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BIM, Revit-rfa files

steve_fsteve_f Member Posts: 11 ✭✭
I'm doing some home drain, waste, vent stuff and would like to import files that are under the BIM and/or Revit format.  Not a big deal, but it would be nice.

Comments

  • Chris_D_Mentes_001Chris_D_Mentes_001 Member, csevp Posts: 118 PRO
    Yeah look the number of Revit files out there is discusting. No one software, especially one as putrid as revit should have a monopally on Hardware CAD Files.
  • Max_UedaMax_Ueda Member Posts: 2 PRO

    I have the same issue. Are there any workarounds / 3rd party software packages that are recommended?

  • leonid_raizleonid_raiz Member Posts: 11 ✭✭
    edited May 19

    ChatGPT suggests several workarounds of exporting .rfa files as .step. Subsequently .step could be imported to Onshape.

    Even shorter route is export .sat file from Revit and import it to Onshape.

  • MDesignMDesign Member Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭✭
    edited May 19

    I have extensive experience with Revit. What is it exactly you would like to do? You will not find any tool that will export native Revit geometry.

  • leonid_raizleonid_raiz Member Posts: 11 ✭✭

    But you can export .sat file from Revit and import it to Onshape

  • MDesignMDesign Member Posts: 1,079 ✭✭✭✭

    right. among other formats. I suppose OP didn’t what the extra steps or had no access to Revit. Didn’t realize this thread was 5 years old. How is exporting to SAT shorter route than exporting to STEP?

    If you have just a few files you want exported… feel free to dm me. If you’re looking for a long term solution, none that I know of.

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