Power BI Export

Power BI Export allows users to export, analyze, and share data and geometry inside Power BI.

• Settings:

  You can use Power BI Export for elements inside Selection, Active View, or the Entire Model.

  • Strip units – Exports dimensions without units (recommended for working with Power BI).

  • Export 3D Mesh – Exports 3D mesh geometry (if the geometry is too complex, it will export the bounding box)

  • LOD (Level of Detail) – Select the level of detail in values from 100 to 500.

• Use toolbar to:

  • Select all nodes

  • Deselect all nodes

  • Invert checked nodes

  • Collapse selected nodes

  • Expand selected nodes

  • Collapse all nodes

  • Expand all nodes

  • Search elements by name

• Buttons:

  • Visual – Opens the folder with Kobi Power BI visuals (2D and 3D). Copy the path (Example: C:\ProgramData\KobiLabs\Toolkit for Power BI) so you can use it later in Power BI Desktop. The visual files can be used in Power BI to view and analyze the Revit model in 2D and 3D.

  • Website – Opens KobiLabs - Power BI (opens new window) with additional information and examples on how to use exported data in Power BI.

  • Export – Exports the selected elements into .xlsx (recommended) or .csv file. Select a file location, file name, and type and press Save.

Click on the Kobi Toolkit tab > Go to Analysis panel > Click on Power BI Export