topic Re: Link Revit - FBX file empty in 3ds Max Forum

topic Re: Link Revit - FBX file empty in 3ds Max Forum https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/3ds-max-forum/link-revit-fbx-file-empty/m-p/5715750#M88434 I did end up emailing back and forth with a women at Autodesk who was involved in the testing and implementation of the new Revit to Max linking. Below is the relevant portion of her email. Apparently they re-worked the entire process eliminating the FBX step. She commented that the error message about the FBX was odd because new process doesn't involve converting to an FBX.It is very frustrating, thankfully most companies I work with are 1 or 2 releases behind. They are on subscription but just don't bother updating their projects.   "In our tests, eliminating the extra step of making an FBX gives is about an 8x+ speed increase, and also allows us to do a RVT file import that we couldn’t do before. Eliminating FBX gives us more control over the geometry that comes in.  We’ll need to make sure that there are no regressions in the speed, then. If you are importing a Revit 2015 (or earlier) file, then it needs to upgrade the database and that will take more time than a Revit 2015 to Max 2015. A long term goal is to provide more optimized Revit geometry for real-time applications. Eliminating FBX in RVT imports is part of that. The developers are working on the file link bug. If I can get you something to test out I’ll definitely send it along to you. File Link fails on those views, of course, but also fails the first time you refresh the link after opening a Max file with a link." Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:15:04 GMT Anonymous 2015-07-12T11:15:04Z