Revit and Unreal Engine: Real-Life Architectural Visualizations

Course details

While Autodesk Revit is an excellent 3D modeling tool for architects, rendering 3D models within the application can be time consuming and complex. Unreal Engine gives architects the ability to move this process out of Revit and create architectural visualizations that showcase how their designs would look with real-world lighting and materials. In this course, discover how to transform your Revit designs into highly realistic images and videos using the power of Unreal Engine. Instructor Shaun Bryant covers how to prepare Revit for Unreal Engine, set up 3D views in Revit, and export the Revit views for Unreal Engine. Shaun then steps through how to work in Unreal Engine, including how to handle your model geometry, work with materials and lighting, and add camera views and natural daylight to your scene. To wrap up, he shows how to render your deigns as architectural stills and videos.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - An overview of architectural visualization (arch viz)
02 - What you should know
03 - Using the exercise files

1. Arch Viz in Unreal Engine

04 - What is Unreal Engine (UE)
05 - Why do architects use arch viz in projects
06 - How can Unreal Engine assist an architect
07 - The UE interface
08 - Other useful UE courses in the library

2. Getting Revit Ready for UE

09 - Installing COINS
10 - Sectioning the Revit model with COINS Section
11 - The Datasmith Export tool in Revit 2021
12 - The Datasmith workflow - A quick heads-up

3. Using Hide Isolate

13 - Using Hide Isolate in the Revit views
14 - Removing non-necessary Revit families

4. Setting 3D Views in Revit

15 - Setting up Revit 3D views for export
16 - Setting up a 3D Structural Envelope view
17 - Setting up an 3D Internal Envelope view
18 - Setting up a 3D Furniture view
19 - Sectioning the 3D views with COINS Section
20 - Setting up 3D export views as a template

5. Exporting the Revit Views

21 - Exporting the Structural 3D view
22 - Exporting the Internal 3D view
23 - Exporting the Furniture 3D view
24 - Checking the Datasmith files open in Unreal Engine (UE)

6. Working with Model Geometry in UE

25 - Setting up an appropriate folder and filenaming philosophy
26 - Setting up your units and scale in UE
27 - Bringing in the Datasmith files
28 - Aligning the Revit model positions in UE
29 - Resizing the post-process volume
30 - Organizing UE content with subdirectories

7. Using Meshes, Materials, and Lighting in UE

31 - Using the Static Mesh Editor
32 - Working with textures and basic UE materials
33 - Applying materials to the Revit assets
34 - Using pre-lighting
35 - Using secondary lights
36 - Building a lighting preview

8. Applying Cameras and Visuals in UE

37 - Applying specialist effects in UE
38 - Introducing camera views and natural daylight in your UE scene
39 - Building a lighting preview

9. Architectural Visualizations in UE

40 - Rendering architectural stills in UE
41 - Rendering architectural videos in UE

Conclusion

42 - Next steps