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I have been working on a form in 3ds max 8 and am trying to get the form into Revit 8.1 so that I can use buildingmaker on the form. I can import it as a dwg but as I created an editable mesh in max (which is closed forming what would seem a solid object), I cannot use this. Is there a way to convert it to an ACIS solid without having to get some additional conversion plugin? If there was a way to take it through AutoCAD (as it likes ACIS objects then that would be fab!)
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Not sure on the ACIS solids issue, but what you probably want to do in any case is insert either the 3D dwg or ACIS into a massing fimily, then insert the massing family into your Revit project. You can then use the custom massing family to create floors, cwalls, walls, roofs etc via the building maker.
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Thanks...
The problem with this is that revit doesnt recognise the model produced from max (an editable mesh) and therefore whilst you can import the geometry into revit, the building maker tools dont like form (ie you can only select one or two faces on the object whilst it displays the whole form as apparently solid). Apparantly if it reads an ACIS solid then it can do a lot more with it (I get the error: "Mass contains only mesh geometry, which can�t be used to compute floor area faces, volume, or surface area."
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I don't use Max so I can't help you.
You may want to post the question on AUGI (www.augi.com) as there are more experienced users on that forum and some of them are doing the more advanced modeling in other programs like Max/Viz, Maya, SketchUp etc.
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