AutoCAD: Working with Drawings Exported From Revit

2hIntermediate2017-07-17

Authors

Shaun Bryant

Autodesk Certified Instructor in both AutoCAD and Revit Architecture

Course details

AutoCAD is the leader in CAD drafting, used by designers around the world, and it plays beautifully with Autodesk Revit Architecture. In this course, author Shaun Bryant takes you through how to work with CAD drawings exported from Revit, and use the standards and settings that come through from Revit in AutoCAD. Learn how to work with layers, XREFs, coordinates, Plus, find out how to customize how your Revit drawings come out and make the adjustment process in AutoCAD that much easier.

Learning objectives
Exporting a CAD drawing from Revit
Working with Revit CAD layers
Working with exported XREF data
Using coordinates
Setting up text styles
Editing title blocks
Saving and plotting the final CAD drawing

Skills covered

AutoCAD2D Drafting and DrawingBIMAutodesk3D ModelingVisualization and Real-TimeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and IllustrationDeep Dive (X:Y)

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know before watching this course
03 - Using the exercise files

1. Introduction - Exporting a Drawing from Revit

04 - Exporting a drawing from Revit
05 - The DWG Export dialog box
06 - Revit settings for CAD drawing export
07 - Managing Revit CAD export settings

2. Exporting the CAD Drawing

08 - Layer settings when exporting a drawing from Revit
09 - External references in a drawing exported from Revit
10 - Coordinates in the exported CAD drawings
11 - Text styles in the exported CAD drawing

3. Working with Exported CAD Layers

12 - Revit export setups for DWG and DXF
13 - Using a known CAD standard (BS 1192)
14 - Layer naming philosophies
15 - Using the exported CAD drawing layers in AutoCAD

4. Working with Exported External References (XREFs)

16 - Revit viewports
17 - Working with the exported XREFs in AutoCAD
18 - XREF file management in AutoCAD
19 - Editing the XREFs in AutoCAD

5. Working with Coordinates in the Exported CAD Drawing

20 - Confirming site survey coordinates in Revit
21 - Using shared export coordinates in Revit
22 - Using the AutoCAD ID command
23 - Positioning the exported CAD drawing correctly

6. Working with Text Styles in the Exported CAD Drawing

24 - Checking text styles in the CAD drawing
25 - Setting up a new AutoCAD text style
26 - Using the new AutoCAD text style
27 - Converting to a new AutoCAD text style with Quick Select

7. Using Title Blocks in the Exported CAD Drawing

28 - Exploding the reference file in the exported CAD file
29 - Editing the title block
30 - Editing title block elements

8. Finalizing the Exported CAD Drawing

31 - Using PURGE for housekeeping
32 - Setting the VIEWPORTS layer not to plot
33 - Setting up page setups
34 - Saving the exported CAD drawing with a new filename
35 - Plotting the finished CAD drawing

Conclusion

36 - Next steps