Install additional Revit content libraries

Autodesk Support

Jun 27, 2024

Products and versions covered

Issue:

How to add or remove content libraries once Autodesk Revit is installed?

Note: This article applies to Revit 2020 and earlier versions. For information on accessing content in 2021 and later versions, see the article Templates and family library not installed or missing in Revit or Revit LT

Causes:

This article is written from the perspective that the Revit content library have been successfully installed, and you want to add or remove components (e.g. US Imperial).

If the content is not installed, or if there is no content listed at all on step 5 below, then this article would not apply.

Instead, review the information in the article Templates and family library not installed or missing in Revit or Revit LT

Solution:

Overview:

Find Autodesk Revit Content Libraries #### in Programs and Features Control Panel
Uninstall/Change -> Add/Remove Features
Add / Remove the items as desired
Click Next until you can Finish the changes.

Here is a video showing this process:

If you have difficulties viewing the embedded video above, here is a link to the video: https://autode.sk/2rCYmIH

Here are the full steps to go through:

From the Control Panel, select "Uninstall a program" (if in the Category view) or "Programs and Features" (if in the Icon view)
Select the Autodesk Revit Content Libraries #### for the version you wish to update.
Choose "Uninstall/Change."
Once the install wizard launches, select "Add/Remove Features."
In the dialog, select the libraries you wish to install, then click "Next."