Revitblog.dk - Hjælp, Tips og Tricks til Revit Architecture. Useful workflow? - 3dsmax to Sketchup to Revit. This query came up the other day....I've created a form in 3dmax Design 2009, how can I get this into Revit? Revit generally prefers solid geometry to be exported for use within its massing environment. So either DWG's containing solids or ascii SAT files. The problem is that 3dsmax can't export meshes as solids unless you purchase a 3rd party application. However, AutoCAD 2010 should come to the rescue as it will allow you to convert meshes to solids. Start by Creating your geometry in 3dsmax, however you will need to convert this to a polymesh surface. Next save the mesh out as a DWG file. Then open the resulting DWG file in Google Sketchup, this can even be the free Google Sketchup as we don't need any features in Sketchup apart from being able to save as an SKP file.
This will import the DWG into Sketchup, although make sure you have the correct unit set, you can do this by clicking the options button in the import dialogue box. Now go back to Revit and start a new mass. Revit. Revit 2011 Content Distribution Center. Autodesk Seek. Revit3D.com / IamBIM.com - BIMBoom Revitlution - BIM Unfiltered.
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