ModelPort

Import, Manage, and Edit Objects – including Revit and SketchUp!

Not only can users import, manage and edit settings for a wide variety of objects formats such as OBJ, DAE and FBX but you can also import Archicad elements and objects.

This means after you import a Revit or SketchUp object using Archicad’s built-in importer you can:

• Manage Archicad objects created by Revit or SketchUp imports.
• Clean up and manage Morphs converted from imported objects.
• Create objects from elements such as Walls, Slabs, Roofs, etc.
• Add textures to any imported surface.
• Delete selected meshes from an imported object using the ModelPort Editor.
• Reduce polygon count and file size of Archicad objects created from from Revit or SketchUp model imports.

Object Viewer and Editor

• Preview an object or model before importing to Archicad.
• Fast preview engine provides users with a quick review of an object and its components.
• Selected materials in the Item List of ModelPort are highlighted in perspective, elevation and plan views of Archicad.
• Users can edit textures and materials interactively in the editor.
• Control the display of model information, grid, polygon count, speed, light and background in the preview window.

I love that you can make changes after importing, then continue to edit and update an existing object after loaded to the embedded library. This is really a powerful feature!

Patrick May, Digital Design Coordinator, Walker Warner Architects

Improves 2D and 3D graphics

• When using Archicad’s built-in import options, such as SketchUp and DAE, objects with curved surfaces will often appear with triangulated 3D curved surfaces and messy 2D symbols.
• ModelPort uses an object import process that improves Archicad 2D and 3D graphics that creates smooth surfaces and generates clean 2D symbols for floor plans.

Great work! I think the Archicad community will be excited about ModelPort!

Dan Hruby,  Architect, VisualizeItBuilt

Reduce Polygon Count and File Size

• An object with a high polygon count can decrease the speed and performance of an Archicad model.
• A Polygon Count Indicator in the 3D Viewer shows red in the bar graph when the polygon count is high.
• With the Poly Reduced Editor you can decrease the polygons on models that have a high polygon count.
• The Save Mode offers 3 format options which can significantly reduce an objects file size.