Friday, February 15, 2013

Revit 2013 gbXML Export to Ecotect Problem

I have tried to export gbXML file fro Revit and open it in Ecotect, DDS-CAD Viewer and I received errors saying that it cannot be opened. Here is the error that I have received in Ecotect:


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"Warning: IFC support is only at beta stage in this release. Whilst detailed geometry should import, ifcSpace data and complex curves may not transform correctly."
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Since Ecotect reads UTF-8 and  Revit 2013 exports in UTF-16 format, Ecotect throws this exeption about icf.

How to solve this problem: Open your xml file with Notepad. In the file menu, Encoding change it to UTF-8 and then save your file. The following image shows this process.



Hope it works for you too.

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4 comments:

  1. UnknownOctober 31, 2013 at 12:03 PM

    Hey!
    This seems easy however, my Notepad doesn't have the option of converting. do you have any other ideas how i could solve the problem. cheers

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  2. Mohammad Rahmani AslOctober 31, 2013 at 2:29 PM

    Did you try NotPad++? It is free to download.

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  3. UnknownNovember 1, 2013 at 3:26 AM

    Hey,
    thanks! I've just downloaded it! And it works! Thank you very much!

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  4. Sara Ben LashiharJune 18, 2014 at 3:33 AM

    Oh... You saved my life... thanx a lot...

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