Imodel plugin for Revit 2021

Question

Hi, 
 I have got a question from our Revit users. They have been upgraded to Revit 2021 and are missing the Imodel plugin they had access to in the Revit 2020 version. 
 Are there any information of when the plugin for Revit 2021 are available for download 
 
 Best Regards 
 Ole Bro

Alifur Mandal · Accepted Answer

Hello Ole, 
 There is no plan to release a imodel plugin for now as we are focusing more on i -model hub and brand new RevitBridge based on third-party ODA BimRv library. If those Revit users have used the imodel plugin for Revit 2020 then they can manually register the plugin for Revit 2021 by copying the %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2020\Revit.ExportDWG.addin file to %ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Autodesk\Revit\Addins\2021\ folder. Please try this workaround and let me know if it helps you. Regards, Alifur

Mary Chib · Answer

You may find this Wiki helpful. In OpenBuildings Designer Update 8 users can use the Attach iTwin tool to reference a Revit model that has been connected to an iModel. 
 Using iTwin Referencing for Coordination with Revit - OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon Wiki - OpenBuildings | AECOsim | Speedikon - Bentley Communities 
 
 Regards, 
 Mary Chib

Mark Shamoun · Answer

Hi all, 
 
 Have you tried using the iTwin Snapshot - iTwin.js (itwinjs.org) tool to convert your RVT files to . BIM files that can be directly referenced into all Microstation PowerPlatform products like OBD?

Johan De Cock · Answer

Hello Will, 
 I think it's quite clear that Bentley will not develop a new version of the plugin for Revit 2021 or any newer versions. 
 As explained above there is a method to convert RVT models (from any Revit version) to iModel through the iModel Hub. From there you can reference that model into OBD or export an IFC from the iModel hub, then reference or import that IFC into OBD. 
 The big benefit - in my opinion - is that this method not only works for Revit models but can also be used for a variety of other file formats. Including NWD (Navisworks), ... 
 If you have to do regular updates of the Revit model, this can be automated. As long as the new version of the RVT file is uploaded either in PW365 of in the iTwin Share folder, the generation of the iModel can be done automatically for example every week.

Imodel plugin for Revit 2021

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