Discover how to effectively link Revit and Twinmotion using a workflow called direct link, a vital connection for simultaneous design iteration in Revit and high-quality visualizations in Twinmotion. This article offers a step-by-step guide on preparing the Revit model, setting up the direct link, managing updates, and avoiding common mistakes.
Key Insights
- The process of directly linking Revit and Twinmotion allows seamless design iteration and visualization, eliminating the need to continually export and import files. Changes made in Revit, like adjusting wall thickness or window position, instantly reflect in Twinmotion through this link.
- The direct link workflow is a reliable, fast, and time-saving method that outperforms older export methods. Introduced just a few years ago, it has proven to be an essential tool in managing modern design projects.
- Preparing the Revit model for direct linking involves ensuring it comes into Twinmotion cleanly with all necessary information. This preparation, along with managing updates and avoiding common mistakes, aids in keeping the scene organized and efficient.
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Welcome back. Alright, in this lesson we are going to learn how to connect Revit and Twinmotion using a workflow called direct link. This connection is essential if you want to keep designing and iterating in Revit while also creating high quality visualizations in Twinmotion at the same time.
Think about it this way. Revit is where we create and control all the technical information, the walls, doors, windows, dimensions, and schedules. Twinmotion is where we give that same model life with lighting, textures, people, landscaping, atmosphere.
By linking them directly, you no longer have to constantly export and reimport the files. Instead, you can make a change in Revit, say move a window or adjust the wall thickness, and then with one click, those changes show up in Twinmotion right away. So in this lesson, we'll go step by step.
First, we'll prepare the Revit model so that it comes into Twinmotion cleanly with all the information we want to have in there. Then next, we'll set up the direct link and we'll see what actually transfers across. From there, we'll look at how materials behave, how geometry is organized in Twinmotion, and how to manage updates as the project evolves.
And then we'll finish off by cleaning up the model and revealing some common mistakes to avoid so you don't waste time later. By the end of this lesson, you will be able to comfortably and confidently move a project from Revit into Twinmotion and maintain that link over time. Keep your scene organized and efficient.
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This workflow is something I use on real projects all the time. It's reliable, it's fast, and it saves a huge amount of time compared to the older export methods. This direct link process is actually fairly recent.
I believe it maybe came out two to three years ago, which is something that is amazing and should be utilized all the time. So let's begin with the very first step, which is preparing your Revit model for direct link. Let's open up Revit.
I'm currently using Revit 2026. So you can open up Revit, and then in the next video, we will walk through it. So open up Revit and then jump into the next video where we will actually do some work on the project we'll be eventually rendering.
