Quickstart
What GeoBridge does
GeoBridge adds four plugins to the Revit ribbon. Each imports one class of official geodata into the active Revit project:
| Plugin | Source data | Result in the Revit project |
|---|---|---|
| DOP — Digital Orthophoto | GeoTIFF / raster + worldfile | Image instance in the site plan |
| DGM — Digital Terrain Model | GeoTIFF DEM or .xyz point file |
Toposolid (3D terrain) |
| CityGML — City model | .gml / .xml (LoD1, LoD2) |
DirectShapes per building × component class |
| GeoShape — Vector geometry | GeoJSON or ESRI Shapefile | Detail/model lines or family instances |
All four share the same georeferencing frame: the first import sets the Survey Point, all later imports automatically dock onto it.
Recommended import order
1. DOP → Orthophoto as visual anchor in the site plan
2. (optional) Draw polygon → Detail lines around the area of interest
3. DGM → Terrain, polygon filter from step 2
4. CityGML → Buildings, polygon filter from step 2
5. GeoShape → Cadastral parcels, addresses, other vector boundaries
This order is not mandatory — any other works functionally. The advantage: the DOP provides a visible reference surface in the site plan on which the polygon can be drawn precisely before DGM and CityGML clip the data set to that area.
Where do I find the buttons?
In the Revit ribbon, tab Add-Ins, panel GeoBridge Pro or GeoBridge Free:
Survey Point | DOP | DGM | CityGML | Materials… | GeoShape | HK Addresses | About GeoBridge
- Survey Point — show current project georeferencing
- DOP / DGM / CityGML / GeoShape — the four importers
- Materials… — change the existing CityGML material mapping
- HK Addresses — insert house numbers as family instances (Pro)
- About GeoBridge — version info, language switch, license info
Pro or Free?
Free is sufficient for simple imports of single files with the standard anchoring. Pro adds: multi-tile imports with seamless edge-merge, reproject foreign coordinate systems, choose the DGM preparation, choose the UTM convention, extended material mapping, drift detection on re-import, HK addresses. Full overview in Pro vs. Free.
First steps
- Read Before the first import — short conceptual overview of georeferencing. Avoids common pitfalls.
- Run a DOP import.
- If needed, draw a polygon and continue with DGM and CityGML.