Manage Linksīefore we move on, if you need to manage this CAD file that you linked in, go to the Manage Links button on the Insert tab. Next click to link the CAD file into Revit. If you are working on a multi-level project, you will use the Place at: setting but it will automatically be set to the floor plan views level. The remaining settings can stay as they first appear. Your choices are All or Visible, we recommend Visible which should only bring in the lines that the architect had visible when they saved the. The next setting is used to control how many of the architects lines you want to bring in. When plotting you can always choose to plot Grayscale or Black & White if you bring in the colored version. The colors can be helpful but you cannot change it unless you remove the CAD file and start over. If you want to bring in the architects CAD file with colors, set Colors: to Preserve. dwg file that you received from the architect. Once you click on the Link CAD button, navigate to the.
Do not use the Import CAD button, this will import 100's of AutoCAD line types and other objects and create a mess in your Revit project. Once on the Insert tab, click on the Link CAD button. Link CADįrom your floor plan view, click on the Insert tab. It is very important that you navigate to a floor plan view, otherwise when you Link CAD it will show up incorrectly. Next open Revit and navigate to a floor plan view.
The first step when working with an architect in AutoCAD is to have them send you their AutoCAD architectural background in the AutoCAD. This is common because there will be extra lines that you do not want to show up on your floor plans in Revit. It is also possible to delete lines out of the AutoCAD file from within Revit without ever leaving Revit.
You can Link CAD into Revit without having AutoCAD.
Here is a short guide to collaborating with with architects using AutoCAD using the Link CAD button in Revit. Designing in Revit with an architect using AutoCAD
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