How to Export ANY 3D Model from Rhino to Revit – Export from Rhino & Import to Revit + COMMON ISSUES

The fastest way to easily export a Rhino (Rhinoceros 3D) model to Revit. Learn how to speed up the export/import process from Rhino to Revit and fix common errors. Exporting from Rhino to Revit is an easy task to perform, but some users get stuck on one or two vital settings that need to be configured. Let’s learn how to export from Rhinoceros 3D to Autodesk’s Revit.

First of all, open up your Rhino project to a 3D view. You can only export a model from Rhino if you are in a 3D view.

Next, ensure your model is clean. This relates to removing any unnecessary complication of your model, including curves or surfaces with an excess of required control points. Use the REBUILD command to rebuild these curves and surfaces with a more appropriate number of control points.

Also consider grouping and layering your model so that it’s easy to work with once you move into Revit.

When exporting from Rhino and importing into Revit, it’s best practice to break the model up into several components. Group and layer your model to make life a bit easier for yourself. Isolate walls, floors, ceilings, furniture etc into separate groups.

After cleaning up the 3D Rhino model, select the first component to export and go to file → export selected or simply type Export and hit enter. Export the file as the standard Rhino filetype (3DM).
Do this for each component of your model you want exported.

Now open up Revit to a 3D View and go to the INSERT tab → Import CAD.

From the first drop down menu, select 3DM files and locate the files you want to import. Make sure you are importing them as “Generic Models”

If an error occurs or your file takes longer than 5 minutes to import, first zoom out to check if the file has actually been imported. More complicated models will generally come across issues but can still be successful in importing. Be sure to keep your Rhino files clean to avoid this issue.

If it can’t be avoided, consider exporting your file from Rhino to AutoCAD (dwg), and then importing that CAD file into Revit. You can also try the .3DS and .SKP extensions.

If the error still persists, you need to simplify your 3D model inside Rhino. Your file is too complicated and will not work with Revit.

I hope you have found that helpful and can successfully export your model from Rhino to Revit!

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[pedroramires]

What I really liked about your video is that you kept the part where the file took too long to load and ended in an error. Most people would just cut it and pretend nothing wrong happened, making us that are watching feel kinda stupid when we actually try to do it and fail (since, for some reason, everything always goes wrong with the poorly optimized programs us architects are stuck with). But you actually kept it and showed how normal getting errors is and that made the whole difference for me.

[raekell]

Oh, and big tip: you CAN link in rhino files. if you are exporting only certain objects, like in your video, you can link in the exported 3dm file. then whenever you need to update it, save over the file you have linked into revit and reload it

[bvman]

I forgot how to do this, I remembered how to export the Revit file into a format I could open it in Rhino, and made the modifications I wanted, but I could not for the life of me figure out how to import it back in, and I noticed since I imported it back and did not move anything from the Rhino Model, when I imported it back, it was put into place already. Thank you so much my dude, you saved me hours of trying to figure this out on my own, and my façade is looking amazing in Revit now.

[victorzimbardi]

I had to take a juggling class as part of my physical education in middle school. I was in California. Thanks for the video!

[ivanpulevski]

You don't even get how much this helped I had a residential project made in rhino and had to redo it for a different class on Revit i'm so happy I saw this fr.

[SuperNjike]

thank you all your videos, are very easy to understand. i have been looking at various tutorials on using rhino inside revit, which would make the work flow even easier. however all the available videos seems to be about grasshopper, inside rhino, inside revit. please if you are able to, create a content on simply the workflow of rhino inside revit. thanks

[mercedesquins]

Life saver! Thank you for creating this video!!!

[JoaoSilva-xofi]

you saved me a lot of hours of work ahaha I wanted to give you a like but you have 420 and i don't want to mess up that number so this is my thank you message

[Digitalgaming]

Awesome dude thank you very much. I left a LIKE on your video. 👍🏻

[emperor]

Great video :) More revit videos please. If you can could you show your documentation process.

[TheGrMutato]

Thanks for the demo. Does it make a difference if your Rhino model is constructed in NURBS or Polygons?

[kavehbaradaran]

Thank you for this very helpful video! I have one question for you, after importing the from Rhino to Revit is there a way to apply materials to the imported model in Revit? I would like to apply Revit materials to the imported file!

[jdcarling]

I tried to import a simple file with some progressive curves ... but it just says the model is empty.... I can open in any other software and it looks fine. Revit just kicks it out error says "file is empty"... Revit 2022

[juanmartinjulien]

man, I can't do it !! but u are awesome thanks anyway

[evertiu]

Thank you very much, I had not found this. You are a crack

[vaishnavim]

In revit 2022 you can directly link .3dm files now! Till 2021 version this wasn't available.

[Russell-]

Good information & thanks for doing it but the fast zooming in & out of your face gets old quickly.

[jessicaobrien]

what if you have to have a really complex geometry for example a triangulated structure from grasshopper

[vmlrwyg]

how do i edit the design in revit to function well as a building? could u cover that pls

[salikshaikh]

When i am importing Rhino model into Revit it is importing in group.
Anyone who could tell me how can i explode model in Revit?