Revit: Trimble Connect Plug-in Randomly Creating 3D Views

Software/Versions Affected:

Revit 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

Issue:

Some Revit users report that when opening 2D views or sheets, multiple 3D views are randomly created without warning.  In most cases, several 3D views are created, with multiple entries shown in the Undo history reading, "Trimble Connect for Revit view creation".

Cause:

Trimble Connect v2.0.6 Plugin for Revit

Solution/Workaround:

Trimble has acknowledged this defect on their Community Forum.  Users can uninstall the Trimble Connect v2.0.6 for Revit plugin and download/install the previous version (v1.92.1).  The links can be found at the end of the forum post here.

About the Author

Jeremy Smith

Sr. Technical Support Specialist, AEC<br><br>Jeremy has been delivering service and technical support to customers in the AEC industry for over 25 years. He gained much of his AutoCAD/Revit experience serving as CAD Manager at multiple MEP/FP engineering firms in the Greater Boston Area. He then worked at Autodesk as a Technical Support Specialist, eventually becoming a manager overseeing the Revit and Vault support teams. Jeremy is excited to be in his current role as Sr. Technical Support Specialist at IMAGINiT, as it allows him the opportunity to work directly with customers every day and help them successfully leverage Autodesk’s solutions to achieve their business goals.

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