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# Upload objects from Revit to Finch

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> **💡 Inner and Outer Bounds families can be saved from the link below and nested into your own Revit families.**

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### 1: Open the Revit Project

1. Open the Revit project containing the families you want to upload.
2. Locate the families in the project (for example: beds, sofas, or plumbing fixtures).
3. Open one of the families to review its contents.

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### 2: Verify Family Structure

1. Confirm the family includes:
   1. The main object geometry.
   2. A nested **Outer Bounds** family.
   3. A nested **Inner Bounds** family.
2. Open the **Outer Bounds** family and verify:
   * It is a **Generic Model**.
   * It is assigned to the **Outer Bounds** subcategory.
3. Open the **Inner Bounds** family and verify:
   * It is a **Generic Model**.
   * It is assigned to the **Inner Bounds** subcategory.

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### 3: Prepare Revit for Upload

1. Open an **active Plan View**.
2. Ensure the **Finch Revit Plugin** is installed and up to date.
3. Open the Finch plugin and navigate to the **Objects** tab.

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### 4: Find Families in the Active View

1. Click **Find Families**.
2. Enable **Show only visible in current view**.
3. Review the list of families grouped by category.

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### 5: Upload Objects to Finch

1. Select the families you want to upload.
2. Click **Upload**.
3. Wait for the upload process to complete.

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### 6: Confirm Objects in the Finch Object Library

1. Open Finch.
2. Navigate to your **Object Library**.
3. Locate the uploaded objects.
4. Open an object to confirm:
   1. Object geometry is visible.
   2. Inner Bounds are present.
   3. Outer Bounds are present.

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### 7: Use Objects in a Finch Project

1. Open a Finch project.
2. Generate a layout using the uploaded objects.
3. Confirm the objects appear correctly in the generated plan.

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### 8: Import Finch Geometry into Revit

1. Return to Revit.
2. Open the Finch plugin and navigate to the **Project** tab.
3. Select the project and variant.
4. Click **Import BIM**.

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### 9: Map Objects During Import

1. In the **BIM Import** window, open **Import Settings**.
2. Under **Furniture**, review the object mappings.
3. Confirm that objects with matching names are mapped automatically.
4. Click **Save**.
5. Click **Import BIM**.

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### 10: Review the Imported Geometry

1. Open the imported view in Revit.
2. Switch to a **3D view**.
3. Verify that all objects are correctly mapped and placed.