Revit: Advanced Techniques for Importing CAD Drawings

Course details

Autodesk Revit Architecture is an industry-leading software for 3D architectural conceptual modeling and BIM drafting and scheduling. In this course, Shaun Bryant takes you through how to work with AutoCAD drawings that are imported or linked into Revit Architecture, using the standards and settings that come through from AutoCAD into Revit. To help you grasp the advanced techniques covered in this course, Shaun starts with a blank Revit project, and demonstrates how to import and link a CAD drawing, and use the CAD data to begin developing your Revit model. Throughout the course, he shares tips and tricks for working with the dialog boxes that you use to link your CAD drawings.

Learning objectives
Importing and linking a CAD drawing into Revit
Importing a CAD file into Revit
Setting up colors
Linking a CAD file into Revit
Working with layers and levels for import
Working with import instances in Revit
Setting up datum elements from a CAD file
Reloading a linked CAD file to check changes
Managing the imported or linked CAD drawing

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know before watching this course
03 - Using the exercise files

1. Importing and Linking a CAD Drawing into Revit

04 - Importing a CAD drawing into Revit
05 - Linking a CAD drawing into Revit
06 - Using the Manage Links dialog box

2. Importing a CAD File into Revit

07 - Setting up colors
08 - Working with layers and levels for import
09 - Setting the import units for the CAD drawing
10 - Using the Correct Lines setting
11 - Positioning the CAD drawing upon import
12 - Placing the CAD drawing in the model
13 - Orienting the CAD drawing to the Revit view

3. Linking a CAD File into Revit

14 - Setting up colors
15 - Working with layers and levels for import
16 - Setting the import units for the CAD drawing
17 - Using the Correct Lines setting
18 - Positioning the CAD drawing upon import
19 - Placing the CAD drawing in the model
20 - Orienting the CAD drawing to the Revit view

4. Working with Import Instances in Revit

21 - Selecting the imported or linked CAD drawing
22 - The Import Instance panel
23 - Deleting layers in the imported or linked CAD file
24 - Querying instances in the imported or linked CAD file
25 - Hiding and unhiding the imported or linked CAD file

5. Setting Up Datum Elements from the CAD File

26 - Setting up structural grid lines from the CAD drawing
27 - Creating levels from the CAD drawing
28 - Adding structural columns using the CAD drawing
29 - Adding walls using the CAD drawing
30 - Adding hosted elements using the CAD drawing

6. Reloading a Linked CAD File to Check Changes

31 - Making changes to the linked CAD drawing in AutoCAD
32 - Making the linked CAD file visible in the Revit model
33 - Checking for changes in the linked CAD drawing
34 - Updating the Revit model in line with changes in the linked CAD drawing

7. Managing the Imported or Linked CAD Drawing

35 - The Manage Links dialog box and CAD Formats tab
36 - The status of the linked CAD drawing
37 - Saving the position of the CAD drawing
38 - Working with the saved path of the CAD drawing
39 - Unloading and reloading the CAD drawing

8. Properties of the CAD Drawing

40 - Using the Type Selector
41 - Using the Edit Type command
42 - Changing the base offset of the CAD drawing
43 - Overriding graphics in view for the CAD drawing

Conclusion

44 - Next steps