Autodesk / Autodesk/revit-ifc

Revit doesn't differentiate between grid north and true north

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Description

Setting the angle to true north on the project base point seems to export it both in the xaxisabscissa/xaxisordinate of the map conversion (i.e. grid north rotation) as well as in the true north rotation. How do I control grid north independently from true north? How do I set the true north?

Grid north and true north are not the same. This has been incorrectly named in Revit for a long time unfortunately.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the Revit IFC export with different project base point angles and inspect the map conversion xaxisabscissa/xaxisordinate alongside the true north rotation. Done should mean grid north and true north can be controlled independently and the exported values distinguish them correctly.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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