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Revit Plugin Suite
Load geodata. Keep modeling.
GeoBridge integrates DGM, DOP, CityGML and Shapefile directly in Revit. No preprocessing, no cloud.
Available for: Revit 2025 · 2026 · 2027
GeoBridge is a suite of four Revit plugins that bring official geodata straight into your BIM model. Four plugins, one consistent workflow: DGM, DOP, CityGML, GeoShape. No preprocessing, no conversion detour, no cloud processing of your data. GeoShape reads GeoJSON, Shapefile, KML/KMZ, CSV and GeoPackage — and exports your detail geometry back into those formats too (Pro).
Supported formats
Four geo formats, straight into Revit.
DGM
Digital terrain model. Elevation grid for terrain modeling.
DGM
Digital terrain model. Elevation grid for terrain modeling.
DOP
Digital orthophoto. Georeferenced aerial imagery.
DOP
Digital orthophoto. Georeferenced aerial imagery.
CityGML
3D city models per OGC standard. Buildings in LoD1 / LoD2.
CityGML
3D city models per OGC standard. Buildings in LoD1 / LoD2.
Shapefile
Vector geodata (GeoJSON, Shapefile, KML, CSV, GeoPackage). Parcels, cadastre, ALKIS — import and export (Pro).
Shapefile
Vector geodata (GeoJSON, Shapefile, KML, CSV, GeoPackage). Parcels, cadastre, ALKIS — import and export (Pro).
What the plugin does
More than just import.
Consistent georeferencing, robust data validation, collaboration-ready.
Georeferencing & coordinates
Drei Anchoring-Modes
Standard-Corner / Center / Externer Übergabepunkt / Reuse-Existing
UTM-Zonenpräfix-Erkennung
Heuristik + Tippfehler-Schutz, mit Yes/No-Vorschau
Project-North-Rotation-Aware
Imports landen aligned in rotierten Projekten
PRO
CRS-Reprojektion
Automatisch zwischen Quell-CRS und Projekt-CRS (GeoShape, DGM, CityGML)
Cross-Zone-Schutz
Hard-Stop bei EPSG-Mismatch mit Lösungs-Anleitung
Import, export & workflow
Polygon-Zuschnitt vor Import
CityGML + DGM, Free bis 4 Linien · Pro mit GeoJSON und Linienstil
PRO
Multi-Tile-Imports
Alle Plugins, PerTile oder PolygonMerged, nahtlose Edge-Merge
PRO
DOP-als-Material auf DGM-Toposolid
Weltkoordinaten-aligned UV
PRO
HK-Adressen als Familieninstanzen
GeoShape: Hauskoordinaten platziert + beschriftungsfähig
PRO
GeoShape-Export in GIS-Formate
Sichtbare Detail-Geometrie zurück nach GeoJSON / KML / Shapefile / GeoPackage — Ziel-CRS wählbar, Donut-Topologie erhalten
DWG-Handover-Workflow
Über Koordinationskörper, Survey-Point setzbar pro DWG-Quelle
Data robustness & maintenance
PRO
Drift-Erkennung (SP + Winkel)
Recovery-Dialog wenn Survey Point oder Project-North verschoben
Wrong-TIFF-Detection
Warnt bei Geländemodell statt Orthofoto
AdV-Metadaten als shared parameters
Funktion, Dachform, AGS, Höhe direkt in Revit-Schedules
PRO
Style-Mapping mit Auto-Clone
GeoShape: User-Picks werden automatisch dupliziert
PRO
Selective Replace
GeoShape: Bei Re-Import nur ausgewählte Buckets ersetzen
Example combinations
What works together.
Recommended order: **DOP first** (anchor raster) → **draw polygon on DOP** → **clip DGM/CityGML with polygon**. Saves memory, keeps the import limited to the area that actually matters.
DOP × DGM
Aerial image as texture over the terrain contour — site plan backdrop.
CityGML × DOP
3D city models with real aerial imagery as ground texture.
Shapefile × DGM
Parcel boundaries on the terrain model — site assessment.
HK × Shapefile
House coordinates (ALKIS addresses) as point layer on parcel polygons.
