#REVIT TO SKETCHUP MATERIALS SERIES#

Anything drawn as a curve or a curved surface in Sketchup is actually a series of flat, planar surfaces that 'rerpresent' a curve.

I do use Cleanup and Material Tools plugins but this can take up to 30-50mins to process sometimes. The reason it's messy isn't a Revit issue, or an export issue. So much so that almost more then half the time is spend in preparing and cleaning the models before I can start rendering views. On a small job this is acceptable but when working on large projects this is very time consuming. Then begins the task of separating geometry and opening up each grouped elements and apply materials. But when it comes to apply textures all the geometry is white(default) color material. When I get Skecthup export file from Revit there is no layers with geometry grouped separately and I can delete what is not required. However some geometry for example walls and glass share the same color then the process starts to separate the two and apply new materials. Few families use the very useful Revit model setting where you can adjust the level of detail to the scale used, and, for instance, skip all unnecessary material. Applying materials is a little faster because most of the geometry has a color assign to it form Revit. Indigo for Revit will automatically convert your existing Revit materials, however in Revit 2013 this conversion is somewhat limited by available information to. Much also depends on the quality of the Revit families used in the model, with the same rules applying as with SketchUp components: Overly detailed models result in polygon bloat. When I import the CAD file I get a list of layers that helps me to separate(delete) the model content I do not need( M&E, terrain or steel structure) depending on what I need to show in my visuals.

#REVIT TO SKETCHUP MATERIALS DOWNLOAD#

The files are normally between 100-700Mb in size when I open in Sketchup. Download thousands of free detailed design & planning documents including 2D CAD drawings, 3D models, BIM files, and three-part specifications in one place. The client sends either 3D CAD dwg format files or Sketchup Export files using the Revit Sketchup plugin from Slimlab to export the files. SketchUp Studio subscription also includes V-Ray 6 for visualisation and Scan Essentials for importing point cloud data.Hi everyone - Just would like to check if I’m using the best workflow for importing models from Revit to Sketchup.

#REVIT TO SKETCHUP MATERIALS INSTALL#

Customers with Studio subscriptions can access the feature once they update to the 2023 version.Ĭustomers with Pro subscriptions can install the Importer in SketchUp 2023 and then initiate a trial to evaluate the new workflow. The Revit Importer is available natively inside SketchUp’s desktop application.

Other new features for SketchUp 2023 include improved flip transformations that lets users pre-visualise the outcome of flips to ‘model more predictably’ and an improved LayOut tool which now includes the ability to manage imported DWG files as references. Revit levels are translated to SketchUp section planes, while Revit material colours and transparencies are respected during import. According to Trimble, Revit families and layers neatly translate to groups, components, and tags in SketchUp, meaning users can save hours or even days of model cleanup. The new Revit Importer for Studio preserves model structures between Revit and SketchUp.

Trimble has launched a new import tool for SketchUp 2023 that enables Revit models to be converted into SketchUp geometry ‘faster and more accurately’, and resulting in ‘much lighter models.’ Users can now bring Revit models into SketchUp ‘faster and more accurately’ SketchUp Components Converts all Revit families into components, converts identical Revit objects to identical components, and names components using.

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