hi there.
asking for help again. I am an independent constructor, and I design, build and sell houses by myself, but I have suddenly the case that recently a foreign architect propossed me an interesting project to be developed in association, working on it toghether. I am very used to work with TFP, and really engaged to this SW for my own projects, and this architect only uses revit. I am not attracted to immerse myself in a new and complicated program, so I am planning to draw my projects for this case in my beloved TFP, and export them to revit for presentations... and this is the question: how do I export a project developed in TFP to Revit Architecture 2009? converting files to DXF did not work, because Revit is not capable for reading this format.
I will appreciate help. it is an interesting bussiness matter, which I would not like to let it go.
regards
jmartin
Hi jmartin,
dxf is a primary form of DWG. DWG is the native format of Autocad from Autodesk. And Autodesk is the manufacturer of Revit
Last summer, I did a Revit seminar, and I remember that it imported DWG files, so the only thing you need is a program to convert the DXF (exported from TFP) to DWG
There are several programs to convert, some of them free.
In addition, you can download a30 days free trial version of Revit, just to verify the export import / process
Also, you can export as VRML and 3DS, and some programs like Turbocad open these formats and save as DWG format (3D)
Pat / Draftcad
Quote from: jmartin on November 21, 2009, 09:06:53 PM
I am planning to draw my projects for this case in my beloved TFP, and export them to revit for presentations...
Do your "presentations" have to be in print or do you need to use Rivit in some way? If you have to get them into Reivit, then the export as DXF and conversion to DWG in TurboCAD or a number of other programs, as Pat suggested, should work. If you only have to print plans, you could use the TFP technique described here (http://forums.turbofloorplan.com/index.php/topic,877.0.html (http://forums.turbofloorplan.com/index.php/topic,877.0.html)) or engage Envisioneer (TFP's parent program). Envisioneer will open the TFP BLD file (and catalogue if you want), you can continue to edit and it will also export directly to DWG too I think. Full construction worksheet plans are possible, if this is all you need to present, or use the DWG export if it has to go into Revit.
If you cannot justify buying Envisioneer (it is identical to TFP so no learn time required - except for enhanced features of course) then it is also available as a 30 day trial, which may be all you need to complete the plans or conversion to DWG etc.
All the best with it.
Allan
hi Pat & Allan
thanks a lot
the plan is: to draw projects in TFP and then export files to Revit in order to continue working on them, to add details, apply changes, eventually printing sheets, etc., in a coordination scheme with -in this case- the project leader, until arriving to the final project. it means that I would be sending/receiving Revit files during the whole process. so I will follow your first suggestion and get a converting SW.
I thank you both
best regards
jmartin
Hi jmartin,
Glad to help! ;)
I think that the export process will be really easy and you will find free converters (check download.com for free programs) but you'll find more problems to use the Revit files, in TFP, specially because Revit has a very unfriendly feature--> it doesn't use layers ::)
Good luck and if you can, let us know about the results so we can lean!!! ;D
Pat / Draftcad
hi again Pat & Allan
also glad to let you know results! exporting TFP files to Revit proved possible, though it is necessary to go through some not precisely orthodox routes...
the way I found is as follows:
I installed "Any DWG DXF Converter Pro" for the known proposal. converted so FTP files to DWG (I strongly recommend to rename them once converted... I fell in problems with nomenclatures), and went to Revit without success, so I got back to AutoCAD, dragged files into this program (because 'opening' files function did not work in this SW, I do not know the reason), and saved them as usual AutoCAD drawing file DWG. then I returned to Revit,
and tried to import files... no success again, due to Revit apparently is not compatible whit the source. so I newly took an alternate way and "forced" Revit by introducing files dragging them into an open drawing browse for 'new project', and files ARE IN! even as a 3D drawing too. the next step, of course will be to process the drawing in this program, but I feel confident on that.
in the meantime I approach the goal I want to share results with you both, and other users in this "FTP fellowship",
in case it could be useful for some one else.
best regards (thanks again for your help)
jmartin
Thank you for sharing the info! ;D
Pat / Draftcad
Sounds as though you had a bit of messing around but made it so that is great - thanks for letting us know. No doubt someone will be trying to do the same things sometime, so it is good to know it can be done. You did not say as such but I assume the file is editable in Revit?
Hope the project goes well for you.
Allan