Opening a revit file in SketchUp pro on a Mac

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Hello, I have a Revit file from another firm, I need to open it with a sketchup pro subscription. This is a one time occurrence and i do not need to upgrade to studio just for one file. Is there any way to do this?

Thanks!

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If you want to use the Revit importer for commercial use, then you’ll need to upgrade to Studio.
As it is Windows Only this may not be of use to you anyway.

A 2nd way, is to use Trimble connect via windows, which also does some conversion of RVT files , but again this is windows only.

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Beyond SU studio on a PC, or trimble connect on a PC, I believe the issue rests with the fact that the Revit API and tools simply don’t exist on mac.

I’m not very familiar with trimble connect, done a few tours on it, but I don’t use it. could the online version import a rvt file ? or will it require an IFC ?

Revit files are proprietary. very much so. you can import them only in a few other softwares with various levels of efficiency.
I know that in archicad, you could import rva files as gdl objects, but you can only link rvt files, not actually import them.

What I mean there is, outside of mainstream solutions like the revit importer in studio for PC, the ways of importing rvt files in other non autodesk softwares is slim.

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The conversion happens locally as far as I know - so you need to run the TC for Windows software to do the RVT to TRB conversion /upload

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If you can’t find a solution I can convert the file for you.

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Hi Sean, will you please be able to convert a file for me? I am a mac user and can’t figure a way to do it.

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Sure crook, do you have a place where I can download it?
I’ll be glad to give it a go for you :slightly_smiling_face:

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Thank you so much Sean, another sketchup fairy did it, but many thanks nonetheless :slight_smile:

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Hey, no problem. All that matters is that you got it solved :wink:

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Hey @SeanB I don’t suppose you’d be able to convert a file for me, would you? I’m having the same issue…

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Or if there is anyone else who happens to have a free moment and the ability to convert Revit to SketchUp, I’d be eternally grateful.

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Sure, no problem at all

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Thanks @SeanB! I will DM you a download link

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Got them TWE! On their way back to you :slight_smile:

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Hey Sean…
Not to jump on the favor bandwagon but I’ve got a revit file I really need converted so I can open on my Mac. I’d be happy to pay!

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Sure, no problem. Can you set up a link to download?

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Hi Sean,
I’m trying to figure out if importing Revit files to Sketchup ( on Mac) is even feasible as a workflow option. Can you share how you are converting and then I can take a look at how the info is organized and guage how much work is needed from there to create a usable model.

Thanks

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nope, you’ll need a PC somewhere between revit and your mac. Sean can convert files because he’s using a pc. he simply opens a brand new sketchup file and imports the .rvt file in it.

if you’re 100% mac only, you can have a look ad virtual machines like parallel that will emulate a pc.

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Revit import is only available for SketchUp Studio subscribers on a PC. It doesn’t work on a Mac.
If you have access to Revit, you can try exporting the model to IFC or DWG and importing that to SketchUp Pro.
Note that only Revit models can be imported, not separate Revit Family files (.rfa).

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If you have access to the Revit model you can also use the Trimble Connect Revit Plugin to export the model to Trimble Connect and there export it again as Trimbim format. SketchUp should import Trimbim files.

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