

When the version of Revit the file has been saved in isn’t identified in the file name picking the right Revit version can be a guessing game. Additionally, the most recent version that was installed on the user's machine is the default Revit version that is opened when the user opens a Revit file in the file explorer.

Because of this when a Revit file is opened in a different version of Revit, the user either gets a notification that the file has been saved in a later version of Revit, or they are greeted with a dialog informing them the file is being upgraded. rte) are heavily dependent on the Revit version they have been saved in.
