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Twinmotion supports files from all major CAD, BIM, and modeling solutions, and offers direct one-click synchronization with many of them.
Plus, take your Twinmotion project to the next level in Unreal Engine.
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17 Plugins
17 Plugins
Datasmith exporter plugin
For 3ds Max
Compatible with 3ds Max 2017 - 2025
With Direct Link functionality
With Direct Link functionality
Datasmith Exporter plugin
For Archicad
Compatible with Archicad 23 - 27
With Direct Link functionality
With Direct Link functionality
Datasmith exporter plugin
For Navisworks
Compatible with Navisworks 2019 - 2024
Datasmith Exporter plugin
For Revit
Compatible with Revit 2018 - 2023
With Direct Link functionality
Built in to Revit 2024 and higher—no download required
With Direct Link functionality
Built in to Revit 2024 and higher—no download required
Datasmith Exporter plugin
For Rhino
Compatible with Rhino (including Grasshopper) 6 - 8
With Direct Link functionality
With Direct Link functionality
Datasmith Exporter plugin
For SketchUp Pro
Compatible with SketchUp Pro 2019 - 2024
With Direct Link functionality
With Direct Link functionality
Datasmith exporter plugin
For SOLIDWORKS
Compatible with SOLIDWORKS 2020 - 2024
With Direct Link functionality
With Direct Link functionality
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System requirements
Twinmotion is available on Windows and macOS. To view the minimum and high-end system requirements, visit our support community.
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Courses
This course will give you the basic skills you need to take your first steps with the application. We'll explain the user interface, show you how to move around your scene, review various methods for importing your data, and demonstrate how to use the industry templates to kickstart your project.
Dressing Up Your Scene with Twinmotion
2 hrs 5 mins
In this course, we'll take a detailed look at the most important tools and libraries in Twinmotion. You’ll learn how to set up materials, paint a forest, and populate your project with people and decals. We'll also cover using the integrated Quixel Megascans and Sketchfab libraries. Finally, we’ll take a look at how to set up lighting, as well as reviewing some of the Path Tracer settings.
Sharing Your Projects with Twinmotion
1 hr 38 mins
This course will cover how to create and export media in Twinmotion, demonstrating how easy it is to create images, videos, panoramas, and even real-time presentations. We’ll also show you how you can share some of these media types online through Twinmotion Cloud or Artstation, and even take your Twinmotion projects to the next level by opening them Unreal Engine.
Frequently asked questions
What are the system requirements for Twinmotion?
Twinmotion is currently available for Windows and macOS. See the Twinmotion System Requirements article on our support community site for full details. The Path Tracer has additional requirements; you can find out more in this article.
What software packages and 3D file formats can be used with Twinmotion?
Twinmotion features direct one-click synchronization with 3ds Max, Allplan, Archicad, BricsCAD, CET*, Modo*, Revit, Rhino (including Grasshopper), RIKCAD, SketchUp Pro, SOLIDWORKS, and Vectorworks, and the ability to import entire scenes from CityEngine, form-Z, and Navisworks in uDatasmith format. In addition, you can export your Twinmotion projects to Unreal Engine. You can download the relevant plugins from the Twinmotion plugins page (support for Allplan, BricsCAD, CityEngine, Revit 2024, and Vectorworks is built into the source apps).
You can also bring in data from virtually all 3D content creation programs, with support for importing a wide range of file formats.
*Note: These plugins are provided by third-party vendors for a fee.
You can also bring in data from virtually all 3D content creation programs, with support for importing a wide range of file formats.
*Note: These plugins are provided by third-party vendors for a fee.
Do I need to have Unreal Engine to use Twinmotion?
No, you don’t need to have Unreal Engine to use Twinmotion. However, if you'd like to take your project to the next level with custom interactions and advanced animations and simulations, you can export it directly to Unreal Engine. Visit the Twinmotion plugins page to download the required Unreal Engine plugin.
What is Datasmith?
Datasmith is a collection of tools and plugins that bring entire pre-constructed scenes and complex assets created in a variety of industry-standard design applications into Twinmotion or Unreal Engine. See the documentation for more details.
What is Datasmith’s Direct Link functionality?
Direct Link is a workflow for users who want to easily send the information from their design or modeling software into Twinmotion. This enables you to quickly update your content with a one-click synchronization button; you can even synchronize data from multiple different source packages into the same Twinmotion project. To get this working, you will need to have one of the compatible plugins installed, in the cases where this functionality is not already built into the source application.