Revit Tutorial - Quickly Convert CAD Details into Revit Details

[@paulg.celentano5739]

Fantastic! Thanks much. I was able to do it on my first try. Thanks!

[@8020BIM]

You are most welcome Paul, glad you found the content helpful. Niall

[@samirsaddedis711]

Fantastic is the right word, great presentation .

[@MerlinHu-DCTC]

Thank you for your sharing,open my mind

[@PinoyAdvisorAi]

Thank you 😉very informative

[@arkplato2186]

Is there any shortcut for changing revit detail level in model from coarse to medium to fine. One has to go model or in detail level in the property palette. Can this be done by a shortcut?

[@Espiritiv]

Any "prep" to the ACAD files you recommend before importing? I heard a few things when i ask other people. 1) convert all text to Arial 2) purge drawing 3) set scale of detail font so that text size in ACAD drawing is equal to what you want in Revit. Typically 3/32" for us in my company. Thoughts?

[@allis_n_wonderland]

When I have to bring CAD into my Revit projects I typically change all the linetypes in CAD to layer 0 and remove hatch regions so if I have to explode I don't get 100 different CAD linetypes/ hatches junking up my Revit. Purge the CAD detail FOR SURE! You'll end up with a tons of 'IMPORT' linetypes than would have to be manually deleted after the fact. Honestly, I find this approach really messy and tend to draw on top of the imported CAD instead of doing the partial explode (depends how much time you have available though). If you do have time, when using the detail line function, when you hover over the imported CAD and hit tab you can grab a ton of lines at once.

[@2020-z6k]

Good example.

[@Australiaregional]

Is it possible to link one parameter with other family which is totally different Eg: I have room tags given to HVAC zone , while I am taking schedule I will get it correctly but I need to link this room tags to fire sprinkler to make sprinkler matrix to show how many types of sprinkler are in each room suggest me a method please

[@8020BIM]

Hi there, It seems to me that you need to create a room schedule that reports and itemises the sprinkler heads rather than a Sprinkler schedule depicting the Room names. It is a tricky question to answer without seeing the file and what you are trying to achieve if I am honest. Niall

[@olik136]

is that the library that comes with your installation? the German library does not contain that many detail items- and it is also structured differently (worse)

[@8020BIM]

No, this is a CAD detail that is converted into a series of Revit detail lines so you won't find similar on your Revit Library. Hope this helps 😊 Niall

[@ada9499]

@@8020BIM May I know the way to get that library?

[@rcollinsf1]

Is this a legitimate way of carrying out a project in Revit? I naturally assumed sections & elevations on the sheet had to be reflecting the 3D modelled elements, I feel slightly uncomfortable using all the company CAD details for sheeting up, but I can't deny it would be much faster.

[@8020BIM]

So, in short, it is "OK". I would always be cautious with using CAD in Revit. In the office environment I prefer to link standard CAD detail files into a blank model, redraft them and them move them into a template / container file for ease of use. That means we have a Revit standard detail library also. I agree funadentally that all elevations, sections etc should be taken from the model to guarantee setting out and accuracy. The point of this exercise is for "standard details" really, ones that are used in multiple places throughout your work. It really is a video tutorial for those who are entering the Revit universe and are undoubtedly tight on time for deliverables by trying to acclimate to Revit, but it is not the recommended workflow in the long term at all. Hope this provides some clarity. Niall

[@rcollinsf1]

@@8020BIM Thank you for the quick response, that's cleared it up. As best practice I'll continue with standard detailing but this has certainly opened my eyes to the benefits of creating a Revit detail library. Our CAD guys can do some jobs in days (recycling drawings) that would take me weeks to recreate conventionally, this is a great solution for those tight deadlines, particularly for non-3D literate clients. Many thanks