# Rhino to REVIT export

**URL:** <https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-to-revit-export/7351>\
**Category:** Rhino for Windows\
**Created:** [April 7, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-to-revit-export/7351 "2014-04-07T13:59:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![mortenengel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/mortenengel/32/484441_2.png) [@mortenengel](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/mortenengel)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-to-revit-export/7351/1 "2014-04-07T13:59:09Z")

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Hi,

What is the best way of exporting Rhino to Revit.  
I tried dwg and sat. Both won’t export curved pipes properly. See attached image.  
However they show up fine when shaded.

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**Author:** ![John\_Brock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/john_brock/32/476283_2.png) [@John\_Brock](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/John_Brock)\
**Post date:** [April 7, 2014, 4:18pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-to-revit-export/7351/2 "2014-04-07T16:18:27Z")

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I’m not a Revit user myself, but I have seen a fair amount of message related to this on the Grasshopper forum:

> **[Grasshopper](https://www.grasshopper3d.com/)**
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> Grasshopper™ is a graphical algorithm editor tightly integrated with Rhino’s 3-D modeling tools.

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**Author:** ![mortenengel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/mortenengel/32/484441_2.png) [@mortenengel](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/mortenengel)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 7:24pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-to-revit-export/7351/3 "2014-04-23T19:24:22Z")

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ok. But could this be a Rhino bug in export?

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**Author:** ![JanRuben](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/janruben/32/593472_2.png) [@JanRuben](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/JanRuben)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 9:08pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-to-revit-export/7351/4 "2014-04-23T21:08:15Z")

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It works fine exporting as SAT with Rhino5SR8 \> Revit2014. At least Your Revit Version seems older…

 ![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/uploads/default/original/3X/b/c/bc38c90b5238d8a4e2368479206aebc731faa3f8.jpg)

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**Author:** ![jshethj](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/jshethj/32/100695_2.png) [@jshethj](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/jshethj)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 10:17pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-to-revit-export/7351/5 "2014-04-23T22:17:20Z")

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SAT works for me, but when I need to render something in Revit, I export as a mesh.

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**Author:** ![mortenengel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/mortenengel/32/484441_2.png) [@mortenengel](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/mortenengel)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 4:18am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-to-revit-export/7351/6 "2014-04-24T04:18:42Z")

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Hi Jan,

Could you tel me the exact settings for the SAT export? There are a few options available.  
We are using latest version of Rhino and Revit.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![JanRuben](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/janruben/32/593472_2.png) [@JanRuben](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/JanRuben)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 5:39am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-to-revit-export/7351/7 "2014-04-24T05:39:32Z")

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Hi Morten, I just used the default settings. I imported it as CAD directly and indirectly into a family. both worked. Maybe its in the Revit Options. Did You check if Your Graphics Board Acceleration is ON/OFF? Makes a difference? (Your screenshot shows a Revit 2013-Logo, it might be a difference how imported CAD is displayed between versions) Try the shaded mode instead and edit the Graphicdisplayoptions \> Style \> Shaded \> Transparency = 100% \> Show Edges. This should be a wireframe display also. Is it the same as with WF?

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**Author:** ![balajicivil6.1994](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/mcneel/user_avatar/discourse.mcneel.com/balajicivil6.1994/32/153168_2.png) [@balajicivil6.1994](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/balajicivil6.1994)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 11:09am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-to-revit-export/7351/8 "2019-05-06T11:09:55Z")

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I have tried the exporter plugin of bimdex and it works fine for this purpose. you can export the textures and component hierarchy too. you can get a trial at [sales@bim-dex.com](mailto:sales@bim-dex.com). hope this helps.