If you want to have the building parts to the correct types in ARCHICAD, you must use IFC files rather than RVT files. A wall from Revit does not become a wall in Archicad, but "just" an object. Layers can be controlled by Revit's categories, making it easy to turn object types on and off, since all objects in Archicad are imported as GDL objects. By default, Revit's categories are created as separate layers and with Layer Extension "RVT", so that these layers can easily be distinguished from the rest: In addition, one can also control whether properties and materials must be imported from the Revit file, and in which detail curved building parts must be displayed, so that the model does not become too rough or too heavy to handle.
You can also control whether the floors of the floors must be kept as in the Revit file, or if you want to force them to follow the floor placement of the Archicad project. The entire linked model belongs to a layer that allows you to turn the entire linked model on and off with just one click. The image below shows my test model opened in Revit:Īnother option is to link RVT files into Archicad, which is also easy, using the same method as when Hotlinked Modules and IFC are linked into the model: But the quality of the 3D model is high with correct geometry, as well as surfaces. If you want to have a wall in Archicad translated into a wall in Revit, you must use IFC. It’s important to note that it’s only geometry that is exported - that is, not drawings - and the objects do not turn into walls, doors, decks, roofs and stairs in Revit, but are only shown as geometry ("in place mass"). There are some different settings that are mainly allows yout to determine which properties to export. As the illustration above shows this is completely painless.
There are 3 import and export options with the smart plugin: With a little help from GRAPHISOFT, BIM6x has transformed this into a coherent and useful solution in Archicad. The plugin is based on Teigha technology from the Open Design Alliance, which also develops the technology behind the DWG translator, which we already know from Archicad.
#Models for archicad download
You can read more about the plugin and download directly from BIM6x's website.īesides the fact that it quite makes it obvious to open Revit files in Archicad, the new plugin also means that it now also is possible to open Revit files on a Mac…
#Models for archicad free
The American Archicad supplyer, BIM6x, has released a free plugin for Archicad, which allows you to import and export files directly to Revit in RVT or RFA format.
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