Bwana Kahawa Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Hi, we've been passed a Revit RVT file from a contractor which we need to get into ArchiCAD somehow. We can't really ask the contractor to convert it to an appropriate format for us. Does anyone know of any converters out there that we could pass it through? Even if it goes to something like 3DS, DWG or OBJ files? Any ASAP help appreciated! Thanks, Derek Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleyscrave Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Yeah, it's called REVIT.... it's anything but small though!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dollus Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 It's a simple matter for them to save as a dwg from Revit. I'm sure the contractor is used to such a request. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris MacDonald Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 It's a simple matter for them to save as a dwg from Revit. I'm sure the contractor is used to such a request. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwana Kahawa Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 Thanks for that. Obviously, we don't have Revit in house. Any other ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bwana Kahawa Posted September 25, 2012 Author Share Posted September 25, 2012 I guess asking them will be the last resort. No handy online converters that anyone knows about?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaimeHeuke Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 can't you just grab the 30 day demo and have your way with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Schroeder Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 I guess asking them will be the last resort. No handy online converters that anyone knows about?! It's a simple request that happens daily in this industry. You are not asking for their daughters hand in marriage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockley91 Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 What about .fbx? I don't use Archicad, but isn't .fbx pretty much universal now? Or is it just universal for Autodesk products.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M V Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Stay away from FBX - total crap. Ask for a DWG exported from a 3D view to ensure its a 3D dwg. If they cannot provide it, than you will have to bill them for the 80 hours of modeling you will need to do. Simple, it saves time and money and will literally take them 15 seconds to do. If they are really being buttheads then send me the file and I will convert for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andres del Castillo Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 If I understand, you need to import it in archicad, wich is Bim. Using dwg or fbx, you loose bim information. In this case, IFC is the format. You need to export it from revit, and import from archicad. It will preserve information related with geometry and bim, in order to edit it in archicad. I have revit, so I can convert it for you if you want, altough, I don't have Archicad, I can't test it. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now