In this video, Shaun Bryant explains how to link a CAD file to a Revit project.
- [Instructor] In the previous video…I showed you how to import a CAD file…into a Revit project.…So we're still in the Revit project.…It's that basic Revit project that…I created from scratch.…So you can see in the project browser…I haven't even renamed the floor plans.…We've got Level 0, Level 1, and Site.…And you can see that we're currently in…the Level 0 floor plan in the view…here in the drawing area.…Now, we imported a CAD file last time.…The process this time is to link…a CAD file to your Revit project.…
Now the workflow is exactly the same.…It's still on the Insert tab in Revit,…but you go up to the Link panel and select Link CAD.…There's Link CAD.…There's Import CAD.…Now, when you link a CAD file,…basically any changes that are made…to that CAD file will reflect in the Revit project.…As long as you've got that linked CAD…file visible in your Revit project…you will see the changes.…So if you've placed a Revit wall…on top of lets say a CAD wall in the DWG file…when you start preparing your Revit model…you'll see that that CAD wall in…
Author
Shaun Bryant
Released
8/16/2018- Communicating your design intent from Revit to AutoCAD
- AutoCAD layers as standards
- Bringing your AutoCAD layers into Revit
- Importing and linking a CAD file
- Managing a linked CAD file
- Setting up standards for layers in AutoCAD
- Line styles, weights, and patterns
- Creating standard details in Revit
- Using text colors and settings
- Creating and duplicating fill patterns
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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1. Why Migrate Your AutoCAD Standards into Revit?
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2. AutoCAD Layers As Standards
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Layer naming philosophy3m 45s
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Layer colors3m 49s
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Layer linetypes5m 50s
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Layer lineweights4m 6s
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Using the BYLAYER settings4m 48s
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3. Bringing Your AutoCAD Layers into Revit
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Importing a CAD file5m 28s
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Linking a CAD file4m 51s
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Querying CAD layers5m 14s
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Managing a linked CAD file5m 13s
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Exploding a CAD file5m 50s
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4. Setting Up Your Layers to Industry Standards
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5. Using Additional Settings in Revit
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Additional settings in Revit2m 33s
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Fill patterns4m 38s
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Line styles3m 30s
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Lineweights3m 1s
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Line patterns2m 56s
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Halftone/Underlay3m 47s
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6. Creating Standard Details in Revit
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Creating a new drafting view2m 38s
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7. Working with Imported Categories
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Visibility3m 5s
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Using object styles6m 21s
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Halftone2m 56s
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8. Annotation
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Text families3m 45s
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Text fonts and sizes5m 53s
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Using text colors3m 55s
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9. Working with Fill Patterns
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Editing fill patterns4m 52s
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Creating a new fill pattern5m 52s
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Duplicating a fill pattern4m 37s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 18s
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