Exporting From REVIT Architecture

[Quaresma]

Currently I am converting my RVT file into an FBX and the using the Autodesk FBX converter to convert the, before mentioned, FBX into an OBJ file. This is causing me a couple of problems because the models comes out with the wrong AXIS configuration. With this I am trying not to use 3DS MAX or any other modelling program to get my REVIT models into OCTANE. the steps I would like to use would be:

1. REVIT
2. FBX CONVERTER
3. OCTANE

Can anyone help me, sorting this out will help me decide if I buy OCTANE RENDER or not.

[radiance]

is there no way to tick on the use of a y+ coordinate space in any part of your exporting pipeline ?

Radiance

[Quaresma]

Unfortunately there is none, I've even tried an AXIS modifying program but even that doesn't work. I thinik that the only way to resolve this is if the Octane Render team develop a plugin for REVIT.

[radiance]

we're investigating/evaluating a plugin for revit.

Radiance

[Quaresma]

Then please keep me posted because as I said this does influence greatly my buying decision, anther question is when will the glass material be up and working, at the moment it doesn't render properly because it doesn't let any light through and as I use 3D mostly for architecture visualizations this is also quite important, and finally ill the materials become more complete like mapping and falloff, self illumination, artificial lights etc... because yesterday I was trying to apply a map of a logo on a material and I couldn't seem to rotate or do anything besides scaling. Please don't get me wrong I think that Octane Render is one of the most amazing programs to have hit the 3D World, the entire Octane Render team is to be congratulated because the program in terms of render times is amazing but I do need to know what the progression of the program is going to be material wise and what ever you may think is relevant so that I can consider wisely the investment in the program and a good graphics card

Thanks for your time and again congrats on a brilliant program and I hope it develops to be a leader in the market.

Quaresma

[jbnarch925]

Ive heard glass needs to be a flat plane with no thickness. This is why alot of people use 3ds to select all glass in the model and flattening the thickness.

[BIMDUDE]

Hi
I have the same problem with the axis. But i also can not get the materials i assigned in Revit into OR.

[radiance]

i would recommend currently going through an intermediate app like 3ds max or blender (free), until we have a revit plugin.

Radiance

[kjc]

I have thesame problem.

I tried RVT > DWG > Sketchup and than render in octane - unfortunately there is a loss of materials.
Revit import in Blender didn't work at all for me. I'll try a simpler model.

I think there would be plenty of potential customers if there was simple import from revit. In-built renderer is easy but not satisfying.

[BIMDUDE]

Going via another app is allways a big obstacle. I have several clients who are just dying to us an app like Octane but use Indigo instead...