Devin Johnston Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Is there a good 3rd party alternative for file linking between Max & Revit, I doubt Autodesk will be fixing Max 2016's problems so I'm looking for something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francisco Penaloza Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Don't think so. but I open Max 2014, create the link then open the scene in 2016 to work on it, I know it is lame, but just don't think about it and go a head. Is like drinking bad medicine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Hunt Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 They must have done some work with FBX because its a lot better than it used to be, especially with curved surfaces. Although I have found that importing the FBX is better than linking for some reason. The imported file is much smaller than a linked FBX that has been bound. I am talking a few 100mb compared to over a gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Negrete Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Justin, Is that file size difference with the "compress on save" option enabled in preferences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devin Johnston Posted February 23, 2016 Author Share Posted February 23, 2016 It's just ridiculous that Autodesk can't fix this, at this point it's easier to import ArchiCAD models into Max than Revit files and it shouldn't be that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Hunt Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 I have never used compress on save, so no. The file size difference is confusing, as the geometry is exactly the same. there must be some other information being saved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose Negrete Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Justin, Give it a try. The setting has made many of my files 1/5 or less the size of the original file as they state. Compress on Save Saves the 3ds Max file in a compressed format. Depending on the details of the file, the compressed file can be as small as one-fifth the size of its uncompressed equivalent. Default=off. File Preferences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francisco Penaloza Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 That because when you link you can choose how to manage the mesh. You can end up with hundreds of pieces or a few meshes with many polygons. Also families and keep as instances, where if you choose different each element will be a separated object. It is strongly recommended to use compress on save. it cost nothing, and make your Max file easy to manage and move around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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