https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/converting-rfa-to-sat-distorts-3d-texts/m-p/13709728#M358166 <P>I'm currently working on bespoke Revit families that requires very tiny 3D Texts. The 3D Texts are so small that I had use a workaround in Revit to achieve them. I created a family that started with a Plant category, nested into another Plant category, then to a face-based Generic Model category. That worked on the Revit end.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>However, some of our partners want the files in STP format. So I would export the families to SAT, then convert them to STP or STEP using tools like SolidEdge or Inventor.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>All the geometries translate appropriately except the 3D Texts. They either disappear or get distorted. I have attached images of what the RFA and SAT files looks like. The same thing happens when I tried the Revit-Inventor Interoperability tool that sends the file directly from Revit to Inventor without SAT.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Can someone recommend what I can do to overcome this challenge. It's exhausting enough that I had to hack my way through this in Revit, only to face a new challenge after exporting to 3D CAD formats.</P> Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:49:21 GMT Daniel_Udeze 2025-07-03T13:49:21Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/converting-rfa-to-sat-distorts-3d-texts/m-p/13709728#M358166 <P>I'm currently working on bespoke Revit families that requires very tiny 3D Texts. The 3D Texts are so small that I had use a workaround in Revit to achieve them. I created a family that started with a Plant category, nested into another Plant category, then to a face-based Generic Model category. That worked on the Revit end.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>However, some of our partners want the files in STP format. So I would export the families to SAT, then convert them to STP or STEP using tools like SolidEdge or Inventor.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>All the geometries translate appropriately except the 3D Texts. They either disappear or get distorted. I have attached images of what the RFA and SAT files looks like. The same thing happens when I tried the Revit-Inventor Interoperability tool that sends the file directly from Revit to Inventor without SAT.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Can someone recommend what I can do to overcome this challenge. It's exhausting enough that I had to hack my way through this in Revit, only to face a new challenge after exporting to 3D CAD formats.</P> Thu, 03 Jul 2025 13:49:21 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-architecture-forum/converting-rfa-to-sat-distorts-3d-texts/m-p/13709728#M358166 Daniel_Udeze 2025-07-03T13:49:21Z