System requirements
What you need.
| Revit | 2025 · 2026 · 2027 |
| OS | Windows 10 64-Bit · Windows 11 |
| .NET | .NET Framework 4.8 (Revit-Voraussetzung) |
| RAM | Empfohlen 16 GB · 32 GB für DGM1-Großtiles |
| Plugin-Größe | ~50 MB pro Plugin |
| Internet | Nur für Lizenz-Check via Autodesk App Manager |
| Lokale Settings | %APPDATA%\LichtBus\GeoBridge\settings.json |
How it runs
Four steps from geoportal into the model.
1
Toolbar öffnen
Plugin-Tab im Revit-Ribbon, Format wählen (CityGML / DGM / DOP / GeoShape).
Add-Ins → Zusatzmodule → [Plugin]
2
Datei + Optionen
Datei laden, CRS prüfen, optional Polygon-Clip wählen — meist auto-erkannt.
.tif · .xyz · .gml · .shp · .geojson · .kml · .csv · .gpkg
3
Importieren
Plugin verarbeitet lokal. Geo-Daten landen als native Revit-Elemente.
Sekunden bis mehrere Minuten je Dateigröße
4
Weiter modellieren
Topographie, DirectShape, ImageInstance — Standard-Revit. Edit, Sketch, Copy normal.
Native Revit-Familien-API
Try it out
Download example data.
A complete Weimar sample from the geoportal: CityGML LoD2, DGM1 tiles and DOP orthophotos. Download it and test the full import workflow with real official data — no need to source data yourself.
Download example dataZIP · ~320 MB · CityGML + DGM1 + DOP (Weimar)
Privacy by design
Right on the workstation. No cloud.
All geodata is processed locally inside your Revit. GeoBridge sends no geospatial or project data to LichtBus or third parties, no telemetry. The Free edition contains no network code and sends nothing. The Pro edition runs a one-time entitlement check with Autodesk at startup — only your Autodesk user ID and the app ID are transmitted to Autodesk, nothing to LichtBus.
The lichtbus.de platform only processes what you actively send (tickets, requests). Plugin and platform are separate.
Note on licensing
GeoBridge is delivered through the Autodesk App Store. The Free edition contains no network code and makes no connection at runtime. The Pro edition runs a one-time entitlement check with Autodesk's service at startup, which also enforces your subscription — only your Autodesk user ID and the app ID are transmitted to Autodesk, nothing to LichtBus. The result is cached locally and stays valid offline for up to 14 days. LichtBus systems receive no data in any case.
Full »Plugin vs. platform« detail on /datenschutz →
✓
Local on the workstation
Geodata never leaves the workstation
✓
No telemetry to LichtBus
No tracking, no phone-home to us
✓
Licensing via Autodesk
App Store standard, not via us
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GDPR-compliant
Platform data under DE/EU law
Plugin UI
In nine languages.
DE
EN
ES
FR
IT
NL
PL
PT
CS
DE and EN fully translated. Seven additional languages experimental (GPT-4-translated, Strategy C — ribbon, About dialog and critical errors in the respective language, remaining UI strings partly in EN). Full translations follow step by step.
Editions
Free or Pro.
Free delivers the full single-file workflow for all four plugins. Pro adds multi-file imports, cross-tile edge merge, style mapping, GeoShape export and more.
