Export a ReCap mesh model and link it in a Revit project.
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You can export a mesh model from ReCap and link it in Revit to provide context for your Revit model for coordination purposes.
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First, you need to create and classify the mesh.
00:17
In ReCap, convert your point cloud into a segmented mesh using Local scan to mesh processing.
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Once the mesh is created, launch the Mesh Editor to merge and classify mesh objects into layers.
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When you are done classifying, Export the mesh in the ReCap Mesh Revit format.
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Now, switch to your open Revit project to link the model.
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From the ribbon, click the ReCap Mesh tab, and then click Link ReCap Mesh Model.
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In the dialog, click Add Model.
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Navigate to and select your exported model, then click OK.
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The mesh data is now linked to your Revit project.
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Switch to the 3D view to see that the layers are visible.
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In the model hierarchy, you can turn off layers, such as the Ceiling, to make it easier to access the data.
01:22
If you switch to an elevation view, you can use this model to set your levels accurately, based upon the reality capture data.
01:31
From a 2D view, having the ability to switch the layers and levels on and off makes it easier to model Revit objects on a cleaner space.
01:41
You can model with more accuracy and without the performance issues normally associated with linking large point clouds into Revit.
01:51
Continue to use the modeling tools in Revit to add any other features on top of the model.
01:57
You can then toggle the corresponding layers on or off in your linked model to clean up the space.
02:05
On the ReCap Mesh tab, there are some additional tools to help you work with your mesh in Revit.
02:11
You can import or export specific transform coordinates.
02:17
The Add to Document option allows you to choose a layer from your linked model
02:22
and import it into the Revit document, based on the category chosen from the drop-down.
02:28
Toggle the rest of the model off to see that this tank, which you classified previously in ReCap, is now a tank in the project.
02:38
Reselect the tank, and then, from the ReCap Mesh tab, click Promote To Family to convert the object into a Revit family element.
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You can then open the Family Editor to continue to add information into the model.
02:54
For example, you can place extrusions and connection points onto the model.
02:60
The geometry stays as a mesh;
03:02
however, this can be helpful if you have a complicated architectural or mechanical element
03:07
that would be time-consuming to model otherwise.
03:10
Once your connection points are in,
03:13
you can attach flex ducts and flex pipes, and then start interacting with these meshes in an intelligent way.
00:03
You can export a mesh model from ReCap and link it in Revit to provide context for your Revit model for coordination purposes.
00:13
First, you need to create and classify the mesh.
00:17
In ReCap, convert your point cloud into a segmented mesh using Local scan to mesh processing.
00:27
Once the mesh is created, launch the Mesh Editor to merge and classify mesh objects into layers.
00:35
When you are done classifying, Export the mesh in the ReCap Mesh Revit format.
00:43
Now, switch to your open Revit project to link the model.
00:48
From the ribbon, click the ReCap Mesh tab, and then click Link ReCap Mesh Model.
00:55
In the dialog, click Add Model.
00:59
Navigate to and select your exported model, then click OK.
01:05
The mesh data is now linked to your Revit project.
01:09
Switch to the 3D view to see that the layers are visible.
01:14
In the model hierarchy, you can turn off layers, such as the Ceiling, to make it easier to access the data.
01:22
If you switch to an elevation view, you can use this model to set your levels accurately, based upon the reality capture data.
01:31
From a 2D view, having the ability to switch the layers and levels on and off makes it easier to model Revit objects on a cleaner space.
01:41
You can model with more accuracy and without the performance issues normally associated with linking large point clouds into Revit.
01:51
Continue to use the modeling tools in Revit to add any other features on top of the model.
01:57
You can then toggle the corresponding layers on or off in your linked model to clean up the space.
02:05
On the ReCap Mesh tab, there are some additional tools to help you work with your mesh in Revit.
02:11
You can import or export specific transform coordinates.
02:17
The Add to Document option allows you to choose a layer from your linked model
02:22
and import it into the Revit document, based on the category chosen from the drop-down.
02:28
Toggle the rest of the model off to see that this tank, which you classified previously in ReCap, is now a tank in the project.
02:38
Reselect the tank, and then, from the ReCap Mesh tab, click Promote To Family to convert the object into a Revit family element.
02:48
You can then open the Family Editor to continue to add information into the model.
02:54
For example, you can place extrusions and connection points onto the model.
02:60
The geometry stays as a mesh;
03:02
however, this can be helpful if you have a complicated architectural or mechanical element
03:07
that would be time-consuming to model otherwise.
03:10
Once your connection points are in,
03:13
you can attach flex ducts and flex pipes, and then start interacting with these meshes in an intelligent way.
