Import RFA Files into MicroStation


 Product:MicroStation
 Version:CONNECT, 2023
 Environment:N/A
 Area:Interchange
 Subarea:RFA

Problem

Is MicroStation compatible with RFA file format?

Solution

Yes, you can peform the following with RFA files in MicroStation:
- Place them as Parametric Cells
- Import them into the active file
- Import them as SmartSolids into the active file
- Attach them as a reference
- Open them in read-only mode

The RFA file extension is associated with Autodesk Revit Architecture. A Revit model is based on a compilation of items called families. An RFA file contains such finished family data and is inserted similar to a cell (or block). 

See Also

RFA File Support - Online help doc

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 Original Author:Jayson Perry