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You will need to download and install the Modelo Revit Exporter Plugin. It is located if you click on your circular profile icon and click on “Revit Exporter” in the menu. The exporter will start downloading immediately.

_{(Figure 6.0 - The Revit explorer download link in your profile menu)}

* Modelo currently supports uploads from Revit 2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019.

• When the option appears in the install wizard choose “installation for single user”.
• Open the file in revit you wish to export. Go to the Modelo tab on the top ribbon.

_{(Figure 7.0 - In Revit interface, where you can find the downloaded Revit expolorer export tab)}

• Click “BIM/DAM” to upload. Before selecting upload on Revit, you will need an upload token from Modelo.
• To obtain an upload token go to your Modelo project page and in the folder or sub folder you want the Revit model in, click “upload”. Copy that upload token.

_{(Figure 8.0 - Getting a upload token for the Revit explorer plugin)}

• Paste the upload token into the “upload token”box in Revit.

_{(Figure 9.0 - Pasting the upload token in the modelo Revit plugin)}

• You can select the polygon count, a lower polygon count will equate to a lower file size but lower quality, so choose a polygon count that is appropriate for the file size and desired model detail.

* if the file size is too large, or the file is sluggish in Modelo, adjust the polygon count before uploading.

• Select the views you want to export and click ”upload” on the bottom right of the dialogue box.

* For a step by step guide to this process here is a link to a YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=YJWx5ZSBqLc&feature=emb_title

* For a step by step guide to upload a Vectorworks model here is a link to a YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCh3p4lrLcg

• You can generate a walkthrough of a model to orchestrate views and highlight moments of your model for a viewer to see.

*free accounts are limited to creating one walkthrough per model.

• To generate a walkthrough click the walkthrough icon on the bottom options bar.

_{(Figure 10.0 - The walkthrough icon's location when viewing a model upload)}

• Click the “+” icon in the upper left hand corner to create a new walkthrough.
• You can add waypoints and subtract waypoints, and control their elevations to determine your views. You can drag around the points and view the path of the animation on the left hand side of the screen, a plan is generated based on the elevation your points are at and will automatically adjust when you move those points in elevation.

_{(Figure 11.0 - Using elevation icons, creating walkthrough points to generate an animated playback)}

• When you are done, hit the play button to toggle the animation. You can also adjust the speed. You can hide the walkthrough by clicking the “X” icon on the walkthrough panel on the left hand side of the screen, this will not delete the walkthrough.

_{(Figure 12.0 - Closing the walkthrough interface to return to viewing the 3d model)}

For a step by step guide to this process here is a link to a YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9NwlZNgJ8c&list=PLWeEvc_1kixQNRbFbXeI-fw_t9Y0lYBgL&index=7

• Comments can be used to highlight areas of focus and to communicate ideas to the recipient.
• Comments can be made in association with a particular view, for example, a comment about a new massing site strategy could be best used with a perspective view of the scene from Modelo.

* You can only have three saved comments in the free version of the software.

_{(Figure 13.0 - Comment icon location and comment card interface with associated orthographic view)}

• You can accompany a comment with a walkthrough as well, just click the “add walkthrough” button.

For a more advanced view setup, and step by step guide to this process here is a link to a YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPQayIr0rA4&list=PLWeEvc_1kixQNRbFbXeI-fw_t9Y0lYBgL&index=5

• The settings menu allows you to manipulate layers, change the sun location, render type, and add filters.

• To get to the model settings on the bottom options bar, click the settings icon.

_{(Figure 14.0 - Settings icon location in 3d model viewing interface)}

• In the pop up settings menu you can adjust your layers by clicking the circle adjacent to the layer name to turn layers on or off. In the “effects” tab you can also adjust the rendering mode (either basic or advanced based on the performance of the model), add a filter, and also change the sun location by manually entering the projects location.

_{(Figure 15.0 - Toggling layers on and off in the settings menu)}

• There are several ways to delete a project, on the home/projects page, there should be an ellipsis icon over the right hand side of the image of the project you want to delete, mouse over the photo of the project, click the ellipsis, and chose “Delete”.

*Deleting a project is permanent, you will lose all comments and mark-ups on the model.

_{(Figure 16.0 - How to delete a model using the ellipsis menu on the projects home page)}

• The tools icon on the lower option bar allows you to take a section through, measure, zoom and pan, as well as enter full screen mode.

_{(Figure 17.0 - Tools icon in the 3d model viewing interface)}

For a guide to the process of creating sections using tools, here is a link to a YouTube video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=us2ZxN5KqZk&list=PLWeEvc_1kixQNRbFbXeI-fw_t9Y0lYBgL&index=26&t=0s