| Feature | Free | Pro |
|---|---|---|
| DOP — orthophoto import | ✓ | ✓ |
| DGM — terrain import (GeoTIFF) | ✓ | ✓ |
| DGM — XYZ point list | — | ✓ |
| CityGML — city model import (LoD1, LoD2) | ✓ | ✓ |
| GeoShape — vector import (GeoJSON, Shapefile, KML/KMZ, CSV) | ✓ | ✓ |
| GeoShape — GeoPackage import (.gpkg) | — | ✓ |
| Set / adopt survey point | ✓ | ✓ |
| Anchor modes (standard, reference point, auto-reuse) | ✓ | ✓ |
| UTM convention selection | —fest auf ohne Präfix | ✓ |
| CRS reprojection for differing source CRS | — | ✓ |
| Polygon filter — multi-select up to 4 lines | ✓ | ✓ |
| Polygon filter — advanced (>4 lines, GeoJSON, lines) | — | ✓ |
| DGM processing (smoothing + resolution) | —fest auf „Leicht + Standard" | ✓ |
| Material mapping per class (CityGML) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Material mapping per function / per storey | — | ✓ |
| Change materials post-import (CityGML) | — | ✓ |
| Material on individual faces / override (CityGML) | — | ✓ |
| CityGML LoD3 + LoD4 | — | Auf Anfrageprojektbezogene Anpassung |
| AdV metadata as shared parameters | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multilingual UI (9 languages) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Re-import detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drift detection (survey point + angle) | — | ✓ |
| Multi-tile import (multi-file select) | — | ✓ |
| DGM edge-merge at tile boundaries | — | ✓ |
| DOP as material on DGM toposolid | — | ✓weltkoordinaten-aligned UV |
| HK addresses as family instances (GeoShape) | — | ✓ |
| GeoShape export (GeoJSON/KML/Shapefile/GeoPackage) | — | ✓ |
Both editions ship in parallel through the Autodesk App Store. Upgrade any time.
Frequent questions
FAQ.
My federal state or format is not listed — what now?
Get in touch. Common formats land in the next plugin version, special cases we build on agreement.
Does the plugin work offline?
Yes. Data processing runs entirely locally. The Free edition works fully offline. The Pro edition connects only once at plugin start for the Autodesk entitlement check (then valid offline for up to 14 days).
If I uninstall the plugin — does the imported data stay?
Yes. GeoBridge writes native Revit elements (Toposolid / DirectShape / ImageInstance / FilledRegion). Uninstall only removes the toolbar; model data remains editable.
How does GeoBridge handle large GeoTIFFs or multi-tile DGM sets?
GeoTIFFs are read in a streaming fashion — RAM usage is predictable. Multi-tile sets are merged in Pro into one continuous terrain model automatically (cross-tile edge merge).
Which coordinate systems are auto-detected?
GeoTIFF CRS tags, CityGML `srsName`, Shapefile `.prj` sidecar. Supported: UTM-32N, UTM-33N, ETRS89-LAEA, Gauss-Krüger zones 2-5, WGS84. Re-projection to the project CRS optional.
Where do I get test data?
Through the geoportal direct links above (format list) — all 16 federal-state geoportals + BKG/Geoportal.de. For targeted test tiles of one continuous area: sample datasets free on request via `support@lichtbus.de`.
Can GeoBridge export geometry as well?
Yes, with GeoShape Pro. The visible detail geometry of the active plan view goes back to GeoJSON, KML, Shapefile or GeoPackage — target CRS selectable (project CRS / WGS84 / EPSG), donut holes preserved. Read-only operation, the project is not modified.
More questions? **Open a support ticket** · Detail docs on **/geobridge/doku** · Quick help on **/geobridge/help**
Pricing
Pricing on the Autodesk App Store.
**Subscription · per-seat license.** Management, billing and license renewal run entirely through Autodesk.
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Coming
What comes next.
In Vorbereitung
GPX-Import
Track-Daten als Detail- oder Modell-Linien
In Vorbereitung
Maps-URL-paste
Geometrien aus Map-URLs einfügen
In Vorbereitung
Datumstransformationen DHDN, MGI, CH1903+
Helmert-7-Parameter (Karney-basiert)
Auf Anfrage
CityGML LoD3 / LoD4
Projektbezogene Anpassung im Pro-Engagement
**A lot already works — if something is missing, get in touch with use case + test data** via `support@lichtbus.de` or a format-request ticket.
Changelog
Latest releases.
