesk ID.

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Install Autodesk Revit 2022
  • Go to the Windows OS environment on your computer:
    • On your Windows computer
    • In Bootcamp
    • Or in your Parallels virtual environment
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Activate Your Software
  • When you open the Autodesk software for the first time, you will be prompted to login using your Autodesk ID to confirm your eligibility to use the software.

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Install the Autodesk Sample Content Libraries

Revit 2021 and newer releases DO NOT install the Autodesk Sample Content Libraries as part of the default installation, so you need to install the sample Revit families separately.  You can do that two ways:

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If your disk space is limited, you may want to download these Revit families as needed -- one at a time. To to that:
  • Open Revit Application.
  • Switch to the Insert tab in the ribbon, and open the Load Autodesk Family tool (Insert > Load from Library > Load Autodesk Family).
  • Browse or search for the Revit Family that you’d like to load, then click the Load button.
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If you have disk space available, it’s typically more convenient to download and install the entire Autodesk Content Library (which includes all the sample Revit families) on your computer all at once. To do that:

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Install all Updates to Autodesk Software

After installing the Revit application,  be sure to run the Autodesk Desktop App from the Autodesk folder in your Start menu to install the latest product updates.

  • Close the Revit application.
  • Open the Autodesk Desktop app.
  • Go to the Updates tab and click ALL of the Update buttons to install ALL of the Revit-related product updates and Revit extensions.

    • If your software is already up-to-date, the list of available updates may be empty.

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