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3ds Max FBX Plug-in Workflows
3ds Max FBX Plug-in Workflows
Workflow limitations
Revit Architecture to 3ds Max workflow
When
you have completed the initial design, layout, and modeling of a project
in Revit Architecture, you can use Autodesk® 3ds Max® or Autodesk® 3ds
Max® Design to produce high-end renderings and add final details.
- 3ds
Max is a 3D animation package that provides animation, modeling, and
workflow functionality for complex problems in design visualization and
visual effects.
- 3ds
Max Design is a 3D design visualization solution for architects,
engineers, designers, and visualization specialists. Designed for
interoperability with FBX® files from Revit Architecture, 3ds Max
Design preserves model geometry, lights, materials, camera settings,
and other metadata from Revit projects. With Revit Architecture
and 3ds Max Design working together, designers can extend the building
information modeling process to include design visualization.
NoteFor simplicity, the following topics refer
to 3ds Max, but this information applies to 3ds Max Design as well.
You can export a 3D view from a Revit project
to an FBX file and import it into 3ds Max. You can then create enhanced
renderings of the design to share with clients in 3ds Max.
The FBX file format passes rendering information
to 3ds Max, including lights, render appearances, sky settings,
and material assignments for the 3D view. By preserving this information
during the export process, Revit Architecture maintains a high degree
of fidelity and reduces the amount of work required in 3ds Max.
Exporting to FBX from Revit Architecture
- In
Revit Architecture, open a 3D view, and prepare it for export.
- Click
File menu > Export > 3ds Max (FBX).
NoteIf this menu option displays as gray, open
a 3D view of the project. Then try the menu option again.
- On
the Export dialog, for Save in, navigate to the target folder for
the exported file.
- For
Naming, do one of the following:
- To
specify a file name manually, select Manual (Specify file name).
For File name/prefix, specify the name of the output file.
- To
use an automatically generated file name, select Automatic – Long (Specify
prefix), or Automatic – Short.
- Click
Save.
Revit Architecture generates the FBX file and
saves it in the target location.
You can now import the FBX file into 3ds Max,
using the 3ds Max FBX Plug-in.
Importing your FBX file into 3ds Max Design
- Follow
the steps in Exporting to FBX from Revit Architecture, above.
- In
3ds Max Design, Click File > Import, and select the FBX file
you want to import, and Click OK.
- Click
OK in the FBX UI window, and your FBX is imported.