# Importing RVM Files

> How to import RVM files in Asset Transformer Studio

RVM is a 3D format broadly used to exchange data in the energy, oil, and gas industries. For example, it is used as a bridge between Aveva PDMS and Autodesk Navisworks.

RVM files are usually very large assets with hundreds of thousands of parts which can be very demanding for your hardware.

RVM files imported in Asset Transformer Studio can then be optimized using all available features before being converted/exported into a more commonly used format (FBX, glTF, USD…).

> **Note:**
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> To learn more about the RVM format, please read [this article](https://medium.com/@pixyzsoft/what-about-rvm-for-the-aec-industry-386eb817b161)!

## How To

To import a file in Asset Transformer Studio, check out [this page](./_index.md).

To import metadata from \*.att files, the \*.rvm and \*.att files must share the same name and be located in the same folder.

To read [metadata](../../data-preparation-fundamentals/glossary#metadata), simply select an [occurrence](../../data-preparation-fundamentals/about-occurrences) and look in the [Inspector](../../user-interface/window/inspector) panel for metadata fields:

![RVM metadata](/api/media?file=/asset-transformer-studio/2026.5.0/media/NewItem441.png)

An \*.rvm file can contain both tessellated geometries (meshes) and BRep geometries (CAD surfaces). BRep geometries need to be tessellated by using the [Tessellate](../../data-preparation-fundamentals/about-tessellation) function (using the [Repair CAD](/asset-transformer-studio/2026.5.0/api/python/algo_functions.md#repaircad) function first might be required in order to obtain properly connected meshes).