Export Model to Revit ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

  • Exports to Revit Structure changes made to your current SDS2 Project since the time you last imported from Revit.
  • Choose this option if, for example, you have previously done an Import Model from Revit and you now wish to export your changes back to Revit so that the two models can become synchronized.
  • Information on all beams , columns , vertical brace , horizontal braces and joists that exist in your current Job may potentially be exported in the XML file that is generated.
  • Information on beams, columns, braces and joists which have not changed since you did the Import from Revit will not be included in the XML file.
  • If you deleted members that were originally imported from Revit, information about that deletion will be included in the XML file; upon import of the XML file into Revit, the import routine will delete the deleted SDS2 member from the Revit model.
  • Similarly, if you added a new beam, column, brace or joist in the SDS2 program, that new member will be added to Revit when the XML file you are exporting is imported into Revit.
  • To import from Autodesk Revit Structure, or export to Revit Structure, the Revit user needs to purchase a plug-in for their program. Information is available at https://sds2connect.com/ .
  • To import and export connections, the Revit Structure user needs the "Revit SDS2 Connect" plugin as well as the "Revit SDS2 Roundtripping" plugin. System connections can be transferred, but graphical connections cannot.
  • To invoke Export Model to Revit :

    Method 1 : Click the Export Model to Revit icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Model - Member ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

    Method 2, 3 or 4 : Export Model to Revit can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

  • Import Model from Revit and Export Selected to Revit and Export to New Revit project are related tools.

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   To

  • On your ribbon, click the Export Model to Revit icon, which is pictured above. If the icon is not currently on your ribbon, you can add it using the Ribbon Editor . In the Ribbon Editor , choose Model > Export Model to Revit .
  • Use a keyboard shortcut (if one has been set up). Export Model to Revit can be selected from the keyboard configuration " Command group " called ' Model '.
  • Use the appropriate mouse binding in the appropriate mode. In Mode Configuration , the tool can be selected from the " Command group " called ' Model '.

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