Can't import IfcTriangulatedFaceSet
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Description
I have revit 2021 (viewer mode only) with IFC for revit 21.2.1.0. I can't seem to import (Open. I haven't tried linking) an IFC containing IfcTriangulatedFaceSet. IfcTriangulatedFaceSet is new in IFC4.
I got this file [tessellation-with-individual-colors.zip](https://github.com/Autodesk/revit-ifc/files/10582018/tessellation-with-individual-colors.zip) from the [building smart website](https://standards.buildingsmart.org/IFC/RELEASE/IFC4/ADD1/HTML/annex/annex-e/tessellation-with-individual-colors.htm) but if I import it nothing shows. I can see the object in various BIMviewers but not Revit. Does anyone know if Revit supports import of IfcTriangulatedFaceSet? Does anyone know if this particular file is wrong (e.g. does revit need the face normals or something?)) Does anyone have a sample IFC file with IfcTriangulatedFaceSet that they can see in Revit that I could try? Ultimately I'm trying to make IFC files outside of Revit but I want them to be importable/visible in Revit.
According to the building smart website it should look like this:

If I open it in BIMVision it looks like this:

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Reproduce the report in Revit 2021 using the linked tessellation-with-individual-colors.zip file and inspect how IfcTriangulatedFaceSet is handled during IFC import. Compare the result with BIMVision and verify whether the imported geometry becomes visible in Revit; the payload names no repository file or test to start from.
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