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V5 - Prepare and Upload a Revit file

Learn how to quickly prepare & upload your Revit file directly on 3drepo.io

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Written by Harish Malek
Updated over 4 months ago

You can share your Revit files (.rvt) with other project members using 3D Repo. There are just a few simple steps to follow in getting your files ready for processing.

Supported Revit file versions: from 2011 up to 2024


We always recommend our users to use the plugin, as it's the most efficient and easiest way for model sharing.

Model Set up

3D Repo looks for a specific view in Revit in a cascading manner:

  1. Firstly, it looks for a dedicated 3D Repo view

  2. If that fails, it looks for a 3D view with Navis in the name

  3. If that fails, it looks for a default "{3D}" view

  4. And if all of the above fail, it takes the first 3D view in the list

Since your Revit file may contain multiple 3D & 2D Views, we advise you do the following before you upload the file:

  1. Create a 3D View and change its name to 3D Repo
    Our platform will use this view to generate the 3D geometry

  2. Set your 3D View to a Fine Scale

  3. In the Graphics Display Options switch to a Shaded Style
    This will ensure that model element colours appear in 3D Repo

  4. Save your Revit file containing the new 3D View

  5. Go ahead to 3drepo.io and Upload your model

  6. A successfully uploaded & processed Revit model will look like this:

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