Aakaar Tools Designed by Aarsh Kandra
SketchUp to Revit, the BIM way.
Drop a SketchUp model and get a classified IFC that Revit opens or links.
- Free
- .skp, .dae & .obj
- Uniclass 2015 + ISO 19650
- No upload: runs in your browser
- Upload
- Configure
- Convert
- Review & download
1Choose a SketchUp model
2Choose how to convert it
•Reading the model
Starting…
Everything happens in this tab. Large models can take a minute; keep the page open.
3Check the BIM classification
Worth checking
| Component | Qty | BIM class | Uniclass |
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Your IFC is ready for Revit.
- Link it: Insert > Link IFC keeps it as a reference you can reload.
- Open it: File > Open > IFC creates the elements in their Revit categories, one type per SketchUp component.
- Uniclass codes appear as classification and in the Aakaar_SketchUpSource parameters.
Files are kept only in this tab’s memory and are deleted automatically when you leave this page, or after 30 minutes without activity.
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What the conversion does
- One BIM element per SketchUp group or component
- Repeated components become one shared type (one Revit family type)
- Classifies walls, doors, windows, floors, roofs, stairs, furniture, sanitary, lighting, planting and more
- Uniclass 2015 Elements/functions and Products codes
- ISO 19650 file name, status and revision
- Welds vertices, removes broken and duplicate faces
Why not import the .skp?
A direct .skp import gives Revit one heavy lump. This gives it real, classified elements.
- 1ReadGroups, components, tags, materials
- 2CleanWeld, de-duplicate, rebuild faces
- 3ClassifyIFC class and Uniclass 2015
- 4NameISO 19650 container and types
- 5RevitLink or open the IFC
Architect Founder and Principal, Aakaar
Aarsh Kandra
Architecture, BIM, computational design and automation
Architect, and founder and principal of Aakaar, a digital architecture studio in Nagpur. He designs these tools to take repetitive work off architectural teams, building on CAD Cleaner & Smart Import, his Revit add-in.
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Questions
Can a website create a Revit family (.rfa)?
No website can: the .rfa format can only be written by Revit itself. This tool produces an IFC4 file instead. Revit opens IFC (File > Open > IFC) or links it (Insert > Link IFC), and turns each element into its proper Revit category, with every repeated SketchUp component becoming one shared type.
Are my models uploaded to a server?
No. The conversion runs entirely in your web browser. The model is read, cleaned and converted on your own computer; nothing is sent to Aakaar or anyone else.
When are the files deleted?
The SketchUp model and the IFC exist only in this browser tab's memory. They are deleted when you press "Delete files now", when you close or leave the page, or after 30 minutes without activity.
Which SketchUp versions are supported?
SketchUp .skp files from 2013 to the current version are read directly. If a file cannot be read, export it from SketchUp as COLLADA (.dae) or OBJ and convert that instead.
Which BIM standards does it follow?
The IFC file is named with the ISO 19650 information container convention (Project-Originator-Volume-Level-Type-Role-Number) and carries status and revision codes. Every element is classified with Uniclass 2015 (NBS) Elements/functions codes, and Products codes where they apply, as IFC classification and as readable parameters.
Need the whole model in Revit, done properly?
Aakaar rebuilds SketchUp and CAD designs as native Revit models.