Helix bridges the gap between different BIM tools by enabling the conversion of SketchUp and AutoCAD files into native Revit components. This allows users to seamlessly sync their models, improving collaboration and efficiency. Helix supports a range of native Revit categories, including Walls, Curtain Walls, Floors, Roofs, Ceilings, Pipes, Doors, Windows, and Topography. It also supports converting SketchUp to Revit meshes, maintaining clean geometry in Revit without additional triangulation. This allows the geometry to be used effectively for documentation and visualization. Helix offers features such as mapping content by tag or material, exposing model health warnings, and tracking model updates, ensuring that the Revit model only updates when geometry changes in SketchUp. Additionally, it includes starter families with instance parameter calculation for door and window heights and widths. For converting Revit to SketchUp, Helix optimizes Revit geometry for workable output and reduces mesh count for better performance while retaining the original form. It also converts materials from Revit and maps them to SketchUp materials, as well as converting Revit levels to SketchUp planes tagged as levels. Helix also supports converting AutoCAD files to Revit, supporting native Revit categories such as Walls, Doors, Windows, Railings, Room Separation Lines, Space Separation Lines, and Pipes. It finds the center line from AutoCAD to drive the location of Revit wall and MEP families.

Features & Benefits

• Convert SketchUp to Native Revit Models
  • Supports Walls, Curtain Walls, Floors, Roofs, Ceilings, Pipes, Doors, Windows, Topography.
• Map content by tag or material
• Expose model health warnings
• Track Model updates
  • Revit model only updates if geometry changes in SketchUp.
• Included Content
  • Helix starter families with instance parameter calculation for door & window heights and widths.
• Convert SketchUp to Revit Meshes
  • Supports Generic Model, Casework, Entourage, Furniture, Furniture Systems, Railings, Site, Light Fixtures, Planting, Specialty Equipment, Mechanical Equipment, Plumbing Fixtures, Columns.
• Keep meshes clean in Revit
  • Without additional triangulation, allowing geometry to be used for documentation and visualization.
• Create Revit materials with textures
  • SketchUp materials can be mapped to Revit materials.
• Preserving components and groups in Revit families
  • With Smart mesh-based family instancing.
• Convert Revit to SketchUp
• Optimize Revit geometry for workable output
  • (push/pull-able).
• Optimize Revit geometry mesh count
  • For performance while retaining the original form.
• Convert Materials from Revit
  • Map Revit materials to SketchUp materials.
• Convert Revit levels to SketchUp planes
  • Tagged as levels.
• Convert AutoCAD to Revit
  • Supports Walls, Doors, Windows,Railings, Room Separation Lines, Space Separation Lines, and Pipes.
• Find center line from AutoCAD
  • To drive location of Revit wall and MEP families.