Convert a element DirectShape into Element
That is a challenging task.
Given an arbitrary direct shape, you will have to figure out what kind of element you wish to create from it, and then determine all the BIM constraints and parameters required to define the equivalent BIM element.
For instance, a wall requires a location line with a start and end point, a wall type with a thickness and layers, top and bottom level constraints, offsets from the top and bottom level, etc.
If you can guess those from your direct shape, you probably have a very illuminated BIM mind.
Please let us know how you end up solving this!
Thank you.
Good luck!
Cheers,
Jeremy
What same problem? You want ti import ArchiCAD files, or you want to convert a direct shape to some other type of element, or what? By the way, the title of this thread is nonsense right from the start, because a direct shape is an element, so the question as formulated is moot.
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I should share a little bit more about what I want to accomplish and what my starting point is.
I get the model from architects from ArchiCAD in native format and in ifc. I imported this ifc file into Revit, but instead of standard families, I got DirectShapes.
For the sake of example, I'll limit the story to walls. For my workflow, I need "real" Revit families, which I will replace with my own type and fill with information
My question is, do you know of any tools/tips/any info on how to transform DirectShape Elements into Revit families
In that case, this may be more of an IFC question than a Revit API one.
I believe that linking an IFC file into your BIM launches a different conversion process than the import, which may generate more standard Revit elements and less direct shape placeholder ones.
However, as explained above, converting a generic direct shape to a non-direct-shape element may be very challenging.
On the other hand, if all you are talking about are vertical straight walls, it may well be doable. At least following Pareto, and just addressing 80% of them. Getting 100% is probably super difficult.
I would suggest studying more about how to import ArchiCAD into Revit:
I believe that solving that properly represents large and challenging task indeed. I am afraid you will hardly be able to solve that and maintain your current job at the same time.
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