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    Topo sources in Revit

    I'm look for different ways to bring topography into revit. Basically any source will be high enough quality for our current purposes. Here's what we're dealing with:
    • Client is developing a small ski resort
    • Client has provided lidar scan of several thousand acres, and is too big for any of our machines to handle
    • Client wants to see structures and terrain in Enscape

    We could send the Revit files to Sketchup and bring in Google Earth topo there, but then we have to fix all the materials. I've looked into ways to bring topo from various sources into Revit, but I'm not coming up with much. I found something about a Globe Link Revit add-in, but that appears to be discontinued. I found CADtoEarth, but that looks to have a somewhat bad rating. Is there a reliable solution available?
    Owen Drafting Technologies
    Kyle Owen - Owner
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    You might try this:
    Analist Group
    https://www.analistgroup.com/en/ge-terrain-for-revit
    Software per l’Edilizia e Soluzioni per Geometri, Ingegneri, Architetti, Periti
    Cliff B. Collins
    Registered Architect
    The Lamar Johnson Collaborative Architects, St. Louis, MO
    Autodesk Expert Elite

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      #3
      why not make the Topo surface in SketchUp then Import into Revit?

      I like to draw my own contour lines in SketchUp by intersecting planes through the import Google Earth Terrain, which will create contours. You could then import these floating contours into Revit and make a topo surface just like if you had a survey CAD file.

      How to Create A Topographic Map with Sketchup
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN-BsxdvRRQ
      Creating a topographic map can be a huge pain in the neck. If you've ever tried to get GIS data or find a city topographic map you know exactly what I mean....


      or could do something like this

      Google Earth to Revit Topography with texture material (no audio)
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYchj68_hD4
      5 min Revit tutorial. ... Hey all, I made this video a few years ago for a colleague and never meant for it to get 62k views! I'm sorry there was no audio on...
      Last edited by billiam; April 13, 2018, 06:55 PM.

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        #4
        Originally posted by cliff collins View Post
        You might try this:
        https://www.analistgroup.com/en/ge-terrain-for-revit
        Looks promising. I wonder when they'll have an update for Revit 2019 ready.

        Originally posted by billiam View Post
        why not make the Topo surface in SketchUp then Import into Revit?

        I like to draw my own contour lines in SketchUp by intersecting planes through the import Google Earth Terrain, which will create contours. You could then import these floating contours into Revit and make a topo surface just like if you had a survey CAD file.

        How to Create A Topographic Map with Sketchup
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN-BsxdvRRQ
        Creating a topographic map can be a huge pain in the neck. If you've ever tried to get GIS data or find a city topographic map you know exactly what I mean....


        or could do something like this

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYchj68_hD4
        I've seen a couple work-arounds using Sketchup that look pretty simple. Now if only we had Sketchup...
        Owen Drafting Technologies
        Kyle Owen - Owner

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          #5
          if you're really in a pinch the 30 day free trials of SketchUP always help!

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            #6
            If you have the Design Suite with Navisworks, it has a dedicated toolset for Google Earth.
            We needed to import our Revit model into Google Earth, and used this tool and it worked great.
            I think we exported an .fbx from Revit, imported into Navisworks and dropped it into Google Earth.
            Cliff B. Collins
            Registered Architect
            The Lamar Johnson Collaborative Architects, St. Louis, MO
            Autodesk Expert Elite

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              #7
              Not really in a pinch; This project has moved at a snail's pace over the last couple of years.

              Navisworks Simulate or Manage?
              Owen Drafting Technologies
              Kyle Owen - Owner

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                #8
                Manage for sure, not sure about Simulate?
                Cliff B. Collins
                Registered Architect
                The Lamar Johnson Collaborative Architects, St. Louis, MO
                Autodesk Expert Elite

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                  #9
                  civil 3d- create dwg topo from point cloud

                  import dwg to revit and create surface from that
                  William Fletcher
                  IPD Engineering
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                    #10
                    Next point on Revits 'roadmap' is called "Site Collaboration with Civil3D'.. Let's just wait and see.

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