https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-forum/link-revit-fbx-file-empty/m-p/5626466#M88423 <P>Yes, it's a complete pain and is taking up hours of time trying to figure out what is going on.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Not being able to go backwards once a project is upgraded in Revit means we are currently stuck with the Link to 3dsMax 2016 not working as it should.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I've seen 3 problem areas with Linking Revit projects into 3dsMax2016 so far:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>- Wacom touch tablets - the Wacom driver or something seems to cause errors but older non-touch Wacoms seem OK</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>- Linking in Revit projects containing linked files doesn't come into 3dsMax2016 but produces the 'FBX file empty' error</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>- Linking in simple Revit 2015 or 2016 projects into 3dsMax2016, the model comes in but surfaces are like a mesh (see attached comparison of 3dsMaxDesign2015 and 3dsMax2016 with a Linked Revit 2015 simple project) and materials do not come across.</P> Fri, 08 May 2015 09:15:17 GMT WilliamSutherland3562 2015-05-08T09:15:17Z