5 Tips and Tricks for Importing DWG files into Revit

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Timestamps:
00 - Introduction
01:26 - Preparing CAD file for Importing to Revit
03:19 - Cleaning CAD files for Revit
05:16 - CAD to Revit Import Settings
08:05 - Aligning and Locking CAD drawings in Revit
09:19 - CAD file Graphics in Revit
10:26 - Visibility Graphics for CAD files in Revit
12:05- Tracing over CAD Drawings in Revit

[@zenzosibanda5393]

Before this video I used to open cascaded windows of autocad and revit to create the layout in the latter. This saves a lot of time and energy, better used for more productivity. You make learning fun with your laid-back approach and sense of humour. Thank you so much for this

[@softwareaddicts15]

You know what? I wanna buy a cup of coffee to the person who make this video, really thankful for all the video you made. Cheers!

[@jore4371]

Instead of guessing units in autocad just type UNITS and remove all doubt.
When you paste the CAD plan just paste to 0,0 coordinates.
Thanks for the video! Your tutorials really help

[@luigisaberi1574]

It's the best tutorial video I've ever seen. I did lots of projects after watching your video. I owe you for sure.

[@mehdiapps4844]

just finished making my first track! thanks bro for all the help with learning soft soft. much love

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[@AnkitaJaganwar]

Thank you for sharing the video, one thing I would suggest that set the same reference point on both the floors (command L enter 0,0 ) so that u will never face this issue again of not overlapping plans.

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You are amazing, I just switch to soft softs and I am loving everytNice tutorialng about it. It much easier then my last program.

[@Vejarinc]

Great Video, very articulate in your directions.
thanks for the video.

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[@mrCetus]

Thank you so much for this tutorial! You make it so simple and easy to learn Revit!

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[@okamorah8251]

Dude, you are good, please keep up the good work. One comment I have is, if it would be better to use a highlighted cursor. Like, in this video, at from 08:30, you applied the Align function. I went back a few times but could not find how you did it. With a highlighted cursor, it would have been visible. I could not track your cursor. One more very important aspect of your video, No Music in the background. Just wonderful how your voice is the only thing heard, no distraction. Thanks for your good work.

[@TZ3991C]

Great video! Well explained and easy to follow along!

[@pkmaster4342]

Thank you for explaining this thoroughly!

[@karthikthik8001]

Very nice autocad work keep doing brother may God bless you 👌👍💞

[@johnrosa2356]

Awesome. I also learned about not selecting pinned items option.. Thank you.

[@nihashabbir9018]

thank you so much i was facing alot of problem importing the autocad file. thank you so much for your help. keep posting.

[@rastbini1624]

Just very glad u are back

[@danad6253]

When importing AutoCad into Revit make sure you do the following: 1) Overkill command in autocad. Gets rid of double lines, 2) proxygraphics set to 1 in autocad. 3) no not import dwg bring your main revit file. Import into a temp project file. Why? Bringing in autocad file especially from a manufacturer will add unwanted line types to your file. 4) use that temp file to modify your line weights. Just some basics. My pet peeve is complete details drawn with filled regions - Lazy drafting!

[@1akaye2]

I just spent 2 days fixing 2 details that were exactly as you described. Now the company can take my new details and easily modify them for other projects.

[@baderalshreem7593]

I like the way that you explain work its so easy bro really thank you.

[@viv26356]

Thank you! This helped me so much!

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[@kaioagb]

Awesome tutorial, thank you soo much!

[@NirmaliVlogs]

Your video is so useful for me.
Thnk u so much sir..and u r realllyyy.. Gud sir

[@argon805]

thank you Mr Balkan Architect!

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TNice tutorials was an amazing tutorial. You are a great teacher

[@SaritaSingh-1]

Thank you sir
Your video help us a lot to my project

[@abdlhakmadrid]

really

[@ajaichohan]

If your struggling to import the CAD section using the method above, suggest you create a new 'Generic Model Family' and import the CAD drawing into the family on an Elevation view. You can then load the family into your main Revit project and move it to where it needs to go

[@RainerPerezRP]

awesome tutorial, thanks a lot!

