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:
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) |
Compatible Revit Versions |
Supported Twinmotion |
|
Datasmith Exporter - UE 5.2.1 |
Revit 2018.3 - 2024 |
Twinmotion 2023.1 - 2023.2 |
|
Datasmith Exporter - UE 5.1.1 |
Revit 2018.3 - 2024 |
Twinmotion 2023.1 - 2023.2 |
|
Datasmith Exporter - UE 5.0.3 |
Revit 2018.3 - 2023 |
Twinmotion 2021.1.4 - 2022.2.3​ |
|
Datasmith Exporter - UE 4.27.2 |
Revit 2018.3 - 2022 |
Twinmotion 2021.1.4​ |
|
Datasmith Exporter plugin for Twinmotion 2021.1 (no Direct Link functionality) |
Revit 2018.3 - 2021 |
Twinmotion 2021.1 |
|
Twinmotion Direct Link plugin for Twinmotion 2020.1 - 2021.1 |
Revit 2017 - 2021 |
Twinmotion 2020.1 - 2021.1 |
|
Twinmotion Direct Link plugin for Twinmotion 2020.1 |
Revit 2017 - 2020 |
Twinmotion 2020.1 |
|
Twinmotion Direct Link plugin for Twinmotion 2019 |
Revit 2017 - 2020 |
Twinmotion 2019 |
Check below to see what version of Twinmotion you can export your Revit views into:
|
Revit version |
Twinmotion 2023.1 – 2023.2 |
Twinmotion 2022.1 – 2022.2 |
Twinmotion 2021.1.4 |
|
Revit 2024 |
Supported (via UE 5.2.1) |
Unsupported |
Unsupported |
|
Revit 2023 |
Supported (via UE 5.2.1) |
Supported (via UE 5.0.3) |
Supported (via UE 5.0.3) |
|
Revit 2022 |
Supported (via UE 5.2.1) |
Supported (via UE 5.0.3) |
Supported (via UE 5.0.3) |
|
Revit 2021 |
Supported (via UE 5.2.1) |
Supported (via UE 5.0.3) |
Supported (via UE 5.0.3) |
|
Revit 2020 |
Supported (via UE 5.2.1) |
Supported (via UE 5.0.3) |
Supported (via UE 5.0.3) |
|
Revit 2019 |
Supported (via UE 5.2.1) |
Supported (via UE 5.0.3) |
Supported (via UE 5.0.3) |
|
Revit 2018.3 |
Supported (via UE 5.2.1) |
Supported (via UE 5.0.3) |
Supported (via UE 5.0.3) |
|
Revit 2017 - 2018.2 |
Unsupported |
Unsupported |
Supported (Via Twinmotion Direct Link plugin for Twinmotion 2020.1) |
Get all versions of the Datasmith exporter for Revit here
