Cupix has updated Reality Importer, its free Revit plug-in for bringing point clouds into a model. Version 1.1.1 can read an alignment file exported from CupixWorks, so the point cloud lands directly at its aligned position instead of needing to be moved by hand.
What’s new
According to Cupix’s support documentation, updated on November 11, 2026, the change in 1.1.1 is support for “Cupix Alignment Data”:
- CupixWorks can export an optional JSON file that records how a site capture was aligned to the BIM model.
- When you import a point cloud with Reality Importer and supply that JSON file, the cloud is placed at the aligned position in Revit.
- Without the file, the plug-in behaves as before and you position the cloud yourself.
The rest of the plug-in is unchanged. It imports point clouds in CPC, PLY, E57 and XYZ formats, and Cupix lists support for Revit 2024, 2025 and 2026. Revit 2027 is not mentioned on the support page. Cupix has not published an exact release date for 1.1.1; the date above is when the help article was last updated.
Why it matters
Bringing a scan into Revit is rarely the hard part. Getting it to sit in the right place is. A point cloud imported “origin to origin” often floats away from the model, and teams lose time nudging and rotating it, or re-registering it in another tool.
If your team already aligns 360-degree captures to the model in CupixWorks for progress tracking, this update lets you reuse that work in Revit. That is useful for as-built checks, renovation surveys and comparing installed MEP against design.
Two practical checks before relying on it:
- Confirm which coordinate system your Revit model uses (internal origin, project base point or shared coordinates) and test the import on a copy of the model first.
- If you are on Revit 2027, verify compatibility with Cupix before rolling it out, since the documentation only lists 2024 to 2026.
Source
Cupix Support, “Cupix Reality Importer (Revit Plug-in)”
Autodesk App Store, Cupix Reality Importer listing
