How do I link Google Earth to Revit?

To import the site background information via KML or KMZ files, click Add-Ins tab Globe Link panel Import and select the file to be imported in the Import dialog. The Import Options dialog displays.

How do you add topography in Revit 2020?

  1. Open a 3D view.
  2. Click Massing & Site tab Model Site panel (Toposurface).
  3. On the Modify | Edit Surface tab, click Tools panel Create From Import drop-down (Select Import Instance).
  4. Select the imported 3D contour data in the drawing area.
  5. Select the layers to which you want to apply elevation points, and click OK.

How do you import topography into Revit?

Create the topo surface. In the Massing & Site ribbon, click on Toposurface. Select the Create from Import dropdown and then click Select Import Instance.

How do I convert Revit to Sketchup?

Method 2 – Export to DWG

  1. From the file menu, go to export > options > exports setups dwg/dxf. Click on the solids tab, and select ACIS solids.
  2. Hit OK, and return to the export menu > CAD formats > DWG. Make sure you are in the 3D orthographic view when you export the model.
  3. Import the model into SketchUp Pro.

How do I import a map into Revit?

Import a CAD File

  1. Click Insert tab Import panel (Import CAD).
  2. In the dialog, for Files of type, select the desired file type.
  3. Navigate to the folder that contains the file to import, and select the file.
  4. Specify options.
  5. Click Open.

How do I import topography from Google Earth to Sketchup?

Once you generally know where your site location is, open sketchup, hit the file tab and scroll down to Geo-location>Add Location… from here you can search as you would in google maps for your site.

How do I import CAD topography into Revit?

How do I add topography from DWG to Revit?

Create a 3D Toposurface from the inserted DWG file:

  1. Click the Toposurface tool on the Site tab of the Design bar.
  2. On the Design bar, click Use Imported > Import Instance.
  3. Select the DWG file.
  4. Select the layers to add points from.
  5. Click OK.
  6. Click Finish Surface.

How to import Google Earth image into Revit?

Easy and Fast Workflow Select Area > Add Texture > Revit Start by selecting the area of interest and import it into Revit®. Then add the texture from the Google Maps Image and you have the Real Digital Model of the selected Area. Use this Scenario for the most realistic project you’ve ever done in Revit®. Buy GE-Terrain for Revit ►

How to save Google Earth topography in AutoCAD?

Save the AutoCAD file (you can close Google Earth and AutoCAD after this) Open Revit. Go to Insert Tab on the Ribbon and select Link CAD (or Ipmort CAD doesn’t seem to matter here) and browse to find the Topography file you saved from AutoCAD.

How do you create a terrain model in Revit?

Start by selecting the area of interest and import it into Revit®. Then add the texture from the Google Maps Image and you have the Real Digital Model of the selected Area. Use this Scenario for the most realistic project you’ve ever done in Revit®.

Can a topo be created from a Revit file?

Particulary the vertices of the 3d polyline which will have the same xyz as per the survey points. When you already have the contour lines link it up to your revit file and now you can create a topo from this. This email and any attached files are confidential and copyright protected.