Revit 2024 --> 3ds Max 2024: Linked With or Without Helper Object Issue

[Casey Hawley]

Hello!

I have searched through the Goo and the only things I can find about this are the typical instructions how to link Revit files in Max. That's not my issue. The options I use are to combine objects that share materials. Otherwise, I'm not using any other options.

My issue is this:

When I link RVT files from one of my teammates, the objects are all linked to a Helper object and also sit in their own new layer that gets created during the linking process, which is named for the RVT file. Another aspect of the linked RVT is that the objects are NOT editable by default. 

That is how it should be.

However, when I link RVT files from a different teammate - through the exact same linking process - the objects appear on whatever layer was active, plus the objects are not linked to a Helper object, AND the objects are all editable by default.

This is NOT how it should be.

Does anyone know how to fix this from the Revit side? It doesn't seem like a Max issue, but I could be wrong! 😅

 

Edit: Just discovered that the files that link correctly are coming from Revit 2024.2 and the ones that aren't working as expected are coming from Revit 2024.3. 🙄 Still hoping it's some kind of setting, or template issue.

Edited December 19, 2024 by Casey Hawley

[Ricardo Eloy]

That's odd... I mean, I haven't heard of any issues regarding 2024.3 (but most companies I work with don't trust AD enough to update that often, anyway). I guess the best course of action would be to open a support ticket with AD to see if there are any changes to Revit that they have not highlighted.