How to share a Revit model with a client who has no Revit

To share a Revit model with a client who doesn't have Revit, send them something they can open in a browser rather than the .rvt file. Revit's own Shared Views does this for a quick look. For a review where the client points at things, you answer them and they approve a version, export a 3D view as FBX, upload it to MeshMarkup and send the review link: the client walks round the building in their browser and pins notes on walls, openings and details, with no account and nothing to install.

#The ways to share a Revit model

Most clients don't have Revit, and an .rvt saved in a newer version won't open in an older one. Sheets and renders are clear, but the client can only comment on the angles you picked. A link to the 3D model lets them look where they want.

#Revit Shared Views

Revit can publish the current view to the cloud and give you a link. According to Autodesk's help, anyone with the link can view the shared view and comment on it in Autodesk Viewer without having Revit, you get an email when someone comments, and a shared view expires after 30 days by default. You need a Revit subscription and an Autodesk sign-in to create one. Autodesk also notes that recipients can forward the link, so check the view only shows what you're happy to share.

It's a good fit for showing a view and collecting a few comments. It's less suited to a project that runs over months of review rounds, where you want each comment tracked to done, the next version compared with the last, and a record of who approved what. For a comparison with Autodesk Viewer, see Autodesk Viewer alternative.

These details come from Autodesk's help pages as of November 2026; check there for changes.

#Share a Revit model as a review link

1. 1

   Export the 3D view as FBX

   Open a 3D view, trim it with a Section Box to the part of the building under review, and choose File›Export›FBX. The step-by-step settings are in how to export from Revit.

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   Upload it to MeshMarkup

   Drop the FBX on your Models page. It's converted to GLB in your browser and comes in at its real size, so the client can measure a room or an opening.

3. 3

   Add the sheets (optional)

   Export the sheets the client should see as a PDF (File›Export›PDF in Revit 2022 and later) and add it with Drawings & documents on the viewer's left toolbar. The client opens the plans next to the 3D. See drawings and documents.

4. 4

   Set where they start (optional)

   Pin your own questions on the model ("Does this window height work?"), set the lighting, or cut the building open with a section so the client starts inside.

5. 5

   Click Share for review and send the link

   Choose Leave feedback, set a date to ask for feedback by, and add their email if you want MeshMarkup to send it and remind them. See review links and permissions.

#What your client can do with the link

• Orbit, zoom and walk round the building in any browser, on a computer, tablet or phone.
• Measure between two points, at real size.
• Hide or isolate parts and cut the model open to see inside.
• Click the model to leave a note. The note keeps the camera angle they were looking from, so you see exactly what they saw.
• Read your replies and see which notes are resolved.

They don't get your .rvt or the FBX: there's no download on a review link.

#Keep the file small

A whole building exported from Revit can be a very large FBX. Before exporting:

• Use a Section Box round the area being reviewed.
• Hide categories the client doesn't need in View›Visibility/Graphics, such as MEP, site or annotation.
• Set Detail Level to Medium or Coarse.

The Free plan has 50 MB of storage in total. See reduce file size if the upload is slow or too big.

#When the next design comes

When you change the design, export the same view again and upload it onto the same model with Upload v2. Notes that are still open move across with their replies, and Compare shows the previous version as a ghost behind the new one, so the client sees what moved. When everything's agreed, a Sign it off link records who approved which version and when. The Free plan keeps one version per model, and Compare and sign-off come with the Solo, Studio and Pipeline plans; see versions and comparing and client sign-off.