3ds max product models on revit

[fael097]

hey, I work for a product design and architecture company, and we're thinking of migrating from autocad to revit.

currently I model our products in 3ds max, let's say a chair for example, and then I convert it into sketchup with a 3rd party plugin. the architects do their stuff in autocad, and then in sketchup they build the 3d rooms and just use my exported chairs.

with revit, our intention is to eliminate autocad and sketchup from our workflow. but we still need to bring our chairs into revit. how would this work?

I saw on another thread someone saying that the most appropriate way to import models into revit was to grab them from native revit libraries or such, but we make original products, so obviously I won't find our products in native revit. and btw, what IS native revit?  do you actually model complex stuff inside revit? 

[Corsten.Au]

Hello

Theres a learning curve in while shifting to Revit..

Just considering the model element you metioned.. that will go into 

Furniture Category , and You need to create a " Chair Revit Family " using 

" Furniture Template ) to read that element correct in Revit..

Ex: In Plan, when its cut, in elevation, various componenets within the chair, 

various detail level view ( Coarse, medium, Fine ), in Fine you may show more details/parts...

just giving you a grpahic override interface, where Furniture's options are shown..

usually loose furniture should be in furniture category, fixed wardrobe etc in Casework, theres furniture system family and so on for your study...  

there are ways to move one family from one category to another, but the initial template define most important

properties like their host.. ( Plane based, wall based, floor based, Level based families etc )

unlike other software ( 3ds max, sketchup ), In revit , each and every element is logically categories for further uses

like counting, area calculation, hiding as per type of floor plan, tagging etc...

I would suggest, open existing chair family ( from some manufacturer  ) and get the idea how they have assigned

line type, view, material, parameters etc...

best luck..