Revit Link: Issue with Project north and Survey north.

[D C]

We are working with a large Revit file at the moment that links through into max as project north, rather than survey north.

 

We need to have correct sun positioning in the visuals so as things stand, we are unable to achieve this if the Revit model is coming through orientated incorrectly.

 

I have rotated the model in the view port to the correct true north orientation, but when updating the link I am having issues with geometry scattering across the scene.

 

Any one have experience with this issue? I notice that Lumion->Revit import allows you to choose which axis system to use upon import, but no such option in Max2016 (Bizzare!)

 

Cheers

[Nicolai Bongard]

I assume you are using a sun and sky system in 3ds max? Just rotate the compass thingy in max to adjust for north instead, should be a good workaround?

[jackbird]

Specifically, in the Daylight System's modify panel, North Direction is one of the parameters. You' won't be able to manually rotate the compass rose. Currently working on a project where project north is manhattan east is some weird offset from true north.