Datasmith Link Revit Workflow

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Hello,

I am very new to unreal so I apologize if this question is answered elsewhere. I work for an arch firm which primarily uses Revit and am trying to use the Datasmith Direct Link Import. My question is if I apply a material in UE5 but later need to re-link the file, is there a way for the new link to not override the material I applied in unreal. I’d like to use some of the unreal textures and some of the revit import textures but as it stands, I have to wait till everything in the revit model is finished before changing any materials. Thanks for your time!

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I would recommend using the Dataprep workflow to bring in your Revit model. You can use a material substitution table to pick which Revit materials you want to replace with UE5 materials.

You would still be using the “datasmith” model, but just importing it using a predefined system that you get to tweak to your liking. Pretty powerful for AEC Visualization.

This video covers it pretty well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7LS8SaHmsI