Upload 3D Models

You can upload 3D models in RVT or IFC format to Takeoff in the Sheets & Models tool. You can also publish RVT and IFC files stored in the Files tool directly from Files to Sheets & Models in Takeoff.

Upload 3D models to Sheets & Models

To upload 3D models to the Sheets & Models tool for use during takeoff:

1. Navigate to the 3D Models tab in the Sheets & Models tool and click Upload models.

   

2. Select the RVT or IFC files to upload by browsing from your computer or dragging files to the drop zone.

   

3. Upload the model to Takeoff. Depending on the files being uploaded, it could take several minutes to complete the upload.

   Tip: You can click Done to close the upload window and work elsewhere while the upload is in progress. The upload will continue processing until complete.

   

Uploaded models appear in the Sheets & Models list under the 3D Models tab. You can see all available published all sheets and models in the Takeoff viewer.

When uploading an RVT file that may have multiple views, only one view is published to Sheets & Models in Takeoff.

• If the defined default 3D view from Revit exists, Takeoff publishes this view. A default 3D view is noted with curly brackets as {3D}.
• If there is no defined default 3D view and there are Revit publish settings for the model defining which 3D views to publish, Takeoff publishes the defined view with the largest size.
• If there is no defined default 3D View and no Revit publish settings for the model, Takeoff publishes a 3D view generated by the view extractor.

Publish 3D models from the Files tool

You can publish Revit or IFC models you have stored in the Files tool directly to Sheets & Models in Takeoff.

1. In Files, select the RVT or IFC file in the Project Files list that you want to publish to Sheets & Models. Click Publish.

   

2. In the confirmation prompt that appears, click Publish to confirm that you want to publish the RVT or IFC file to Sheets & Models in Takeoff.

   

   When publishing is complete, you’ll receive a notification on the upper right side of the page indicating that the model has been published successfully.

3. The published model is now available in the Sheets & Models tool under the 3D models tab. From here, you can open the model and work with it in the Takeoff viewer.