Autodesk 24000-000000-9860 - Revit Architecture - PC, User Manual

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Importing Files from SketchUp
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SketchUp
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is a general purpose modelling and visualization tool. Revit Architecture uses building
information modelling (BIM), in which building elements understand their relationship to each other. When
working on a design project, you can use both products to leverage the unique strengths of each. For example:
■ If you want to model an initial design pass or quickly model a single element, start with SketchUp. Later,
use Revit Architecture to refine the design.
■ If you want to design entire building masses and then associate real building elements to them, use
SketchUp for the design phase. Later use Revit Architecture for the detailed planning phase.
To use a SketchUp design in Revit Architecture, import a SKP file from SketchUp directly into Revit
Architecture. As an alternative, you can use SketchUp to export a DWG file, and then import that DWG file
into Revit Architecture.
To incorporate a SketchUp design into a Revit project, use the following general process:
1 Use Revit Architecture to create a family outside the project or an in-place family within the project.
2 Import the SketchUp file into the family.
3 If you created the family outside the project, load the family into the project.
NOTE Revit Architecture does not support linking of SketchUp files. As a result, if you import a SketchUp file into
a Revit project and later make changes to the SketchUp file, you cannot easily update the Revit project to reflect
the changes. Therefore, complete as much of the design in SketchUp as possible before importing it into Revit
Architecture.
Related topic
■ Importing Massing Studies from Other Applications on page 555
Importing SKP Files
Before importing a SKP file from SketchUp into Revit Architecture, do the following:
■ Make sure you import the geometric data needed for the Revit Architecture capability that you plan to
use. See
Suitability of Imported Geometry on page 1306.
■
Review Limitations of SketchUp Data Imported to Revit Architecture on page 1310.
■ Review Best Practices When Importing Masses on page 556.
To import SketchUp files
1 Create an in-place family in a Revit project, or create a family in the Family Editor.
See Creating Your Own Components (Families) on page 341.
2 Click File menu
➤
Import/Link
➤
CAD Formats.
3 In the Import/Link dialog, navigate to the folder that contains the SketchUp file.
4 For Files of Type, select the SKP file type
5 Select the file to import.
6 Specify the desired import settings.
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