Getting Started

You can try DiStem for free during 15 days. To buy licenses for DiStem please contact our Sales Team.

Not permitted:

• Sell/resell
• make modifications to the software.

Table of contents

1. Download
2. Install
   1. Compatibility
   2. Prerequisites
   3. Standard Installation
   4. Silent Installation
3. Uninstall
   1. Using the installer User Interface
   2. Using the installer silently
   3. From the control panel
4. Updates
   1. Updater Settings

Download

Download the latest version of DiStem.

Install

Compatibility

• Windows 7, 8, 10 and 11.
• Revit 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Prerequisites

• Admin permissions.

# Remarks
- the installation is done per-machine
- %ProgramData%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\

Standard Installation

This method is ideal for individuals with admin permissions who want to install the app in one computer.

1. Close Revit.

2. Run the installer.

3. Select the Revit versions and click ‘Install’.

1. Wait for the installation to complete and click ‘Finish’.

Silent Installation

This method is ideal for IT administrators who want to deploy the app to multiple computers.

• Install for all compatible Revit versions.

# This method will silently install ProSheets for all compatible Revit versions.
<installer-name>.exe /i // /qn accept_eula=1

• Exclude specific Revit versions.

# In this example ProSheets will NOT be installed for Revit 2017, 2018, and 2019.
<installer-name>.exe /i // /qn accept_eula=1 revit2017="" revit2018="" revit2019=""

Uninstall

Using the installer User Interface

1. Run the installer.

2. Select and click ‘Remove’.

1. Wait for the uninstallation to complete and click ‘Finish’.

Using the installer silently

Uninstall the app without user interaction.

# This command will remove the app from your computer.
<installer-name>.exe /x // /qn

From the control panel

1. In the search box on the taskbar, type Control Panel and select it from the results.

2. Select Programs > Programs and Features.

3. Select the program you want to remove and select Uninstall or Uninstall/Change. Then follow the directions on the screen.

Updates

This app includes an updater to help you keep it up to date. The updater will:

• notify you whenever a new version is released (the action is triggered on Revit close event).
• ask you to install now or to remind you tomorrow.

Updater Settings

The following Update Options can be tweaked:

• activate automatic updates.
• check for updates frequency (the default value is 2 days).
• change the downloads folder.

# Pro Tip for Users
By default the automatic updates can't be disabled.
To go around it, you can set up the check for updates frequency to 365 days, for example.
# Keep in mind that it' recommended to keep your apps updated. Plus, we do not provide support for outdated applications.

# Pro Tip for IT Administrators
By default the automatic updates can't be disabled.
To go around it, there's a configuration file that can be tweaked.

# Steps required
- go to %programdata%\<app-name>\Settings
- open the 'updater.ini' file
- Search for the line 'CheckFrequency=2' and change the value to 365, for example.

# Keep in mind that it' recommended to keep your apps updated. Plus, we do not provide support for outdated applications.