1.2.2
2026-06-16
• Fixed: DGM DOP-as-material — texture placement on a fresh import into an already-rotated project is rotation-compensated correctly again (frame-aware, separated from the material-repair path)
citygml 0.35.0 · dgm 0.28.1 · dop 0.22.1 · geoshape 0.36.0
1.2.1
2026-06-02
• First Autodesk App Store release of the GeoBridge suite (Revit 2025, 2026, 2027)
• Pro subscription: runtime check of the App Store entitlement once at plugin start, then valid offline for up to 14 days
• Free edition contains no network code at all — the zero-data profile holds literally for Free
• CityGML same-file re-import: re-importing the same file is detected and cleanly replaced instead of duplicated
• DGM_* shared parameters on the created elements, with deterministic GUIDs for consistent parameters across workstations
• New app icon (contour pin) plus GeoBridge lockup
• Subscription UI additionally localized into seven more languages (FR/IT/PL/CS/NL/ES/PT)
• Fixed: CRS Saxony — version-qualified and compound OGC EPSG URNs are now parsed correctly
citygml 0.34.0 · dgm 0.27.0 · dop 0.22.0 · geoshape 0.35.1
1.1.0
2026-05-28
• Second bundle of the GeoBridge suite (Revit 2025, 2026, 2027)
• GeoShape Formats II: KML/KMZ, CSV and GeoPackage import (GeoPackage Pro)
• GeoShape export (Pro): visible detail elements of the active plan view back to GeoJSON, KML, ESRI Shapefile or GeoPackage
• Export with selectable target CRS (project CRS / WGS84 / explicit EPSG), optional Z value, and crop to the view crop frame
• Donut topology preserved 1:1 on export (holes as transparent inner rings in QGIS/ArcGIS); read-only operation, no project write access
• CityGML per-surface material override (Pro): individual wall/roof faces or whole class buckets get a deviating material (ExtensibleStorage schema d04)
• DGM tiled-TIFF support: tiled GeoTIFF DEMs (e.g. Lower Saxony 512x512 / Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF)
• Ribbon reorganized into five clusters (DOP / DGM / CityGML / Shape / Tools), secondary commands in the slideout
• Full 9-language localization now also covers all reader/parser error messages, cross-zone and CRS messages, and the progress dialog
• CRS resolution fourth fallback tier (adopts source EPSG for metric bounding boxes without a sidecar)
• Code signing active: bundle DLLs are signed at build time (Certum SimplySign cloud)
• Fixed: GeoShape export to WGS84 in the set-SP-only workflow (two-tier CRS resolver)
citygml 0.32.1 · dgm 0.25.5 · dop 0.21.4 · geoshape 0.34.2
1.0.0
2026-05-15
• Initial release of the GeoBridge suite on the Autodesk App Store
• Bundle for Revit 2025, 2026, and 2027 as separate builds
• Pro and Free editions from the same codebase
• GeoShapeProjectBridge as a new fourth plugin (GeoJSON + Shapefile, AdV house addresses, ALKIS parcels)
• Suite-wide Import Event Manager with a table browser across all imports
• Non-destructive UTM prefix toggle in the Event Manager (Pro)
• SP drift detection between imports (survey point and project-north)
• Pristine-Rotation-Guard for the "rotate project → set SP → import" workflow
• "Set SP" command for manual anchoring before the first import (Pro)
• Reuse-Existing anchor dialog with convention override (Pro)
• DOP-on-Toposolid anchor: multi-tile composite as material on merged DGM (Pro)
• CRS reprojection WGS84 ↔ UTM and UTM zone ↔ UTM zone (Karney closed-form)
• Properties as shared parameters (GSPB_*) with deterministic GUIDs
• ALKIS parcel detection phase 1 with annotation-family auto-placement (Pro)
• Style mapping dialog with pivot property, view-filter seeder, active-view highlight (Pro)
• Re-import detection with selective replace and auto-clone of type/line-style picks
• Multi-view detail drafting and smart-merge on add-duplicate (Pro)
• FilledRegion with holes via iterative peel (ALKIS donut topology)
• Diagnostic logs with 48h auto-off and support ZIP export
• F1 help integrated offline, with URL fallback to lichtbus.de/geobridge/help
• Nine-language UI: DE and EN complete, seven others as AI baseline
• Settings under %APPDATA%\LichtBus\GeoBridge\settings.json
citygml 0.29.0 · dgm 0.25.0 · dop 0.21.0 · geoshape 0.23.2
Full version history starting from v1.0.0.
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Ready to bring geodata into Revit?
GeoBridge is on the Autodesk App Store for Revit 2025 / 2026 / 2027.