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Convert autocad .dwg file to revit .rvt file through C# Add-Ins

Anonymous — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 03:47:04 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I'm new for Revit API development.

I would like to convert autocad .dwg file to revit .rvt file using C# Add-ins.

I am working on Revit 2013 and went through the Revit 2013 API help file.

I do not see any method to convert dwg to rvt.

Is it possible ?

Please advice me Experts !!!!

Appreciate any help!!!

Thank you in advance.

Best Regards,

Thet Tin Oo

Re: Convert autocad .dwg file to revit .rvt file through C# Add-Ins

augusto.goncalves — Fri, 20 Mar 2015 18:17:15 GMT

There is not direct conversion between formats, .dwg and .rvt are completely different types of files, with different types of data...

You can, for instance, import the .dwg into a .rfa or .rvt, but will be a single solid, not a parametric element

Or you can read read the .dwg, analyze and create an equivalent .rvt, but this is hard to program (too many rules/logic)

Re: Convert autocad .dwg file to revit .rvt file through C# Add-Ins

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 01:23:16 GMT

Hi Augusto,

Thank you so much.

btw, Do you have any reference link to read and analyze the .dwg programmatically in C# or python ?

Best Regards,

Thet Tin Oo

Re: Convert autocad .dwg file to revit .rvt file through C# Add-Ins

Anonymous — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 07:04:02 GMT

Hi Augusto,

As you mentioned earlier , after I have made some research on how to read and analyze .dwg and I also tried to convert .dwg -> .dxf -> .rvt .

I still can't figure it out.

Thank you for guiding me.

Best Regards,

Thet Tin Oo

Re: Convert autocad .dwg file to revit .rvt file through C# Add-Ins

augusto.goncalves — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 11:32:09 GMT

To read .dwg files you'll need AutoCAD installed, from there you can read the data. This is supported on .NET (and others), but not in Python (there some samples, but it's not fully supported).

Re: Convert autocad .dwg file to revit .rvt file through C# Add-Ins

augusto.goncalves — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 11:33:10 GMT

For some samples on how import a .dwg into a .rvt (using Revit), please download the Revit SDK and get the ImportDWG sample.

www.autodesk.com/developrevit

Re: Convert autocad .dwg file to revit .rvt file through C# Add-Ins

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Apr 2015 06:20:23 GMT

Hi Augusto,

I have checked ImportDWG sample in Revit 2013 SDK sample project.

There seems to be not my direction.

Thank you so much.

Sorry for my late reply.

Best Regards,

Thet Tin Oo