In this video, Shaun Bryant demonstrates how to manage dimension styles in the CAD drawing.
- [Instructor] We're staying in our…04_OFFICE_ReceptionArea drawing…and another thing that we're going to consider now…is not the dimension layer but the dimension style.…Now you can see that we've got numerous dimensions…on the CAD drawing before we being it into Revit…and they're obviously using a particular dimension style.…So what we need to do is make sure we lose…all the dimension styles that we don't actually need.…Now, I can select any dimension, like so,…right click on it, and go to properties,…and it will tell me that it's using a particular dim style.…
There it is there, Diagonal 2.5 millimeter Arial.…So it's using that particular dim style.…Now, what I'm going to is close the properties palette…and hit escape to deselect that dimension.…I'm going to make sure that…A-ANNO-DIMS is my current layer, which it is.…I'm going to go to layer properties,…and like we've done in previous videos,…I'm going to click on any layer by right clicking,…and select all on the shortcut menu…and then click on the sun symbol…
Author
Shaun Bryant
Released
5/30/2017- Why link CAD drawings into Revit?
- Using a consistent layer naming philosophy
- Removing unwanted layers and properties with the PURGE command
- Annotation and dimensions
- Optimizing blocks in CAD drawings
- Using a linked CAD file to see changes
- Managing linked CAD drawings in Revit
- Generating a BIM model from a CAD file
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 18s
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Using the exercise files1m 31s
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1. Introduction: Linking Drawings into Revit
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2. CAD: Layer Management
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Optimizing your layers3m 44s
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Managing layer properties3m 27s
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3. CAD: Properties Management
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Linetypes4m 4s
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Lineweights4m 2s
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Colors4m 27s
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Hatching2m 23s
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Transparency2m 40s
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4. CAD: Annotation and Dimensions
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Dimensions layer3m 36s
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Text layer2m 55s
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Dimension styles2m 57s
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Text styles2m 58s
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5. CAD: Optimizing Blocks in the CAD Drawing
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Removing unneeded blocks3m 2s
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6. Revit: Importing a CAD Drawing
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Setting colors3m 21s
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Setting layers and levels4m 54s
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Setting units3m 7s
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7. Revit: Linking a CAD Drawing
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Using the Insert tab2m 5s
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Setting colors3m 25s
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Setting layers and levels6m 10s
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Setting units2m 50s
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8. Managing Linked CAD Drawings in Revit
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Adding a new CAD file2m 35s
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Importing a CAD file1m 59s
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Removing a linked CAD file3m 24s
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9. Generating a BIM Model from a CAD File
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Setting up structural grids5m 59s
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Setting up levels3m 39s
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Adding columns4m 53s
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Adding walls5m 41s
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Adding doors3m 55s
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Adding windows6m 27s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 56s
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