Support for Revit’s RFA and RTA file formats.

In an introductory session, ODA revealed fundamental technical elements of Teigha BIM, the new module of the Teigha CAD engine created by ODA.

There is strong demand in the AEC market for existing products to work with Revit data, yet until now Autodesk competitors had no independent way to work with native Revit data.

Many customers consider it strategically important to have more than one way to read/write their important data.

Revit is mature technology and a market leader, yet there is no independent access to data created in the product.

Speaking at the annual ODA Developers Conference in Prague, ODA President Neil Peterson said there were three primary motivators for creating an independent CAD kernel for read/write of Revit data:

ODA clients can now use the Teigha BIM Kernel to read and write in the Revit 3D format. The Open Design Alliance shows off a model created in Revit, displayed in the Teigha Kernel software toolkit for CAD compatibility. Software developers who are members of the ODA now have access to the first software toolset for working with native Revit data independent of Autodesk. The Open Design Alliance (ODA) today announced direct read/write support of the Autodesk Revit file format. To change the file names of the exported views, click on each view name and type in the name to use for export.Autodesk competitors see strong market demand for access to Revit data. If a specific view is not required for export then it can be deselected by unchecking the tickbox on the left side of the window. Views that cannot be exported to NWC format will be unchecked and disabled. The views associated with the view set will be displayed. Select the view set that you want to export from the drop down list. Once installed the Publish to NWC Add-in is available from the Add-ins tab in Revit. Customizable file names per exported view.Automatic upload of the NWC files into ACC or BIM 360 using Desktop Connector.Ability to fully engage in coordination workflows whilst retaining intellectual property within RVT files.An alternative coordination workflow with NWC.Efficient export of Revit View Sets to NWC in a batch process.

The new Publish NWC Add-in for Revit enables design partners and subcontractors to efficiently share specific 3D views from their Revit projects as an NWC, include NWCs in coordination workflows, and update individual views for coordination meetings.

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