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Import 3D models into InfraWorks Mobility Simulation

Import 3D models created in 3ds Max, Revit, and Civil 3D into InfraWorks Mobility Simulation.


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In InfraWorks, you can import three-dimensional models created with Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Revit,

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or Autodesk Civil 3D to make your base mobility simulation model more realistic, such as buildings and other small structures and details.

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Begin with a new InfraWorks Mobility Simulation model open.

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In Mobility Simulation, the only way to import external design content is to use Autodesk 3ds Max,

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so if the model was created in Revit or Civil 3D, it must be imported into 3ds Max first.

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In 3ds Max, open the model you want to import in Mobility Simulation.

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For this example, a detailed 3D model previously created in Revit and imported into 3ds Max is used.

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Zoom in to see the structural building details, including 3D terrain, that you will be adding to your simulation model.

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You can import this file into InfraWorks Mobility Simulation as a new shape.

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Return to Mobility Simulation, select the Display menu, and then click Content.

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In the Content dialog, you can select from the Pedestrians, Vehicles, Structures, Images, and Advanced function tabs.

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On the Structures tab, select Add a new local Shape.

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In your File Explorer, navigate to and select the model file Covid test Building only.3ds.

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Click Open.

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In the Import 3D Shapes dialog that appears, you can set the Shape Category, Name Prefix, Scale, and XYZ Axis Rotation.

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For this example, expand the Shape Category drop-down, and select Site.

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Set the Scale to .1, and then click OK.

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Be aware that it might take a while to load, and there is no progress bar to indicate the time remaining.

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Once the import is complete, you see the file name with a green check mark in the Content dialog.

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Select Apply, and then click OK.

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To insert the imported file, or shape, into the open Mobility Simulation model, right-click the project space and select Display.

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Then, select New Structure at Cursor.

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In the New Shape dialog, enter a name or accept the default of Fixture 1.

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Then, expand the Shape Data drop-down, and select the data file—Covid test Building only, for this example.

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Click OK.

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The imported details now appear in your Mobility Simulation project space.

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Pan and zoom in for a closer look.

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You can start building your mobility simulation on top of the imported details.

Video transcript

00:03

In InfraWorks, you can import three-dimensional models created with Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Revit,

00:10

or Autodesk Civil 3D to make your base mobility simulation model more realistic, such as buildings and other small structures and details.

00:20

Begin with a new InfraWorks Mobility Simulation model open.

00:25

In Mobility Simulation, the only way to import external design content is to use Autodesk 3ds Max,

00:32

so if the model was created in Revit or Civil 3D, it must be imported into 3ds Max first.

00:39

In 3ds Max, open the model you want to import in Mobility Simulation.

00:45

For this example, a detailed 3D model previously created in Revit and imported into 3ds Max is used.

00:53

Zoom in to see the structural building details, including 3D terrain, that you will be adding to your simulation model.

01:01

You can import this file into InfraWorks Mobility Simulation as a new shape.

01:07

Return to Mobility Simulation, select the Display menu, and then click Content.

01:13

In the Content dialog, you can select from the Pedestrians, Vehicles, Structures, Images, and Advanced function tabs.

01:22

On the Structures tab, select Add a new local Shape.

01:26

In your File Explorer, navigate to and select the model file Covid test Building only.3ds.

01:33

Click Open.

01:35

In the Import 3D Shapes dialog that appears, you can set the Shape Category, Name Prefix, Scale, and XYZ Axis Rotation.

01:46

For this example, expand the Shape Category drop-down, and select Site.

01:52

Set the Scale to .1, and then click OK.

01:56

Be aware that it might take a while to load, and there is no progress bar to indicate the time remaining.

02:02

Once the import is complete, you see the file name with a green check mark in the Content dialog.

02:09

Select Apply, and then click OK.

02:12

To insert the imported file, or shape, into the open Mobility Simulation model, right-click the project space and select Display.

02:21

Then, select New Structure at Cursor.

02:25

In the New Shape dialog, enter a name or accept the default of Fixture 1.

02:30

Then, expand the Shape Data drop-down, and select the data file—Covid test Building only, for this example.

02:38

Click OK.

02:40

The imported details now appear in your Mobility Simulation project space.

02:45

Pan and zoom in for a closer look.

02:49

You can start building your mobility simulation on top of the imported details.

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