Naviate for Revit 2025 - Prerequisites

Naviate for Revit 2025 has the following prerequisites:

• A computer running 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10 or Windows 11.
• Autodesk Revit 2025.
• Administrative user rights to run the installation.

Getting the installation files

Use My Symetri to download your Naviate applications. We have added a new tab to My Symetri to allow you to download software from Symetri.

Alternative download on Naviate Downloads

Licensing

There are three types of licensing for the Naviate products - trial, single and multi-user (floating). Manage your licenses on https://my.symetri.com/. The Naviate Contract manager at your company has received login information to access the portal and manage your licenses. You can also activate a 30-day trial for the application when starting Revit after install of the Naviate application.

Content location

Manual installation

Double-click on the MSI file to start the installation. Then follow the on-screen instructions.

Scripted installation

The Naviate for Revit installations can be run silently from the command line. The command line syntax is as follows:

msiexec /I “<msi>” /qb                     - Will update if older 2022 version exists, preserving old settings

msiexec /I “<msi>” <params> /qb   - Parameter controlled installation, parameters as follows

  Parameters:

• REGION=DK|FI|NO|SE|UK|IE|US|INTL Country code for command set and content setting
• INSTALLDIR=”path” Program installation path
• UPDATEMODE=0|1 Disables (0) or enables (1) the UpdateManager. Default is 1
• WHATSNEW=0|1 Disables (0) or enables (1). Showing of Whats New at startup.Default is 1
• NEWPROJECT=0|1 Disables (0) or enables (1). Using Naviate New Project instead of Revit New Project.Default is 1.

Post-install modification of the installed Naviate product

It is possible to modify the installation after the initial installation. If you for instance need to change the license type, or add another country-specific content pack, open up the Windows Add/Remove Programs dialog and select to Change the desired Naviate product. Step through the installation dialog sequence and adjust the setup as desired.

Scripted updates

Updates are normally downloaded and installed by the user, through the built-in UpdateManager in Naviate. If central administration of updates are preferred instead, follow these steps:

• Disable the UpdateManager already at the scripted installation of the Naviate product (se above) using UPDATEMODE=0 on the command line to the installer.
• Download the new MSI file when it is made available in MySymetri or Naviate.com site. Install it using a script as follows: msiexec /P “<msp>” /qb REINSTALLMODE=omus REINSTALL=ALL  

Additional notes

In order to enforce proper installation of the Naviate products a number of custom system and configuration tests are run. When running manual installation you will receive a message when any of the tests fails. When running scripted installation, messages are written to the log file if logging is active (see the Microsoft documentation for msiexec.exe) and the installation will generally terminate. The following custom tests are performed:

• Parallel installation check: The registry is scanned for all Naviate for Revit 2025 verticals and if any is found, the INSTALLDIR for that vertical will be used and it will not be possible to change it from the command line or from the user interface. This is because the verticals share common functionality and unconditionally has to be installed in the same folder structure. Furthermore, if more than one vertical is found and the INSTALLDIRs are inconsistent, the installation will terminate since the setup is considered corrupt. To remedy this situation, all the Naviate for Revit verticals should be uninstalled and reinstalled to the same program installation folder. If this situation occurs during scripted installation, the installation will terminate.
• Running Revit sessions check: If one or more running Revit sessions are found, a dialog is presented asking the user to shut them down before proceeding. This is because Revit may lock the access to common Naviate for Revit files that are to be updated. If this situation occurs during scripted installation, the installation will terminate.