Workflow BricsCAD BIM to Twinmotion?

Travis

Hi
I tried export BricsCAD BIM to FBX file then import to Twinmotion. I apply material for object then I come back BricksCAD. I add more model in file then export FBX again with SAME NAME (confirm replace file). I come back the Twinmotion then reload FBX file. Material which I applied to previous model will be lost.

This is list of format which can be imported to Twinmotion.
What I should do?

Michael Mayer

I'm not sure if you just re-imported or really reloaded the file.
For me it basically works by reloading the FBX.

There is just something strange with Bricscad's FBX exporter and reloading.
It keeps my previous Material overrides but will mix things up.
Like the Wood I replaced for furniture and floor appeared on some of
my curtain Wall panels instead of the previous Glass.

Which for me looks a bit like FBX export in Bricscad would randomly change
Object IDs with every import ?

You could try DAE instead of FBX.
AFAIK I already did and may have been worse (?)

Travis

What the file format Enscape use? I think It may help if We export same file format which is exported to Enscape.

Michael Mayer

I am not sure if it works with a standard export format.
AFAIK such a live exchange nowadays works by directly
grabbing the object data from the View Window data.

Travis

Are there other solution BricsCAD team? compatible with rendering software is important, if you are BIM software

Michael Mayer

Bricscad's solution is Enscape Plugin.
Unfortunately Windows only.

A real solution for me would be to finally upgrade the BC's FBX exporter to a state
that I am used from all my other Software's FBX ex-/importers.
Beside Geometry and Material Assignments, which works mostly well,
also bringing Cameras/Saved Views, Lights, Layers, Object hierarchy (options)
or better switching to Pixar's open 3D exchange format.

And second, upgrade BC's rudimentary Material System to some basic PBR
Material Setup.

If I got that right,
until today, Enscape still hasn't any ambitions in supporting macOS at all.
And there aren't any plans that BC's own Enscape Plugin will support
Enscape's Libraries (Plants, People, Cars, ...)

Michael Mayer

So it is there.
As the conference sponsor list promised, Bricscad V21 will have a connection to Twinmotion,
which is great.

But.

Twinmotion Speaker talked about a Plugin to download for exchange (?) like for Archicad
or Revit. But at least there isn't one on Twinmotion site yet.

On the other hand there is a new Export for Unreal Engine via Datasmith.
But when I try to export it will stop with a warning about check DirectX and another framework,
which are all installed and OK.
Does UE4 Export work for anybody else in V21.1.04 ?

jsbigot

So far I also haven't been able to export from V21. I get the same message about the 2015 C++ runtime and DirectX. It is installed and and current. I made a support request so hopefully it is resolved soon. I'm looking forward to testing it out!

Michael Mayer

I also made an SR for it and they could replicate.
Should be fixed soon(?)

Khaled_Khodhir90

Has there been any news on when the Twinmotion plugin for BricsCAD v21 will be available?

Michael Mayer

No news and, at least for me, it is still not clear
if there will really come an Exchange Plugin,
that we can download from Twinmotion website,
like there is for Archicad and such.

Or it is meant to simply export by V21's new UE/Datasmith Exporter.
(Which is already there, beside it did not work in the first release version)
And if maybe that Datasmith Export provide a form of Exchange,
meaning you can update your geometry without losing your work and
changes you already had done in Twinmotion.

However,
you can already use Twinmotion by exporting e.g. a FBX
and best open FBX in Twinmotion by standard, combining geometry by Material.
(As unfortunately FBX Exporter still does not offer naming or
drawing structure beside for Blocks)

Amilton

I also tried to export from V21 to Twinmotion and gave the error "Runtime and DirectX" ...

Michael Mayer

@Michael Mayer said:
I also made an SR for it and they could replicate.
Should be fixed soon(?)

There is the Datasmith.dll missing in Bricscad Folder.
It will come with the next update.

But I am already quite happy with Bricscad and Twinmotion :

Fossa

This is good to know. I'm also getting a error on datasmith export. Waiting on fix from SR.

Michael Mayer

I already found a V21.1.05 update a few days ago,
the release notes show that that Datasmith DLL should now be included in installer.

Michael Mayer

There will be a webinar 11/30 :
https://my.demio.com/ref/fC9HWRgpTEMwZL6Q