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Allow Revit Writer to create native Revit elements (Walls, Columns, etc.) instead of just Generic Models

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  • August 21, 2026
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danii
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Currently, FME can write geometry to Revit, but surfaces are typically created as Generic Models.

I would like the Revit Writer to support creating native Revit elements from FME features, for example:

  • FME wall → Revit Wall
  • FME column → Revit Column
  • FME beam → Revit Structural Framing
  • FME roof → Revit Roof

The resulting objects should behave like normal Revit elements, including their correct category, type, parameters, scheduling, filtering, and Revit editing capabilities.

This would make FME much more useful for converting GIS, CAD, IFC, point-cloud and other source data into correct BIM models, rather than geometry represented as Generic Models.

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andreaatsafe
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vadis
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  • August 24, 2026

Great initiative! I would also add the need to implement reading Revit features that are currently defined in FME only as metadata and are limited, a popular example of such are scope boxes. Geometric definitions of such Revit definitions in combination with native Revit elements would allow simplier model queries within FME without additional steps calling outside Workbench.