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Removing the linked CAD file

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Removing the linked CAD file

- [Instructor] Last but not least in this chapter, we're staying in our 09_OFFICE.rvt file, and during this chapter, what we've done is we've linked our CAD file and we've developed a very simple part of our Revit bim model from the information that our linked CAD file has given us. Now one of the things you might do once you've, obviously, developed your bim model, much, much more than this one, for example, is you would remove the linked CAD file. Now, you don't have to remove it completely. Remember, it's a linked CAD file, so you might want to refer back to it, in case that CAD file changes and you need to update your Revit model accordingly. So, instead of just removing it, why don't we consider reloading it. Obviously, once the model is done, you can remove it, but the trick is you can unload and reload at anytime and then remove, finally, when you don't need it anymore. I'm just going to jump back into my 00-Ground Floor plan because I'm in my 3D view that we were in in the…

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