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
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Introduction
- Welcome
- What you should know before watching this course
- Using the exercise files
- Importing a CAD drawing into Revit
- Linking a CAD drawing into Revit
- Using the Manage Links dialog box
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Next steps
