# macOS - Why Revit file association?

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/macos-why-revit-file-association/23924>\
**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [February 3, 2023, 9:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/macos-why-revit-file-association/23924 "2023-02-03T09:29:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![stefkeB](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/stefkeb/32/18948_2.png) [@stefkeB](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/stefkeB)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 9:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/macos-why-revit-file-association/23924/1 "2023-02-03T09:29:07Z")

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After installing Shapr3d on macOS, it somehow created an association with RVT (Revit) files. This is annoying as:

1. It didn’t ask to make this association during installation and I don’t want to make this association
2. Revit doesn’t run on macOS (I do have it installed in Parallels)
3. Shapr3d cannot read the RVT file (AFAIK)

So I don’t understand why this file extension association was made in the first place…

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**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 9:29am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/macos-why-revit-file-association/23924/2 "2023-02-03T09:29:23Z")

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That should not happen, we’ll look into it. Thanks for reporting the issue.

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**Author:** ![TheBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@TheBum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBum)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 6:42pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/macos-why-revit-file-association/23924/3 "2023-02-03T18:42:21Z")

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To fix it, Get Info on an RVT file, select Revit for the “Open with” application, and then click “Change All…”.