Benefits
Simplicity
Import external complete 3D models including materials into families or projects with 1 click operations.
Intelligence
Autodetects and sorts the imported geometry into materials to preserve the material color and transpatency of the imported 3D models.
Performance
Higly performant code to import thousands of faces in a matter of seconds.
Features
Formats
Imports directly the most used exchange formats including GLTF, Wavefront OBJ and Collada DAE files.
Materials
The imported objects get sorted by matching Revit materials, includind the colour and transparency information.
Versatility
Works with Revit projects and Revit families.
Optimized
Extreme code optimization to allow importing complex geometry with the fastest speed.
Adaptability
Import units, optional scale, position, and target category are adjustable for each import.
Texture Control
Reassign textures on imported geometry to get consistent, presentation-ready Revit views.
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Currently used in 131 countries.
License Types
License Types
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