FormIt and Revit Connectivity

By Garry Stockton

From Revit 2022, you have been able to connect directly to FormIt from the Revit Ribbon bar. This brought big changes to the bi-directional workflow. You can 3D Sketch, send to Revit and Import CAD or create in Revit and import to FormIt.

Launch FormIt Directly from Revit

FormIt is now accessible directly from Revit, no Add-In required! (FormIt for Windows only). On the Massing & Site tab, you'll find the 3D Sketch button, which will launch an instance of FormIt for Windows 2022.0 or later release.

From here, you can choose to start FormIt with some or all of the Revit content.

Send to Revit Button

A Direct Connection Between FormIt + Revit
When launched from the 3D Sketch button in the Revit ribbon, FormIt 2022, 2023, 2024 will be connected to the Revit project from which it was launched.

When connected to Revit, you'll notice a new button in the FormIt toolbar: send to Revit. Like the 3D Sketch button, send to Revit allows you to send some or all of the FormIt model back to the Revit project that initiated this FormIt session. Iteration between FormIt and Revit has never been easier.

Then, you can pick selected elements or all visible.

FormIt to Revit: Import Performance

Underpinning all these changes is a new data conversion process, which really improves the performance of converting FormIt geometry into Revit.

When converting large FormIt models into Revit, you can expect the process to be between 10 to 30 times faster, with no need to break up the model into smaller chunks as before. In addition, geometry and material between the two apps is as good or better with this new system than previously.