Chaos Helix (Annual)

Helix

Helix® is here to help you cross the model drop chasm between your BIM tools. Helix® converts your SketchUp® and AutoCAD® files to native Revit® components allowing you to sync your models seamlessly.

Convert SketchUp to native Revit models

• Native Revit Categories Supported
  • Walls, Curtain Walls, Floors, Roofs, Ceilings, Pipes, Doors, Windows, Topography
• Features
  • Map content by tag or material
  • Expose model health warnings
  • Track Model updates, where Revit model only updates if geometry changes in SketchUp
• Included Content
  • Helix starter families with instance parameter calculation for door & window heights and widths

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Convert SketchUp to Revit meshes

• Catagories
  • Generic Model, Casework, Entourage, Furniture, Furniture Systems, Railings, Site, Light Fixtures, Planting, Specialty Equipment, Mechanical Equipment, Plumbing Fixtures, Columns​​.
• Features
  • Keep meshes clean in Revit without additional triangulation, allowing geometry to be used for documentation and visualization.
  • Preserving components and groups in Revit families with Smart mesh-based family instancing.
  • SketchUp materials can be mapped to Revit materials.
  • Create Revit materials with textures.

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Convert Revit to SketchUp

• Features
  • Optimize Revit geometry for workable (push/pull-able) output.
  • Optimize Revit geometry mesh count for performance while retaining the original form.
  • Convert Materials from Revit.
  • Map Revit materials to SketchUp materials.
  • Convert Revit levels to SketchUp planes tagged as levels.

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Convert AutoCAD to Revit

• Native Revit categories supported
  • Walls, Doors, Windows,Railings, Room Separation Lines, Space Separation Lines, and Pipes.
• Features
  • Find center line from AutoCAD to drive location of Revit wall and MEP families.