Revit: Advanced Techniques for Importing CAD Drawings

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

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