How To Export a 2D DWG File to Revizto
Currently, exporting a flat 2D DWG file from AutoCAD or Navisworks to Revizto will probably yield the following message: However, you can simply take these steps to work around the issue: Open the DWG…
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Revit to FBX to Inventor Publisher to 3D PDF
Here’s another way to make a 3D PDF, this time with all native Autodesk products. Use Virtual Agent to download Inventor Publisher 2015 trial Export a view from Revit (or 3dsMax, or AutoCAD, or Navisw…
Generate Spatial Room 3D Elements using Navisworks Exporter
I know you can use various addins (like Case Extrude Rooms to 3D Mass) to make a form out of a Room element in Revit. However, there is a vanilla Autodesk way you could go about this: Export a Revit v…
FBX Review 1.2 released
As one of the reviews states, this is a “very fast” way to open and view FBX files. New in FBX Review v1.2 Added support for geometry and textures contained in a zip file. Added support for geometry c…
Convert any 3D View to BCF
Part of working in a BIM environment is putting together all of the little pieces that you know and turning it into a useful workflow. Do you have a 3D file, such as an FBX, that has some camera views…
Download and Convert from BIM 360 Glue into Revit for modelling context, and bringing the new Revit geometry back into Glue
Firstly, make sure you have a model on Glue that you can access. Did you know that when you Glue something from Navisworks, it makes an NWD and puts it in a folder like this:“C:UsersLuke JohnsonAppDat…
Export Geometry from Navisworks into Revit (and back again) using only AutoCAD
I have previously discussed going from Navisworks to Revit using FBX – 3dsMax – SAT. However, maybe we can do this without 3dsMax. Did you know that vanilla AutoCAD has a FBXIMPORT command? 1) Export …
New FBX Review app – is it finally 'easy' to share and view all of the 3D assets in a single exchange format?
What’s so good about FBX?Geometry, materials, lights and camera assets are all contained in the file. It also supports animation. What formats can FBX Review handle?.fbx, .3ds, .obj, .dxf, .dae, .bvh,…
Convert 3D files to Google KMZ format
You can convert major 3D File formats to Google Earth 4 format (KMZ) with ‘SOLA G2’. Supported 3D Formats Autodesk *.FBX (2006.11) 3D Studio *.3DS Wavefront *.OBJ Autodesk *.DXF Collada *.DAE Download…
Bring your Minecraft model into Blender
Have you made something cool and architectural in Minecraft and you want to make it real? How about sending it out to Blender? Direct CG has made a tutorial to show you how … This tutorial covers: dow…