Revit to Twinmotion Compatibility Guide

December 3, 2024 Shlomo Okoye

Issues:

Are you confused about the different versions of Revit and Twinmotion and their interoperability, or are you experiencing the “Twinmotion is not installed” error when trying to export a Revit view to Twinmotion, then this post sheds some light on the Revit to Twinmotion versions compatibility.

Causes:

The Unreal Datasmith exporter for Revit is an add-in that allows you to export a Revit scene into Twinmotion, establishing a direct Link functionality that enables you to synchronize your model updates/changes into Twinmotion with a single click.

When an installed version of this add-in is not supported by either one of the installed version of Revit or Twinmotion, you may not be able to establish a direct workflow between the two software.

Solution:

The first thing to note is that the version of Unreal Datasmith plugin installed is what determines the compatibility between versions of Revit and Twinmotion.

To establish a connection, the Datasmith Exporter must be supported by both the Revit and Twinmotion version in use.

Find below a table of Datasmith Exporter versions and the compatible Revit and Twinmotion software versions:

Datasmith Version (Windows)

Supported Revit Versions

 

Compatible Twinmotion Version

Datasmith Exporter - UE 5.2.1

Revit 2018.3 - 2025

Exports to

Twinmotion 2023.1 - 2025.1

Datasmith Exporter - UE 5.1.1

Revit 2018.3 - 2025

Exports to

Twinmotion 2023.1 - 2025.1

Datasmith Exporter - UE 5.0.3

Revit 2018.3 - 2023.0.2

Exports to

Twinmotion 2021.1.4 - 2022.2.3​

Datasmith Exporter - UE 4.27.2

Revit 2018.3 - 2022.1

Exports to

Twinmotion 2021.1.4​

Datasmith Exporter plugin for Twinmotion 2021.1 (no Direct Link functionality)

Revit 2018.3 - 2021.1

Exports to

Twinmotion 2021.1

Twinmotion Direct Link plugin for Twinmotion 2020.1 - 2021.1

Revit 2017 - 2021.1

Exports to

Twinmotion 2020.1 - 2021.1

Twinmotion Direct Link plugin for Twinmotion 2020.1

Revit 2017 - 2020

Exports to

Twinmotion 2020.1

Twinmotion Direct Link plugin for Twinmotion 2019

Revit 2017 - 2020

Exports to

Twinmotion 2019

 

 

When using the ‘Open in Twinmotion’ command (available in Revit 2023.1 and later), Revit connects to Twinmotion using the built-in add-on. Even if you installed a different or updated version of the plugin, it would not update or replace the built-in add-on that ships with Revit.

Please see the supported workflow below:

 

Revit Version

Built-in Datasmith Exporter version

Can open any of the following Twinmotion versions using the ‘Open in Twinmotion’ command

Revit 2023.1

UE 5.0.3

Twinmotion 2022.2.3

Revit 2024

UE 5.1

Twinmotion 2023

Revit 2025

UE 5.3

Twinmotion 2024

 

 

 

Check below to see what version of Twinmotion you can export your Revit views into:

Revit version

Exports to Twinmotion 2025.1

Exports to Twinmotion 2024.1

Exports to Twinmotion 2023.2

Exports to Twinmotion 2022.2

Revit 2025

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.3 built-in

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Unsupported

Revit 2024

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.1)built-in

Unsupported

Revit 2023.1

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.0.3) built-in

Revit 2023.0

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.0.3) plugin

Revit 2022

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.0.3) plugin

Revit 2021

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.0.3) plugin

Revit 2020

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.0.3) plugin

Revit 2019

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.0.3) plugin

Revit 2018.3

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.2.1) plugin

Supported

via (UE 5.0.3) plugin

Revit 2017 - 2018.2

Unsupported

Unsupported

Unsupported

Unsupported

 

*plugin – Means that you have to install the add-on.

*built-in – Means that the add-on is already built-in and ships with Revit. You don’t have to do anything else.

 

 

To check what version of Datasmith Exporter plugin you have currently installed and verify that it is compatible with the version of Twinmotion you have installed, please open Windows Apps and features, and navigate to ‘Unreal Datasmith Exporter for Revit.’

 

Get all versions of the Datasmith exporter for Revit here

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