The beam centerlines are misplaced when importing the IFC to Revit

Autodesk Support

Oct 8, 2023

Products and versions covered

Issue:

Users reported that the beam centerlines are misplaced when importing the IFC to Revit.
The same behaviour occurs when uploading the IFC document to BIM 360 Document Management.

Status:

This incident has been resolved in:

Revit 2023

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Workaround:

In order to import the objects to Revit or to BIM 360 Document Management, convert the IFC file to NWD format following the steps below:
  1. Open Navisworks Manage software.
  2. Append the IFC file.
  3. Save the document in NWD format.
  4. Import the file to Revit project following the article: Link a Coordination Model.

Products:

Revit; BIM 360;

Incident ID:

180016

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