Important Update Information

• Please contact support@strongtie.com before upgrading existing Revit projects to the 2025 version. Due to storage schema changes made in Revit 2025, a pre-upgrade project modification script must be run on existing LotSpec projects in order to preserve all settings after upgrade. Skipping this step will result in some lost LotSpec data!
• To access LotSpec’s new features, update your LotSpec via the multi-version installer.

LotSpec for Revit version 2025.1.1

Released: 5/1/2025

Enhancements

• Addressed several minor security vulnerabilities for LotSpec for Revit.
• The Terms & Conditions have been updated for all Simpson Strong-Tie Digital Solutions. Marketplace transactions and installation experiences will reflect the recent changes.

LotSpec Remote Manager version 2.0.1

Released: 5/1/2025

Enhancements

• Addressed several minor security vulnerabilities for LotSpec Remote Manager.
• Added a registry key to ensure mapped drives are visible when navigating within LSRM. This addresses an issue where mapped drives were not appearing, allowing users to access mapped locations during normal operation.
• Updated file management in LSRM to address an issue preventing the editing of .json files. Enhancements include providing appropriate read/write access or relocating files outside the Program Files directory to ensure users can modify configuration files as needed.

LotSpec Remote Manager version 2.0

Released: 3/10/2025

New

LotSpec Remote Manager is a complimentary Windows application for LotSpec Remote users, designed to enhance uptime and streamline workflow. It ensures continuous productivity by monitoring Revit and AutoCAD Architecture active sessions for potential crashes or lockups, and automates the shutdown and restart process to minimize disruptions. This release reduces IT oversight while keeping operations smooth.

Primary Benefits

• Cross-Platform Support: Now supports both Revit and ACA platforms.
• Real-Time Monitoring: Includes a client-side Manager application to monitor all LotSpec Remote sessions in real time.

Enhancements

• Full Revit Support: Now fully supports the Revit platform in addition to ACA.
• Redesigned Service Architecture: Improved server-side and client-side pairing for better functionality.
• Automatic Server Restart: New automatic restart feature helps periodically clear system resources, ensuring optimized performance.

Note: Must pair with LotSpec 25.1 or newer.

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LotSpec for Revit version 2025.1.0

Released: 3/10/2025

New

The latest release of LotSpec for Revit introduces multi-version support, simplifying installations for users working with multiple Revit versions. With this new version, one file will provide installation options for all supported Revit versions. Additionally, new feature developments can now be enjoyed by all of our Revit users and not just those operating in the latest version.

Primary Benefits

• Multi-Version Support: One installation file supports all Revit versions (e.g., Revit 2023, 2024, 2025), streamlining the update process for users.
• Unified Product Versioning: LotSpec will maintain a single product version number (25.1) for all supported Revit versions, ensuring consistency and ease of updates going forward.
• Expanded Value Delivery: New feature value can be experienced by all users regardless of their Revit version, assuming the functionality doesn’t require a specific version of Revit to work properly.

Enhancements

• Compatibility with LotSpec Remote Manager: LotSpec now includes an Auto-Start Remote toggle in the settings, ensuring that LotSpec Remote launches properly after Revit is launched by the Remote Manager.
• Detail Management Improvements: Two additional fields, Vertical Space and Horizontal Offset, give users enhanced control over view title placement and alignment on fabricated detail sheets.
• Comprehensive Logging Framework: A new logging framework captures detailed activity, improving troubleshooting and providing valuable insights for future product improvements.
• Support for template files: Template files (.rte) are now supported in the upgrade macro.

Fixes

• Fixed an issue that allowed users to save changes while still active within the Scope Box Preview or Partial Solves in order to prevent unintended damage to the project. Users will now only be able to save projects after the model has been restored.
• Revised the scope box preview behavior so that custom detail families will now be grouped with detail elements. This will prevent data loss when restoring the model.
• Resolved the Find and Replace Code feature issues that affected cloud models, causing option palette freezing and incomplete executions. Additionally, the execution report now displays all models involved in the Find and Replace Code process, offering improved visibility and tracking.
• Resolved an issue in version 23.4.1 that caused the solving dialog to freeze. In version 25.1.0, the solving process now completes successfully and the cloud model uploads correctly.
• Fixed an issue where LotSpec would crash if specific view plans were deleted in the Sheet project improving stability.

LotSpec for Revit version 2025.0.0

Released: 10/25/2024

Enhancements

• LotSpec for Revit is now fully compatible with the .NET Core 8.0 platform and has been upgraded to support Revit 2025.
• Important Upgrade Note: Please contact lotspec.support@strongtie.com before upgrading existing LotSpec projects to the 2025 version. Due to storage schema changes made in Revit 2025, a pre-upgrade project modification script must be run on existing LotSpec projects in order to preserve all settings after upgrade. Skipping this step will result in some lost LotSpec data!

Fixes

• Fixed an issue where solving a project type without cloud upload did not automatically open the workshared model after completion.