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I have a file from a sprinkler manufacturer that is an IFC file of a Fire pump. I cant seem to really use it, as when I open it and save it as Revit, it only allows me to save it as a Revit file, not a family. As such, I cant rotate it on the verticle plane. I can change the elevation, and rotate it on the horizontal plane, but not the verticle plane.
It doesnt allow it to be saved as a family, and If I start a family, I cnat import it, or at least I dont know how to.
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Did you try opening a family (the correct one) and then drag and drop the file into that family?
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No I didnt. I didnt know that I could try drag and dropping. Also, what do you mean openng the correct one? I am trying to add a fire pump to my project file, like it was a family. I tried to create a family and import it, but did not try D&D it in.
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I mean open the correct family for what you are trying to bring in. Such as mechanical equipment/specialty equip etc.
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I did that, and it gave me an error saying "Failed to open document".
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Have you read this in your Help file? Can you upload your file on here and I'll give it a shot but I'm not sure if it can be put into a family from what I have read.
http://docs.autodesk.com/REVIT/2010/ENU/Revit%20Architecture%202010%20Users%20Guide/RAC/index.html?url=WS73099cc142f487551e5a0cb10850d4cd7c-7bcf.htm,topicNumber=d0e119757
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Yes, I have read that, it seems Revit only tells you how to open an IFC, not really on how to use it. Heres the file.
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Sorry, the file size was over 2 mb, but it didnt tell me it was too big when I uploaded it.
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There is no error checking on the site for file size. That is up to you to know.
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jcrocco,
Have you thoroughly read the HELP items under:
Opening Industry Foundation Class (IFC) Files
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I did go thru it yes. I did not get a class mapping file with the IFC file. Still, I have not found anything that shows or explains how to use an IFC. All it says is you can open it in revit, then save it as a revit file. When I go to do that, all it allows me to do is save it as a project or template. I open up the project, and I cant rotate it vertically. Maybe there is a way to do that in revit, as I never have, but the plane is a horizontal plane. can I rotate a plane to be verticle? If so, then I can just do that.
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I don't think you can rotate it. It is already based on horizontal I believe. If that is not the case, then you probably have a bad IFC file or it was incorrectly made.
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That could be, and since its my first time working with one, I dont know. There were warnings that could be ignored when I opened it up, but the opbject seemed fine.
The following problems were encountered in the IFC file: The following IfcPolyLoop(s) did not have enough points after duplicates were removed and were ignored: #845 #845 #2399 #4883 #9365 #9401 #9413 #9467 #10181 #11063 #11111 #11165 #845 #845 #2399 #4883 #9365 #9401 #9413 #9467 #10181 #11063 #11111 #11165
It doesnt sound like a big deal, but maybe it is.
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Heres the file, I zipped it, lets see if it works.
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