In this video, Shaun Bryant explains why naming and setting layers to a standard is important in a CAD drawing.
- [Instructor] Once again, we're in the…00_Office_GROUND_PLAN.dwg file,…like we were in the previous video.…What we need to think about now…is setting and naming those layers to that known standard.…Now as I mentioned previously,…this drawing has been exported out to…BS1192 from Revit.…So the layer naming is already done.…If I go into my Layer Properties in my Layers Panel again,…you can see that all my layer names adhere to BS1192.…
So I don't need to worry about the naming,…but what I do need to worry about is things like color,…linetype, and line weight,…and making sure that these are set appropriately.…Now what you'll notice there, for example,…is we don't actually have a viewports layer.…So what I'm going to do there…is I'm just gonna create a miscellaneous viewports layer,…first of all.…So I'll click there like so,…and I'm just going to call it VIEWPORTS.…I'm not gonna worry too much about BS1192 at the moment,…and just for ease of use, I'll call it VIEWPORTS.…Now you want that to be a particular color.…I'm gonna make it blue, like so,…
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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