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Revit: Advanced Techniques for Importing CAD Drawings

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Overview

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Learn how to work with AutoCAD drawings that are imported or linked into Autodesk Revit Architecture, and generate models from those CAD drawings.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • What you should know before watching this course
  • Using the exercise files
1. Importing and Linking a CAD Drawing into Revit
  • Importing a CAD drawing into Revit
  • Linking a CAD drawing into Revit
  • Using the Manage Links dialog box
2. Importing a CAD File into Revit
  • Setting up colors
  • Working with layers and levels for import
  • Setting the import units for the CAD drawing
  • Using the Correct Lines setting
  • Positioning the CAD drawing upon import
  • Placing the CAD drawing in the model
  • Orienting the CAD drawing to the Revit view
3. Linking a CAD File into Revit
  • Setting up colors
  • Working with layers and levels for import
  • Setting the import units for the CAD drawing
  • Using the Correct Lines setting
  • Positioning the CAD drawing upon import
  • Placing the CAD drawing in the model
  • Orienting the CAD drawing to the Revit view
4. Working with Import Instances in Revit
  • Selecting the imported or linked CAD drawing
  • The Import Instance panel
  • Deleting layers in the imported or linked CAD file
  • Querying instances in the imported or linked CAD file
  • Hiding and unhiding the imported or linked CAD file
5. Setting Up Datum Elements from the CAD File
  • Setting up structural grid lines from the CAD drawing
  • Creating levels from the CAD drawing
  • Adding structural columns using the CAD drawing
  • Adding walls using the CAD drawing
  • Adding hosted elements using the CAD drawing
6. Reloading a Linked CAD File to Check Changes
  • Making changes to the linked CAD drawing in AutoCAD
  • Making the linked CAD file visible in the Revit model
  • Checking for changes in the linked CAD drawing
  • Updating the Revit model in line with changes in the linked CAD drawing
7. Managing the Imported or Linked CAD Drawing
  • The Manage Links dialog box and CAD Formats tab
  • The status of the linked CAD drawing
  • Saving the position of the CAD drawing
  • Working with the saved path of the CAD drawing
  • Unloading and reloading the CAD drawing
8. Properties of the CAD Drawing
  • Using the Type Selector
  • Using the Edit Type command
  • Changing the base offset of the CAD drawing
  • Overriding graphics in view for the CAD drawing
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Shaun Bryant

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