To be able to Export a DXF file from the Vertices layer that includes the ELEV (z axis), make sure that when you create the (Raster->Extract) Contours you check the box in Advanced Options check box to "Produce 3D Vector". To use a file for creating a Revit Topo surface it works best by either exporting from the Contour layer to a DXF or from the Vertices layer to a CSV as a points file.
It should already be part of qgis. Sorry I can't be of much help. Really you just need to make sure the projection units match the units you import into Revit.
@@AndrewFernandes007 Thank you for responding. Yes, I have been going through the predefine coordinate systems as well and do no see the one you used. :( I've been playing around with different projections with no luck. Any projection suggestions? ((I am new to both software))
@@SamZ I found that it could be tired to file permissions, and that once I closed QGIS, I was able to import the file no problem. Somehow QGIS still had possession of the file and Revit couldn't read it.
I had the same problem, but was able to get around it by saving the Excel file with a different name. I think 11collier11 is right in that QGIS seems to lock the file so Revit can't open it.
Hi Andrew, I'm having some scaling issues between QGIS and Revit that I can't seem to figure out - hoping you could help. I new to QGIS, so bear with me: When I measure a certain property line in QGIS I find the expected value (32ft), but after exporting the features as DFX and importing into Revit, my Revit dimension of the same item is 14.427ft. This doesn't even seem to align with an issue converting units... Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
It sounds like the projection you need to change the shapefile layer projection. Some of them are in meters, ft, yards, etc. When you export the features you can change the projection. Have a look at this SO post. gis.stackexchange.com/questions/114681/proper-projected-coordinate-system-for-minnesota-for-measuring-areas#comment162780_114681
When you import to Revit, you selected the units as meters, but the x and y units are gps coordinates, not meters. Will this cause a problem with scale?
Hello Andrew, thanks for taking time to show us the way import data from qgis into Revit, but I'm in France and can't use USGS data to create points data, I'm only using Google earth, so please please please can you tell me in few words the way to make it easy, I'm working on a big construction project and I've tried maybe 200 times to import Data from Google/qgis/civil 3d but I can't find, I can't fix this, I Will be very happy to create my Terrain élévation curves for Revit, thanks a lot
I'm not sure what the best way to do that using Google Earth. I would try and find a elevation or topographic dataset for france. Maybe one of these links can help gis.stackexchange.com/questions/17702/free-sources-of-mapping-data-for-france
This is a very helpful tutorial, but when I specify the CSV points file in Revit, the vertices plan view, which is a rectanguar mass of points in QGIS, turns into a rhomboid in plan view in Revit and everything is skewed to the top right. Any idea what is going on?
To be able to Export a DXF file from the Vertices layer that includes the ELEV (z axis), make sure that when you create the (Raster->Extract) Contours you check the box in Advanced Options check box to "Produce 3D Vector". To use a file for creating a Revit Topo surface it works best by either exporting from the Contour layer to a DXF or from the Vertices layer to a CSV as a points file.
Thanks for the tutorial. I believe what was causing the surface to remain brown is the color setting in the material editting panel
Hello, I’m having trouble finding the IGNF:UTM17W84 projection at 8:22 do you know where I can retrieve it?
It should already be part of qgis. Sorry I can't be of much help. Really you just need to make sure the projection units match the units you import into Revit.
@@AndrewFernandes007 Thank you for responding. Yes, I have been going through the predefine coordinate systems as well and do no see the one you used. :( I've been playing around with different projections with no luck. Any projection suggestions? ((I am new to both software))
same problem here. i can't find a CRS that will export X-Y coordinates as distances instead of lat/long ...
Hello,
12.14 of your video. How can I add 2017AerialPhotograpy under WMS/WMTS in the browser? Thank you.
You didn't select the material gras. Just double click on it next time. Awesome video dough.
I don’t understand why my srtm file creates ugly square contours of the relief that look more like some kind of pattern rather than relief
Ive followed your video to the T and revit 2020 is telling me that it failed to open the file :( thoughts?
Were you able to resolve the issue?
Andrew Fernandes sadly no, I ended up converting google earth data into cad points and then sending those to rhino to generate my topography.
@@SamZ I found that it could be tired to file permissions, and that once I closed QGIS, I was able to import the file no problem. Somehow QGIS still had possession of the file and Revit couldn't read it.
I had the same problem, but was able to get around it by saving the Excel file with a different name. I think 11collier11 is right in that QGIS seems to lock the file so Revit can't open it.
Great , you have just 2 vedios but helped me alot . keep it up and post more vedios
Thank you!
Hi Andrew, I'm having some scaling issues between QGIS and Revit that I can't seem to figure out - hoping you could help. I new to QGIS, so bear with me: When I measure a certain property line in QGIS I find the expected value (32ft), but after exporting the features as DFX and importing into Revit, my Revit dimension of the same item is 14.427ft. This doesn't even seem to align with an issue converting units... Any thoughts? Thanks in advance.
It sounds like the projection you need to change the shapefile layer projection. Some of them are in meters, ft, yards, etc. When you export the features you can change the projection.
Have a look at this SO post. gis.stackexchange.com/questions/114681/proper-projected-coordinate-system-for-minnesota-for-measuring-areas#comment162780_114681
When you import to Revit, you selected the units as meters, but the x and y units are gps coordinates, not meters. Will this cause a problem with scale?
I had to play around with the QGIS/Revit units to get it right. It depends on what you have configured.
Hello Andrew, thanks for taking time to show us the way import data from qgis into Revit, but I'm in France and can't use USGS data to create points data, I'm only using Google earth, so please please please can you tell me in few words the way to make it easy, I'm working on a big construction project and I've tried maybe 200 times to import Data from Google/qgis/civil 3d but I can't find, I can't fix this, I Will be very happy to create my Terrain élévation curves for Revit, thanks a lot
I'm not sure what the best way to do that using Google Earth. I would try and find a elevation or topographic dataset for france. Maybe one of these links can help gis.stackexchange.com/questions/17702/free-sources-of-mapping-data-for-france
Is this available for countries outside US? I typed this while I stopped at USGS part.
Yes, search for your local contour data. The USGS website is just for USA I believe.
Yes USGS data is available for all the countries, albert at a lower resolution of about 30m
You may want to search for LIDAR data in your country. Here in NZ it freely available for most areas of the country.
This is a very helpful tutorial, but when I specify the CSV points file in Revit, the vertices plan view, which is a rectanguar mass of points in QGIS, turns into a rhomboid in plan view in Revit and everything is skewed to the top right. Any idea what is going on?
I don't know sorry. I would have to see the entire process to understand what's going on.
Which version is this QGIS
I don't remember sorry.
had to watch this at 2x speed. soooo slow.