Side Note: I personally emailed SketchUp and they gave me the link to this forum and told me they do not know of a way, but they are very confident in the capabilities of this forum and many things can be accomplished here that are not accomplished by SketchUp Services. Is there a way to link the Revit file with the SketchUp file so that when a change is made in Revit and exported to SketchUp, the materials are recognized and import into the SketchUp file? Because we make many changes to the Revit model throughout the project, we do not wish to assign materials to the SketchUp model each time. This is how the process works: We draft in Revit, export the model to SketchUp, (where it imports as a blank 3D object with no labeled materials), then we apply materials to the SketchUp model to give it color. We use SketchUp to create renderings for our clients. All elements act like normal SketchUp entities and allow you to manipulate and visualize them as you see fit. rvt) listed as an option in the list of supported files. In the File Manager you will see Revit File (. dwg file become SketchUp components and tagged with the default CAD layer name. Importing From a Local Drive rvt file is saved locally, import the file in SketchUp by clicking File > Import. dwg file you just exported, and click Import. The firm has chosen not to use Revit as the primary rending software. In SketchUp, select File > Import, select the.
I am working at a large architecture firm and we use Revit as our primary drafting tool.
