Once the conversion is done, I can download the resulting “derivative” (converted file in the Forge lingo) as an IFC file (in blue). This job run asynchronously on the Forge servers and I check periodically the progress of the conversion. Here, I launch a « Job » (in red) to convert it in IFC. Once the file is in this bucket, I can use Forge to perform various operations called « Jobs » on this file. This bucket is “transient”, meaning that every file uploaded in it will only stay here for 24h before being automatically deleted. I start by uploading the Revit file (in blue) to a “bucket” (in green), an online storage area provided by Forge. Even if the conversion started smoothly, the Forge service quickly send a “failed” error message.Īfter retrieving an access token using Azure Function, I am using this authorization token (in yellow in my drawing) for every subsequent action on Forge. I also run into issues when I try to upload rather large (more than 300 Mb) Revit file. Take care when downloading your IFC file, the button can be irresponsible as the application is downloading the file in cache before downloading it on your browser.
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I didn’t get how to set up the IFC export settings with the Forge API, so you will have to take the conversion as it is. Even if the conversion is performed on the Forge server, you will still need the web page to download your IFC file when the conversion is complete.Ī few issues are remaining.
It is obviously not exhaustive, but it can give you an idea of the performance of the service.Ī word of warning : Do not close your browser. I tried it with a few Revit files to came up with this benchmark: Revit File Size Just upload a Revit file, wait for a while and you will be able to download the converted IFC file. You can now access to Revit to IFC, a web application to convert online your Revit files to IFC. Originally developed as a proof-of-concept, I finally take the time to package the whole thing into a fully-fledged web application. After some tinkering, I was able to upload a Revit file to Forge and convert it to IFC. The solution came when I realized that Forge could be used to convert Revit files to IFC. Furthermore, running Revit from the outside is far from reliable. It can quite powerful but you still need a dedicated computer and Revit licence. I start by playing with the idea of a computer running Revit, controlled from the outside and used exclusively to run IFC conversions. Even if you can always leave your computer and go grab a coffee, I was looking for something more efficient. The process is relatively easy, but having to open the file, convert it to Revit 2018 (I sadly didn’t have Revit 2017 on my computer), convert it to IFC, close the file and start again with a new file wasn’t particularly enjoyable.Įxporting IFC files from Revit can be long, way too long, and blocks a Revit session during the conversion. I recently add to convert about 2 Gb worth of Revit files to IFC. A lot of great solutions run with IFC and having an efficient workflow to transfer your models to them is essential. Why are there so many weird triangular-ish Lines from the import in SKP? I did select and make sure the "Merge Coplanar Faces" are checked.Īnyway for this, I will create another thread.You always need to export your Revit files to IFC. Check: "Smoothing Groups" when prompt under Geometry, for me it makes no difference but let's just keep it checked for now.ģ) Export the imported file from 3D Max as 3ds Format (no idea why SketchupPro doesnt import OBJ format file as well).Ĥ) Open the 3ds file in SketchUp. So we still need to use the Twinmotion FBX method.Ģ) Open the Twinmotion-FBX in 3D Max.
The problem is, the native Revit-FBX exported works well ONLY with 3D Max, but after exporting from 3D max to 3DS, the 3DS file won't show the materials on SKP. THIS METHOD WORKS WELL BECAUSE IT EVEN KEPT THE COMPONENTS / GROUPS FROM REVIT COMPLETELY INTACT EVEN AFTER GOING THROUGH SO MANY PROCEDURE!! So basically what I do is:ġ) Export Revit using Twinmotion Revit-FBX extension to their twinmotion-FBX Format from Revit itself. the stupid me just realised my university has got 3d max installed.