Is there any way to download some sample families in revit?
families that have been changed with helix?
I would like to see some examples before installing this application
I would like to see the final result
I need to see how materials work with these families
and how they look in a project (rendered)
When converting SketchUp element to native Revit families, the families are mapped in Helix. These mapped families come from your model, and are not shipped with Helix. This allows everyone to use the families that they have developed and remain within the office standards.
However, we introduced a set of features that allow users to convert SketchUp models to Revit if there are no standards or families to start from. This is somewhat a fallback method that was meant skip mapping families at the cost of not having the “office standard” families used. In this workflow users can still change the Helix starter families in Revit to other types as desired.
Starter Families Support:
Doors
includes size detection for setting height and width instance parameters
Windows
includes size detection for setting height and width instance parameters
Walls
Curtain Walls
Ceilings
Roofs
Floors
If you want to take a look at some of these starter families see the models attached below (Revit 2022, SketchUp 2021 & Helix mapping file): Download Sample Files
Regarding materials, the materials from the Revit native mapped families will be used.
Let me know if this makes sense. If you’d like, we can also run a test with your models to demonstrate the translation. We could also hop on a web share if you prefer.
in this link: - YouTube I show you an example of what I do and how I present it so that you have an idea of why it would be super important for me if I can change a lot of families made in sketchup to revit.
I can’t make in REVIT very curved or organic shapes.
That’s a neat video walkthrough, especially since it’s completed within Revit!
I went ahead and converted the SketchUp Warehouse components that you shared using the DXF mesh based mapping. This kind of mapping creates Revit families that are not parametric: families just host the mesh data statically. I used Enscape to render the families. I’ve also update the download link to include these sample files.
seeing that the result is very positive
I would like to know how is the process
could you give me a brief description of how it would be
is it an easy process to transform with your HELIX application ?
I don’t want to install something that will block me in some way REVIT
I am using REVIT 2023
I work on this program like 15 hours a day
it would be fatal for me
The post above is now updated per the newest Helix 2.6.0 release. This release automatically converts the SketchUp materials to Revit materials including textures. You also no longer need to break down your SketchUp component by material → this is automated.
@julian.karate - you might want to update to this latest release for your rendering workflows.