Forums
|
Forums >> Community >> Newbies >> objects
|
|
|
active
Joined: Mon, May 21, 2007
16 Posts
 |
where do you guys make the objects, the furniture and everything else. is it revit. or can it be done in inventor, then transfered to revit. please help
|
This user is offline |
|
 | |
|
|
site moderator|||
Joined: Tue, May 16, 2006
13079 Posts
 |
For hard, flat plane shapes, REVIT works great so I build families like that in REVIT. Soft, 3 dimensionally curved shapes are harder to model in REVIT so I use AutoCAD to develop the 3d meshes for that. You can directly import AutoCAD 3d forms into a REVIT family. Just make sure each 3d form that has a unique finish/color is on its own layer (exmpl - car bumper shape on bumper layer). By doing this, you can assign a accurender material to the layer in your family. If you look at some of the families, like cars, on this site, you can get a better grasp of how to do this.
|
This user is offline |
|
|
|
active
Joined: Mon, May 21, 2007
16 Posts
|
hey thanks, but im still wondering if you can make them in inventer
|
This user is offline |
|
|
|
site moderator|||
Joined: Tue, May 16, 2006
13079 Posts
|
I'm not familiar with inventor but I know REVIT only imports dwg, dxf, dgn, sat & skp formats. If inventor saves in one of those then why not try something and let us know how it works?
|
This user is offline |
|
|
|
active
Joined: Mon, May 21, 2007
16 Posts
|
well i dont have it on my computer at work, but i do at school. so ill have to wait for next tuesday to find out.
|
This user is offline |
|
|
|
active
Joined: Thu, Nov 10, 2005
390 Posts
 |
From what I have seen inventor saves as either an IDW or a IPT file, and so these wont come into Revit directly. You can however you can indirectly get an invetor file to save either to a dwg or a sat file. Refer to website http://72.14.253.104/search?q=cache:ruepvjQvnoIJ:www.inventorconnections.com/connectqna_submitanswer.php%3Fcpfeatureid%3D20610%26PHPSESSID%3Daa4f2366cdff7bd32ec7dc6d8100d4cf+Autodesk+Inventor+File+Types&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=5&gl=us They explaine how to change your inventor file to a dwg or sat file, then you can either bring the dwg or the sat file into Revit.HTH Grant Doherty
|
This user is offline |
|
|
|
active
Joined: Wed, Oct 3, 2018
0 Posts
|
My boss inserted a familiy made from an inventor file. It has slowed the model down alot! When I try to explode the .ipt file in the family model file, everything disappears. Is there anything we can do to speed the model back up?
|
This user is offline |
|
|
|
site moderator|||
Joined: Tue, May 16, 2006
13079 Posts
|
Edit the family to include symbollic, 2D linework and set it to only show the 3D model in 3D views
|
This user is offline |
|
|
|
site moderator|||
Joined: Tue, May 16, 2006
13079 Posts
|
Another means of improving speed when you have very large files is to put the family in a special workset and only load that workset when you really need to see the object.
|
This user is offline |
|
|
|
active
Joined: Wed, Oct 3, 2018
0 Posts
|
We did that and it is still super slow.
|
This user is offline |
|
|
|
Similar Threads |
|
Converting AutoCAD ACIS Objects (3D Solid) to Polymesh Objects |
Revit Systems >> Technical Support
|
Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 7:31:58 AM
|
10
|
|
please help- tried everything to get objects to accept material... |
Revit Building >> Technical Support
|
Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 12:45:04 AM
|
2
|
|
Placing objects in 2D, but cant see the in 3D. |
Revit Building >> Technical Support
|
Fri, Jun 22, 2012 at 2:21:51 PM
|
1
|
|
How to Scale Objects in Revit |
Revit Building >> Technical Support
|
Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 1:13:47 PM
|
10
|
|
Mid-Point between two objects? |
Revit Building >> Technical Support
|
Thu, Oct 4, 2007 at 3:15:28 PM
|
6
|
|
|
Site Stats
Members: | 1990506 | Objects: | 22877 | Forum Posts: | 152180 | Job Listings: | 3 |
|
Search