I'm doing projects in BIM360 via C4R and have come upon a situation where I need to link an .ifc file as a . I've figured out the way to convert an .ifc to .rvt so I can upload it to BIM360 and use it as a link since there is no Link IFC option in C4R. However the resultant .rvt file is nothing more than a dumb generic model. I can't select it's geometry, can't snap to it, can manipulate it in any way. Is there anyway to get something intelligent from an .ifc file when converting to .rvt?
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You can use Autodesk Desctop Connector to link your ifc file.Originally posted by Dave Jones View Post
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if you are on 2018.2 that isComment
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Originally posted by maciejwypych View Post
If it doesn't work, link the ifc and use the *.ifc.RVT file which you can link as a Revit link and it will keep the categories.Maciej Wypych
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Hi i complete the project but i want to take pipe quantity in floor wives .what is the method to take in floor wives ?Comment
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Hi Dave,
If you wish to try a 3rd party Revit IFC importer that is focussed on generating higher quality native Revit models, then please download from http://www.geometrygym.com Note that the quality of the resulting model is still a response to the quality of the IFC file. If it's a primitive coordination model that is triangulated solids, reverse engineering into quality elements is nigh impossible. But my development will identify intelligence in the object definitions that the native Revit importer ignores. I can advise specifically if you can share a sample of the model (I can advise on how to extract say a level or zone).
Cheers,
JonComment
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This is not the place.Originally posted by MEPFAMILY1 View Post
But I'm not entirely sure where to point you toward either...?!Comment
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First - have you downloaded the Alternate UI? This could make a differenceOriginally posted by Dave Jones View Post
There are two different ways of converting into Revit: by opening it directly and then saving it or by linking it in and then using the rvt file it creates.
If yourve done it one way - try the other! (the results can be significantly different).
So I would ensure Ive the latest UI, then try both methods and see what the converted file is like.
Other than this: not much you can do since it is highly dependent on how the IFC was createdComment
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thanks for that Alex. I did download the AI and opened the .ifc file and save to .rvt without issue. It's a lot more flexible as far as being able to snap to intersections or endpoints but the resultant geometry is of the Specialty Equipment category which doesn't cut in the views in my model. The same .ifc file when converted to .rvt the other way (Link IFC which creates a filename.ifc.rvt file) has the geometry in the Generic model category which is rather interesting and makes me believe that this is not a function of the .ifc creation but Revit deciding what category to make stuff. End result is, either way the linked .rvt file created from a .ifc file is pretty useless to me. Fortunately I didn't quote a total for this project and am working hourlyOriginally posted by Alex Page View PostFirst - have you downloaded the Alternate UI? This could make a difference
There are two different ways of converting into Revit: by opening it directly and then saving it or by linking it in and then using the rvt file it creates.
If yourve done it one way - try the other! (the results can be significantly different).
So I would ensure Ive the latest UI, then try both methods and see what the converted file is like.
Other than this: not much you can do since it is highly dependent on how the IFC was created
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