Unified Meshes in AutoCAD (FBX Format)

This article describes how to export unified meshes in FBX format from Cintoo.

1. Workflow described in Creating Unified Mesh article.

2. Choose FBX as a format.

For AutoCAD products 2018 

To import unified meshes in FBX format into AutoCAD software, follow these steps:

  • Open AutoCAD software and create a new drawing
  • Click on Application menu > Import > FBX
  • Locate and select the file exported from Cintoo
  • Click Open

For AutoCAD products 2019 or newer


Warning: starting with AutoCAD Products 2019, support for the import and export of the FBX file format has been removed.


To import unified meshes in FBX format into AutoCAD software (2019 or newer), do the following:

Append the FBX in Navisworks and save as NWD/NWC. 

In AutoCAD it is possible to attach it as a Coordination model.
See Autodesk documentation for more information: About Attaching Coordination Models.