How do I import something into Revit?

What Files can be imported into Revit?

Revit supports a wide range of industry standards and file formats, including:

• Revit native formats: RVT, RFA, RTE, RFT.
• CAD formats: DGN, DWF, DWG, DXF, IFC, SAT, and SKP.
• Image formats: BMP, PNG, JPG, JPEG, and TIF.
• Other formats: ODBC, HTML, TXT, and gbXML.

Can you open a DWG file in Revit?

Revit supports the import of ACIS objects contained in DWG, DXF, DGN, and SAT files. You can incorporate a Trimble® SketchUp® design into a Revit project to provide a starting point for the building model.

Where do I find imports in Revit?

Start Ideate Explorer. Expand the list underneath the CAD Imports or CAD Links category. Select the checkbox next to an individual CAD Import or CAD Link and right-click to select Show Elements. Ideate Explorer will attempt to find a View where the CAD file is visible.

How do I open a BIM file in Revit?

Use Revit Home to open a model from BIM 360 Document Management. On the Home page, under Models, click Open. As an alternative, from the ribbon, click File tab Open (Project). In the Open dialog, navigate to the folder where the model resides.

How do I create a Revit file?

Create a Model

1. On the Home page, under Models, click New. As an alternative, from the ribbon, click File tab New (Project).
2. In the New Project dialog, under Template file, do one of the following: Select a template from the list. …
3. For Create new, click Project.
4. Click OK.

Can import SketchUp to Revit?

To incorporate a Trimble® SketchUp® design, import the SKP file into a Revit family. Then load the family into a Revit project. Before importing a SKP file from Trimble® SketchUp® into Revit, do the following: Make sure you import the geometric data needed for the Revit capability that you plan to use.

What file formats can Revit export?

Revit Architecture supports exporting to CAD (DWG and DXF), ACIS (SAT), and MicroStation® (DGN) file formats.

• DWG (drawing) format is supported by AutoCAD and other CAD applications.
• DXF (data transfer) is an open format that is supported by many CAD applications.

What is an import symbol in Revit?

When you import a drawing into Revit, you are importing all the elements, such as blocks and external references (xrefs) from the drawing. They are all contained inside an element called an import symbol.

How do I import a 3d AutoCAD file into Revit?

Go to PowerPack for Revit, CAD to RFA converter and select the linked file using a selection box. After the command is finished, the linked CAD file is converted into a Generic Model Family. The changes can be noticed in the Properties window, from Import Symbol the object is converted into a Generic Model Family.

How do you purge a project in Revit?

Choose the plus icon to expand the list of imported categories to review. Choose the Purged Unused tool from the Manage Panel in Revit. Review Imported Symbols in Families and check items that are NOT used that you would like to purge or delete. The Purge Unused tool in Revit works as a multi-step process.

Where is purge in Revit?

To purge the model, go to the manage tab, select the setting panel, and choose purge unused. Revit’s automated purging only removes certain types of objects. After running the purge, you still need to go through your models and manually remove any unwanted area schemes, views, groups, and design options.