Converting a SketchUp file to a schedulable Revit Family

[drubinoff]

Hi,

It's 3 am, I'm on a deadline, and I found the faucet I want to spec. Trouble is, it's only in a SketchUp format:
http://www.brizo.com/kitchen/vuelo/f...l#.VUMeGvlVhBc

I downloaded the .SKP file, I brought it in to my Revit project as an in-place mass. I need to tag it and schedule it as a plumbing fixture. Trouble is, it won't let me change the category to anything other than a mass. Really?

I've hit a roadblock against what seems to me ought to be really simple. Anyone have a quick, simple solution? This is not an easy object to re-model due to its complex shape.

Thanks,
Derek

[Dimitri Harvalias]

Families created in the mass category can't be changed to any other object category and families created as any other object category can't be changed to a mass.
Import the skp file into a generic model template and the convert to a plumbing fixture and you'll be fine. You can also just bring it into a plumbing fixture template but it might have a bunch of default stuff you probably don't need.

[drubinoff]

Families created in the mass category can't be changed to any other object category and families created as any other object category can't be changed to a mass.
Import the sip file into a generic model template and the convert to a plumbing fixture and you'll be fine. You can also just bring it into a plumbing fixture template but it might have a bunch of default stuff you probably don't need.

Thanks Dimitri! For some reason I thought I couldn't import a SketchUp family directly into Revit 2014 without first converting it to a DWG. Is this a new thing for 2014? Anyway, it's scheduling now as a plumbing fixture and I'm going to finally go to bed. Thx for the help!

[MikeJarosz]

What timing!!!! Just this morning I looked up loading a skp file into Revit, after learning that KraftMaid kitchen cabinets have been posted as full 3D on Google 3D warehouse!