Limitations of SketchUp Data Imported to Revit LT

Revit LT treats the data imported from Trimble® SketchUp® as a complicated collection of geometry that may require more steps to manipulate. However, you can change the layer settings from Trimble® SketchUp® to improve the results.

For example, to assign colors or materials on a by-layer basis, click Manage tabSettings panelObject Styles, and change settings on the Imported Objects tab.

Note: Changing the object styles only affects the objects that have a default material on that particular layer in SketchUp.

When creating content in Trimble® SketchUp® for use in Revit LT, consider the following restrictions:

• Exploding 3D data: In Revit LT, you will not be able to explode 3D data. If you try this, 3D faces will disappear, and you will receive a warning message.
• Parameters: In Revit LT, you cannot add parameters to control geometric flexing. However, you can add some controls that manipulate imported data, such as the location of an imported element and its material assignments.
• Visibility/graphics: In Revit LT, you cannot manipulate the geometry or isolate parts of whole elements with visibility/graphics settings.
• Two-sided surfaces: If a material or color is assigned to only one side of a surface in Trimble® SketchUp®, Revit LT applies the material or color to both sides of the surface by default. If there is material on both sides of the surface, Revit LT applies the Face 1 material to both sides. If faces are flipped and painted differently in Trimble® SketchUp®, they may not display the correct material in Revit LT.
• Properties: The following Trimble® SketchUp® properties are currently not supported in Revit LT import: Texture Image Maps, “Smooth” Curved Surfaces, Text and Dimensions, Raster Images, and saved “Pages”.
• Cut planes: Imports cannot be cut by a cut plane unless imported into a cuttable family category. See Cuttable Families.
• Scaling: Groups or components that have been scaled in their entirety with the Trimble® SketchUp® Scaling tool may be incorrectly scaled when imported to Revit LT. Exploded Trimble® SketchUp® models should import at the correct scale. To get the best results, explode models in Sketchup before importing them.