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Collaboration with other software
About model and data exchange with 3rd party solutions: Revit, Solibri, dRofus, Bluebeam, structural analysis solutions, and IFC, BCF and DXF/DWG-based exchange, etc.

Achicad / Revit compatibility

Anonymous
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Hello

I am totally new to Archicad and BIM. I am asking what I hope will be a simple question, but will no doubt receive a complicated answer.

I work in a small office using Macs and we are looking into our BIM options, Vectorworks or Archicad. However like most people in the construction industry many people that we work with use Revit.

Is there a way of opening Revit files in Archicad? Or does the original model file have to be exported as an IFC file?

Many thanks in advance,

Rob
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Laszlo Nagy
Community Admin
Community Admin
Actually, the answer is simple.
Both Revit and ArchiCAD have proprietary format which are not public. So only Autodesk can save and open Revit files.

IFC is currently the best option.
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