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    Error: System.Net. WebException: The Remote Server Returned an Error: (401) Unauthorized (Opening Revit®)

    Updated on: April 29, 2025

    Issue

    Upon opening Revit with the Planting F/X plugin installed, you saw an error message similar to the following:

    An error occurred when attempting to fetch a request.

    Error: System.Net. WebException: The remote server returned an error: (401) Unauthorized.

    at System.Net.WebClient.DownloadDatalnternal(Uri address,

    WebRequest& request)

    at System.Net.WebClient.DownloadString(Uri address) at LandFXRevitUtil.Util.WCDownloadString(String url, String authtoken)

    WebException: "The remote server returned an error: (401)
    Unauthorized."

    StackTrace:

    System.Net. WebClient { private bytel]

    DownloadDataInternal(System.Uri address,

    System.Net.WebRequest& request) {...}} in '' Ln O

    System.Net. WebClient { public string

    DownloadString(System.Uri address) {...}} in '''' Ln 0

    LandFXRevitUtil.Util { public static string

    WCDownloadString(string url, string authToken) {... }} in "'' Ln0"

     

    Cause

    This error can result from either:

    • A failure to download a file from landfx.com, or
    • A folder permissions issue

     

    Solution

    1. Follow our steps to uninstall the Planting F/X for Revit plugin.

     

    2. Follow our steps to download and install the Planting F/X for Revit Plugin.

     

    Revit® is a restricted trademark of Autodesk®.

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