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Migrating from AutoCAD to Revit

Migrating from AutoCAD to Revit

with Paul F. Aubin

 


This course shows AutoCAD drafters and designers how to migrate their CAD workflow to Autodesk Revit software. Author Paul F. Aubin details how to transfer your files and explains key distinctions between the packages. Along the way, learn how to customize the Revit settings for optimal control, get a basic handle on the modeling tools, and adjust yourself to the differences in visibility, plot style, object creation, and the user interface.
Topics include:
  • Comparing AutoCAD and Revit
  • Customizing Revit settings
  • Exploring the Revit interface
  • Organizing with categories versus layers
  • Understanding families and groups versus blocks
  • Using links instead of Xrefs
  • Tracing, nesting, and exploding CAD files

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author
Paul F. Aubin
subject
Architecture, Building Information Modeling (BIM), CAD, 3D Drawing
software
AutoCAD 2013, Revit Architecture 2013
level
Intermediate
duration
2h 18m
released
Feb 19, 2013

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