Surface Lines

[stevenson953]

Hi Guys,

Just got a REVIT model from an architect and I think it wasn't built in REVIT and was converted from an IFC file which came from Solid Works or something similar. 

See screencast below.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/26a0caf3-fe27-41b7-8c81-416d0ac5a37b

I just want to get rid of all the lines across the surfaces.

Hope it's simple 🙂

Thanks for any help.

Paul 

[stever66]

its hard to know what those lines are (model lines, or part of some solid?).

I would try to save a copy of the revit file, and since it looks like that item is a generic family model, you should be able to select edit family.  If they are simply model lines inside the family, you should be able to select everything, and use the filter to get just the lines, and then delete them from the family. 

[stevenson953]

Thanks for helping!

I did another little screencast below to further explain what I am seeing.

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/a472a076-be3e-4b23-ab97-6aa14a54ce75

Thanks

Paul

[yurikim]

Thank you for your posting @stevenson953. Your video is in private, and can't be viewed by others. 

How was IFC brought into Revit? Was it imported or linked?

Do you see this triangulated surfaces on other IFC viewer as well? How about having them as ACIS solids?

[stevenson953]

Hi Yurikim,

Thanks for responding.

I have made the video public so hopefully you will now be able to view it.

It's actually a linked REVIT model that has been converted from an IFC model produced by a manufacturer.  This is all done before it is issued to the team and me and I have no control over that.

Thanks

Paul

[yurikim]

Thank you @stevenson953. If you can't export this again, you could probably explode and simplify the geometry by removing unnecessary lines. 

If you can ask to export again, try to export it as  IFC4 and deactivate this option "Keep Tessellated Geometry as Triangulation". 

When adding the IFC to the model, make sure that link the IFC to the model. Bind the link if needed. 

Hope this helps. 

[stevenson953 · Accepted solution]

Thankyou and I'll pass this onto the originators to see what they can do.