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Exporting Civil 3D projects to Revizto Follow

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Yulia Ivanova
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This article describes how to export Civil 3D projects to Revizto.

Overview

You can export models and sheets from a Civil 3D project to Revizto.

Prerequisites

Before you export Civil 3D projects to Revizto, ensure that the following conditions are met:

  • Your computer meets the requirements for exporting projects.

  • Both Civil 3D and Revizto are installed on your computer.

    List of supported Civil 3D versions

  • You have the required access rights in the destination Revizto project.

    The required set of access rights depends on your goals. Consult the following table.

    Right Description
    Append 3D

    Export new 3D models and new versions of the 3D models that you exported earlier.

    This does not grant the right to export new versions of 3D models that were previously exported by other Revizto users.
    Edit 3D Export all 3D models, including new versions of the 3D models that were previously exported by other Revizto users.
    Append 2D

    Export new sheets and new versions of sheets that you exported earlier.

    This does not grant the right to export new versions of sheets that were previously exported by other Revizto users.
    Edit 2D Export all sheets, including new versions of sheets that were previously exported by other Revizto users.
    Assign custom object properties This right is required to set model coordinates in Revizto when you export a 3D model for the first time.

Principles

You can export the following from a Civil 3D project to Revizto:

  • A model with its referenced models (xrefs), current viewpoint, textures, lines, object geometries, object properties, and point clouds.
  • Sheets that belong to the models with the sheet numbers, names, revisions, and properties.

When you export models and sheets from a Civil 3D project to Revizto, the following rules apply:

  • When you export sheets for the first time, they are exported to a folder that is named after the model. Then you can edit the structure of sheet folders in Revizto as you like. The folder structure will be preserved during the next exports.
  • When you re-export a Civil 3D project, the destination scene is completely overwritten. If some models are missing from the view or selection that you export, they will be deleted from Revizto after the export.
  • When you re-export a Civil 3D project, the sheets that you export overwrite their previous versions. Other sheets that were previously exported from this Civil 3D project remain intact.

Limitations

When you export models and sheets from a Civil 3D project to Revizto, the following limitations apply:

  • Some lines are not exported. Lines that are exported are approximated with polygonal structures in Revizto.
  • Objects that don’t have polygonal presentations (have the same look in the 3dWireframe and Shaded modes) are not exported.
  • Texture patterns are not exported.
  • Texture coordinates are not exported due to AutoCAD API restrictions. As a result, textures might get distorted or rotated.

Export options

These options apply when you export Civil 3D projects to Revizto.

Model export settings

When you export your Civil 3D project to Revizto, you can specify the model export settings.

Option Description
Export 3D models To export the model, select the checkbox.
Textures

If you want to export textures, select this checkbox. This option is recommended when the material appearance is important.

  • If you select the checkbox, the Revizto model will be similar to the Civil 3D model with realistic visual style.
  • If you clear the checkbox, the Revizto model will be similar to the Civil 3D model with shaded visual style.
Lines If you want to export lines, select this checkbox.
Point cloud

If you want to export all point clouds linked to the Civil 3D project, select this checkbox and select the point cloud quality (the minimum distance between points).

The point size will be adjusted based on the distance. You can change the point size after the export in the Edit > Visual effects section of your Revizto project.

Exporting point clouds with higher quality will increase the size of the resulting Revizto project and the export time.

Sheet export settings

When you export your Civil 3D project to Revizto, you can specify the sheet export settings.

Option Description
Select sheets… To select the sheetsthat you want to export, click this button.

Exporting Civil 3D projects

You can export a Civil 3D project to Revizto manually, or schedule the export for nonworking hours.

Exporting Civil 3D projects to Revizto manually

To export a Civil 3D project to Revizto:

  1. In Civil 3D, open the source project, and then open any project file.

  2. At the top menu, go to Revizto 5 > Export To Revizto.

    If you applied a selection, it will be cleared when you open the export wizard. However, if you apply the selection after opening the wizard, only the selected objects will be exported.

    Troubleshooting:

  3. If your Civil 3D project is not linked to a Revizto project, you will proceed to the Link Settings dialog.

    • To link the model to an existing project, click Link to existing project, click OK, select a project, and click OK.

    • To create a project and link the model to it, click Create New Project, click OK, enter the project name, and click OK.

    This will create a local project. Then you can open it in the Revizto application and upload it to a cloud or shared location.

  4. If it is the first time you export to this Revizto project and the Revizto project already has a 3D model, select the destination scene and click OK.

  5. If you selected Update an existing model in the previous step, review the mapping between the Civil 3D models and the Revizto models and correct it if needed, then click OK.

  6. If you want to export models, select the Export 3D models checkbox, and then specify the model export settings.

  7. If you want to export sheets, select the Export Sheets checkbox, select the sheets, and click Save.

  8. If you want to change the destination Revizto project, click Change.

    You will proceed to the Link Settings dialog. See Linking Civil 3D projects to Revizto projects.

  9. If there is an asterisk next to the Export Options title, some of the settings that are stored in a configuration file and affect the export have non-default values. Move the pointer over the asterisk to review the changed settings.

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  10. Click Export.

  11. Wait until the export is completed.

    This might take from several minutes to several hours, depending on the project size, the number of sheets, and the performance of your computer.

Scheduling export of Civil 3D projects to Revizto

You can schedule export of Civil 3D projects to Revizto.

