Pierre-Felix Breton » Autodesk

Set Layers by Revit Category and Family

Pierre-Felix Breton — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:01:34 +0000

Run this script on freshly imported Revit models via FBX. It will move all objects on a Layer that corresponds to the Category and Family as illustrated.

This script is not a plugin and does not save data in the scene. You only need to run it once a while.

The FBX import/link or 3ds Max does not create layers based on the file content.

Run this script on freshly imported Revit models via FBX. It will move all objects on a Layer that corresponds to the Category and Family as illustrated:

It will also restore original Meta data into Parts which are imported without Categories Names, Family Names and Family Types Names.

This script is not a plugin and does not save data in the scene. You only need to run it on demand. Note that some entities imported via FBX do not contain meta data from Revit (this is a bug on the Revit side). Those entities, typically railing posts, lights and parts will remain untouched and left on their original layer.

Note: this assumes that the meta data is available after the FBX import or link. In other words, using Combine by Material will get rid of the Meta information about families (because objects get combined togheter).

Click here to download the script

Meet me at Autodesk University 2011

Pierre-Felix Breton — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:03:41 +0000

I will be presenting two sessions at Autodesk University 2011:

Fine-Tune Your Autodesk® Revit® Models for Autodesk 3ds Max®

- Class handout here

Stump the Autodesk® 3ds Max® Champions

Linear color & HDRI workflows at Autodesk University 2010

Pierre-Felix Breton — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:18:27 +0000

I will be teaching a class on color management, linear color and HDRI workflows at AU 2010.

Autodesk University 2010: Color Management and Linear Color Workflow

mental ray in 3ds Max at a glance

Pierre-Felix Breton — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:53:42 +0000

I recently wrote a document for Autodesk about the typical steps around the usage of mental ray in 3ds Max for architectural visualization workflows. I thought I would share it here since it may benefit many 3ds Max users, especially beginners.

My goal was to create a document where the main features of 3ds Max are grouped togheter to create daytime / night time renderings of buildings without overloading it with cumbersome step-by-step “click here/ click there” instructions. It gives some tips and tricks around NPR (Non-PhotoRealistic) rendering as well.

Here it is:

mentalray.for.aec.renderings

Validation of 3ds Max Design’s Daylighting tools

Pierre-Felix Breton — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:51:27 +0000

I am proud to say that the daylight simulation tools in 3ds Max Design 2009 (and beyond) has been validated by the National Research Council of Canada.

I have participated in the process and contributed to the authoring of the following paper: 3ds Max Design Exposure Validation (pdf – 5835Kb) – which describes the process and results.