Some geometries with curve surfaces may not be visualized correctly. If the imported geometry is complex it will increase considerably the size of the Revit file, thus will slow the rhythm of work and the visualization. – The following surfaces cannot be imported in Revit in Dwg format: planes (horizontal, inclined or vertical), open or closed polisurfaces, complex surfaces and collapsed ones. Some are permanent, always happen, others only in certain cases. When importing in this format, certain issues may become problematic. Also, the imported geometry remains the source layers, which is important to manage the imported geometry. The importation in Dwg format shows problems both with very simple geometries (horizontal and vertical planes) and with too complex, especially open polisuperfices. Which are the characteristics of importing DWG files into Revit? In order to have some useful data about the testings we have done, we have generated the following table with the conclusions of the studio: – Geometry Reference with material properties in Revit
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– Geometry Reference without properties in Revit With the purpose to determine which is the best format to export surfaces from Rhino into Revit, we have analysed the main types of surfaces in Rhinoceros.įor each type of surface we have analysed how it works when we import them into Revit with different uses: Rhinoceros Surfaces Vs Importation in Revit This is an option to model complex geometry families in Revit. – Import the Rhino geometry (sat or dwg formats) into a Family in Revit. This is the best option to convert the geometry imported into native elements in Revit (floors, walls, ceilings and curtain walls). – Import the Rhino geometry (sat or dwg formats) into a Mass in Revit. This option is a valid one for volume reference in Revit, using the imported geometry without material properties. – Direct import of the Rhino geometry (sat or dwg formats) into Revit scenery.
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Thinking about the possible workflows between Rhinoceros and Revit, we point out these three options as the main ones: Most times we will use Revit as the main platform of work and just will need Rhinoceros to model complex geometry (mostly surfaces) that would be really hard to do in Revit. So working with both programs in a properly way can easily implement and optimize our work. While Rhinoceros is a good option for modelling complex surfaces and geometries with precision, Revit is a high quality program for modelling with information. Rhinoceros and Revit are programs with different properties. Why would we use a workflow between Rhinoceros to Revit?