Upload objects from Revit to Finch

This tutorial walks through how to upload Revit families into your Finch Object Library, including how Inner Bounds and Outer Bounds are used and how uploaded objects can be mapped back into Revit.

💡 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.