Changing imported file material in Object Styles does not work

[agasper2]

Hi all--I have been trying to import a file from Sketchup 2017 into Revit 2020 with the ability to change its materials. I saved the file as a Version 8 with each layer having a texture and all groups and components exploded. 

Moving it into Revit, I did Insert → Import CAD → File Type: .skp; Colors: Preserve; Layers: Specify. In the Consistent Colors visual style, it looks like it recognizes the different layers with different colors. 

I then went to Manage → Object Styles → Imported Objects tab and changed the materials accordingly for each layer. However, none of these show up with I render. Any suggestions moving forward? Should I import a different way? (I have Rhino so I could import and .3ds or .dwg or ACIS)

[barthbradley]

I'd Import as DWG.  

Post a screenshot of your Object Styles' Imported Objects Tab. 

...you could use the Add-in IMPORTSKP in AutoCAD to open the SKP there and then load it into Revit.   

[agasper2]

Thanks for the suggestions! I loaded it in from AutoCAD and applied materials in Object Styles. Now it renders as transparent. 

[barthbradley]

Renders transparent? Might be an issue with the 3D View.  Maybe corrupted.  Try recreating the View.  

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/revit-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles...

[agasper2]

Thank you! I recreated the view to the same result unfortunately. 

[barthbradley]

Does Realistic View show Materials?  

[agasper2]

In realistic view it looks like its in the Wireframe view

[barthbradley]

Is this 2022? 

[agasper2]

2020

[barthbradley]

Did you do any of the troubleshooting steps described in the Link I posted above?  

[ToanDN]

How come you imported a SKP in but your Object styles shows a DWG?

[agasper2]

I tried it as a dwg per barthbradley's suggestions. 

[agasper2]

Yes and it didn't change. Will try again to make sure I didn't miss a step

[ToanDN]

Open the drawing, select a surface and see if it is in a proper layer.

[konghoang]

Same here. Doesn't work in Revit 2021.  Can only change in visibility graphics not in object styles.  

[ToanDN]

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@konghoang wrote:

Same here. Doesn't work in Revit 2021.  Can only change in visibility graphics not in object styles.  

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If materials are assigned to layers under Object Styles > Imported Objects and they still do not render properly:

- set the view to Show Complete.  Does it work?

- If no.  Open the DWG and see if elements are assigned to correct layers.

[#17]

I have tied a lot of things and also tried the solutions mentioned here. But still doesn't work.
I am attaching the file here. It was made in skecthup and exported as dwg. I have ensured evergything is on layer as I want, but revit doesn't apply materials via object styles. 

Can anyone please review the attached file and tell what wrong I am doing?
BTW, I am trying it in revit 2020 version.

[ms218561]

im having the same issue!! 😞

[su-design]

Hi, came here because a problem in importing .obj files, opened your file although i'm not confident with unknown files, the stairs are not "user friendly" to use, thousands of polygon meshes, i think some of them are overlapping, others seems to be in the incorrect layer, a dwg file is not supposed to be like this. The only thing i did is set their color also by layer. Opened in Revit and applied Revit materials and it worked, except for the balaustrade, i think this happens when the normals are facing inside, i don't know if there's a way do inverte them all automatically. Exploding objects is never a good way of solving anything (in my opinion). Consider make a new stairs in revit, even with model in place they will be more perfect. I'm an average user, so maybe advanced users may help you better. Regards

[ryanc3DR3S]

I had a similar issue. I figured out that the material and color in AutoCAD was not set to ByLayer. Maybe that's it?