How to add your knowledge

Exporting to FBX

    Table of contents
    No headers
    1. In Revit, open a 3D view, and prepare it for export.

      See Before Exporting a 3D View to 3ds Max.

    2. Click Export (FBX).
      TipIf FBX displays as gray, open a 3D view of the project, and then try again.
    3. In the Export 3ds Max (FBX) dialog, for Save in, navigate to the target folder for the exported file.
    4. 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. See File Names for Exported Files.
    5. Click Save.

    Revit generates the FBX file and places it in the target location.

    You can now import the FBX file into 3ds Max, using the 3ds Max FBX plug-in. For more information, refer to the 3ds Max Plug-in documentation.

    3ds Max provides additional control over materials, beyond the capabilities of Revit. To activate the Revit material assignments and lights in 3ds Max, specify mental ray® as the rendering engine. This is the default render setting for 3ds Max Design. For more information, refer to the 3ds Max documentation.