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# 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.

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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.