Importing navisworks model into revit loses colors and textures

[chriskD6WP2]

I have a Naviworks file with an NWD extension I would like to import in Revit but whenever I insert it as a coordination model, I lose all of it's color and textures. 

I have looked at the visibility graphics settings and can't see anything that would not allow color.

Attached is the Navisworks model.

[ToanDN]

Is it from a point cloud?  If so, try to link the source point cloud file instead.

[chriskD6WP2]

I'm trying to avoid using the point cloud. Witin ReCap, I used the mess creator and it gave me a color NWD file as one of the creations. I thought I could use it instead of the point cloud making it easier and quicker to navigate within Revit.

[ToanDN]

Which file formats can you save the mesh to?

[chriskD6WP2]

It says output can be OBJ and/or RCM. I click both and when it's done, I get a the OBJ and RCM as well as an NWD.

[chriskD6WP2]

Sorry, I was wrong. I get an NWC as one of the files, not NWD.

[ToanDN]

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@chriskD6WP2 wrote:

It says output can be OBJ and/or RCM. I click both and when it's done, I get a the OBJ and RCM as well as an NWD.

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Export the mesh to OBJ and import it in Revit as an in-place generic model family.

[chriskD6WP2]

Don't I have to have a plug-in to import OBJ files?

[ToanDN]

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@chriskD6WP2 wrote:

Don't I have to have a plug-in to import OBJ files?

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Revit an import OBJ files natively.  See my screenshot above.

[chriskD6WP2]

Looks like your screenshot is only showing partial content. I don't see a menu in Revit which looks like that image. I'm using 2021, sorry.

[ToanDN]

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@chriskD6WP2 wrote:

Looks like your screenshot is only showing partial content. I don't see a menu in Revit which looks like that image. I'm using 2021, sorry.

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Revit 2022.  I don't know if Revit 2021 can import OBJ.

[chriskD6WP2]

No, it does not. Thanks anyway.

[chriskD6WP2]

I did it in 2023 and the object still has no color. lol Oh, well.

[ToanDN]

Can you share the OBJ file?

[chriskD6WP2]

Here is the OBJ file.

[ToanDN]

It shows here.

[chriskD6WP2]

What?! Okay, let me see if I can load it into the generic out of the box construction template and see if that makes a difference. It may be something in our view templates that's not letting it load with color.

[chriskD6WP2]

It's our view templates.

One more thing, is there a reason as to why you choose OBJ over an NWD?

[ToanDN · Accepted solution]

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@chriskD6WP2 wrote:

It's our view templates.

One more thing, is there a reason as to why you choose OBJ over an NWD?

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Because I knew OBJ should work and I can't say the same for NWD or NWC.