BLOCS
Export Rhino® blocks as Autodesk® Revit™ families
With BLOCS you can use Rhino blocks to import and place families in Revit.
Placing families using Rhino blocks
To create a family, first define a Rhino block and use its name as the family name.
You can copy and transform blocks as needed.
Always keep the family name unique to that block. Do not assign the same family name to objects outside the block, as this may cause errors.
Block names with invalid characters ( \ : { } [ ] | ; < > ? ` ~ ) will not be exported.
Do not scale or skew blocks. Scaling is not supported because Revit families cannot be scaled.
Rotation is limited. Some categories allow any rotation, while others do not. Roofs, walls, floors, ceilings, and stairs will always remain vertical.
Exporting a Rhino block using BLOCS
To export, press BLOCS on the Rhino panel. The tool provides multiple ways to select blocks. You can:
Select block instances manually and press Enter when finished, or
Automatically select all visible instances of a block type by choosing its name from the list.
Once selected, save the block information into a .beam file.
You can also choose which coordinate system to use when exporting. Select Internal Origin to export relative to the Rhino origin, or pick a named cplane to export using that plane’s coordinate system.
The resulting .beam file can then be imported into Revit using BLOCS or BEAM for Revit.
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