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HELIX

Helix® is here to help you cross the model drop chasm between your BIM tools. Helix® converts your SketchUp®, AutoCAD®, and Rhino® models to native Revit® components and vice-versa, allowing you to sync your models seamlessly.

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Convert SketchUp to native Revit models

NATIVE REVIT CATEGORIES SUPPORTED

  • Walls, Curtain Walls, Floors, Roofs, Ceilings, Pipes, Doors, Windows, Topography

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FEATURES​

  • Map content by tag or material

  • Expose model health warnings

  • Track Model updates, where Revit model only updates if geometry changes in SketchUp

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INCLUDED CONTENT

  • Helix starter families with instance parameter calculation for door & window heights and widths

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CATEGORIES

  • Generic Model, Casework, Entourage, Furniture, Furniture Systems, Railings, Site, Light Fixtures, Planting, Specialty Equipment, Mechanical Equipment, Plumbing Fixtures, Columns​​.


FEATURES​

  • Keep meshes clean in Revit without additional triangulation, allowing geometry to be used for documentation and visualization.

  • Create Revit materials with textures.

  • SketchUp materials can be mapped to Revit materials.

  • Preserving components and groups in Revit families with Smart mesh-based family instancing.

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FEATURES​

  • Optimize Revit geometry for workable (push/pull-able) output.

  • Optimize Revit geometry mesh count for performance while retaining the original form.

  • Convert Materials from Revit.

  • Map Revit materials to SketchUp materials.

  • Convert Revit levels to SketchUp planes tagged as levels.

Convert AutoCAD to Revit

NATIVE REVIT CATEGORIES SUPPORTED
Walls, Doors, Windows,Railings, Room Separation Lines, Space Separation Lines, and Pipes

FEATURES​

Find center line from AutoCAD to drive location of Revit

wall and MEP families.

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