Specifying The Building Type And Postal Code For A Project; Exporting To 3Ds Max - Autodesk 256B1-05A761-1301 - AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2010 User Manual

8 In one of the rooms, select a surface type (for example, Interior Walls), and click
9 Zoom in, pan, and spin the analytical model as needed to examine all surfaces in the model,
10 If you are satisfied with the integrity of the analytical model, click Export.
11 In the Export gbXML dialog, navigate to a folder where you want to save the gbXML file.
12 Enter a name for the gbXML file, and click Save.

Specifying the Building Type and Postal Code for a Project

You can specify the building type and postal code for projects that export to gbXML. When importing
gbXML files, several analysis software packages use this information to add default design values for energy
use and costs, thermal loads, and construction.
NOTE In the United States, a postal code is called a zip code.
To specify the building type and postal code
1 Click Manage tab
2 In the Instance Properties dialog, for Energy Data, click Edit.
3 In the Type Properties dialog, select the building type, and enter the postal code.
4 Click OK.

Exporting to 3ds Max

When you have completed the initial design, layout, and modeling of a project in Revit Architecture, you
can use Autodesk
details.
3ds Max is a professional 3D animation package that provides additional animation, modeling, and
workflow functionality for the most complex problems in design visualization and visual effects.
3ds Max Design is a 3D design visualization solution for architects, engineers, designers, and visualization
specialists. It is designed for interoperability with FBX
geometry, lights, materials, camera settings, and other metadata from a Revit project. With Revit
Architecture and 3ds Max Design working together, designers can extend the building information
modeling process to include design visualization.
NOTE For simplicity, the following topics refer to 3ds Max, but this information also applies to 3ds Max Design.
You can export a 3D view from a Revit project to an FBX file, and import the file into 3ds Max. In 3ds Max,
you can then create sophisticated renderings of the design to share with clients. The FBX file format passes
openings for a room. See Surface Element
names.
TIP You can right-click a level to expand all or select all spaces in the zone.
You can also select individual surfaces from within the surface type folder for a room.
checking to be sure that each surface is correctly identified.
For example, interior walls should only display for walls that are actually interior. A wall is
considered to be interior if rooms are placed on both sides of the wall or if its Function type
property is specified as Interior or Core/Shaft. If you detect surfaces that are incorrectly identified,
you must cancel the gbXML Export dialog, and fix the problem in the building model.
Project Settings panel
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3ds Max or Autodesk
on page 1561 for information about surface and opening
Project Information.
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3ds Max Design to produce high-end renderings and add final
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files from Revit Architecture, preserving model
(Isolate).
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