AutoCAD: Working with Drawings Exported From Revit

Learn how to work with CAD drawings exported from Autodesk Revit Architecture.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Introduction: Exporting a Drawing from Revit

• Exporting a drawing from Revit
• The DWG Export dialog box
• Revit settings for CAD drawing export
• Managing Revit CAD export settings

2. Exporting the CAD Drawing

• Layer settings when exporting a drawing from Revit
• External references in a drawing exported from Revit
• Coordinates in the exported CAD drawings
• Text styles in the exported CAD drawing

3. Working with Exported CAD Layers

• Revit export setups for DWG and DXF
• Using a known CAD standard (BS 1192)
• Layer naming philosophies
• Using the exported CAD drawing layers in AutoCAD

4. Working with Exported External References (XREFs)

• Revit viewports
• Working with the exported XREFs in AutoCAD
• XREF file management in AutoCAD
• Editing the XREFs in AutoCAD

5. Working with Coordinates in the Exported CAD Drawing

• Confirming site survey coordinates in Revit
• Using shared export coordinates in Revit
• Using the AutoCAD ID command
• Positioning the exported CAD drawing correctly

6. Working with Text Styles in the Exported CAD Drawing

• Checking text styles in the CAD drawing
• Setting up a new AutoCAD text style
• Using the new AutoCAD text style
• Converting to a new AutoCAD text style with Quick Select

7. Using Title Blocks in the Exported CAD Drawing

• Exploding the reference file in the exported CAD file
• Editing the title block
• Editing title block elements

8. Finalizing the Exported CAD Drawing

• Using PURGE for housekeeping
• Setting the VIEWPORTS layer not to plot
• Setting up page setups
• Saving the exported CAD drawing with a new filename
• Plotting the finished CAD drawing

Conclusion

• Next steps