To schedule export of a Civil 3D project to Revizto:

  1. In Civil 3D, open the source project.

  2. At the top menu, go to Revizto 5 > Export Scheduler.

    Troubleshooting:

  3. If your Civil 3D project is not linked to a Revizto project, you will proceed to the Link Settings dialog.

    • To link the model to an existing project, click Link to existing project, click OK, select a project, and click OK.

    • To create a project and link the model to it, click Create New Project, click OK, enter the project name, and click OK.

    This will create a local project. Then you can open it in the Revizto application and upload it to a cloud or shared location.

  4. If it is the first time you export to this Revizto project and the Revizto project already has a 3D model, select the destination scene and click OK.

  5. If you selected Update an existing model in the previous step, review the mapping between the Civil 3D models and the Revizto models and correct it if needed, then click OK.

  6. Specify the export options.

    Option Description
    Export 3D models If you want to export models, select this checkbox and specify the model export settings.
    Export Sheets If you want to export sheets, select this checkbox, click Select sheets, select the sheets, and click Save.
    Sync after export

    Sync the Revizto project with the cloud or a shared location after the export.

    This option is available only for cloud and shared location projects.

    Weekday(s)

    Time

    		 The export schedule.
    Linked to

    The destination Revizto project.

    To change the destination Revizto project, click Change. You will proceed to the Link Settings dialog. See Linking Civil 3D projects to Revizto projects.
  7. Click OK.

Linking Civil 3D projects to Revizto projects

When a Civil 3D project is linked to a Revizto project:

  • The Civil 3D project is exported to the linked Revizto project.
  • You can create issues in the linked Revizto project directly from Civil 3D.
  • You can switch back from the linked Revizto project to the Civil 3D project.

When you export a Civil 3D project to Revizto for the first time, you are prompted to link it to a Revizto project.

You might want to change the linked Revizto project if you want to export your Civil 3D project to a different Revizto project.

To link a Civil 3D project to a Revizto project:

  1. In Civil 3D, open the source project.

  2. At the top menu, go to Revizto 5 > Link Settings.If you are not signed in to Revizto, you will be prompted to sign in.

  3. Click Link or Change link.

  4. Do one of the following:

    • To link the model to an existing project, click Link to existing project, click OK, select a project, and click OK.

    • To create a project and link the model to it, click Create New Project, click OK, enter the project name, and click OK.

      This will create a local project. Then you can open it in the Revizto application and upload it to a cloud or shared location.

Troubleshooting

To troubleshoot your export of Civil 3D projects to Revizto, see the following sections:

Starting the export

Q: In Civil 3D, the "Revizto 5" menu item is unavailable.

A: Do one of the following:

  • If the menu item is present but not clickable, see In AutoCAD, Civil 3D, or Plant 3D, the Revizto plug-in buttons are not clickable.

  • If the menu item is missing, ensure that the following conditions are met:

    • You are using a supported Civil 3D version.

    • Revizto is installed on your computer.

  • If both conditions are met, the AutoCAD plug-in that was installed with Revizto is missing or corrupted. To restore the plug-in, close Civil 3D and reinstall Revizto.

 

Export errors

Q: When I export a project from Civil 3D to Revizto, I get the "Current project is locked by one of Revizto apps. Please make sure no other app is working with this project at the moment." error.

A: Another application is writing data to a Revizto project. This might be manual or scheduled export from another authoring tool, or synchronization with a cloud. Wait until the operation is completed or cancel it.

 

Q: During the scheduled export from Civil 3D to Revizto, Civil 3D does not start.

A: Civil 3D might not start because it cannot sign in to Autodesk services. Check whether your Autodesk account is active.

 

Q: When I choose to update an existing model, some of the models in the list are unavailable. They are marked with the image3.png icon.

A: This can have the following reasons:

  • The first version of the model was exported by another project member, and you do not have enough rights to overwrite it.
  • The model was exported from another authoring tool. It can be overwritten only from that authoring tool.

Please consult the project owner on the correct method of updating the model.

 

Export results

Q: I cannot find an exported model in Revizto.

A: Do the following:

  1. In the Revizto application, open the object tree.
  2. In the object tree, right-click the model and click Focus on objects.
  3. If you still cannot find the model, in the object tree, right-click the model and click Isolate.

Note. You can undo the isolation by clicking Undo image2.png at the bottom toolbar.

 

Q: After the export from Civil 3D, some parts of a model are not displayed in Revizto.

A: This can have the following reasons:

  • The camera visibility distance in Revizto is short. The model parts were exported but you cannot see them from that distance.

    In the Revizto application, do one of the following:

    • Move closer to see the missing parts.

    • In Preferences > Camera, increase the camera visibility distance.

  • To optimize model rendering, Revizto draws only one side of each polygon. You do not see the polygons because their surfaces that face your point of view are not displayed.

    See Some parts of a model are not displayed in Revizto.

 

Q: After the export from Civil 3D, some models have incorrect positions.

A: The model’s drawing units are not set ("Units to scale inserted content" is set to "Unitless"). Select units and re-export the model.

 

Export scheduler

Q: The export does not start at the scheduled time.

A: Do the following:

  • Ensure that at least one weekday is selected in the export schedule.
  • Endure that the computer that runs the export is turned on, is not in sleep mode, and you are signed in to the Windows user account that you use to run the export.
  • Ensure that the Microsoft Windows user account that you use to run the export is a member of the Administrators group.

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