This means unprecedented free-form modeling tools are now available in Autodesk’s leading CAD and BIM applications. One of the latest work in progress (WIP) projects for Rhino is the Rhino.Inside initiative which allows users to run Rhino and Grasshopper “within” other applications. This process is fairly straightforward, but if you are looking for a solid step-by-step guide is available from BIMtopia, Transferring Models – Rhino to Revit to Rhino.
Once imported into the family, the family can then be loaded into a Revit project as usual.Ĭonversely, you also go from Revit to Rhino with a similar export/import process. SAT Rhino file directly into a Revit family of the “Mass” model category. The most common technique to import Rhino to Revit is to import the. Method 1: Import the Rhino Model to a Revit Family The good news is, these applications are compatible to some extent and there are two main ways to port your models from Rhino to Revit. Many design firms juggle multiple design authoring tools as part of their daily workflows, but the question always remains, “how do I get these different tools to talk to each other?” In other words, what is the best way to get a model from Rhino to Revit?
In this post we will cover how to bridge these two tools to help you get your models from Rhino to Revit.
Grasshopper grants Rhino users the ability to leverage automation techniques without software development experience.Īlthough Rhino is popular amongst architectural designers for conceptual design, the leading authoring tool for construction documents is still Autodesk Revit. Rhino also includes a visual scripting application, Grasshopper, which is similar to Dynamo for Revit.
This makes Rhino one of the leading CAD tools for conceptual design in the AEC space as it provides an intuitive interface for creating geometry quickly and easily.
If you’re not familiar, Rhino 3D is a free-form surface modeler which uses the NURBS mathematical model to generate geometry.