Problems Importing FBX Into Max From Revit

[Anonymous]

Hi all,

So I have a file set up in Revit 2017. Everything is going fine until I export that out to FBX and try to import into 3DS Max 2016. It is coming in at 10 times smaller than it should be.

For example a Cylinder that is 5m high is becoming 50cm in height.

Unfortunately linking the Revit isn't an option due to the sheer scale of the scene, and the 8-9 RVT links inside the original RVT file

If anyone else has dealt with this before any help would be appreciate.

Thanks,

[baniabdelwaheb1]

Hi,

Follow the steps below prior to import of  FBX file

1/ In 3ds Max, go to- Customize>Units Setup
2/ From the ‘Units Setup’ window, select ‘System Unit Setup’ to open the System Unit Setup dialog
3/ From the ‘System Unit Setup’ dialog, set the following

System Unit Scale-
1 Unit = Feet

This problem occur because Revit FBX files use Feet as the default unit setup

Hope that helps

Cheers,

BANI Abdelwaheb,
 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for this.

Unfortunately the problem goes the other way when i do this. Now the objects are way, way too big.

[Sahay_R]

Do you have the default units in Max set to Meters? What about default units in Revit? Your Revit Project Units should match the units in Max.

[Anonymous]

Hi

Both are set to mm.

Its weird as the exact same file works perfectly importing into max 2017. I'm guessing their was a bug fix along the way which correct the problem

Sadly the company is set up to use 2016 right now so can't swap over and make it simple!

[Sahay_R · Accepted solution]

This is for a rendering, right? So object intelligence would not be an issue?

Import to Max 2017>>export to dxf>>import into Max16?

Stranger things have been known to happen!