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user15468527
user15468527

Reputation:

Use the Revit native file language instead of English when converting properties from Revit to IFC

I've been using for a long time the Model Derivative API from Autodesk Forge to (successfully) export Revit files to IFC.

However, I notice that even when the original Revit files are saved with the French version of the software (namely, Revit FRA), the properties (e.g. Données d'identification) are exported in English (Identity Data), and I see no option in the Model Derivative API translate to force using the native language.

Does someone have an idea on how to do that (if it is feasible)? I have searched on the official documentation and tried modifying the parameters mentioned for the conversion (see here), but with no success so far.

Of course the same issue can be of interest for those exporting to other formats than IFC, or other languages than French.

Thanks!

Upvotes: 3

Views: 935

Answers (1)

user15468527
user15468527

Reputation:

After verification and interaction with Autodesk Forge support team (thanks @JaimeRosales!), it seems that the Revit file used was saved in the ENU language (contrarily to my belief); however, since it was opened and exported to IFC with the FRA version, the properties were also exported in French, even if the file itself was still in ENU.

Well, anyway, the conclusion to remember is that the expected behavior of the ModelDerivative API (namely: using the language of the last saving of the Revit file) is observed.

Upvotes: 0

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