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Excellent explanation-Thanks

[@3kids4dogs2cats]

great how to videos! Thank you :)

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Great video, Thank you!

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[@melindaabu-khader9192]

great tutorial for someone getting back into Revit after 6 years :)

[@Noerg66]

The Reason why the plans are not on the same postion is that you move the origin in the AutoCAD-Files and so you have a BKS. But Revit looks for the WKS, so you must move the drawing to the origin point 0,0,0 in the AutoCAD Drawing.

[@renzomalaque7473]

seriously helped thank you!!

[@MuslimArtist]

This was so informative thank you

[@amyherself]

You're a blessing... thank youu

[@pritish1944]

thanks for the video !!

[@rrtraxx13]

Thank you this was extremely informative. Tried doing this on my own recently and failed with flying colors.

[@Alicia-sb6pu]

lol

[@manuelrod1]

Excelent tips! thanks you!

[@swest739]

it worked! thank you so much!!

[@mydubai5825]

This is really informative,

[@stoffel1330]

Helped alot, thanks!!

[@bhavanamsrinu]

TQ you brother you always helpful to all

[@Stepea-vg4zk]

Excellent tutorial, would be interested to see you produce some similar but then add ventilation ductwork, water pipes and cable containment trays. Do you have a tutorial like this?

[@adrianhughes2163]

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[@yarasaoud]

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[@medimedimadmad]

Really helpful man thanks a lot

[@AjaySharma-lm3wf]

Good one... but while importing cad into revit click on the Current View. So its gives you options to make cad foreground and background.. so no need to do wire frame for see below cad..

[@mydubai5825]

Your videos are really interesting,

[@minilee9390]

thanks for this good tutorial

[@royluneta]

very informative and simple!

[@angenix9513]

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[@kawtharmahmoud3536]

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[@yodamusictv7011]

Lots of love bro

[@asemahmed2618]

Excellent work

[@vonam2461]

Thank for your video

[@andresrivasgonzalez]

Really appreciate the video .I would like further demonstration on how to use actual tutorial in soft to make soft .

[@prashant.helaiya]

Thank you, really helpful.

[@smvrao3]

too good... heartily thank you

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Very important and useful

[@parvathy.skumar7245]

THANK YOU SIR it's very simple

[@contabili13]

ITS REALLY WORKED LOL THANK YOU DUDE

[@papime9636]

Works well!! DANKEEE

[@ptt9502]

thank you for your effort...

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[@dmitryvilkov647]

nice work, thnx

[@Superguru123]

I think you can use pick line with changing wall location lines to exterior or finish face interior and easily you can add walls no need to draw them actually.

[@ahmedmahmud7835]

Thanks so much

[@sallyvandal8453]

Nice tutorial. One thing it didn't address is Phases - quite important to make sure the new walls, etc, actually show up as one draws them.

[@aminedest9929]

Thank you!

[@shots4388]

You are too good sir.

[@kopiterror0]

When I first got soft soft it was Japanese to (I don’t know Japanese) but I got the hang of it and now I’m working on an e.p so thx

[@marshallbowes6575]

good video. UCS command is difficult sometimes. He corrected quickly.

[@nmgat9393]

Great video, Thank you!
Quick question, once you select both floors and uncheck the mark in the bottom right corner to lock them, how can you reverse this if in the future you needed to select the floors again?

[@SamArchitect]

Thank you so much

[@aamirmsa9214]

great job

[@Jaimourya]

I feel you!

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[@mohamedmaitieg93]

Thanks man

[@patrickmakengo3680]

Magnifique, merci beaucoup, my english is bad but i undestood everything thanx from France

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[@thiernohamzatadiallo6836]

Really Good and helpful vidéo again. Plz can you show us how you draw a slab with hollow block flooring "hourdis " in french. Sorry m English is bad.