View Filter: Footings etc.

Make a View Filter if you would like to show footing walls automatically as a hidden line. Here's how (in twelve easy steps!):

1. Visibility Graphics
2. Filters
3. Edit/New Button
4. New, call it 'footing'
5. Pick the Walls and Structural Foundations Categories.
6. Filter by: Description
7. Contains: footing, OK
9. Select the filter you just made 'footing'
10. Override, Projection Lines, Pattern, set to Hidden, OK and OK
11. Select your footing  wall type, Edit Type, and edit the Description to say 'footing'.
12. Select any other footing families or wall types and repeat step 11.

Revit 2012 Hangs at Splash Screen or Crashes with Unrecoverable Error

from Revit Clinic post...

1. WSCommCntr3.exe Process
For 2012 products, the Autodesk InfoCenter launches with Revit as a WSCommCntr3.exe process in the Windows Task Manager. The Revit.exe process could potentially wait on this WSCommCntr3.exe process. If you find Revit not getting past the splash screen, open the Windows Task Manager > Processes > WSCommCntr3.exe > End Process.
2. System Tray Applications
Verify if you have an application installed on the workstation, which allow the ability or attempt to minimize an application to the system tray. One example would be 4t Tray Minimizer. If present on the workstation I would test temporarily ending the application \ process to see if Revit 2012 launches as expected.



3. Corrupt WSCommCntrData.xml File
If the WSCommCntrData.xml file becomes corrupt, Revit may hang when attempting to read it at startup. First verify the file exists at the location below and if so move WSCommCntrData.xml when Revit is closed:

Windows Vista & Windows 7 ...\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012\ENU\Components\WebServices\WSCommCntrData.xml

Windows XP ...\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012\ENU\Components\WebServices\WSCommCntrData.xml

4. Corrupt UIState.dat File
This could also be potentially related to a corrupt UIState.dat file. While Revit is closed, move or delete the UIState.dat file at the location below:

Windows Vista & Windows 7 ...\Users\%username%\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012\UIState.dat

Windows XP ...\Documents and Settings\%username%\Application Data\Autodesk\Revit\Autodesk Revit Architecture 2012\UIState.dat

Additional information on Revit 2012 file location changes

AutoCAD in Plain English: 2012 License Manager Update Needed error -15.570.0...

AutoCAD in Plain English: 2012 License Manager Update Needed error -15.570.0...: "You may be getting a -15.570.0 error when trying to run a networked version of an Autodesk product. Here are the steps to fix the issue. ..."