Issue Description
Import RVT file: blocks with their precise geometry and parameters (as non-editable content), for coordination and model referencing purposes.
Solution
Use this workflow to import 3D model elements from Revit RVT files, placing them as a Hotlink in Archicad. The resulting GDL objects, use the precise geometries and properties, including true surface colors, of the imported elements.
1. Go to File > External Content > Place Hotlink.
2. In the dialogue box select Place Hotlink
3. From the New Module pop-up button, click From File.
4. Browse the 'Files of types' for an RVT type file.
5. Click Options...
6. Customize the import options: and click OK
Building Materials and Surfaces
Choose one of these two options for handling imported Revit Building Materials and Surfaces.
Layers
Choose one of these options for creating Layers for imported Revit Objects
Classifications and Properties
Check the box if you want to Generate Classifications and Properties based on RVT Categories and
Parameters.
In the Place Hotlink Dialogue box, under Elements Settings set the Elements' Elevation option to make sure you Keep Elevation as in Story Structure of Hotlink Source (as shown below). Otherwise, the imported model may “fall apart” when its elements are placed in a different story structure.
5. Click Place Hotlink.
– Elements of the imported Revit 3D view are converted to GDL Objects in the Archicad project.
– The objects are placed into the project’s Embedded Library.
TIP: To view the RVT model file on its own, hotlink the file into an empty Archicad project.